Windows Server 2019 Inside Out

Windows Server 2019 Inside Out

by Orin Thomas
Released May 2020
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
ISBN: 9780135492222

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Book description

Conquer Windows Server 2019—from the inside out!

 

Dive into Windows Server 2019—and really put your Windows Serverexpertise to work. Focusing on Windows Server 2019’s most powerful and innovative features, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds—all you need to plan, implement, or manage Windows Server in enterprise, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments. Fully reflecting new innovations for security, hybrid cloud environments, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), it covers everything from cluster sets to Windows Subsystem for Linux.

 

You’ll discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

• Optimize the full Windows Server 2019 lifecycle, from planning and configuration through rollout and administration

• Leverage new configuration options including App Compatibility Features on Demand (FOD) or Desktop Experience

• Ensure fast, reliable upgrades and migrations

• Manage Windows servers, clients, and services through Windows Admin Center

• Seamlessly deliver and administer core DNS, DHCP, fi le, print, storage, and Internet services

• Use the Storage Migration Service to simplify storage moves and configuration at the destination

• Seamlessly integrate Azure IaaS and hybrid services with Windows Server 2019

• Improve agility with advanced container technologies, including container networking and integration into Kubernetes orchestration clusters

• Deliver Active Directory identity, certifi cate, federation, and rights management services

• Protect servers, clients, VMs, assets, and users with advanced Windows Server 2019 security features, from Just Enough Administration to shielded VMs and guarded virtualization fabrics

• Monitor performance, manage event logs, confi gure advanced auditing, and perform backup/recovery Windows Server 2019

 

For Experienced Windows Server Users and IT Professionals

• Your role: Experienced intermediate to-advanced level Windows Server user or IT professional

• Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Windows Server procedures, techniques, and navigation

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents at a Glance
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Introduction
    1. Changes since Windows Server 2016 Inside Out
    2. Acknowledgments
    3. Figure Credits
    4. Errata, updates, and book support
  8. Chapter 1. Administration tools
    1. Remote not local
    2. Privileged Access Workstations
    3. Windows Admin Center
    4. Remote Server Administration Tools
    5. PowerShell
    6. Remote Desktop
    7. SSH
  9. Chapter 2. Installation options
    1. Windows Server 2019 editions
    2. Windows Server servicing branches
    3. Server Core
    4. Server with Desktop Experience
    5. Roles and features
  10. Chapter 3. Deployment and configuration
    1. Bare metal versus virtualized
    2. Windows images
    3. Answer files
    4. Windows Deployment Services
    5. Virtual Machine Manager
    6. Infrastructure configuration as code
    7. Desired State Configuration
    8. Chef Infra Server
    9. Puppet
    10. Package-management utilities
  11. Chapter 4. Active Directory
    1. Managing Active Directory
    2. Domain controllers
    3. AD DS structure
    4. Accounts
    5. Group policy
    6. Restoring deleted items
    7. Managing AD DS with PowerShell
  12. Chapter 5. DNS, DHCP, and IPAM
    1. DNS
    2. DHCP
    3. IPAM
  13. Chapter 6. Hyper-V
    1. Dynamic memory
    2. Smart paging
    3. Resource metering
    4. Guest integration services
    5. Generation 2 VMs
    6. Enhanced Session Mode
    7. Discrete Device Assignment
    8. Nested virtualization
    9. PowerShell Direct
    10. HVC for Linux
    11. Virtual hard disks
    12. Managing checkpoints
    13. Virtual Fibre Channel adapters
    14. Storage QoS
    15. Hyper-V storage optimization
    16. Hyper-V virtual switches
    17. Virtual machine network adapters
    18. Optimizing network performance
    19. Virtual machine MAC addresses
    20. Network isolation
    21. Hyper-V replica
    22. Hyper-V failover clusters
    23. Hyper-V guest clusters
    24. Live migration
    25. Storage migration
    26. Exporting, importing, and copying VMs
    27. VM Network Health Detection
    28. VM drain on shutdown
    29. Domain controller cloning
    30. Shielded virtual machines
    31. Managing Hyper-V using PowerShell
  14. Chapter 7. Storage
    1. Storage spaces and storage pools
    2. Storage Replica
    3. SMB 3.1.1
    4. iSCSI
    5. iSNS server
    6. Scale-Out File Servers
    7. Server for NFS
    8. Deduplication
    9. Storage Quality of Service
    10. ReFS
    11. Storage-related PowerShell cmdlets
  15. Chapter 8. File servers
    1. Shared folder permissions
    2. File Server Resource Manager
    3. Distributed File System
    4. BranchCache
    5. PowerShell commands
  16. Chapter 9. Internet Information Services
    1. Managing sites
    2. Application pools
    3. IIS users and delegation
    4. Managing FTP
    5. Managing IIS using PowerShell
  17. Chapter 10. Containers
    1. Container concepts
    2. Isolation modes
    3. Managing containers with Docker
    4. Managing containers
    5. Applying updates
    6. Container networking
    7. Linux containers on Windows
    8. Container orchestration
  18. Chapter 11. Clustering and high availability
    1. Failover clustering
    2. Network Load Balancing
  19. Chapter 12. Active Directory Certificate Services
    1. CA types
    2. Certificate revocation lists
    3. Certificate Services role services
    4. Certificate templates
    5. Certificate autoenrollment and renewal
    6. CA management
  20. Chapter 13. Active Directory Federation Services
    1. AD FS components
    2. Claims, claim rules, and attribute stores
    3. Claims provider
    4. Relying party
    5. Relying party trust
    6. Claims provider trust
    7. Configuring certificate relationship
    8. Attribute stores
    9. Claim rules
    10. Configure Web Application Proxy
    11. Workplace Join
    12. Multifactor authentication
    13. Managing AD FS with PowerShell
    14. Managing Web Application Proxy with PowerShell
  21. Chapter 14. Dynamic Access Control and Active Directory Rights Management Services
    1. Dynamic Access Control
    2. Configuring Group Policy to support DAC
    3. Configuring User and Device Claims
    4. Configuring Resource Properties
    5. Central access rules
    6. Central access policies
    7. Staging
    8. Access Denied Assistance
    9. Installing AD RMS
    10. AD RMS certificates and licenses
    11. AD RMS Templates
    12. AD RMS Administrators and Super Users
    13. Trusted User and Publishing Domains
    14. Exclusion policies
    15. Managing AD RMS with Windows PowerShell
  22. Chapter 15. Routing and Remote Access
    1. Remote Desktop Gateway
    2. Virtual private networks
    3. LAN routing
    4. Network Address Translation (NAT)
    5. DirectAccess
    6. Managing Remote Access using PowerShell
  23. Chapter 16. Remote Desktop Services
    1. Deployment
    2. Remote Desktop Connection Broker
    3. Deployment properties
    4. Remote Desktop Session Host
    5. Remote Desktop Virtualization Host
    6. Remote Desktop Web Access
    7. Remote Desktop licensing
    8. Managing Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell
  24. Chapter 17. Azure IaaS and hybrid services
    1. Windows Server IaaS VMs
    2. Azure Active Directory
    3. Azure hybrid cloud services
  25. Chapter 18. Windows Subsystem for Linux
    1. Linux on Windows Server
    2. Installing WSL
    3. WSL 2.0
  26. Chapter 19. Hardening Windows Server and Active Directory
    1. Hardening Active Directory
    2. Hardening Windows Server
    3. Shielded VMs
  27. Chapter 20. Security systems and services
    1. Security Compliance Toolkit
    2. Attack Surface Analyzer
    3. Credential Guard
    4. Windows Defender Application Control
    5. Virtualization-based security
    6. Controlled Folder Access
    7. Exploit Protection
    8. Windows Defender
    9. Windows Defender SmartScreen
  28. Chapter 21. Maintenance and monitoring
    1. Data collector sets
    2. Alerts
    3. Event Viewer
    4. Network monitoring
    5. Azure Monitor
    6. Windows Server Backup
    7. Azure Backup
    8. Vssadmin
    9. Windows Server Update Services
    10. Azure Update Management
    11. Monitoring and maintenance related PowerShell cmdlets
    12. WSUS related PowerShell cmdlets
  29. Chapter 22. Upgrade and migration
    1. Supported upgrade and migration paths
    2. Active Directory
    3. Active Directory Certificate Services
    4. DNS
    5. DHCP
    6. File and storage servers
  30. Chapter 23. Troubleshooting
    1. Troubleshooting methodology
    2. Command-line tools
    3. Sysinternals tools
  31. Index
  32. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Windows Server 2019 Inside Out
  • Author(s): Orin Thomas
  • Release date: May 2020
  • Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: 9780135492222