Windows Server 2016: The Administrator's Reference

This super-sized desktop reference combines two personal training guides in one convenient volume.

Over 250,000 words. Includes:

Windows Server 2016: Essentials for Administration
Windows Server 2016: Server Infrastructure

Inside you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will save time and help you get the job done by giving you the right information right now. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.

Topics covered include:

Planning for Windows Server 2016 and developing a deployment plan
Using containers, virtualization and nano server
Configuring server roles, services and features
Managing and troubleshooting Active Directory
Creating and managing user, group and computer accounts
Monitoring and tuning performance
Optimizing security settings, policies and templates
Managing file services and data storage
Configuring file sharing
Managing share permissions and auditing resource usage
Using group policy for administration
Configuring and maintaining print services
Deploying essential infrastructure services including DHCP and DNS
Maintaining and troubleshooting Windows Server 2016
And much, much more!!!

Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with essential concepts, it'll help you reach new levels of mastery. This is the ideal ready-answers reference you’ll want with you at all times.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Welcome to Windows Server 2016
Chapter 2. Working with Windows Servers
Chapter 3. Configuring Server Settings
Chapter 4. Understanding Active Directory
Chapter 5. Managing Active Directory
Chapter 6. Maintaining Active Directory
Chapter 7. Accounts: The Essentials
Chapter 8. Managing Account Policies
Chapter 9. Creating Accounts
Chapter 10. Working with Managed Accounts
Chapter 11. Managing Computers, Users and Groups
Chapter 12. Maintaining Your Servers
Chapter 13. Optimizing Server Performance
Chapter 14. Using Group Policy
Chapter 15. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Group Policy
Chapter 16. Optimizing Server Security
Chapter 17. Deploying Windows Server 2016
Chapter 18. Implementing TCP/IP Networking
Chapter 19. Data Storage: The Essentials
Chapter 20. Partitioning and Optimizing Drives
Chapter 21. Using TPM and BitLocker Drive Encryption
Chapter 22. Using Storage Spaces
Chapter 23. Using RAID
Chapter 24. Maintaining Partitions and Drives
Chapter 25. Implementing File Sharing
Chapter 26. Using Shadow Copies and Work Folders
Chapter 27. Managing Permissions and Auditing
Chapter 28. Configuring Disk Quotas
Chapter 29. Using Group Policy for Administration
Chapter 30. Implementing Print Services
Chapter 31. Configuring and Maintaining Print Services
Chapter 32. Implementing DHCP
Chapter 33. Managing and Maintaining DHCP
Chapter 34. Implementing DNS
Chapter 35. Managing and Maintaining DNS
Index

William Stanek is the premiere author in Windows, administration and Microsoft technologies. He has over 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. As a leading technology expert, award-winning author, and instructional trainer, his practical advice has helped millions of technical professionals all over the world. His more than 100 books include Pocket Consultants on Exchange Server 2013, Windows 8.1 administration, and Windows Server 2012 R2 as well as Inside Outs on Windows Server 2012 R2.

William has won many awards for outstanding contributions in writing, excellence in writing, and more. An avid outdoorsman William enjoys hiking, spelunking and trekking in search of adventure.