Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book? -- What's Inside? -- The Mastering Series -- Final Comments -- How to Contact the Authors -- Chapter 1: What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 -- Windows Server 2012 R2 Introduction -- Windows Server Editions -- Standard Edition -- Datacenter Edition -- Foundation Edition -- Essentials Edition -- Desktop Changes -- Active Directory Changes -- Active Directory Domain Services Changes -- Active Directory Rights Management Services -- Active Directory Certificate Services -- Virtualization -- Hyper-V -- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure -- Networking Changes -- EAP-TTLS -- DNS -- IP Address Management -- NIC Teaming -- Management Tools -- Server Manager -- The Remote Tools: WinRM and WinRS -- Remote Desktop Services -- Group Policy Object Improvements -- File and Print Sharing -- BranchCache -- SMB 3.0 -- File Server Resource Manager -- Web-based Services -- Web Server IIS -- FTP Server -- Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 -- What Has Changed? -- Installation Requirements -- 64-Bit Support -- Installing the Operating System -- Performing a Clean Installation -- Performing an Upgrade Installation -- Server Manager Dashboard -- Using Server Manager to Configure Your Servers -- Changes to Server Manager -- Common Configuration Tasks -- Adding and Removing Roles and Features -- Troubleshooting Roles and Features -- Wrapping Up Server Manager -- Upgrading Active Directory -- An Overview of Active Directory: New Functionality in Windows Server 2012 R2 -- Active Directory Upgrade Strategies -- Unattended Installations -- Installing Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit -- Creating an Answer File.

Using an Answer File -- Installing a Sample Server Network for This Book's Examples -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3: Introduction to Server Core -- What's New in Server Core -- Installing Server Core -- Server Core Survival Guide -- Switching between Server Core and the GUI and Vice Versa -- Accessing Task Manager -- Closing the Command Prompt -- Changing the Administrator's Password -- Accessing File Shares -- Finding Commands from A to Z -- Reading Text Files with Notepad -- Editing the Registry -- Rebooting and Shutting Down -- Initial Configurations for Server Core -- Providing Computer Information -- Updating the Server -- Customizing This Server -- Administering Server Core Remotely -- Configuring Roles and Features -- Creating a Domain Controller and Managing DNS -- Configuring the DHCP Service -- Setting Up a File Server -- Setting Up a Print Server -- Managing Licenses with the Key Management Service -- Protecting Data with Windows Backup Server -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4: Windows Server 2012 R2 Networking Enhancements -- The Journey to IPv6 -- The Benefits of IPv6 -- IPv6 Transition Technologies -- Better Networking Manageability with PowerShell -- Networking Cmdlets and Modules -- Microsoft NIC Teaming -- Understanding the Benefits of a Windows Server 2012 R2 NIC Team -- NIC Team Configurations -- Configuring NIC Teaming -- Enhanced QoS -- Minimum Bandwidth -- Data Center Bridging -- Hyper-V QoS -- Policy-Based QoS -- 802.1X Authenticated Access -- BranchCache Improved -- Managing Network Performance -- Performance Analysis and Tools -- Server Performance Advisor Tool -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5: IP Address Management and DHCP Failover -- IPAM -- IPAM Requirements -- IPAM Components -- Topology Deployment Options -- IPAM Installation -- Installing the IPAM Server Feature -- Installing the IPAM Client Feature.

Configure IPAM Provisioning -- Configure Server Discovery -- Run Server Discoveries -- Choosing Servers for Management -- Retrieving Data -- Using IPAM -- Overview and Server Inventory -- IP Address Space -- Virtualized IP Address Space -- Monitor and Manage -- Event Catalog -- IPAM Delegation -- IPAM Troubleshooting -- Using the Event Viewer -- Common Issues -- DHCP Failover -- Clustering vs. Split-scope -- What Is DHCP Failover? -- DHCP Failover Requirements -- Installing DHCP Failover -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 6: DNS and Name Resolution in Windows Server 2012 R2 -- Understanding the DNS Server Role -- Installing DNS -- Configuring a Stand-Alone DNS Server -- Integrating with Other DNS Servers -- Implementing Zones to Manage Namespaces -- Understanding Record Types -- Managing DNS Clients and Name Resolution -- Understanding Active Directory's DNS -- Configuring DNS Automatically -- Understanding SRV Records and Clients -- Windows Server 2012 R2 Additional Features -- Supporting Internet-based DNS Resolution -- Supporting External DNS Domains -- Resolving External Namespaces -- Administration and Troubleshooting with DNS Tools -- Administering the DNS Server with the DNS Management Console and PowerShell -- Leveraging NsLookup and DcDiag -- Helpful DNS Troubleshooting Links -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 7: Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 -- An Introduction and Active Directory Basics -- Creating a Single-domain Forest -- Benefits of a Single domain -- Creating a Single-domain Forest -- Adding a Second DC -- Creating Organizational Units, Accounts, and Groups -- Delegating Control Using Organizational Units -- Domain Maintenance Tasks -- Fine-grained Password Policies -- Creating the Password Settings Object -- Password Settings Object Precedence -- SYSVOL: Old and NEW -- The Old: File Replication Service.

The New: Distributed File System Replication -- Upgrading Your Active Directory -- Upgrade the Schema to Windows Server 2012 -- Upgrade the Domain to 2012 -- Migrating with a Swing Migration -- Migrating with a Clean and Pristine Migration -- Using Microsoft's Free Migration Tool: ADMT -- An Example Migration Setup -- Establishing the Trust -- Getting Both Sides ADMT-friendly -- Starting Up ADMT and Migrating -- Testing the Migrated Group's Access to Resources -- Translating Local Profiles -- Migrating Computer Accounts -- Rollback Considerations -- The Path to the 2012 Forest Functional Level -- An Introduction to Windows Azure Active Directory -- Getting Started with Windows Azure Active Directory -- How to Interact with Windows Azure Active Directory -- Synchronizing Windows Azure Active Directory -- Active Directory Logon Flavors -- Overview of Workplace Join -- What Is Workplace Join? -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 8: Creating and Managing User Accounts -- Creating and Managing User Accounts -- Creating Local User Accounts -- Creating Domain User Accounts -- Setting Local User Account Properties -- Setting Domain-Based User Account Properties -- Managing Groups -- Local Groups -- Active Directory Groups -- Monday Morning Admin Tasks -- Forgotten Passwords -- Locked-Out Users -- Using the New Features for User and Group Management -- Active Directory Administrative Center -- ADAC Essentials -- Navigating ADAC -- PowerShell History Viewer -- Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell -- Creating Users -- Setting Passwords -- Creating Many Users at Once -- Unlocking a User Account -- Enabling an Account -- Disabling an Account -- Removing a Group -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 9: Group Policy: AD's Gauntlet and Active Directory Delegation -- Group Policy Concepts -- Policies Are "All or Nothing" -- Policies Are Inherited and Cumulative.

Group Policy Power! Refresh Intervals -- Group Policy Basics -- Replication of Group Policy Is Built In -- GPOs Undo Themselves When Removed -- You Needn't Log On to Apply GPO Settings -- Local Policies and Group Policy Objects -- Administrators or Non-Administrators LGPO -- User-specific LGPO -- Creating GPOs -- Modifying Group Policy Default Behavior -- Group Policy Policies -- Group Policy Application -- How Group Policy Is Applied -- Filtering Group Policy with Access Control Lists -- Enforcing and Blocking Inheritance -- Group Policy Setting Possibilities -- Decrypting User and Computer Configuration Settings -- Using Group Policy to Set Password and Account Lockout Policy -- Group Policy Preferences -- The New and Improved GPMC -- Starter GPOs -- Backing Up and Restoring GPOs -- Troubleshooting Group Policies -- The Resultant Set of Policy Tool -- Group Policy Results Using the GPMC -- Group Policy Modeling Using the GPMC -- gpresult -- Using Event Viewer -- Troubleshooting 101: Keep It Simple -- Active Directory Delegation -- Delegating Group Policy Administration -- Delegating Control Using Organizational Units -- Creating a New Organizational Unit -- Moving User Accounts into an OU -- Creating a MktPswAdm Group -- Delegating the Marketing OU's Password Reset Control to MktPswAdm -- Advanced Delegation: Manually Setting Permissions -- Finding Out Which Delegations Have Been Set, or Undelegating -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 10: Active Directory Federation Services -- Understanding AD FS Key Components and Terminology -- AD FS Commonly Used Terms and Components -- Understanding AD FS Certificates -- Planning, Installing, and Configuring an AD FS Infrastructure -- Planning for AD FS Deployment -- Installing the AD FS Roles and Features Using Server Manager -- Creating a Trusted SSL Certificate Using IIS.

Using the AD FS Server Configuration Wizard.