Windows Server 2016: The Administrator's Reference

This super-sized desktop reference combines two personal training guides in one convenient volume. Completely updated for Windows Server 2016 RTM and covering all editions of the operating system.

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.

Like the individual books themselves and all IT Pro Solutions books, this reference set will be updated periodically to keep pace with the changes in Windows Server 2016.

Pricing of this set is based on the MSRP of $29.99 for each ebook. From time to time you may find introductory or sale pricing of the individual books.

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

Thank you readers for your years of support! Check the companion website for updates and details on extras. Your support of this reference set will ensure that I can continue to refresh and expand it.