Windows Server 2016: Server Infrastructure

Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for IT professionals working with Windows Server 2016. If you're an IT Pro responsible for configuring, managing and maintaining servers running Windows Server 2016, start with this well-organized and authoritative resource. Inside, you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will show you how to master Windows Server 2016 in the shortest amount of time possible. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions. This book, Windows Server 2016: Server Infrastructure, is designed to be used with Windows Server 2106: Essentials for Administration which collectively provide over 250,000 words and 1000 pages of expert advice. Using the books together, you can answer most of the everyday questions you'll have with Windows Server 2016. Topics discussed in this book include: Planning for Windows Server 2016 and developing a deployment plan Implementing TCP/IP networking and NIC teaming Managing file services and data storage Partitioning and optimizing drives Using TPM and BitLocker Drive Encryption Using Storage Spaces and Storage Pools Configuring file sharing and disk quotas Configuring Shadow Copies and Work Folders Using group policy for administration Configuring and maintaining print services Deploying essential infrastructure services including DHCP and DNS And much, much more Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with many new ideas, it'll help you master Windows Server 2016 in the shortest amount of time possible. This is the ideal concise, immediate reference you'll want with you at all times. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Deploying Windows Server 2016 1 Chapter 2. Implementing TCP/IP Networking 33 Chapter 3. Data Storage: The Essentials 59 Chapter 4. Partitioning and Optimizing Drives 93 Chapter 5. Using TPM and BitLocker Drive Encryption 116 Chapter 6. Using Storage Spaces 162 Chapter 7. Using RAID 187 Chapter 8. Maintaining Partitions and Drives 199 Chapter 9. Implementing File Sharing 217 Chapter 10. Using Shadow Copies and Work Folders 255 Chapter 11. Managing Permissions and Auditing 270 Chapter 12. Configuring Disk Quotas 290 Chapter 13. Using Group Policy for Administration 311 Chapter 14. Implementing Print Services 337 Chapter 15. Configuring and Maintaining Print Services 367 Chapter 16. Implementing DHCP 388 Chapter 17. Managing and Maintaining DHCP 411 Chapter 18. Implementing DNS 449 Chapter 19. Managing and Maintaining DNS 473 Index 507 About the Author 517