Windows Server 2022 & PowerShell All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 2 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Book 1: Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2022 5 Chapter 1: An Overview of Windows Server 2022 7 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Seeing What’s New in Windows Server 2022 8 Deciding Which Windows Server 2022 Edition Is Right for You 9 Walking the Walk: Windows Server 2022 User Experiences 10 Seeing What Server Manager Has to Offer 13 Windows Admin Center: Your New Best Friend 15 Extending and Improving Your Datacenter 18 Chapter 2: Using Boot Diagnostics 19 Accessing Boot Diagnostics 19 Using Advanced Boot Options 22 Performing a Memory Test 28 Using the Command Prompt 30 Working with Third-Party Boot Utilities 31 Chapter 3: Performing the Basic Installation 33 Making Sure You Have What It Takes 34 Performing a Clean Install 38 Upgrading Windows 41 Performing a Network Install with Windows Deployment Services 43 Chapter 4: Performing Initial Configuration Tasks 45 Understanding Default Settings 46 Getting an Overview of the Configuration Process 47 Providing Computer Information 48 Updating Windows Server 2022 58 Customizing Windows Server 2022 62 Configuring Startup Options with BCDEdit 69 Book 2: Configuring Windows Server 2022 73 Chapter 1: Configuring Server Roles and Features 75 Using Server Manager 75 Understanding Server Roles 80 Understanding Server Features 87 Chapter 2: Configuring Server Hardware 103 Working with Device Manager 104 Using the Add Hardware Wizard 113 Performing Hard-Drive-Related Tasks 114 Performing Printer-Related Tasks 133 Performing Other Configuration Tasks 140 Chapter 3: Using the Settings Menu 145 Accessing the Settings Menu 145 Understanding Settings Menu Items 146 Chapter 4: Working with Workgroups 155 Knowing What a Workgroup Is 156 Knowing If a Workgroup Is Right for You 156 Comparing Centralized and Group Sharing 157 Configuring a Server for a Workgroup 157 Managing Workgroups 166 Examining the Peer Name Resolution Protocol 169 Chapter 5: Promoting Your Server to Domain Controller 171 Understanding Domains 172 Preparing to Create a Domain 175 Performing Domain Configuration Prerequisites 178 Configuring the Server as a Domain Controller 186 Wrapping Things Up 200 Chapter 6: Managing DNS and DHCP with IP Address Management 203 Installing IP Address Management 204 Configuring IP Address Management 205 Using IP Address Management 209 Book 3: Administering Windows Server 2022 217 Chapter 1: An Overview of the Tools Menu in Server Manager 219 Accessing the Server Manager Tools Menu 219 Working with Common Administrative Tools 222 Installing and Using Remote Server Administration Tools 229 Chapter 2: Setting Group Policy 233 Understanding How Group Policy Works 234 Starting the Group Policy Editor 235 Performing Computer Management 237 Performing User Configuration 241 Viewing Resultant Set of Policy 244 Chapter 3: Configuring the Registry 247 Starting Registry Editor 248 Importing and Exporting Registry Elements 248 Finding Registry Elements 250 Understanding Registry Data Types 251 Understanding the Hives 252 Loading and Unloading Hives 256 Connecting to Network Registries 257 Setting Registry Security 259 Chapter 4: Working with Active Directory 263 Active Directory 101 263 Configuring Objects in Active Directory 264 Chapter 5: Performing Standard Maintenance 279 Activating Windows 279 Configuring the User Interface 282 Understanding How User Access Control Affects Maintenance Tasks 290 Adding and Removing Standard Applications 291 Measuring Reliability and Performance 292 Protecting the Data on Your Server 296 Performing Disk Management Tasks 300 Automating Diagnostic Tasks with Task Scheduler 302 Working with Remote Desktop 306 Working with Remote Server Administration Tools 308 Working with Admin Center 310 Creating a Windows Recovery Drive 312 Chapter 6: Working at the Command Line 313 Opening an Administrative Command Prompt 313 Configuring the Command Line 314 Setting Environmental Variables 320 Getting Help at the Command Line 321 Understanding Command Line Symbols 323 Chapter 7: Working with PowerShell 325 Opening an Administrative PowerShell Window 326 Configuring PowerShell 327 Customizing PowerShell a Little Further 332 Using a Profile Script 333 Setting Environmental Variables 334 Getting Help in PowerShell 336 Understanding PowerShell Punctuation 337 Book 4: Configuring Networking in Windows Server 2022 339 Chapter 1: Overview of Windows Server 2022 Networking 341 Getting Acquainted with the Network and Sharing Center 342 Using the Network Connections Tools 344 Configuring TCP/IP 348 Understanding DHCP 351 Defining DNS 352 Chapter 2: Performing Basic Network Tasks 359 Viewing Network Properties 359 Connecting to Another Network 361 Managing Network Connections 365 Chapter 3: Accomplishing Advanced Network Tasks 371 Working with Remote Desktop Services 371 Working with Network Policy and Access Services 382 Troubleshooting at the Command Line 386 Chapter 4: Diagnosing and Repairing Network Connection Problems 389 Using Windows Network Diagnostics 390 Repairing Individual Connections 392 Network Troubleshooting at the Command Line 393 Working with Windows Firewall 395 Making Sense of Common Configuration Errors 397 Working with Other Troubleshooting Tools 398 Book 5: Managing Security with Windows Server 2022 401 Chapter 1: Understanding Windows Server 2022 Security 403 Understanding Basic Windows Server Security 403 Working with Files and Folders 409 Creating a Local Security Policy 413 Paying Attention to Windows Security 414 Chapter 2: Configuring Shared Resources 419 Comparing Share Security with File System Security 420 Sharing Resources 424 Configuring Access with Federated Rights Management 426 Working with Active Directory Rights Management Services 431 Chapter 3: Configuring Operating System Security 439 Understanding and Using User Account Control 439 Managing User Passwords 445 Understanding Credential Guard 446 Configuring Startup and Recovery Options 450 Hardening Your Server 452 Chapter 4: Working with the Internet 457 Firewall Basics 457 Configuring Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security 461 Chapter 5: Understanding Digital Certificates 471 Certificates in Windows Server 2022 472 Types of Certificates in Active Directory Certificate Services 475 Chapter 6: Installing and Configuring AD CS 479 Introducing Certificate Authority Architecture 480 Installing a Certificate Authority 481 Configuring Certificate Auto-Enrollment 496 Chapter 7: Securing Your DNS Infrastructure 499 Understanding DNSSEC 499 Understanding DANE 505 Protecting DNS Traffic with DNS-over-HTTPS 509 Book 6: Working with Windows Powershell 513 Chapter 1: Introducing PowerShell 515 Understanding the Basics of PowerShell 515 Using PowerShell 521 Running PowerShell Remotely 538 Getting Help in PowerShell 540 Identifying Security Issues with PowerShell 541 Chapter 2: Understanding the .NET Framework 547 Introducing the Various Versions of .NET Framework 547 Focusing on New Features in .NET 4.8 550 Viewing the Global Assembly Cache 551 Understanding .NET Standard and .NET Core 553 Chapter 3: Working with Scripts and Cmdlets 555 Introducing Common Scripts and Cmdlets 555 Executing Scripts or Cmdlets 557 Working from Another Location 559 Performing Simple Administrative Tasks with PowerShell Scripts 560 Chapter 4: Creating Your Own Scripts and Advanced Functions 565 Creating a PowerShell Script 566 Defining a Script Policy 572 Signing a PowerShell Script 573 Creating a PowerShell Advanced Function 573 Chapter 5: PowerShell Desired State Configuration 581 Getting an Overview of PowerShell Desired State Configuration 582 Creating a PowerShell Desired State Configuration Script 586 Applying the PowerShell Desired State Configuration Script 588 Push and Pull: Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration at Scale 590 Book 7: Installing and Administering Hyper-V 593 Chapter 1: What Is Hyper-V? 595 Introduction to Virtualization 595 Type 1 and Type 2 Hypervisors 596 Installing and Configuring Hyper-V 597 Chapter 2: Virtual Machines 607 Creating a Virtual Machine 607 Configuring a Virtual Machine 611 Shielded Virtual Machines 618 Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 619 Identifying the Types of Virtual Switches 620 Creating a Virtual Switch 621 Getting into Advanced Hyper-V Networking 625 Chapter 4: Virtual Storage 637 Understanding Virtual Disk Formats 637 Considering Types of Disks 638 Adding Storage to the Host 639 Adding Storage to the Virtual Machine 643 Chapter 5: High Availability in Hyper-V 651 Hyper-V Replica 651 Live Migration 656 Storage Migration 660 Failover Clustering 661 Book 8: Installing, Configuring, and Using Containers 667 Chapter 1: Introduction to Containers in Windows Server 2022 669 Understanding Containers 670 Considering Use Cases for Containers 672 Deciding What Type of Containers You Want to Use 673 Managing Containers at Scale 674 Chapter 2: Docker and Docker Hub 675 Introduction to Docker 675 Introduction to Docker Hub 677 Chapter 3: Installing Containers on Windows Server 2022 685 Installing Windows Containers 686 Installing Hyper-V Containers 687 Installing Docker 688 Testing Your Container Installation 689 Chapter 4: Configuring Docker and Containers on Windows Server 2022 695 Working with Dockerfile 695 Applying Custom Metadata to Containers and Other Objects 698 Configuring Containers 700 Configuring the Docker Daemon with daemon.json 702 Chapter 5: Managing Container Images 705 Making Changes to Images and Saving the Changes You Make 705 Pushing Images to Docker Hub 709 Pulling Images from Docker Hub 711 Handling Image Versioning 713 Chapter 6: Container Networking 715 Considering the Different Types of Network Connections 716 Viewing Your Network Adapters and Virtual Switches 717 Configuring a Network Address Translation Network Connection 718 Configuring a Transparent Network Connection 719 Configuring an Overlay Network Connection 720 Configuring an l2bridge Network Connection 721 Configuring an l2tunnel Network Connection 722 Removing a Network Connection 723 Connecting to a Network 723 Chapter 7: Container Storage 725 Getting Acquainted with Container Storage 725 Creating a Volume Inside of a Container 726 Working with Persistent Volumes 729 Index 733