Windows Server Administration Fundamentals Using PowerShell
Microsoft built PowerShell to be the standard for managing and maintaining Windows environments, so you should know how to use it for managing Windows Server. This course is designed to teach you Windows Server almost entirely with PowerShell.
What you'll learn
For years, Windows Server administrators have relied on the graphical user interface (GUI) to manage servers. In this course, Windows Server Administration Fundamentals with PowerShell, you'll learn foundational knowledge of Windows Server and how to manage Windows server using PowerShell and built-in command line tools. First, you will learn how to configure and manage core network services like DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory. Next, you'll learn how to deploy additional roles such as Hyper-V, File and Print services, and Internet Information server for added functionality in your environment. Finally, you'll learn how to monitor performance and troubleshoot Windows Server. When you're finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Windows Server needed to deploy, configure, and administrate using just PowerShell and the command line.
Table of contents
- What Will Be Covered 1m
- Basics of Server Configuration 1m
- PowerShell Remoting Basics 2m
- Demo: Working with Remote Server Administration Tools 9m
- Demo: Enabling Remote Management 9m
- Demo: Configuring Basic Server Settings 8m
- Demo: Adding Windows Server to a Domain 4m
- Server Roles and Features 1m
- Demo: Adding Roles and Features 5m
- What We Covered 1m
- Introduction 2m
- DNS and Name Resolution 1m
- Basics of DNS 2m
- DNS Hierarchy 2m
- How DNS Queries Work 1m
- Demo: Testing Connections with DNS 2m
- Demo: Resolving DNS Queries 2m
- Demo: More DNS Queries and DNS Client Tasks 4m
- Demo: Configuring DNS Server Settings 7m
- Forwarding 1m
- Demo: Configuring DNS Forwarders 7m
- DNS Zones 3m
- Demo: Configuring DNS Zones 10m
- DNS Records - The Basics 2m
- Demo: Working with DNS Records 6m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 1m
- What Is Active Directory? 3m
- Active Directory Domain 2m
- Demo: Adding a Domain Controller to a Domain 7m
- Active Directory Tree 2m
- Active Directory Site 2m
- Active Directory Objects 2m
- Distinguished Name 2m
- Demo: Viewing AD Hierarchy 2m
- Demo: Finding AD Objects 6m
- User Accounts 2m
- Demo: Gathering User Account Information 4m
- Demo: Creating Users 4m
- Demo: Modifying Users 2m
- Demo: Working with Disabled & Locked Accounts 4m
- Computer Accounts 4m
- Active Directory Groups 3m
- Demo: Working with AD Groups 5m
- Summary 2m
- Intro 2m
- What Is Group Policy? 2m
- Group Policy Targeting 3m
- Demo: Reviewing Group Policy Settings 11m
- Group Policy Processing 3m
- Demo: Creating Group Policy Settings 3m
- Demo: Linking Group Policy Settings 5m
- Advanced Processing 3m
- Demo: Group Policy in Action 3m
- Demo: Deploying Desktop Backgrounds with Group Policy 10m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 1m
- Storage 1m
- Demo: Add Virtual Disks to Virtual Machine 2m
- Basic Disk Volume 2m
- File Systems 1m
- Demo: View Disk Information and Creating Basic Volumes 7m
- Dynamic Disks 5m
- Demo: Convert Basic Disk to Mirrored Volume 4m
- Storage Spaces 1m
- Demo: Configure Storage Spaces 7m
- File Services 3m
- Demo: Viewing and Creating Shares 5m
- NTFS Security 2m
- Deny, Allow, and Applying Multiple Permissions 1m
- Security Descriptor Description Language 2m
- Demo: Managing File and Folder Permissions with Icacls 7m
- Effective Permissions 1m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 3m
- Server Virtualization 1m
- Hyper-V on Windows Server 2m
- Hyper-V Installation Requirements 1m
- Demo: Creating a Demo Virtual Machine in VMware Workstation 3m
- Demo: Installing Hyper-V 5m
- What Is a Virtual Machine? 2m
- Demo: Creating a Virtual Machine 10m
- Demo: Managing Existing Virtual Machines 6m
- Demo: Managing Virtual Hardware 4m
- Demo: Working with Virtual Machine Snapshots 6m
- Summary 2m
- Introduction 2m
- How a Web Server Works 2m
- Demo: Installing the Web Server Role and ASP.Net 7m
- Types of Web-delivered Services 1m
- Demo: Creating a New Default Web Page Using ASP.NET 5m
- Demo: Creating a Website and Application Pool 5m
- Bindings 3m
- Demo: Create a New Website Using IP Address Binding 5m
- Demo: Create a New Website Using Host Name Binding 2m
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 3m
- Demo: Setting up a Secured Website with SSL 9m
- Demo: Exporting and Importing Certificates 6m
- Summary 1m
- Introduction 1m
- Performance Monitoring 2m
- Processor Counters 1m
- Memory Counters 2m
- Storage Counters 2m
- Network Counters 1m
- Demo: Viewing Available Performance Counters 10m
- Demo: Viewing Information with WMI and CIM 6m
- Event Logs 2m
- Demo: Reviewing Event logs 9m
- Troubleshooting in IT 4m
- Demo: Troubleshooting Web Site Connectivity 6m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Michael is a six-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, content developer, technical trainer, and community leader. Having been in the IT industry since the '90s, his experiences cover the gamut of Microsoft technologies, with his main focus being Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, and PowerShell.