Windows Server 2016 Cookbook

Work your way through more than 100 hands-on recipes designed to prepare any server administrator to work with Windows Server 2016

This hands-on Cookbook is stuffed full of practical recipes that will help you handle the essential administrative tasks in Windows Server 2016. You’ll start by familiarizing yourself with the look and feel of Windows Server 2016, and will then learn how to navigate through some daily tasks using the graphical interface. You will see how to compose optimal Group Policies and facilitate task automation with PowerShell 5.0 scripting. We will also take a look at the functions available to provide remote network access to your traveling users, and explore the much anticipated Nano Server and Hyper-V built-in integration support that is brand new in Windows Server 2016.

By the end of this book, you will know how to take your Windows Server 2016-powered server and turn it into any common infrastructure role that might be required in your company.

What You Will Learn

• Build the infrastructure required for a successful Windows network
• Navigate the new Server 2016 interface efficiently
• Implement solid networking and security practices into your Windows Server environment
• Design your own PKI and start issuing certificates today
• Explore the brand-new Nano Server functionality
• Enable nested virtualization on Hyper-V and Server
• Connect your remote laptops back to the corporate network using Microsoft's own remote access technologies, including DirectAccess
• Provide a centralized point for users to access applications and data by configuring Remote Desktop Services
• Compose optimal Group Policies
• Facilitate task automation with PowerShell 5.0 scripting