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1 Microsoft . Windows Server 2012. Inside Out William R. Stanek PUBLISHED BY. Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399. Copyright 2013 by William R. Stanek All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2012955900. ISBN: 978-0-7356-6631-3. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Third Printing Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. If you need support related to this book, email Microsoft Press Book Support at Please tell us what you think of this book at Microsoft and the trademarks listed at are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

2 The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, email addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, email address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. This book expresses the author's views and opinions. The information contained in this book is provided without any express, statutory, or implied warranties. Neither the authors, Microsoft Corporation, nor its resellers, or distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused either directly or indirectly by this book. Acquisitions Editor: Anne Hamilton Developmental Editor: Karen Szall Project Editor: Karen Szall Editorial Production: Waypoint Press Technical Reviewer: Mitch Tulloch; Technical Review services provided by Content Master, a member of CM Group, Ltd.

3 Copyeditor: Roger LeBlanc Indexer: Christina Yeager Cover: Microsoft Press Brand Team [2013-09-27]. To my readers Windows Server 2012 Inside Out is my 40th book for Microsoft Press. Thank you for being there with me through many books and many years. To my wife for many years, through many books, many millions of words, and many thousands of pages she's been there, providing support and encouragement and making every place we've lived a home. To my kids for helping me see the world in new ways, for having exceptional patience and boundless love, and for making every day an adventure. To Anne, Karen, Martin, Lucinda, Juliana, and many others who've helped out in ways both large and small. WILLIAM R. STANEK. This page intentionally left blank Contents at a Glance Part 1: Windows Server 2012 Part 3 Managing Windows Server Overview 2012 Storage and File Systems Chapter 1 Chapter 12.

4 Introducing Windows Server 2012 .. 3 Storage management .. 479. Chapter 2 Chapter 13. Deploying Windows Server 2012 .. 61 TPM and BitLocker Drive Encryption .. 569. Chapter 3 Chapter 14. Boot configuration .. 101 Managing file systems and storage .. 621. Chapter 15. Part 2: Managing Windows Server File sharing and security .. 715. 2012 Systems Chapter 16. Chapter 4 Managing file screening and storage Managing Windows Server 2012 .. 137 reporting .. 797. Chapter 5 Chapter 17. Windows Server 2012 MMC Backup and recovery .. 821. administration .. 191. Chapter 6 Part 4: Managing Windows Server Configuring roles, role services, and 2012 Networking and features .. 229 Domain Services Chapter 7 Chapter 18. Managing and troubleshooting Networking with TCP/IP .. 875. hardware .. 263 Chapter 19. Chapter 8 Managing TCP/IP networking .. 909. Managing the registry.

5 303 Chapter 20. Chapter 9 Managing DHCP.. 941. Software and User Account Control Chapter 21. administration .. 349 Architecting DNS infrastructure .. 1017. Chapter 10 Chapter 22. Performance monitoring and tuning .. 369 Implementing and managing DNS .. 1047. Chapter 11 Chapter 23. Comprehensive performance analysis Implementing and maintaining WINS .. 1113. and logging .. 425. v vi Contents at a Glance Part 5: Managing Active Directory Chapter 28. and Security Implementing Active Directory Domain Services .. 1271. Chapter 24. Active Directory architecture.. 1135 Chapter 29. Deploying read-only domain controllers .. 1315. Chapter 25. Designing and managing the domain Chapter 30. environment .. 1161 Managing users, groups, and computers .. 1345. Chapter 26 Chapter 31. Organizing Active Directory .. 1215 Managing Group Policy .. 1387. Chapter 27 Chapter 32.

6 Configuring Active Directory sites and Active Directory site administration .. 1443. replication .. 1233. Table of Contents Introduction ..xxvii Conventions .. xxviii How to reach the author .. xxix Errata & book support .. xxix We want to hear from you .. xxix Stay in touch .. xxix Part 1: Windows Server 2012 Overview Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Server 2012 .. 3. Getting to know Windows Server 2012 ..4. Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012..8. Planning for Windows Server 2012.. 10. Your plan: The big picture .. 10. Identifying your organizational teams .. 12. Assessing project goals .. 14. Analyzing the existing network .. 18. Defining objectives and scope .. 26. Defining the new network environment.. 31. Final considerations for planning and deployment .. 35. Thinking about server roles and Active Directory .. 36. Planning for server usage .. 37. Designing the Active Directory namespace.

7 40. Managing domain trusts .. 41. Identifying the domain and forest functional level .. 41. Defining Active Directory server roles .. 43. What do you think of this book? We want to hear from you! Microsoft is interested in hearing your feedback so we can continually improve our books and learning resources for you. To participate in a brief online survey, please visit: vii viii Table of Contents Planning for availability, scalability, and manageability .. 45. Planning for software needs .. 45. Planning for hardware needs .. 47. Chapter 2: Deploying Windows Server 2012 .. 61. Getting a quick start .. 61. Product licensing .. 63. Preparing for a Windows Server 2012 installation.. 64. Understanding installation options .. 64. Determining which installation type to use .. 66. Using Windows Update .. 67. Preinstallation tasks .. 69. Installing Windows Server 2012.

8 70. Installation on BIOS-based systems.. 71. Installation on EFI-based systems .. 72. Planning partitions .. 72. Naming computers ..74. Network and domain membership options .. 75. Performing a clean installation.. 77. Performing an upgrade installation.. 82. Activation sequence .. 82. Performing additional administration tasks during installations .. 85. Accessing a command prompt during installation .. 85. Forcing disk-partition removal during installation .. 89. Loading mass storage drivers during installation .. 89. Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation .. 90. Troubleshooting installation .. 91. Start with the potential points of failure.. 92. Continue past lockups and freezes .. 93. Postinstallation tasks .. 96. Chapter 3: Boot configuration .. 101. Boot from hardware and firmware .. 101. Hardware and firmware power states.

9 102. Diagnosing hardware and firmware startup problems .. 103. Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems .. 107. Boot environment essentials .. 109. Managing startup and boot configuration .. 111. Managing startup and recovery options .. 111. Managing System Boot Configuration .. 113. Working with BCD Editor.. 117. Table of Contents ix Managing the Boot Configuration Data store and its entries .. 119. Viewing BCD entries .. 119. Creating and identifying the BCD data store.. 122. Importing and exporting the BCD data store .. 123. Creating, copying, and deleting BCD entries .. 123. Setting BCD entry values .. 125. Changing Data Execution Prevention and physical address extension options .. 131. Changing the operating system display order.. 132. Changing the default operating system entry.. 133. Changing the default timeout .. 133. Changing the boot sequence temporarily.

10 134. Part 2: Managing Windows Server 2012 Systems Chapter 4: Managing Windows Server 2012 .. 137. Working with the administration tools .. 137. Using Control Panel utilities .. 140. Using graphical administrative tools .. 141. Using command-line utilities .. 145. Working with Server Manager.. 150. Getting to know Server Manager.. 150. Adding servers for management .. 155. Creating server groups.. 156. Enabling remote management.. 157. Working with Computer Management .. 160. Computer Management system tools.. 160. Computer Management storage tools .. 161. Computer Management Services And Applications tools .. 162. Using Control Panel.. 162. Using the Folder Options utility .. 163. Using the System console.. 165. Customizing the desktop and the taskbar .. 168. Configuring desktop items .. 168. Configuring the taskbar .. 169. Optimizing toolbars.. 175. Displaying custom toolbars.