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Mastering Windows Server 2019, Third Edition - Third Edition

By : Jordan Krause
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Mastering Windows Server 2019, Third Edition - Third Edition

By: Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

Written by a nine-time Microsoft MVP award winner with over twenty years of experience working in IT, Mastering Windows Server 2019 is a hands-on guide for anyone looking to keep their skills up to date. This third edition comes with four new chapters to provide you with the in-depth knowledge needed to implement and use this operating system in any environment. Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of servers are key to an efficient IT department. This book delves into multiple methods for quickly managing all your servers from a ‘single pane of glass' — the ability to monitor different servers across a network using Server Manager, Windows PowerShell, and even Windows Admin Center — from anywhere. Despite the focus on Windows Server 2019 LTSC, you will still explore containers and Nano Server, which are more related to the SAC of server releases. This additional coverage will give you insights into all aspects of using Windows Server 2019 in your environment. This book covers a range of remote access technologies available in this operating system, teaches management of PKI and certificates, and empowers you to virtualize your datacenter with Hyper-V. You will also discover the tools and software included with Windows Server 2019 that assist in the inevitable troubleshooting of problems that crop up.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index
Appendix: Answers to the end-of-chapter Questions

What happened to Nano Server?

This story about small-footprint Windows Server platforms didn't used to end with Server Core. Anyone who kept tabs on the new features coming out with Server 2016 is aware that there was another installation option for the Server 2016 operating system, called Nano Server. The premise of Nano Server was an even smaller, more secure, more efficient, super-tiny operating system that could run a limited set of roles. Though limited, it was still capable of being installed on a physical or virtual server platform, run as a true server operating system, and could still host traditional workloads on it.

Unfortunately for Nano Server enthusiasts, and especially for anyone who has already done the work of installing and using it, the story behind Nano Server has flipped around completely over the last few years. To cut a long story short, you can no longer use Nano Server for anything that a traditional server can do. You cannot install it on physical...