This chapter is designed to teach you about the hardest part of working with servers: updating and troubleshooting. Yes, this is true! However, as you progress through this chapter, you will find even the most difficult lessons have been simplified and made very easy for you. Thus, by understanding the importance of troubleshooting, updating, and maintaining servers, the potential of having a high standard of business continuity is greatly increased.
Along the same lines, this chapter introduces you to the server startup process, advanced boot options and Safe Mode, backup and restore, disaster recovery plan, and updating the OS, hardware, and software. We also mention the Event Viewer tool, which allows you to monitor different logs on your system, thus helping you to troubleshoot and solve any problems. In this way, you will be...