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Mastering Windows Server 2019 - Second Edition

By : Jordan Krause
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Mastering Windows Server 2019 - Second Edition

By: Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

Mastering Windows Server 2019 – Second Edition covers all of the essential information needed to implement and utilize this latest-and-greatest platform as the core of your data center computing needs. You will begin by installing and managing Windows Server 2019, and by clearing up common points of confusion surrounding the versions and licensing of this new product. Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of servers is key to an efficient IT department, and you will discover multiple methods for quickly managing all of your servers from a single pane of glass. To this end, you will spend time inside Server Manager, PowerShell, and even the new Windows Admin Center, formerly known as Project Honolulu. Even though this book is focused on Windows Server 2019 LTSC, we will still discuss containers and Nano Server, which are more commonly related to the SAC channel of the server platform, for a well-rounded exposition of all aspects of using Windows Server in your environment. We also discuss the various remote access technologies available in this operating system, as well as guidelines for virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V. By the end of this book, you will have all the ammunition required to start planning for, implementing, and managing Windows.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Working with containers

There are a lot of moving pieces that work together to make containers a reality in your environment, but it's really not too difficult to get started. Let's walk through the initial setup of turning Windows Server 2019 into a container-running mega machine.

Installing the role and feature

The amount of work that you need to accomplish here depends on whether you want to run Windows Server Containers, Hyper-V Containers, or both. The primary feature that you need to make sure that you install is Containers, which can be installed by using either the Add roles and features link from inside Server Manager, or by issuing the following PowerShell command:

Add-WindowsFeature Containers

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