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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Thomas Lee, Ed Goad
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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Thomas Lee, Ed Goad

Overview of this book

This book showcases several ways that Windows administrators can use to automate and streamline their job. You'll start with the PowerShell and Windows Server fundamentals, where you'll become well versed with PowerShell and Windows Server features. In the next module, Core Windows Server 2016, you'll implement Nano Server, manage Windows updates, and implement troubleshooting and server inventories. You'll then move on to the Networking module, where you'll manage Windows network services and network shares. The last module covers Azure and DSC, where you will use Azure on PowerShell and DSC to easily maintain Windows servers.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 8. Managing Windows Networking Services

This chapter contains the following recipes:

  • New ways to do old things
  • Configuring IP addressing
  • Converting IP address from static to DHCP
  • Installing domain controllers and DNS
  • Configuring zones and resource records in DNS
  • Installing and authorizing a DHCP server
  • Configuring DHCP scopes
  • Configuring DHCP server failover and load balancing
  • Building a public key infrastructure
  • Creating and managing AD users, groups, and computers
  • Adding users to AD using a CSV file
  • Reporting on AD users
  • Finding expired computers in AD
  • Creating a privileged user report