Flashcards in Session 1 Deck (35)
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Max number of physical memory on Win Server 2012
4TB
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Max number of virtual processors per host in Win Server '12
2048
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List the editions of Windows Server 2012
Standard
Essentials
Foundation
Datacenter
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Limitations on the Essentials edition
For small business. Up to 25 users, 50 devices and running on servers with up to two processors
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What edition of server 2012 r2 is free?
Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is a free download
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Big differences between Enterprise and Standard editions
Number of virtualized Windows Servers you can run. Standard is only 2. Datacenter is as many as you want.
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Microsoft's cloud-based service?
Azure
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MAP
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
Agentless (no clients on your PCs)
Scans the network to inventory your current IT infrastructure and generates a readiness profile for your network.
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2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 upgrade paths to
Standard or Datacenter 2012
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2008 Datacenter upgrade paths to
Data center 2012
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Web server 2008 R2 upgrade path to
2012 R2 Standard
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2008 Standard upgrades to
Standard 2012
Datacenter 2012
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Min Hardware for Server 2012
1.4GHz 64-bit CPU
512 MB RAM
32 GB free disk space
GB Ethernet
DVD-ROM drive
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Preparing for installing Win Server 2012 -- Steps
Disable AV software
Disconnect UPS
Back up servers
Be aware / disable Windows Firewall
Supply mass storage drivers
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Advantages to running server core
Command line (faster to do things!)
More secure -- most updates apply to the GUI. Reduced attack surface
Fewer drivers required
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Server Core Installation is defined by
No user interface
Fewer resource overhead
Recommended install
Managed via PS comand line
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GUI installation is
Graphical management tools
User interface
Features server manager
Features MMC -- Microsoft Management Consol
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What are the two components of a virtual machine?
VHD (virtual hard drive), XML file
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Components of a Windows Installation
Setup.exe
Win PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment)
WIM Files
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Win PE does what
runs setups
allows for recoveries
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WIM Files
Windows Image Manager file -- contains an image of the system to be installed.
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Advantages of a WIM file over past .cab files.
Hardware Agnostic. Can build a standard server image and it will work on a variety of hardware.
Compressed
Can have multiple images on a WIM file.
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Tools and processes for creating a custom image for Windows Server
Downloading & installing ADK
Create Win PE (for capturing images)
Create answer filr (for reference server)
Install reference server
Customize server
Sysprep to make the system generic
Capture ref server image
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ADK
Assessment and Deployment Toolkit -- Gives you a set of tools to administrate windows images (WIM)
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RSAT
Remote Server Administration Tools -- Tools for specific features (SMTP, failover clusters, etc) that allows you to remotely manage those features.
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IPAM
IP Address Management feature
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Powershell for installing telnet to a remote server.
enter-pssession Server-Name
install-windowsfeature telnet
OR
invoke-command Server-Name1, Server-Name2, Server-Name3 -scriptblock {install-windowsfeature telnet}
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How would you use server manager on Windows 8
RSAT tools -- Remote Server Administration Tools
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Gets you access to a minimalist set of options / menu system from Server Core. Type from the core command prompt
sconfig
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PS command to list the features installed on a server
get-windowsfeature
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console
DNS, DHCP, Active Directory,
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Benefits of on-demand installations for specific components
Save on disk space
Centralize in a central repository
Create and maintain reusable configurations
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What PS would you use to uninstall a feature and remove the binary
uninstall-windowsfeature -remove FEATURENAME
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WSMT
Windows Server Migration Tools
Can migrate server roles, features and operating system settings and share either Server Core or GUI installation of Server 2012
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