Windows Server 2022 & PowerShell All-in-One For Dummies

Sara Perrott is a senior cybersecurity risk manager in the financial services industry and an instructor at Bellevue College. She is the author of Windows Server 2019 & PowerShell All-in-One For Dummies and coauthor of multiple study guides for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator exam.

• Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Book 1: Installing and Setting Up Windows Server 2022 5Chapter 1: An Overview of Windows Server 2022 7Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Seeing What’s New in Windows Server 2022 8Deciding Which Windows Server 2022 Edition Is Right for You 9Walking the Walk: Windows Server 2022 User Experiences 10Seeing What Server Manager Has to Offer 13Windows Admin Center: Your New Best Friend 15Extending and Improving Your Datacenter 18Chapter 2: Using Boot Diagnostics 19Accessing Boot Diagnostics 19Using Advanced Boot Options 22Performing a Memory Test 28Using the Command Prompt 30Working with Third-Party Boot Utilities 31Chapter 3: Performing the Basic Installation 33Making Sure You Have What It Takes 34Performing a Clean Install 38Upgrading Windows 41Performing a Network Install with Windows Deployment Services 43Chapter 4: Performing Initial Configuration Tasks 45Understanding Default Settings 46Getting an Overview of the Configuration Process 47Providing Computer Information 48Updating Windows Server 2022 58Customizing Windows Server 2022 62Configuring Startup Options with BCDEdit 69Book 2: Configuring Windows Server 2022 73Chapter 1: Configuring Server Roles and Features 75Using Server Manager 75Understanding Server Roles 80Understanding Server Features 87Chapter 2: Configuring Server Hardware 103Working with Device Manager 104Using the Add Hardware Wizard 113Performing Hard-Drive-Related Tasks 114Performing Printer-Related Tasks 133Performing Other Configuration Tasks 140Chapter 3: Using the Settings Menu 145Accessing the Settings Menu 145Understanding Settings Menu Items 146Chapter 4: Working with Workgroups 155Knowing What a Workgroup Is 156Knowing If a Workgroup Is Right for You 156Comparing Centralized and Group Sharing 157Configuring a Server for a Workgroup 157Managing Workgroups 166Examining the Peer Name Resolution Protocol 169Chapter 5: Promoting Your Server to Domain Controller 171Understanding Domains 172Preparing to Create a Domain 175Performing Domain Configuration Prerequisites 178Configuring the Server as a Domain Controller 186Wrapping Things Up 200Chapter 6: Managing DNS and DHCP with IP Address Management 203Installing IP Address Management 204Configuring IP Address Management 205Using IP Address Management 209Book 3: Administering Windows Server 2022 217Chapter 1: An Overview of the Tools Menu in Server Manager 219Accessing the Server Manager Tools Menu 219Working with Common Administrative Tools 222Installing and Using Remote Server Administration Tools 229Chapter 2: Setting Group Policy 233Understanding How Group Policy Works 234Starting the Group Policy Editor 235Performing Computer Management 237Performing User Configuration 241Viewing Resultant Set of Policy 244Chapter 3: Configuring the Registry 247Starting Registry Editor 248Importing and Exporting Registry Elements 248Finding Registry Elements 250Understanding Registry Data Types 251Understanding the Hives 252Loading and Unloading Hives 256Connecting to Network Registries 257Setting Registry Security 259Chapter 4: Working with Active Directory 263Active Directory 101 263Configuring Objects in Active Directory 264Chapter 5: Performing Standard Maintenance 279Activating Windows 279Configuring the User Interface 282Understanding How User Access Control Affects Maintenance Tasks 290Adding and Removing Standard Applications 291Measuring Reliability and Performance 292Protecting the Data on Your Server 296Performing Disk Management Tasks 300Automating Diagnostic Tasks with Task Scheduler 302Working with Remote Desktop 306Working with Remote Server Administration Tools 308Working with Admin Center 310Creating a Windows Recovery Drive 312Chapter 6: Working at the Command Line 313Opening an Administrative Command Prompt 313Configuring the Command Line 314Setting Environmental Variables 320Getting Help at the Command Line 321Understanding Command Line Symbols 323Chapter 7: Working with PowerShell 325Opening an Administrative PowerShell Window 326Configuring PowerShell 327Customizing PowerShell a Little Further 332Using a Profile Script 333Setting Environmental Variables 334Getting Help in PowerShell 336Understanding PowerShell Punctuation 337Book 4: Configuring Networking in Windows Server 2022 339Chapter 1: Overview of Windows Server 2022 Networking 341Getting Acquainted with the Network and Sharing Center 342Using the Network Connections Tools 344Configuring TCP/IP 348Understanding DHCP 351Defining DNS 352Chapter 2: Performing Basic Network Tasks 359Viewing Network Properties 359Connecting to Another Network 361Managing Network Connections 365Chapter 3: Accomplishing Advanced Network Tasks 371Working with Remote Desktop Services 371Working with Network Policy and Access Services 382Troubleshooting at the Command Line 386Chapter 4: Diagnosing and Repairing Network Connection Problems 389Using Windows Network Diagnostics 390Repairing Individual Connections 392Network Troubleshooting at the Command Line 393Working with Windows Firewall 395Making Sense of Common Configuration Errors 397Working with Other Troubleshooting Tools 398Book 5: Managing Security with Windows Server 2022 401Chapter 1: Understanding Windows Server 2022 Security 403Understanding Basic Windows Server Security 403Working with Files and Folders 409Creating a Local Security Policy 413Paying Attention to Windows Security 414Chapter 2: Configuring Shared Resources 419Comparing Share Security with File System Security 420Sharing Resources 424Configuring Access with Federated Rights Management 426Working with Active Directory Rights Management Services 431Chapter 3: Configuring Operating System Security 439Understanding and Using User Account Control 439Managing User Passwords 445Understanding Credential Guard 446Configuring Startup and Recovery Options 450Hardening Your Server 452Chapter 4: Working with the Internet 457Firewall Basics 457Configuring Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security 461Chapter 5: Understanding Digital Certificates 471Certificates in Windows Server 2022 472Types of Certificates in Active Directory Certificate Services 475Chapter 6: Installing and Configuring AD CS 479Introducing Certificate Authority Architecture 480Installing a Certificate Authority 481Configuring Certificate Auto-Enrollment 496Chapter 7: Securing Your DNS Infrastructure 499Understanding DNSSEC 499Understanding DANE 505Protecting DNS Traffic with DNS-over-HTTPS 509Book 6: Working with Windows Powershell 513Chapter 1: Introducing PowerShell 515Understanding the Basics of PowerShell 515Using PowerShell 521Running PowerShell Remotely 538Getting Help in PowerShell 540Identifying Security Issues with PowerShell 541Chapter 2: Understanding the .NET Framework 547Introducing the Various Versions of .NET Framework 547Focusing on New Features in .NET 4.8 550Viewing the Global Assembly Cache 551Understanding .NET Standard and .NET Core 553Chapter 3: Working with Scripts and Cmdlets 555Introducing Common Scripts and Cmdlets 555Executing Scripts or Cmdlets 557Working from Another Location 559Performing Simple Administrative Tasks with PowerShell Scripts 560Chapter 4: Creating Your Own Scripts and Advanced Functions 565Creating a PowerShell Script 566Defining a Script Policy 572Signing a PowerShell Script 573Creating a PowerShell Advanced Function 573Chapter 5: PowerShell Desired State Configuration 581Getting an Overview of PowerShell Desired State Configuration 582Creating a PowerShell Desired State Configuration Script 586Applying the PowerShell Desired State Configuration Script 588Push and Pull: Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration at Scale 590Book 7: Installing and Administering Hyper-V 593Chapter 1: What Is Hyper-V? 595Introduction to Virtualization 595Type 1 and Type 2 Hypervisors 596Installing and Configuring Hyper-V 597Chapter 2: Virtual Machines 607Creating a Virtual Machine 607Configuring a Virtual Machine 611Shielded Virtual Machines 618Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 619Identifying the Types of Virtual Switches 620Creating a Virtual Switch 621Getting into Advanced Hyper-V Networking 625Chapter 4: Virtual Storage 637Understanding Virtual Disk Formats 637Considering Types of Disks 638Adding Storage to the Host 639Adding Storage to the Virtual Machine 643Chapter 5: High Availability in Hyper-V 651Hyper-V Replica 651Live Migration 656Storage Migration 660Failover Clustering 661Book 8: Installing, Configuring, and Using Containers 667Chapter 1: Introduction to Containers in Windows Server 2022 669Understanding Containers 670Considering Use Cases for Containers 672Deciding What Type of Containers You Want to Use 673Managing Containers at Scale 674Chapter 2: Docker and Docker Hub 675Introduction to Docker 675Introduction to Docker Hub 677Chapter 3: Installing Containers on Windows Server 2022 685Installing Windows Containers 686Installing Hyper-V Containers 687Installing Docker 688Testing Your Container Installation 689Chapter 4: Configuring Docker and Containers on Windows Server 2022 695Working with Dockerfile 695Applying Custom Metadata to Containers and Other Objects 698Configuring Containers 700Configuring the Docker Daemon with daemon.json 702Chapter 5: Managing Container Images 705Making Changes to Images and Saving the Changes You Make 705Pushing Images to Docker Hub 709Pulling Images from Docker Hub 711Handling Image Versioning 713Chapter 6: Container Networking 715Considering the Different Types of Network Connections 716Viewing Your Network Adapters and Virtual Switches 717Configuring a Network Address Translation Network Connection 718Configuring a Transparent Network Connection 719Configuring an Overlay Network Connection 720Configuring an l2bridge Network Connection 721Configuring an l2tunnel Network Connection 722Removing a Network Connection 723Connecting to a Network 723Chapter 7: Container Storage 725Getting Acquainted with Container Storage 725Creating a Volume Inside of a Container 726Working with Persistent Volumes 729Index 733