Mastering Windows Server 2022 with Azure Cloud Services: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

Length: 544 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Sybex
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
ISBN-10: 1119798922
ISBN-13: 9781119798927
Sales Rank: #3269998 (See Top 100 Books)

Extend your on-premises Windows Server deployments to the cloud with Azure

In Mastering Windows Server 2022 with Azure Cloud Services: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, 5-time Microsoft MVP Winner William Panek delivers a comprehensive and practical blueprint for planning, implementing, and managing environments that include Azure IaaS-hosted Windows Server-based workloads.

You’ll learn to use the expansive, hybrid capabilities of Azure, how to migrate virtual and physical server workloads to Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and how to manage and secure Azure virtual machines running Windows Server 2022.

This book also offers:

Foundational explanations of core Azure capabilities, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Explorations of the tools you’ll need to implement Azure solutions, including Windows Admin Center and PowerShell
Examples of implementing identity in Hybrid scenarios, including Azure AD DS on Azure IaaS and managed AD DS

Perfect for IT professionals who manage on-premises Windows Server environments, seek to use Azure to manage server workloads, and want to secure virtual machines running on Windows Server 2022, Mastering Windows Server 2022 with Azure Cloud Services: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS is also a must-read resource for anyone involved in administering or operating Microsoft Azure IaaS workloads.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Introduction
	Who Should Read This Book?
	What’s Inside?
	Recommended Home Lab Setup
	How to Contact Sybex or the Author
Chapter 1 Understanding Windows Server
	Features and Advantages of Windows Server
	Deciding Which Windows Server 2022 Version to Use
		Deciding on the Type of Installation
	Removed Features
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 2 Understanding Virtualization
	Introduction to Virtualization
		Hyper-V Features
		Hyper-V Architecture
		Hyper-V Operating Systems
		Linux and FreeBSD Image Deployments
		Virtualization in Azure
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring Hyper-V
	Hyper-V Installation and Configuration
		Hyper-V Requirements
		Install the Hyper-V Role
		Hyper-V in Server Manager
		Using Hyper-V Manager
		Configure Hyper-V Settings
		Manage Virtual Switches
		Managing Virtual Hard Disks
	Configuring Virtual Machines
		Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
		Linux and FreeBSD Image Deployments
	PowerShell Commands
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 4 Installing Windows Server
	Installing the Windows Server 2022 OS
		Installing with the Desktop Experience
		Installing Windows Server 2022 Server Core
	Activating and Servicing Windows
		Key Management Service
		Automatic Virtual Machine Activation
		Active Directory-Based Activation
		Servicing Windows Server
	Configuring Windows Server Updates
		Windows Update
		Using Windows Server Update Services
	Understanding Features On Demand
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 5 Understanding IP
	Understanding TCP/IP
		Details of the TCP/IP Model
		How TCP/IP Layers Communicate
		Understanding Port Numbers
	Understanding IP Addressing
		The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme
		Understanding Network Classes
	Subnetting a Network
		Implementing Subnetting
		An Easier Way to Apply Subnetting
		Applying Subnetting the Traditional Way
		Working with Classless Inter-Domain Routing
		Supernetting
	Understanding IPv6
		IPv6 History and Need
		New and Improved IPv6 Concepts
		IPv6 Addressing Concepts
		IPv6 Integration/Migration
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 6 Implementing DNS
	Introducing DNS
		HOSTS File
		Understanding Servers, Clients, and Resolvers
		Understanding the DNS Process
	Introducing DNS Database Zones
		Understanding Primary Zones
		Understanding Secondary Zones
		Understanding Active Directory Integrated DNS
		Understanding Stub Zones
		GlobalName Zones
		Zone Transfers and Replication
	Advantages of DNS in Windows Server
		Background Zone Loading
		Support for IPv6 Addresses
		Support for Read-Only Domain Controllers
		DNS Socket Pools
		DNS Cache Locking
		Response Rate Limiting
		Unknown Record Support
		IPv6 Root Hints
		DNS Security Extensions
		DNS Devolution
		Record Weighting
		Netmask Ordering
		DnsUpdateProxy Group
		DNS Policies
	Introducing DNS Record Types
		Start of Authority (SOA) Records
		Name Server Records
		Host Record
		Alias Record
		Pointer Record
		Mail Exchanger Record
		Service Record
	Configuring DNS
		Installing DNS
		Load Balancing with Round Robin
		Configuring a Caching-Only Server
		Setting Zone Properties
		Configuring Zones for Dynamic Updates
		Delegating Zones for DNS
		DNS Forwarding
		Manually Creating DNS Records
		DNS Aging and Scavenging
	DNS PowerShell Commands
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 7 Understanding Active Directory
	Verifying the File System
		Resilient File System (ReFS)
		NTFS
	Verifying Network Connectivity
		Basic Connectivity Tests
		Tools and Techniques for Testing Network Configuration
	Understanding Active Directory
		Domains
		Trees
		Forests
	Understanding Domain and Forest Functionality
		About the Domain Functional Level
		About Forest Functionality
	Planning the Domain Structure
	Installing Active Directory
		Improved Active Directory Features
		Read-Only Domain Controllers
		Active Directory Prerequisites
		The Installation Process
		Installing Additional Domain Controllers by Using Install from Media
	Verifying Active Directory Installation
		Using Event Viewer
		Using Active Directory Administrative Tools
		Testing from Clients
	Creating and Configuring Application Data Partitions
		Creating Application Data Partitions
		Managing Replicas
		Removing Replicas
		Using ntdsutil to Manage Application Data Partitions
	Configuring DNS Integration with Active Directory
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 8 Administering Active Directory
	Active Directory Overview
		Understanding Active Directory Features
		Understanding Security Principals
	An Overview of OUs
		The Purpose of OUs
		Benefits of OUs
	Planning the OU Structure
		Logical Grouping of Resources
		Understanding OU Inheritance
		Delegating Administrative Control
		Applying Group Policies
	Creating OUs
	Managing OUs
		Moving, Deleting, and Renaming OUs
		Administering Properties of OUs
		Delegating Control of OUs
	Creating and Managing Active Directory Objects
		Overview of Active Directory Objects
		Managing Object Properties
		Understanding Groups
		Filtering and Advanced Active Directory Features
		Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Active Directory Objects
		Resetting an Existing Computer Account
		Understanding Dynamic Access Control
		Managing Security and Permissions
	Publishing Active Directory Objects
		Making Active Directory Objects Available to Users
		Publishing Printers
		Publishing Shared Folders
	PowerShell for Active Directory
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 9 Configuring DHCP
	Understanding DHCP
		Introducing the DORA Process
		Advantages and Disadvantages of DHCP
		Ipconfig Lease Options
		Understanding Scope Details
	Installing and Authorizing DHCP
		Installing DHCP
		Introducing the DHCP Snap-In
		Authorizing DHCP for Active Directory
	Creating and Managing DHCP Scopes
		Creating a New Scope in IPv4
		Creating a New Scope in IPv6
		Changing Scope Properties (IPv4 and IPv6)
		Changing Server Properties
		Managing Reservations and Exclusions
		Setting Scope Options for IPv4
		Activating and Deactivating Scopes
		Creating a Superscope for IPv4
		Creating IPv4 Multicast Scopes
		Integrating Dynamic DNS and IPv4 DHCP
		Using DHCP Failover Architecture
		Working with the DHCP Database Files
	Working with Advanced DHCP Configuration Options
		Implement DHCPv6
		Configure High Availability for DHCP, Including DHCP Failover and Split Scopes
		Configure DHCP Name Protection
	PowerShell Commands
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 10 Building Group Policies
	Introducing Group Policy
		Understanding Group Policy Settings
		The Security Settings Section of the GPO
		Client-Side Extensions
		Group Policy Objects
		Group Policy Inheritance
	Planning a Group Policy Strategy
	Implementing Group Policy
		Creating GPOs
		Linking Existing GPOs to Active Directory
		Forcing a GPO to Update
	Managing Group Policy
		Managing GPOs
		Security Filtering of a Group Policy
		Delegating Administrative Control of GPOs
		Controlling Inheritance and Filtering Group Policy
		Assigning Script Policies
		Understanding the Loopback Policy
		Managing Network Configuration
		Configuring Network Settings
		Automatically Enrolling User and Computer Certificates in Group Policy
		Redirecting Folders
		Managing GPOs with Windows PowerShell Group Policy Cmdlets
		Item-Level Targeting
		Back Up, Restore, Import, Copy, and Migration Tables
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 11 Advanced Group Policy Options
	Deploying Software Through a GPO
		The Software Management Life Cycle
		The Windows Installer
		Deploying Applications
	Implementing Software Deployment
		Preparing for Software Deployment
		Software Restriction Policies
		Using AppLocker
		Group Policy Slow Link Detection
		Publishing and Assigning Applications
		Applying Software Updates
		Verifying Software Installation
		Configuring Automatic Updates in Group Policy
	Configuring Software Deployment Settings
		The Software Installation Properties Dialog Box
		Removing Programs
		Microsoft Windows Installer Settings
	Troubleshooting Group Policies
		RSoP in Logging Mode
		RSoP in Planning Mode
		Using the gpresult.exe Command
		Using the Group Policy Infrastructure Status Dashboard
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 12 Understanding Cloud Concepts
	Understand Cloud Concepts
		Cloud Advantages
		Understanding CapEx vs. OpEx
		Understanding Different Cloud Concepts
	Understanding the Difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
		Infrastructure as a Service
		Platform as a Service
		Software as a Service
		Compare and Contrast the Service Types
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 13 Configuring Azure
	Understanding Azure Benefits
		Azure Benefits
	Understanding the Azure Dashboards
		Using the Azure Dashboard
		Configuring the Azure Portal Settings
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 14 Understanding Azure Active Directory
	Azure Active Directory
		Understanding Azure AD
		Self-Service Password Reset
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 15 Creating a Hybrid Network
	Creating a Hybrid Network
		Password Hash Synchronization with Azure AD
		Azure Active Directory Pass-Through Authentication
		Federation with Azure AD
		Common Identity Scenarios
		Azure AD Connect
	Implement Active Directory Federation Services
		What Is a Claim?
		AD FS in Windows Server
		Configuring a Web Application Proxy
		Active Directory Federation Services Installation
		AD FS and AD Connect
	Planning Azure AD Authentication Options
		Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication
		Azure AD Connect Sync—Understand and Customize Synchronization
	Creating an Azure Recovery Policy
		Model Apps
		Automate Tasks in Recovery Plans
		Run a Test Failover on Recovery Plans
		Create a Recovery Plan
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 16 Understanding Microsoft Endpoint
	Using Microsoft Endpoint Manager
	Understanding AutoPilot
		Autopilot Benefits
		Autopilot Prerequisites
		Deployment Scenarios
	Planning for Secure Applications Data on Devices
		Configuring Managed Apps for Mobile Application Management (MAM)
		Protecting Enterprise Data using Windows Information Protection (WIP)
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 17 Configuring Security
	Managing Windows Security
		Windows Defender Security Center
	Configuring Windows Firewall
		Understanding Windows Firewall Basics
		Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
	Managing Security
		Implementing Azure Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection
		Understanding Windows Defender Application Guard
		Understanding Windows Defender Credential Guard
		Implementing and Managing Windows Defender Exploit Guard
		Using Windows Defender Application Control
	The Bottom Line
Chapter 18 Creating Azure Policies
	Azure Devices and Policies
		Compliance Policies
		Device Configuration Profiles
	PowerShell Commands
	The Bottom Line
Appendix: The Bottom Line
	Chapter 1: Understanding Windows Server 2022
	Chapter 2: Understanding Virtualization
	Chapter 3: Installing and Configuring Hyper-V
	Chapter 4: Installing Windows Server
	Chapter 5: Understanding IP
	Chapter 6: Implementing DNS
	Chapter 7: Understanding Active Directory
	Chapter 8: Administering Active Directory
	Chapter 9: Configuring DHCP
	Chapter 10: Building Group Policies
	Chapter 11: Advanced Group Policy Options
	Chapter 12: Understanding Cloud Concepts
	Chapter 13: Configuring Azure
	Chapter 14: Understanding Azure Active Directory
	Chapter 15: Creating a Hybrid Network
	Chapter 16: Understanding Microsoft Endpoint
	Chapter 17: Configuring Security
	Chapter 18: Creating Azure Policies
Index
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