1. Managing Windows Server 2012
1: Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012
Managing Windows Server 2012
Administrative Tools and Remote Server Administration Tools
Demonstration: Performing Remote Management
Briefly present the lesson content.

2. Remote Server Administration
Let’s take a scenario, where you have multiple server running different roles. Now to manage each role, you have to Remote Desktop to each server, is it feasible?
Managing Server Roles from the Client Machine
You can install RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tool)
You can install RSAT on your client machine (Windows 7/8/10)
You can open respective role console and connect
Managing Server Roles from a Windows Server 2012 R2
In Windows Server 2012 R2, you must use Administrative tool
You can open the respective role console and connect

3. Server Manager
You already know about Server manager now, once the post installation activity is done, still you need this Server Manager to lots of tasks. Listing few tasks can be done using Server Manager –
Add or Remove Roles & Features
Manage multiple server from single Server
View Events
Launch Windows PowerShell sessions
Configure Server Management Tasks

4. Installing Roles and Features
Please follow the instructions from the document to Install Roles and Features in Windows Server 2012 R2

5. What to do after Roles Installation
Review Role based event to ensure the installed Role is working fine
Run BPA for the role
Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) is a server management tool that is available in Windows Server® 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2008 R2. BPA can help administrators reduce best practice violations by scanning roles that are installed on managed servers that are running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2, and reporting best practice violations to the administrator.
Here is the method to run BPA using PowerShell

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1: Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012
Configuring Services
All roles rely on some services to remain operational.
So, after you have the Role Installed, you must set the Recovery setting for the particular services
It will reduce chances of a service failure
Make sure, you don’t set Restart your computer setting, without getting it documented.
Discuss configuring service recovery, and why you should avoid having the service keep restarting.
Remind students to be careful with the option to restart the computer, because a service that keeps failing might trigger a cycle of restarting.
Discuss the benefits of managed service accounts over traditional service accounts. Ask students which method they currently use to manage service accounts.
The slide shows the properties of the DNS Server service, which is accessible from the Services console.
Question
What is the advantage of a managed service account compared to a traditional domain‑based service account?
Answer
The advantage of a managed service account is that you do not have to manage passwords for it.

7. Configure Remote Management
System Administrators commonly use Remote Desktop for remote management of Servers. Let’s discuss what all methods, can be used.
Remote Desktop – you must enable Remote Desktop on each server, while this setting is again managed by group policy in a corporate IT Infrastructure.
RSAT or Features for remote management – We have already discussed in much detail. Please follow the instruction from document to manage roles.
Windows PowerShell - A basic introduction to Powershell

8. Remote Desktop

9. Installing RSAT Tools in Server 2012