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Mastering Windows Server 2019, Third Edition - Third Edition

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Published in Jul 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801078313

Pages 690 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

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Jordan Krause

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Windows Server 2019

2. Installing and Managing Windows Server 2019

3. Active Directory

4. DNS and DHCP

5. Group Policy

6. Certificates in Windows Server 2019

7. Networking with Windows Server 2019

8. Remote Access

9. Hardening and Security

10. Server Core

11. PowerShell

12. Redundancy in Windows Server 2019

13. Containers and Nano Server

14. Hyper-V

15. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2019

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

17. Index

Appendix: Answers to the end-of-chapter Questions

Setting up a failover cluster

We are going to take a few minutes to set up a small cluster of servers so that you can see the management tools and the places that have to be visited to accomplish this. I have now backed out all of the NLB config on my WEB1 and WEB2 servers that we set up earlier so that they are just simple web servers at the moment, once again with no redundancy between them. Let's set up our first failover cluster and add both of these servers into that cluster.

Building the servers

We have two servers already running with Windows Server 2019 installed. Nothing special has been configured on these servers, but I have added the File Server role to both of them because, eventually, I will utilize these as a cluster of file servers. The key point here is that you should have the servers as identical as possible, with the roles already installed that you intend to make use of within the cluster.

One other note during the building phase: if possible...

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Authors (1)

Jordan Krause

Jordan Krause has been an IT professional for more than 20 years and has received 9 Microsoft MVP awards for his work with Microsoft server and networking technologies. One of the world's first experts on Microsoft DirectAccess, he has a passion for helping companies find the best ways to enable a remote workforce. Committed to continuous learning, Jordan holds certifications as an MCSE, MCSA, and MCITP Enterprise Administrator, and has authored numerous books on Microsoft technologies. Jordan lives in beautiful West Michigan (USA), but works daily with companies around the world.

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