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Mastering Windows Server 2019, Third Edition - Third Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801078313
Pages 690 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Author (1):
Jordan Krause Jordan Krause
Profile icon 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

Event Logs

Any investigatory work on a server is well-complimented by Windows Event Logs. Sometimes you catch a server in the act of misbehaving and can utilize all the tools we have discussed so far to figure out, in real time, what is happening and how to remediate it. Other times, you may have experienced a problem – an unexpected restart of a server is a prime example – and even though things are running smoothly again, you are now tasked with answering that enormous question, "What happened?"

The Windows operating system logs a lot of data, all the time. These logs can answer questions when nothing else in the system can, as it provides a historical roadmap of wins and challenges happening within the OS, visible in static text where patterns emerge and details are given.

The tool that is home to Windows Event Logs is called Event Viewer. Opening Event Viewer can be accomplished in a few ways. You could seek out Event Viewer in the Start search...

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