Windows Server Administration For Beginners

In this lesson, you will create the virtual machine, that will host your first Windows server 2022.

You'll Configure the disk, the memory, the CPU, and the network.

After doing that you'll be ready to install Windows Server 2022 on the VM.

Windows Server 2022 is released in different editions.

Each edition is designed to meet the needs of each organization, from the small one to the large one.

The difference resides in the features available and the price of each edition.

In this lesson, you will discover those editions and how you can choose the right one for your enterprise.

In this lesson, you are going to install your first Windows Server 2022 machine.

In this practical lesson, you will learn a crucial step in maximizing your virtual machine's functionality on VMware Player - installing VMware Tools. Discover what VMware Tools are and why they are essential for unleashing the full potential of your virtual environment.

The lesson provides clear, step-by-step instructions on installing VMware Tools, ensuring your virtual machine operates seamlessly with your host system. From mounting the virtual DVD drive to launching the installation, you will gain hands-on experience in this straightforward process.

Lastly, the lesson challenges you to replicate the process on a Windows Server 2022 Core version, reinforcing your skills and ensuring you can leverage VMware Tools effectively.

In this lesson, you'll discover how to change the default name of a Windows Server 2022 installation, a crucial task for system administrators aligning with organizational naming standards. You'll be guided through two methods for this process: using the Server Manager and PowerShell.

By the end of this lesson, you'll have the skills to efficiently customize your server's name to meet your organization's needs using either the Server Manager or PowerShell, ensuring seamless integration into your network environment.

In this lesson, you'll learn the crucial task of assigning a static IP address to your server, a practice highly recommended for servers that host critical services. Setting a static IP ensures consistency and stability in your server's network connectivity.

Witness the transition from a dynamic to a static IP address, ensuring your server remains reliably connected within your network environment. Verify the new IP address and test your server's ability to communicate with other networks, demonstrating the successful completion of the task.

By the end of this lesson, you'll have the skills to confidently assign static IP addresses to your servers, promoting network stability and efficient service hosting.

Ping is an essential tool for administrators, allowing you to quickly check the online status of a server, making it the first step in network diagnostics.

Learn that, by default, Windows Server blocks incoming ping requests for security reasons. You'll discover how to change this by enabling a traffic rule in the Windows Firewall.

In this lesson, you'll unlock the power of remote desktop connections, a vital tool for system administrators. Remote desktop connections allow you to access a Windows Server remotely, regardless of the distance between you and the server. This tool is indispensable for conducting various system administration tasks efficiently.

Delve into the process of selecting users authorized to access the server remotely. Understand the default privileges for administrators and how to add additional users to the list, ensuring they can connect remotely.

Domain, Active Directory, and Domain Controller are key concepts you need to understand to become a system administrator.

In this lesson, we will cover in an easy way all those concepts.

It's important to you as a system administrator to know how to set up a domain controller from scratch even though your organization has its domains controllers already operational.

There are cases when you need to create new domain controllers; you'll discover that in this lesson...

Now that you have your domain controller setup up and online, you need to join your second server to that domain.

Some prerequisites need to be met before successfully joining a server or a computer to the domain. This is what you'll discover in this lesson.

In this lesson, you will delve into the vital responsibility of safeguarding an organization's data. You will explore the multifaceted world of data backup, understanding its significance in ensuring data availability and security.

The lesson covers various aspects, including the data types to back up, crafting backup policies, and developing effective backup schedules.

Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of full, incremental, and differential backups and the best practices for implementing them.

The lesson also emphasizes the importance of protecting backups from unauthorized access and physical threats, such as disasters.

Lastly, it underscores the critical need for regularly testing backups to guarantee their reliability.

By the end of this lesson, you will be well-equipped to uphold the integrity of your organization's data and mitigate potential data loss scenarios.

This practical lesson guides you through the essential process of activating the Windows Server Backup feature on your Windows server. Learn the crucial steps to ensure your server is ready for data protection and recovery.

Discover how to select the target server for feature installation and gain insights into a crucial feature: "restart the destination server automatically if required." Understand when and how to use this option effectively without disrupting your system.

In this lecture, we will prepare the LAB environment so that we can perform Backup and Restore.

We will create a shared folder on the Core server that will receive the Backups from the GUI Server.