Windows Server 2012 Management and Infrastructure

Server Manager

Server Manager Redesigned

- Why Should Administrators Care?

A Closer Look at Server Manager

Demo

Next Steps

Server Manager

Why redesigned? How does it benefit admins?

Why Server Manager Redesigned?

Server Manager

A Closer Look

Metro Style and the Local Server Experience • By default, Server Manager

starts when logging on to

server

• Administrative Tools available

from the Tools Menu

Multi-Machine Management

• Glanceable

Multi-Machine Management • Directly actionable

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Multi-Machine Management • Multi-select and start all services together

Multi-Machine Management • Custom Server Groups

Multi-Machine Management • Filterable

Remotely Add Roles • Local server

• Remote server (including Server Core)

• Offline VHD

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Automating Server Manager with PowerShell

• Over 2300 cmdlets

• Searchable cmdlets

• IntelliSense

Server Manager

DEMO

Windows Server Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/

Windows PowerShell Support for Windows Server

2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh801904.aspx

Windows Server 2012 Home Page and Product

Download http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-

server/2012-default.aspx

Windows Server 2012 Virtual Labs http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/hh968267.aspx