Introduction xxxi
Chapter 1: What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 1
Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 19
Chapter 3: Introduction to Server Core 105
Chapter 4: Windows Server 2012 R2 Networking Enhancements 147
Chapter 5: IP Address Management and DHCP Failover 175
Chapter 6: DNS and Name Resolution in Windows Server 2012 R2 211
Chapter 7: Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 257
Chapter 8: Creating and Managing User Accounts 377
Chapter 9: Group Policy: AD's Gauntlet and Active Directory Delegation 467
Chapter 10: Active Directory Federation Services 533
Chapter 11: Shared Storage and Clustering Introduction 561
Chapter 12: Windows 2012 R2 Storage: Storage Spaces, SANish Abilities, and Better Tools 589
Chapter 13: Files, Folders, and Basic Shares 649
Chapter 14: Creating and Managing Shared Folders 703
Chapter 15: Dynamic Access Control: File Shares, Reimagined 759
Chapter 16: Sharing Printers on Windows Server 2012 R2 Networks 827
Chapter 17: Remote Server Administration 883
Chapter 18: Connecting Windows and Mac Clients 929
Chapter 19: Web Server Management with IIS 979
Chapter 20: Advanced IP: Routing with Windows 1025
Chapter 21: Getting from the Office to the Road: VPNs 1065
Chapter 22: Adding More Locations: Sites in Active Directory 1123
Chapter 23: The Third DC: Understanding Read-only Domain Controllers 1153
Chapter 24: Creating Larger Active Directory Environments: Beyond One Domain 1185
Chapter 25: Migrating, Merging, and Modifying Your Active Directory 1243
Chapter 26: Advanced User Account Management and User Support 1267
Chapter 27: Server Virtualization with Hyper-V 1339
Chapter 28: Managing Virtual Machines 1399
Chapter 29: Installing, Using, and Administering Remote Desktop Services 1435
Chapter 30: Monitoring Windows Server 2012 R2 1479
Chapter 31: Patch Management 1531
Chapter 32: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Active Directory Backup and Maintenance 1555
Appendix: The Bottom Line 1585
Index 1631