IT Camps

2. Windows Server 2012
Management and Infrastructure
Server Manager

3. Server Manager Redesigned
- Why Should Administrators Care?
A Closer Look at Server Manager
Demo
Next Steps

4. Server Manager
Why redesigned? How does it benefit admins?

5. Why Server Manager Redesigned?

6. Server Manager
A Closer Look

7. Metro Style and the Local Server
Experience
• By default, Server Manager
starts when logging on to
server
• Administrative Tools available
from the Tools Menu

8. Multi-Machine Management
• Glanceable

9. Multi-Machine Management
• Directly actionable
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10. Multi-Machine Management
• Multi-select and start all services together

11. Multi-Machine Management
• Custom Server Groups

12. Multi-Machine Management
• Filterable

13. Remotely Add Roles
• Local server
• Remote server (including Server Core)
• Offline VHD
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14. Automating Server Manager with
PowerShell
• Over 2300 cmdlets
• Searchable cmdlets
• IntelliSense

15. Server Manager
DEMO

16. Windows Server 2012 Home Page and Product
Download
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-
server/2012-default.aspx
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

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