Information Technology Reference
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CHAPTER 1
maintain servers
Installing servers implies a unitary operation, but deploying servers is something you do
often, not just once in a while. You have to install servers reliably and repeatedly, without
major user intervention. After the server is deployed, you have to keep it up to date with
the latest security, critical, and important updates while minimizing the amount of inter-
vention required. And you have to be able to monitor the server to ensure that it is running
efficiently and without major failure events.
This chapter discusses the deployment of Windows
Server 2012 R2 by using Windows Deployment Services
(WDS) to automate the deployment of standard or custom
images to servers. It also discusses implementing Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS) to automate and customize
patch management on the network. Finally, the chapter
covers monitoring servers with Windows Performance
Monitor (perfmon) and Windows Event Viewer.
A major change in Windows Server 2012 R2 is the
nearly complete coverage of all server tasks with Windows
PowerShell. This is a significant change over earlier versions of Windows Server, and this
chapter covers Windows PowerShell ways to deploy, update, and monitor Windows Server.
i m p o r t a n t
Have you read
page xvii?
It contains valuable
information regarding
the skills you need to
pass the exam.
Objectives in this chapter:
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Objective 1.1: Deploy and manage server images
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Objective 1.2: Implement patch management
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Objective 1.3: Monitor servers
EXAM TIP
exams are written to a very demanding specification, and exam question writers must
not only justify their correct answers but their wrong answers as well. If you're unsure of
the correct answer to a simple multiple choice question, start by eliminating any answer
that you know to be wrong. If there is more than one answer that appears to be correct,
it's likely that you missed an important clue in the description of the question. Go back
and carefully read the question to see if there's a clue you overlooked.
