Windows Server 2012 Active Directory: File System and Storage

Learn about different Windows storage technologies such as Encrypting File System (EFS) and Distributed File System (DFS), and storage optimization techniques.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Advanced File Services

• Storage optimization: File access auditing
• Storage optimization: Data deduplication
• Storage optimization: Features on Demand
• Storage optimization: Network File System (NFS) data store

2. File and Print

• File sharing in Windows Server 2012
• Using Shadow Copies to protect files
• Windows Server 2012 as a network print server
• Securing files and folders in Windows Server 2012

3. Storage

• Redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)
• Storage media and connectivity
• Storage partitions and file systems
• Volume and file-system management
• Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces

4. The File Server Resource Manager

• Configuring file screening
• Configuring File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) reports
• Overview and installation of FSRM
• Configuring disk quotas

5. The Encrypting File System (EFS)

• Overview and configuration
• The designated recovery agent

6. Auditing

• Viewing audit events
• Auditing
• Advanced auditing

7. The Distributed File System (DFS)

• Configuration
• Load balancing and fault tolerance
• DFS summary
• DFS troubleshooting
• Overview and installation

8. Windows Server 2012 Performance

• Fundamental performance monitoring and troubleshooting
• Collecting event and performance data in Windows Server 2012
• Using the Task Manager in Windows Server 2012
• Using the Resource Monitor in Windows Server 2012
• Using the Performance Monitor in Windows Server 2012
• Viewing system events in Windows Server 2012
• Identifying and resolving a performance issue in Windows Server 2012