Windows Server 2012 R2: Configure File and Storage Solutions

Learn how to set up and manage NFS and DFS, DAC, virtual storage, and RAIDs, and manage file permissions on Windows Server 2012 R2.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. File and Storage Solutions

• File and storage solutions
• Computer management
• Server Manager disk storage
• Command-line disk formatting
• Command-line file utilities
• Volumes and disks

2. Configure Advanced File Services

• Configure Network File System (NFS) data store
• Configure BranchCache
• Configure File Classification Infrastructure
• File Server Resource Manager
• Configuring file access auditing
• Viewing effective file access permissions

3. Implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC)

• Introduction to DAC
• Configure user and device claim types
• Configure resource properties
• Configure resource property lists
• Configure central access rules
• Configure central access policies

4. Configure and Optimize Storage

• Configure an iSCSI target
• Configure an iSCSI Initiator
• Configure the Internet Storage Name server
• Implement thin provisioning
• Manage server free space
• Configure tiered storage

5. Additional Storage Roles

• Data deduplication
• Practical deduplication
• Storage on Hyper-V
• Extending storage drive partitions in Server 2012 R2
• Shrinking storage partitions on Server 2012 R2
• Formatting options in Server 2012 R2

6. Distributed File Systems

• Installation of DFS role
• DFS namespace
• DFS replication
• DFS drive mapping
• Scripting DFS mapping
• Troubleshoot and monitor replication

7. Other Storage Options

• Volume Shadow Copies
• File server agent for Volume Shadow
• Create a RAID mirror
• Create RAID with parity
• Create file shares and security
• Troubleshoot file and folder access

Conclusion

• Next steps