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Mastering Windows Server 2022
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Mastering Windows Server 2022: Comprehensive administration of your Windows Server environment , Fourth Edition

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Mastering Windows Server 2022

Installing and Managing Windows Server 2022

Now that we have taken a look at some of the features inside the graphical interface of Windows Server 2022, I realize that some of you may be sitting back thinking, that’s great to read about, but how do I really get started playing around with this for myself? Reading about technology is never as good as experiencing it for yourself, so we want some rubber to meet the road in this chapter. One of the biggest goals of this book is to make sure we enable you to use the product. Rattling off facts about new features and efficiency is fine and dandy but ultimately worthless if you aren’t able to make it work in real life. So, let’s make this chunk of raw server metal do some work for us.

In this chapter, we will be covering the following:

  • Requirements for installation
  • Installing Windows Server 2022
  • Installing roles and features
  • Centralized management and monitoring
  • Windows Admin Center (WAC)
  • Enabling quick server rollouts with Sysprep
  • In-place upgrading to Windows Server 2022

Technical requirements

When planning the build of a new server, many of the decisions that you need to make are licensing-type decisions. What roles do you intend to install on this server? Do they require a special edition? Can the more common Server 2022 Standard edition handle it, or do we need the Datacenter edition for our purposes? Is Server Core going to be beneficial from a security perspective, or do we need the full Desktop Experience? In these days of Hyper-V Servers having the ability to spin up virtual machines on a whim, we oftentimes proceed without much consideration of the hardware of a server, but there are certainly still instances where physical equipment will host the Windows Server 2022 operating system.

In these cases, you need to be aware of the requirements for this new platform, so let us take a minute to list those specifics. This information is available in longer form on the Microsoft Docs website if you need to double-check any specifics, but here are your summarized minimum system requirements (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/hardware-requirements):

  • CPU: 1.4 GHz 64-bit that supports a number of things—NX, DEP, CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, PrefetchW, and SLAT.
  • RAM: 512 MB ECC memory minimum for Server Core, or a recommended 2 GB minimum for a server running Desktop Experience. I can tell you that it is possible to install and run Desktop Experience with far fewer than 2 GB (such as inside a test lab), but the performance of that server will suffer. Interestingly, the Server 2022 installer will not even work unless your Virtual Machine (VM) server has at least 800 MB of RAM, so you’ll need to start there. Following OS installation, you could back it down lower if needed.
  • Disk: Server 2022 requires a PCI Express (PCIe) storage adapter. ATA/PATA/IDE are not allowed for boot drives. The minimum storage space requirement is 32 GB, but Desktop Experience consumes about 4 GB more space than Server Core, so take that into consideration.

Keep in mind, these are the bare minimum specs that your server is going to require. Any real server in a production environment will need far more memory and disk space, and there is no magic number for what you will need. It depends on what workload you are going to expect out of your server.

In fact, there is some cool news about just how far you can go with assigning resources in this new version. Windows Server 2022 now supports 48 TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores across 64 physical sockets! Administrators with an actual need to run 48 TB of memory in a single server are probably using it as a big-time hypervisor, but can you imagine a SQL server with 48 TB of memory? It is a common thing with SQL servers to chew up however much RAM you throw at the server, causing us to impose limits within SQL itself about how much memory it can grab. Perhaps with 48 TB at its disposal, SQL would actually leave some unallocated for the operating system. Nah, probably not…

There are additional components that it would be good to look for when building a new system, which are required for particular roles and features as well. Things such as UEFI and a TPM chip are quickly becoming mainstream and used by more and more services with every operating system update. In particular, if you are interested in security and protection via BitLocker or working with strong certificates, you will want to make sure that your systems include TPM 2.0 chips. This is fairly industry-standard now, so I would be surprised if you have ordered hardware that does not include one.

Installing Windows Server 2022

In general, the installation process for Microsoft operating systems has improved dramatically over the past 15 years. I assume that a lot of you, as IT professionals, are also the de facto neighborhood computer guru, constantly asked by friends and family to fix or rebuild their computers. If you’re anything like me, this means you are still occasionally rebuilding operating systems such as Windows 7, maybe even XP. Looking at the bright blue setup screens and finding a keyboard with the F8 key are imperative to this process. To spend two hours simply installing the base operating system and bringing it up to the highest service pack level is pretty normal. Compared to that timeline, installing a modern operating system (OS) such as Windows Server 2022 is almost unbelievably fast and simple.

It is very likely that the majority of readers have completed this process numerous times already, and if that is the case, feel free to skip ahead a couple of pages. But for anyone new to the Microsoft world, or new to IT in general, I’d like to take just a couple of quick pages to make sure you have a baseline to get started with. Without earning your Installing an OS 101 badge on your tool belt, that shiny server will make for an interesting piece of wall art.

Burning that ISO

The first thing you must do is acquire some installation media. The most simple and straightforward way to implement a single new server is to download a .ISO file from Microsoft, burn that .ISO to a DVD (don’t worry, we will cover USB media next), and slide that DVD in to be used for installation. If you are testing out Server 2022 for personal reasons and do not own any licensing for it, open a search engine like Bing and search for something like Download Windows Server 2022 Evaluation. Make sure to click the link that is an actual Microsoft.com entity, and you will find options for either evaluating Windows Server 2022 inside Azure, or downloading a .ISO file and saving it onto the hard drive of your computer.

If you do happen to own licensing for Server 2022, or if for any reason you have a Microsoft Visual Studio license, then there is an even better way to acquire your installation media. Simply log in to your Visual Studio portal, and use the Downloads section to search for Windows Server 2022. In the past, Microsoft software portals were quite confusing, and it was easy to download some subversion of a product that you didn’t actually want. The Visual Studio portal has been recently updated and is by far the most friendly interface for grabbing software and license keys that I have ever seen from Microsoft.

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Figure 2.1: Downloading the Windows Server 2022 installer

In the past, the trickiest part of getting a .ISO file to be a workable DVD was the need to download some kind of third-party tool in order to burn it to a disc while making it bootable. If you are running an older client operating system on your computer, this may still be the case for you. I have watched many who are new to this process take the .ISO file, drag it over to their disc drive, and start burning the disc. This creates a DVD with the .ISO file sitting on it, but that .ISO is still packaged up and not bootable in any way, so the disc would be worthless to your new piece of server hardware. Luckily, the newer versions of the Windows client operating systems have built-in functions for dealing with .ISO files, which makes the correct burning process very simple.

Once you have your .ISO file for the Windows Server 2022 installation downloaded onto your computer, insert a fresh DVD into your disc drive and browse to the new file. Simply right-click on the .ISO file, and then choose your menu option for Burn disc image. This launches a simple wizard that will extract and burn your new .ISO file the correct way onto the DVD, making it a bootable installation media for your new server, as shown in Figure 2.2:

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Figure 2.2: Burning your .ISO file onto DVD

It is probable when you attempt to download Windows Server 2022 and use this Windows Disc Image Burner utility with a DVD that you grabbed off your stack of standard blank DVDs that you will receive the following error message: The disc image file is too large and will not fit on the recordable disc.

This should come as no surprise because our operating system installer files have been getting larger and larger over the years. We have now reached the critical tipping point where the standard Server 2022 ISO installer is larger than a standard 4.7 GB DVD. To burn this ISO onto a DVD, you will need to hit the store and find some dual-layer discs that can handle more data.

Creating a bootable USB stick

DVDs can be cumbersome and annoying, and now they are also too small for our purposes. Therefore, when installing newer, larger operating systems, it is becoming commonplace to prep a USB stick to use for the installation of the operating system rather than relying on a DVD.

To do this, all you need is a Windows computer, a USB stick that is at least 8 GB, and access to the internet. You will need to download the same ISO that we discussed earlier, as that contains all of the installation files for Server 2022. Then you will also need to download and install some kind of bootable USB creation tool.

There are various free ones available (Rufus is pretty popular), but the one straight from Microsoft is called the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. Why does it still to this day have this crazy name that includes the words Windows 7 right in it? Don’t ask me.

But it works nonetheless and is a quick, easy, and free way to prep your bootable USB sticks for fresh operating system installations. I should point out that this tool has nothing to do with Windows 7. It will take any .ISO file and turn it into a bootable USB stick. That ISO can be a Windows 10 or Server 2022 ISO file, and it still works just fine. You can also install and run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool on a Windows 10 workstation without any trouble.

Once the USB DVD Download Tool is installed, launch the application and simply walk through the four-step wizard.

This process will erase and format your USB stick. Make sure nothing important is stored there!

You will need to identify the ISO that you want the tool to grab information from, then choose your USB stick from a drop-down list. After that, simply click the Begin copying button, and this tool will turn your USB stick into a bootable stick capable of installing the entire Windows Server 2022 OS, as shown in Figure 2.3:

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Figure 2.3: Creating a bootable USB stick

Running the installer

Now go ahead and plug your newly created DVD or bootable USB into the new server hardware. Boot to it, and you will finally see the installation wizard for Windows Server 2022. Now, there really are not that many options for you to choose from within these wizards, so we won’t spend a lot of time here. For the most part, you are simply clicking on the Next button in order to progress through the screens, but there are a few specific places where you will need to make decisions along the way.

After choosing your installation language, the next screen seems pretty easy. There’s just a single button that says Install now. Yes, that is what you want to click on, but I want you to notice the text in the lower-left corner of your screen. If you are ever in a position where you have a server that cannot boot and you are trying to run some recovery or diagnostic functions in order to resolve that issue, you can click on Repair your computer to launch into the recovery console. But for our fresh server installation, go ahead and click on Install now, as shown in Figure 2.4:

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Figure 2.4: Installing Windows Server 2022

Depending on the type of installer you are using, you may now be asked to input a product key to activate Windows. If you have your keys already available, go ahead and enter one now. Otherwise, if you are simply installing this to test Server 2022 and want to run in trial mode for a while, you can click on the link that says I don’t have a product key in order to bypass this screen.

The next screen is an interesting one and the first place that you really need to start paying attention. You will see four different installation options for Windows Server 2022. There are what seem to be the “regular” installers for Windows Server 2022 Standard or Datacenter, and then other options that include the words (Desktop Experience) for each. Typically, in the Microsoft installer world, clicking on Next through every option gives you the most typical and common installation path for whatever it is that you are installing. Not so with this wizard. If you simply glide by this screen by clicking on Next, you will find yourself with an installation of Server Core in the end.

We will talk more about Server Core in a later chapter of the book, but for now, I will just say that if you are expecting to have a server that looks and feels like what we talked about in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Windows Server 2022, this default option is not going to be the one that gets you there. This “Desktop Experience” that the wizard is talking about is the full Windows Server graphical interface, which you are more than likely expecting to see once we are done with our installation. So, for the purposes of our installation here, where we want to interact with the server using full color and a mouse, go ahead and choose the option that includes Desktop Experience before clicking on the Next button, as shown in Figure 2.5:

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Figure 2.5: Windows Server 2022 installation options

In some previous versions of Windows Server, we had the ability to migrate back and forth from a full Desktop Experience to Server Core and back again, even after the operating system was installed. This does not work in Windows Server 2022! The ability to transition between the two modes has disappeared, so it is even more important that you plan your servers properly from the beginning.

The next screen details the licensing terms to which you need to agree, and then we come to another screen where the top option is most likely not the one that you intend to click on. I do understand why the Upgrade function is listed first for a consumer-class Windows 10 machine, but it has historically been a pretty rare occurrence that administrators accomplish in-place upgrades to Windows Server. In a perfect world where everything always works flawlessly following upgrades, this would be a great way to go.

You could have many servers all doing their jobs, and every time a new operating system is released, you simply run the installer and upgrade them. Voila—magic! Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work like that, and I almost never see server administrators willing to take risks in doing an in-place upgrade to an existing production server. It is much more common that we always build brand-new servers alongside the currently running production servers. Once the new server is configured and ready to accept its responsibilities, then, and only then, does the actual workload migrate over to the new server from the old one. In a planned, carefully sculpted migration process, once the migration of duties is finished, then the old server is shut down and taken away. We will discuss this a little bit more near the end of this chapter and try to convince you that in-place upgrades are actually much better than they used to be.

Now back to the topic at hand. In the Windows Server world, we rarely touch the Upgrade option. So go ahead and choose the Custom: Install Microsoft Server Operating System only (advanced) option, which is where we will get into our options for installing this copy of Windows Server 2022 fresh into a new location on the hard drive, as shown in Figure 2.6:

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Figure 2.6: In-place upgrade or Custom installation

Now we decide where we want to install our new copy of Windows Server 2022. In many cases, you will simply click on Next here because your server will have just a single hard disk drive, or maybe a single RAID array of disks, and, in either case, you will see a single pool of free space onto which you can install the operating system. If you have multiple hard drives installed on your server and they have not been tied together in any way yet, then you will have multiple choices here of where to install Windows Server.

We have just a single hard disk attached here, which has never been used, so I can simply click on Next to continue. Note here that if your drives had existing or old data on them, you would have the opportunity here, with some built-in disk management tools, to format the disk or delete individual partitions. If you are using some specialized disks that take specific drivers, there is also a Load driver button, which you can use to inject these special drivers into the installation wizard in order to view these kinds of disks.

Also, it is important to note on this screen that while there is a button to create a New disk partition, you do not have to do this in order to continue. Many new admins assume that you must manually create the partition, so Windows knows where to install its files. On the contrary, if you have unallocated space selected as I do in Figure 2.7 and then simply click Next, the installer will take care of creating the necessary partitions for you:

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Figure 2.7: Windows installation destination

That’s it! You will see the server installer start going to town, copying files, installing features, and getting everything ready on the hard drive. This part of the installer runs on its own for a few minutes, and the next time you need to interact with the server, it will be within the graphical interface where you get to define the administrator password. Once you have specified a password, you will find yourself on the Windows desktop. Now you are really ready to start making use of your new Windows Server 2022.

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Key benefits

  • Design and implement a resilient Windows Server 2022 environment by configuring Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy for enterprise use
  • Automate server management using PowerShell, Windows Admin Center, and RSAT for efficiency
  • Harden security and ensure compliance with PKI, certificates, RBAC, and Defender for Identity

Description

Written by a 10-time Microsoft MVP award winner with over 20 years of IT experience, Mastering Windows Server 2022 is a practical guide to deploying, securing, and optimizing your server infrastructure. Whether you’re new to server administration or an experienced professional sharpening your skills, this book is designed to be referenced on a regular basis instead of gathering dust on your shelf. Updated for Windows Server 2022, this book covers versions, licensing models, and the latest features while guiding you through single-pane-of-glass administration with tools like Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center. While the primary focus is on Windows Server 2022 LTSC, we also explore SAC server releases, Containers, Nano Server, and OS release cadences. You’ll gain hands-on expertise in remote access technologies, PKI and certificate management, virtualization with Hyper-V, and deploying a Remote Desktop Services farm. Plus, you’ll master Server Core, built-in redundancy, and troubleshooting techniques – all while reinforcing core infrastructure skills like Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.

Who is this book for?

Anyone interested in Windows Server administration will benefit from this book. If you are proficient in Microsoft infrastructure technologies and have worked with prior versions of Windows Server, then there are some focused topics on the aspects that are brand new and only available in Server 2022. On the other hand, if you are currently in a desktop support role looking to advance, or fresh into the IT workforce, care was taken in the pages of this book to ensure that you will receive a rounded understanding of Windows Server core capabilities that translate into any environment

What you will learn

  • Build a Windows Server from the ground up and implement your own PKI
  • Manage your servers with Server Manager, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center
  • Secure your network and data with modern technologies in Windows Server 2022
  • Understand containers and where Nano Server fits into the equation
  • Discover new ways to integrate your datacenter with Microsoft Azure
  • Virtualize your datacenter with Hyper-V
  • Round out your understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy
  • Deploy Remote Desktop Services in your environment

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Getting Started with Windows Server 2022 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Installing and Managing Windows Server 2022 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Active Directory Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
DNS and DHCP Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Group Policy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Certificates Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Networking with Windows Server 2022 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Remote Access Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Hardening and Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Server Core Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
PowerShell Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Redundancy in Windows Server 2022 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Containers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Remote Desktop Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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This book is well written and well thought and very clear and concise. Jordan has done wonderfully well with this book. I would recommend this to anyone without any doubt.
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Yet another amazing work by Mr. Krause. Jordan has the wonderful ability of taking material that would normally be considered “dry” and writing about it in an engaging way that keeps the attention of the reader. This book is full of great information, and if you’re looking to further your knowledge of Windows Server 2022, or Windows Server in general, look no further (I especially enjoyed the sections discussing Active Directory, DNS, PowerShell, and Windows Admin Center)! You’ll even catch a bit of humor sprinkled within the pages. An enjoyable and excellent read; highly recommended!
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The book covers a wide range of topics, including installation, configuration, virtualization, storage management, networking, security, and much more. What sets it apart is the depth of coverage it offers for each topic. It not only explains the basic concepts but also delves into advanced techniques and best practices. Whether you're a seasoned Windows Server administrator or a beginner looking to enhance your skills, there's something valuable for everyone within these pages.Overall, Mastering Windows Server 2022 is an outstanding guide that delivers on its promise of helping readers master the intricacies of Windows Server 2022. Its clear explanations, practical examples, and comprehensive coverage make it an invaluable reference for IT professionals, system administrators, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Windows Server. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone looking to expand their knowledge and optimize their Windows Server deployments.
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Aaron Guilmette Jun 28, 2023
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Whether you're new to Windows management or an old hand, this book offers something for you. Jordan makes great use of comparing updates to previous versions of Windows where it makes sense, and dives right into explaining the usage scenarios for new features.It's both light-hearted (which can be appreciated for 700-page administration tomes) and task-oriented, helping you find the steps to the jobs you're looking to do.I really appreciated some of the gems that have been hiding in plain sight for years (such as being able to use the Add/Remove roles wizard to deploy to multiple servers) or newer features that some of us never really spent the time to learn (like IPAM).In all, I think this book strikes a great balance between "I've never seen Windows Server before" and "show me the stuff to help me get my job done." Jordan covers everything from the basics of how a domain controller works and the new(er) Windows Administration Center to using decades-old trusted tools like ping, tracert, and pathping.Some examples of great new information include hybrid cloud connectivity and management, Direct Access and AOVPN, and my favorite--a crash course on containers (even to the point of loading up and using Docker for Windows).A must-read for anyone who wants to get up-to-speed quickly on the biggest and best features of Windows Server 2022.
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Keeping up to date with the latest technology is difficult; new versions, new frameworks, new techniques. This feature gives you a head-start to our content, as it's being created. With Early Access you'll receive each chapter as it's written, and get regular updates throughout the product's development, as well as the final course as soon as it's ready.We created Early Access as a means of giving you the information you need, as soon as it's available. As we go through the process of developing a course, 99% of it can be ready but we can't publish until that last 1% falls in to place. Early Access helps to unlock the potential of our content early, to help you start your learning when you need it most. You not only get access to every chapter as it's delivered, edited, and updated, but you'll also get the finalized, DRM-free product to download in any format you want when it's published. As a member of Packt, you'll also be eligible for our exclusive offers, including a free course every day, and discounts on new and popular titles.