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NT1330 Unit 1 Lab Report

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1. Goal The goal of this lab was to expand and centralize our infrastructure by adding a Windows Server 2012 VM and configuring it with a number of key services. Some of the services that we deployed on the Windows 2012 VM had previously been configured on other machines, namely the RHEL VM from Lab 2. We began by installing and configuring the server itself, ensuring that we provided it with ample memory and processing power. Next, we configured DHCP, disabling the DHCP service running on our RHEL VM. We then continued by installing Active Directory and DNS on the Windows 2012 VM, disabling the DNS server running on the RHEL VM in the process. The DNS server on RHEL would later be reactivated as a secondary (slave) server. We then proceeded to set up monitoring for both DHCP and DNS. This monitoring was configured locally on the Windows 2012 VM using the Performance Monitoring utility, and also remotely via OpsView. Finally, we installed Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer on the Windows VM. This was the first lab where it felt like we …show more content…

Installing and configuring key services on Windows Server 2012 was a breeze thanks to its intuitive GUI. My favorite part of this lab was the feeling of control over the network from a single machine. Instead of switching to a different VM, I was able to simply switch to a different window. Windows Server 2012 made it easy to push changes across the network, allowing me to set up the same network configuration in far less time. Even working with only 7 VMs, I can clearly see why tools like Active Directory are all but necessary in a large enterprise network. Using a centralized controller like Windows Server 2012 would save hundreds of man-hours over time, increasing efficiency and profitability for the company. I look forward to working with Windows Server 2012 further and learning more of its capabilities in the labs to

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