Chapter 2. Managing Windows Network Services with PowerShell

In this chapter we will cover the following recipes:

  • Configuring static networking
  • Installing domain controllers
  • Configuring zones in DNS
  • Configuring DHCP scopes
  • Configuring DHCP server failover
  • Converting DHCP addresses to static
  • Building out a PKI environment
  • Creating AD users
  • Searching for and reporting on AD users
  • Finding expired computers in AD
  • Creating and e-mailing a superuser report

Introduction

Setting up a new Active Directory environment can be either exciting or boring. If you have rarely built out new domain and networking environments, the process is probably new and very exciting. However, if you are constantly building out new environments for test labs or other business needs, the ...

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