Server Manager is a management tool for Microsoft Windows Server operating systems designed to assist system administrators in installing, configuring, and managing server roles and features.

It provides a user interface through which local and remote servers, added to the server pool, can be managed without the need for the system administrator to log in to each server separately.

With Server Manager, you can perform various administrative tasks, such as monitoring server performance, tracking server logs, or examining performance.

Server Manager starts by default when you log in to the Windows Server system. You can also start it manually by searching for it in the Start menu.

You can, for example, select "All Servers" from the view, choose one server, and run PowerShell there.

Select "Local server" to see the status of the local (in this case DC1) server.

You can easily see the status of important cybersecurity configurations such as firewall, antivirus, and updates from one view.

## What is Server Manager?

Server Manager is a management tool for Microsoft Windows Server operating systems designed to assist system administrators in installing, configuring, and managing server roles and features.

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It provides a user interface through which local and remote servers, added to the server pool, can be managed without the need for the system administrator to log in to each server separately.

With Server Manager, you can perform various administrative tasks, such as monitoring server performance, tracking server logs, or examining performance.

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## Using Server Manager

Server Manager starts by default when you log in to the Windows Server system. You can also start it manually by searching for it in the Start menu.

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### Running PowerShell on a server

You can, for example, select "All Servers" from the view, choose one server, and run PowerShell there.

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### Server status inspection

Select "Local server" to see the status of the local (in this case DC1) server.

You can easily see the status of important cybersecurity configurations such as firewall, antivirus, and updates from one view.

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Server Manager

In this course, we go through the basics related to managing Windows systems and maintaining information security.

In this course, we will go through the basics of Windows system administration and cybersecurity maintenance.

We familiarize ourselves with Windows virus protection, firewall, and automatic updates. We learn to use remote desktop connections, registry editor, PowerShell, server manager, and group policies.

The course does not go into great depth on Windows domains, attacks on them, or hardening. These more advanced topics are covered in the "Windows - Attack and Defense" course.

Server Manager

What is Server Manager?

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