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1.2.2 Windows Server 2012 User Interface Facts

Windows Server 2012 R2 uses Server Manager to manage the system from a graphical administration
console. It also provides the PowerShell command line environment that can be used to manage the system
using a non-graphical user interface. You can configure and manage either the local server or remote servers
using Server Manager or Windows PowerShell.

The following table describes the tools used to administer Windows Server 2012 R2:

Tool Description
After installing Windows Server 2012 R2, use Server Manager to set up the server as follows:

1. Configure this local server.


2. Add roles and features.
3. Create a server group (Optional).

Options available from the Manage menu are:

Add Roles and Features


Remove Roles and Features
Add Servers
Create Server Group
Server Manager Properties
Server
Manager Server management tools are accessed through the Tools menu. Tools are automatically added
to the Tools menu when additional server roles and services are installed.

Roles and Server Groups display the status of each server and role. The status refresh time can
be configured in Manage > Server Manager Properties. A server, server group, or role
displayed in red indicates a problem. The following information displays for the local server,
all servers, and installed roles:

Manageability
Events
Services (if applicable)
Performance
BPA results

PowerShell Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell scripting language that allows you to administer,
maintain, and configure the system. Designed especially for system administration, Windows
PowerShell uses cmdlets to control and automate the administration of the Windows operating
system and applications that run on Windows. PowerShell:

Is built on the .NET Framework.


Automates administrative tasks.
Uses PowerShell commands called cmdlets that:
Allow you to manage the system from a command line.
Use a verb and a noun separated by a hyphen. For example, Get-Help, Get-
Process, and Start-Service.
Can execute single commands or large scripts.
Allow you to string together the actions of two or more cmdlets, known as
pipelining or piping. In pipelining, output from one cmdlet is sent to the input of
another cmdlet.

PowerShell provides help for each cmdlet using the Get-Help cmdlet.
You can use the Update-Help cmdlet to download and install the

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newest versions of help topics for modules installed on your


computer.

Windows Server 2012 R2 uses the Metro interface introduced in Windows 8. The following table identifies
interface elements used to navigate Windows Server 2012 R2:

Interface
Description
Element
Tiles on the Start screen allow you to access Computer, Control Panel, Server Manager, and the
desktop. You can pin tiles on the Start screen for the following items:

Desktop applications
Start Apps
Screen Snap-ins

You can access the Start screen by moving the mouse pointer to the lower-left corner or by
pressing the Windows logo key. You can return to the desktop by pressing the ESC key or
clicking the desktop tile.
The Start button is on the Taskbar in its usual location. However, the functionality of the Start
button in Windows Server 2012 R2 has changed in the following ways:

Clicking the Start button switches the system from the desktop environment to the Metro
environment and displays the Start screen.
Right-clicking the Start button displays a pop-up menu with links to the following:
Programs and Features
Power Options
Event Viewer
System
Device Manager
Start
Network Connections
Button
Disk Management
Computer Management
Command Prompt (standard or elevated permissions)
Task Manager
Control Panel
File Explorer
Search
Run
Shut down, sign out, or restart
Desktop

Charms Windows Server 2012 R2 uses a Charms menu. When you move the mouse pointer to the upper-
Menu right or lower-right corner of the screen, the Charms menu displays the following options:

Search locates items matching searched keywords and displays the results below the
Search box.
Start returns to the start screen.
Settings is divided into two parts:
At the top of the panel you can access:
Desktop
Control Panel
Personalization
Server info
Help
At the bottom of the panel you can access:
Network
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Sound
Screen brightness
Notifications
Power options
Keyboard options

Windows Server 2012 R2 is available in four editions:

Windows Server 2012 Foundation


Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

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