1 00:00:00,005 --> 00:00:01,009 - [Instructor] Windows Admin Center 2 00:00:01,009 --> 00:00:04,002 is a web-based utility that we can install 3 00:00:04,002 --> 00:00:06,004 either on a Windows server or client 4 00:00:06,004 --> 00:00:09,003 and we can manage all different types of clients 5 00:00:09,003 --> 00:00:12,001 or servers in our network. 6 00:00:12,001 --> 00:00:13,008 We can also add resources, 7 00:00:13,008 --> 00:00:16,005 such as ones from Azure as well. 8 00:00:16,005 --> 00:00:17,009 In order to install it on a server, 9 00:00:17,009 --> 00:00:19,007 we have to make sure under Tools 10 00:00:19,007 --> 00:00:22,004 that we're not already using the web server 11 00:00:22,004 --> 00:00:24,000 or our internet information server. 12 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,007 And I have uninstalled that 13 00:00:25,007 --> 00:00:28,005 so I know for sure I don't have that installed. 14 00:00:28,005 --> 00:00:32,000 I'm going to go and open up a web browser. 15 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,006 And I'll type in Windows Admin Center download. 16 00:00:36,006 --> 00:00:37,005 Now, I want to make sure 17 00:00:37,005 --> 00:00:40,005 that you get the one from Microsoft. 18 00:00:40,005 --> 00:00:43,002 So check that it says Microsoft.com 19 00:00:43,002 --> 00:00:49,003 and that it's using a valid certificate that you see here. 20 00:00:49,003 --> 00:00:50,005 When I scroll down to the bottom, 21 00:00:50,005 --> 00:00:52,005 I have the option to download now, 22 00:00:52,005 --> 00:00:53,009 which I clicked. 23 00:00:53,009 --> 00:01:00,003 Now I'll download the installation, and run through it. 24 00:01:00,003 --> 00:01:02,005 We can see it's going to download it as an MSI, 25 00:01:02,005 --> 00:01:05,002 which means it has all the information needed 26 00:01:05,002 --> 00:01:08,006 in order to run it without any additional switches. 27 00:01:08,006 --> 00:01:10,003 I'll go ahead and fill out this information, 28 00:01:10,003 --> 00:01:12,005 and then download. 29 00:01:12,005 --> 00:01:14,006 My download is complete 30 00:01:14,006 --> 00:01:19,003 and I'll go ahead and run the installation. 31 00:01:19,003 --> 00:01:22,002 I'll accept the terms, click Next. 32 00:01:22,002 --> 00:01:23,000 Here we have an option 33 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,001 for choosing the required diagnostic data 34 00:01:26,001 --> 00:01:27,008 or required and optional. 35 00:01:27,008 --> 00:01:29,005 I'm just going to choose the required only 36 00:01:29,005 --> 00:01:32,005 but you can choose whatever one you'd like. 37 00:01:32,005 --> 00:01:34,002 It's also a good idea to get updates 38 00:01:34,002 --> 00:01:38,000 because they are frequently updating this product. 39 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,004 And I'll click Next. 40 00:01:40,004 --> 00:01:42,004 I like to choose the defaults here 41 00:01:42,004 --> 00:01:45,009 and check that your port is set to 443 42 00:01:45,009 --> 00:01:48,001 and it'll generate a self-signed certificate. 43 00:01:48,001 --> 00:01:49,004 If you need a public certificate, 44 00:01:49,004 --> 00:01:53,006 you can go ahead and use one as well. 45 00:01:53,006 --> 00:01:55,002 Installation doesn't take very long 46 00:01:55,002 --> 00:01:56,003 and when it's done, we'll be able 47 00:01:56,003 --> 00:01:59,009 to access it using a web browser. 48 00:01:59,009 --> 00:02:01,001 Installation is complete. 49 00:02:01,001 --> 00:02:04,004 I'm going to click on the link that it shows me. 50 00:02:04,004 --> 00:02:09,002 And that's the name of the server using port 443. 51 00:02:09,002 --> 00:02:11,006 And you get prompted for username and password. 52 00:02:11,006 --> 00:02:13,009 Use the administrator log on 53 00:02:13,009 --> 00:02:19,007 that you used to log in to the server. 54 00:02:19,007 --> 00:02:23,009 Now it's getting all set up for the first time. 55 00:02:23,009 --> 00:02:26,007 And it's going to give me some information 56 00:02:26,007 --> 00:02:29,004 that can help me understand how to use this. 57 00:02:29,004 --> 00:02:32,008 And by default, it's added in the server 58 00:02:32,008 --> 00:02:34,005 that I've installed it on. 59 00:02:34,005 --> 00:02:37,002 And if I'd like to, I can add additional servers as well. 60 00:02:37,002 --> 00:02:40,005 So I'm going to choose to click and connect 61 00:02:40,005 --> 00:02:43,001 to my local server. 62 00:02:43,001 --> 00:02:44,006 And again, you'll see a list 63 00:02:44,006 --> 00:02:46,008 of all the servers you've connected to in the past 64 00:02:46,008 --> 00:02:48,003 in that previous screen 65 00:02:48,003 --> 00:02:50,005 but once you select and connect, 66 00:02:50,005 --> 00:02:53,006 then anything that you're using on the server 67 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:59,005 can show up, and you can monitor and possibly manage. 68 00:02:59,005 --> 00:03:03,003 For instance, on this overview page, 69 00:03:03,003 --> 00:03:06,000 I can restart the server, shut it down 70 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,007 and do other things as well. 71 00:03:07,007 --> 00:03:09,002 I can also monitor things, 72 00:03:09,002 --> 00:03:11,007 such as the real-time protection, 73 00:03:11,007 --> 00:03:17,000 I can look at Ethernet traffic and RAM usage. 74 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,008 If I go down to Events, 75 00:03:18,008 --> 00:03:23,001 then we can see the Event Viewer. 76 00:03:23,001 --> 00:03:24,005 And I can click on System, 77 00:03:24,005 --> 00:03:26,001 just like I could if I opened up 78 00:03:26,001 --> 00:03:29,000 the Event Viewer graphical user interface, 79 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,002 and I can click on various different events 80 00:03:31,002 --> 00:03:35,002 and see the information down below. 81 00:03:35,002 --> 00:03:37,003 I can also go to Local Users and Groups 82 00:03:37,003 --> 00:03:39,004 and I can view the users and groups 83 00:03:39,004 --> 00:03:41,001 that I currently have. 84 00:03:41,001 --> 00:03:46,002 And I can also create a new user group if I'd like. 85 00:03:46,002 --> 00:03:49,006 If I click on PowerShell, 86 00:03:49,006 --> 00:03:51,001 this is a quick way 87 00:03:51,001 --> 00:03:54,003 to get into PowerShell on a remote computer. 88 00:03:54,003 --> 00:03:56,000 So you don't have to open up PowerShell 89 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,004 and choose the enter -ps session command. 90 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:01,007 You can just click it here and log in. 91 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:03,009 And once I'm here, you can see the computer 92 00:04:03,009 --> 00:04:06,000 that I'm connected to in the left side of the screen 93 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,007 and I can go ahead and type in a PowerShell command 94 00:04:10,007 --> 00:04:15,002 or any other type of command when prompted. 95 00:04:15,002 --> 00:04:21,003 And here's the get disk cmdlet showing my disk information. 96 00:04:21,003 --> 00:04:27,004 I can also go down to where it says roles and features. 97 00:04:27,004 --> 00:04:30,006 I can get a list of the roles and features I've installed, 98 00:04:30,006 --> 00:04:32,005 and I can also choose to install 99 00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:35,002 or uninstall additional ones if I'd like. 100 00:04:35,002 --> 00:04:38,001 I can simply just check the box 101 00:04:38,001 --> 00:04:41,002 and then click the Install button as an example. 102 00:04:41,002 --> 00:04:42,003 You can see the state, 103 00:04:42,003 --> 00:04:44,007 whether or not it's available or whether it's installed. 104 00:04:44,007 --> 00:04:47,001 So you can see under File and Storage Services one 105 00:04:47,001 --> 00:04:52,000 of 12 role services of the server role has been installed. 106 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,006 At the top right, I can click on the gear 107 00:04:54,006 --> 00:04:56,001 and it takes me to Settings. 108 00:04:56,001 --> 00:04:59,002 And here I can make various different changes, 109 00:04:59,002 --> 00:05:00,008 such as personalization. 110 00:05:00,008 --> 00:05:03,003 I can change this to dark mode, for instance. 111 00:05:03,003 --> 00:05:07,003 I can go to Advanced and make changes here. 112 00:05:07,003 --> 00:05:10,008 I can go to Access 113 00:05:10,008 --> 00:05:13,003 and I can register this with Azure Active Directory 114 00:05:13,003 --> 00:05:14,009 if I'd like. 115 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:16,007 I'm going to go back 116 00:05:16,007 --> 00:05:19,005 to my Windows Admin Center, 117 00:05:19,005 --> 00:05:22,004 and click on my server once again. 118 00:05:22,004 --> 00:05:26,006 And now in dark mode, I can see the same options, of course. 119 00:05:26,006 --> 00:05:30,009 But I can also connect this to Azure Backup. 120 00:05:30,009 --> 00:05:33,009 I can use containers for Azure Kubernetes. 121 00:05:33,009 --> 00:05:39,000 And also see how I can configure this as a hybrid computer. 122 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,008 Back in the Windows Admin Center, 123 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:45,007 I can choose to add and instead 124 00:05:45,007 --> 00:05:49,000 of just using servers or PCS as you see here, 125 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,003 I can also add server clusters. 126 00:05:51,003 --> 00:05:52,002 A server cluster 127 00:05:52,002 --> 00:05:55,004 is where you take multiple different servers 128 00:05:55,004 --> 00:05:58,004 and then you add the failover cluster service 129 00:05:58,004 --> 00:06:00,008 and then they act as failovers 130 00:06:00,008 --> 00:06:02,006 for various different services, 131 00:06:02,006 --> 00:06:08,000 such as DNS, DHCP, and other popular services. 132 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:14,004 I can also create and add in Azure virtual machines as well. 133 00:06:14,004 --> 00:06:16,009 Windows Admin Center is definitely the way Microsoft 134 00:06:16,009 --> 00:06:20,004 will be managing devices and services in the future. 135 00:06:20,004 --> 00:06:24,000 And it may replace certain tools we're already using.