Administrator Guide
System tools
Task Scheduler Is used to create tasks and manage basic tasks that the system performs automatically at specic times. Tasks
created are stored in the Task Scheduler library. It also tracks the Task Status and Active Tasks that are not expired.
Event Viewer Is used to create or import custom views and view events that have occurred in a particular node or log. It also
displays Summary of Administrative log, Recently Viewed Nodes, and Log Summary.
Shared Folders Is used to centrally manage le shares on a system. Shared Folders enable you to create le shares and set
permissions, in addition to viewing and managing open les and users.
Local Users and
Groups
Is used to create and manage users and groups that are stored locally on a computer.
Performance Is used to monitor performance in real time or through a log. Conguration data is collected, and events are traced
to analyze results and view reports.
Device Manager Manages the technologies that support the installation of hardware and the device driver software that enables
the hardware to communicate with the Windows OS.
Storage
Windows Server
Backup
Is a feature that uses command line interface (CLI) and Windows PowerShell cmdlets for your day-to-day backup
and recovery requirements. The data backup can be performed locally and online. To run Windows Server Backup,
install the Windows Server Backup feature.
Disk Management Is a system utility for managing hard disk drives and the volumes or partitions that they contain. Management
allows you to create and attach virtual disks, initialize disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT,
FAT32, or NTFS le systems. It also helps perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system or
interrupting users. Most conguration changes take eect immediately.
Services and applications
Routing and Remote
Access Service
Technology combines three Networking services into one unied server role, Direct Access, Routing, and Remote
Access.
Services Is used to manage services such as le serving and event logging that are running on local or remote computers.
You can also manage services by running the sc config command.
Work folders
Work Folders is a role service for le servers using Windows Storage Server 2016 or 2012 R2.
Work Folders allow users to store and access les on their personal systems or work devices from any location, referred to as bring-your-
own-device (BYOD). Work Folders can be deployed with existing deployments of Folder Redirection, Oine Files, and home folders. User
les are stored in a folder on the server called a sync share. For more information about Work Folders, go to technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/dn265974.aspx.
Installing work folders
About this task
To install the Work Folders:
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Initial conguration of your NAS system