Windows Server 2012 R2 Deployment Proposal for Global Advertising Inc.

This report provides a comprehensive Windows Server 2012 R2 deployment proposal for Global Advertising Inc. (GAI), an advertising company with two branch offices. The proposal outlines the implementation of Windows Server 2012 R2 to enhance the company's IT infrastructure, focusing on security, stability, and efficiency. Key components include the use of Work Folders, Storage Tiering, Active Directory Domain Services, Multitenant VPN Gateway, and Windows Server Essentials Role. The report details the server edition selection (Standard Edition), the use of Server Core on the database server, Active Directory configuration, DHCP scope design, and DHCP fault tolerance. It also covers file and print sharing, including Distributed File System (DFS) for data accessibility and sharing. The proposal aims to create a robust, secure, and scalable server environment to manage the company's operations, providing remote access, centralized services, and improved network infrastructure for both the Los Angeles and New York branch offices.

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Background
According to the given scenario, Global Advertising Inc. or, we can say GAI needs to implement
Windows Server 2012 R2 for their system framework. GAI is innovative advertising
organization having two branch offices - Los Angeles and New York. The organization has
prerequisite to influence its inside framework is designed using new Windows Server 2012 R2
deployment process. Being appointed as IT consultant in GAI organization, I prescribed the best
encouraging process to deploy the best highlights of Windows Server 2012 to make more
vigorous, secure as well as stable windows server framework that can help the organization in
dealing with the two branch offices. I would like to provide better recommendations that are
effective for the deployment of Windows 2012 R2 Server. The organization as of now has built
up the security measures such as firewalls, IPsec security systems for guaranteeing the privacy,
credibility and information integrity of the association inside the financial as well as other
departments of the organization.
Introduction
The paper is to provide a Windows 2012 R2 deployment proposal for the updation of GAI
Corporation infrastructure network infrastructure. This deployment process can enable the
network to more secure and thorough Windows Server environment for its remote locations. This
new as well as upgraded networking framework will replace all the outdated servers to the new
Windows 2012 R2. This new server environment will help the organization to manage its
services to clients in an efficient way. This deployment will be cost-effective that will empower
the organization with greater adaptability as well as robustness. The new server framework
brings the best experience that delivers global scale cloud framework secure in our base with
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segments and upgrades in virtualization, organization, storage, organizing, virtual desktop
installation, and access as well as data protection. (Rouse, M., 2012)
New Features of Windows 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2 has brought various new components that essentially enhance the
effectiveness of the working structure. A substantial number of these progressions build various
abilities of Windows Server 2012 R2. GAI can have various new benefits by implementing the
features of Windows 2012 R2:
1. Work Folders - This advantage can provide the effectiveness of Dropbox option to the
corporate servers. The main function of Work Folders is to keep the copies of archives on all
servers as well as the client system by processing sync operations at the point where the users
sets up the connection with the required server of the organization.
2. Storage Tiering - This is the new option in Windows Server 2012 R2. This function is to
provide the capacity to intensely move the lumps of the data which is stored in between the
classes of the storage like SSDs as well as hard drives that are slow. Few data storage structures
have innovative tiering for a significant long time. Microsoft uses the warmth map calculation to
make sense of which part of information monitors the activity and moves the sultriest lumps at
fastest level.
3. Active Directory Domain Services - By implementing the Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS) server part, GAI may build up a flexible, secure, as well as sensible base for the
customer as well as resource organization, and also provide support to registry empowered
applications like Microsoft Exchange Server.
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4. Multitenant VPN Gateway - This option allows us to execute the system to some external
websites by using solitary VPN option. This component is away for both encouraging providers
and vast affiliations that hope to realize coordinate with various goals or some external
affiliations. Every site affiliation needs some gateway in this framework, which can influence the
cost as well as its easiness of execution when more than two or three affiliations must be needed
for this single application.
5. Windows Server Essentials Role - By deploying Windows Server 2012 in GAI, we have to
use infrastructure of hotspot for the essentials of Windows Server framework. It may also
influence distribution framework as well as configuration service. This framework in Windows
Server 2012 R2 carries with it different components like BranchCache, DFS Namespaces, and
Remote Server Administration Tools which are important in remote office framework. (Ferrill,
P., 2013).
Deployment and Server Edition
GAI organization operates in its two offices - Los Angeles and New York branch offices. Its
maximum staff is in LA with minimum one individual from every department. To interface
various staff at one time, all departments must have the ability to access same network
infrastructure. Its corporate office requires centralized server operating system for Reporting,
Database, Application, and Proxy with the goal that the branch workplaces could interface with
these servers via having Remote Access that is considered as the primary element of Windows
Server 2012 R2 operations. The organizations mainly use WANs to relate remote work
environments. The infrastructure of installing LAN as well as WAN is very expensive.
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Hence, GAI as opposed to actualizing committed WAN accessibility, associations can depend on
VPNs that continue running throughout the web. VPNs can provide the secure relationship
between single customers as well as their affiliation's framework over the Internet. They give
more secure webpage affiliations, they transfer information considerably speedier than WANs.
As we know that VPNs are less exorbitant therefore we could have single lease line to access the
Internet for both offices by taking out the expenses of broadband. Remote desktops needs
operating systems that grants applications to have remote access on the server. This framework
server has remote archives and applications are considered in protected area that ensures that the
data is not lost. (Smith, D., 2011)
The entire framework will have same authorized model having two releases that are accessible in
its volume licensing - Standard Edition and Datacenter Edition. These two versions differ by
virtualization rights. Single license conceals two physical processors. This framework is
streamlined that helps to make it simple for the clients. Datacenter version can be utilized for
implementing virtualized private cloud computing though Standard version is utilized for non-
virtualized or delicately virtualized condition.
I will support Standard Edition is less expensive when differentiated with Datacenter Edition. I
could buy additional Standard release licenses and will also deploy them to the same physical
server by providing the rights to run additional instances of Windows Server. The server needs to
have better number of licenses that are allocated to ensure extent of virtual OSE's. (Microsoft
Inc., 2013).
Server Core - Installing Server Core is least requirement for Windows Server that gives the less
maintenance server environment by having compelled functionality. After implementation of
Windows Server 2012, it could be possible to transit from Full Server to Server Core without
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reinstalling the OS. Server Core is expected by framework as well as record administration,
server administration process as well as utility specialists, and IT coordinators. In Windows
Server 2012, Server Core has been transformed into a component that could be incorporated or
can be evacuated without reinstallation of operating system. There is another release that is
known as Minimal Server Interface that thinks of some as GUI keeping in mind the end goal to
succeed. To help these movements, the methodology which is used to recognize a Server Core
configuration process. Server Core is expected to give a domain that mainly minimizes:
• Service essentials
• Administration process
• Attacks
• Disk space usage
• Memory (RAM) use
Consequently, I might want to utilize Server Core on the Database server. Every server will be
placed in the corporate office of GAI i.e LA Branch. (Microsoft Inc., 2013).
Active Directory (AD)
Windows Server 2012 shows the coming period of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
Simplified services, and also it is the best service since Windows 2000 Server. This service is
upgrading of the domain. Its components include:
1. Deploying AD DS as the component of the new Server Manager Architecture and in addition
licenses remote framework.
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2. The AD DS plan as well as design configuration is Windows PowerShell, by having the use
of graphical setup.
3. Advancement consolidates necessary check that will favors the domain as well as its forest
status for installing new space controller by minimizing the requirement of its advancements.
4. Windows Server 2012 forest utilitarian level doesn't implement its new segments. Space
practical level will be required for having implementation of new Kerberos features by reducing
the leaders of the progressive necessity for a homogenous controller condition. (Femila, 2016)
I would like to install one forest root domain. Two Active Directory Domains Services (AD DS)
will be used for installing servers in its two offices. Read only Domain controllers (DC) would
be used in Branch office of New York.
Configuration of Active Directory (AD)
1. Start the Server Manager from the Task bar.
2. Open the Server Manager Dashboard, then select Add roles as well as segments.
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3. Click the selected Role-based or feature based configuration from its Installation screen.
4. This server which we are using is picked as per usual. Click on Next to proceed to the Server
Roles tab.
5. By selecting the Server Roles page select the check box by Active Directory Domain Services.
Some notification will appear elucidating extra parts configuration that are required to present
domain services, click Add Features.
6. Check the information on the AD DS page and snap Next.
7. On the Confirm installation screen, review the installation and after that snap Install.
(Rackspace Support, 2016)
DHCP Scope Design
DHCP scope incorporates the significance of its parameters as well as provide settings to
develop the limits of given DHCP plan. Few parameters need to be set that includes the lease
time period, the help for BOOTP clients, DHCP clients, and the system in order to support DNS
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dynamic name updates. Default lease can be changed; it can even be set to unlimited. If DHCP
has small lease time, it shows that address could be reused rapidly and any movements to the
DHCP decisions can be overhauled on the clients.
The short lease period impact clients essentially in the event of any DHCP server downtime
since it is more likely that clients ought to restore their lease while the DHCP server is difficult
to reach. Our DHCP server directs various expansions for a big framework. By planning DHCP
scopes, we can make IP addresses open to the DHCP. (https://technet.microsoft.com, 2016).
DHCP Fault Tolerance
The organization can enhance the DHCP fault tolerance by using the configuration of static
addressing. The devices which are configured using static addressing are physically designed by
having required address, subnet address and other information like DNS server as well as default
gateway. We ought to use this strategy to configure our DHCP server in light of the fact that a
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DHCP server requires its own specific IP address for being static. (https://technet.microsoft.com,
2008). The main approach to manage DNS design in AD environment is to configure the AD
first and a while later help that setup with the DNS structure. The DNS namespace may starting
at now be set up. In this configuration, the Active Directory environment should be made freely
and a short time later realized either as a subdomain of the current namespace.
(https://support.microsoft.com, 2015)
File and Print Sharing
For opening the file sharing ports in Windows 2012 R2, we should take off upgrades to the
Windows Firewall Inbound Rules. To reveal these upgrades, we should connect with the
Windows 2012 Virtual Server using Remote Desktop, and work as the Administrator customer.
The other way to deal with do windows file sharing to reiteration is to use Distributed File
System with Replication (DFS-R). We set up our DFS root. If one of the servers goes down, the
clients using it will therefore miss the mark over to one of the others.
Distributed File System (DFS) plans ought to be made to empower data to be effortlessly
accessed as well as shared across DFS namespace. Clients can recover any mutual data by
utilizing the main namespace. For every window Server 2012, a File Server Manager (FSRM)
utility will be executed to permit the meaning of particular file folder sharing. Furthermore, file
server configuration as well as FSRM standards would be overseen via main support that will
alarm IT faculty the requirement to join stored information. The organization’s servers track file
use and access taking into account productive evaluating. It guarantees that the storage room to
be kept up, controlled, overseen and observed successfully. (https://technet.microsoft.com,
2008).
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Group Policy
 Begin the AD Users as well as Computers snap-in. For doing this, click on Start button, select
Administrative Tools, and after that click Active Directory Users and Computers.
 In the console tree, right-click GAI domain, and afterward click on Properties button.
 By clicking on Group Policy tab, and afterward select New.
 Enter some name for new group policy and afterward press Enter.
 Click on Properties button, and then click on Security tab.
 Then click on Apply Group Policy check box for the security group that we don't need this
strategy to apply to.
 Click on Apply Group Policy check box for the group that we need this policy.
 At last, after configuring group policy click OK.
The required software which will be used to deploy the applications can be Microsoft Office,
Acrobat Reader etc. (Microsoft, 2016).
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Conclusion
The entire proposal is to deploy Windows Server 2012 R2 for having secure network in the
remote locations of GAI organization. The entire framework will be centralized implemented in
Los Angeles location as maximum employees sit there. By deploying Windows Server 2012 R2
in the networking framework, the network devices can easily be configured when required in
near future. By centralizing IT framework for GAI organization, all the processes can easily be
automated. The system possess the adequate storage capacity because of implementation of fault
tolerance.
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