How do I install files and storage services?

How do I install files and storage services?

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Server Manager and click Manage, Add Roles and Features Wizard.
2. The Add Roles and Features Wizard opens.
3. Click Server Roles and select File and Storage Services.
4. Expand File and iSCSI Services.
5. Select File Server and Server for NFS.
6. Click Add Features to include the selected NFS features.

What is file and storage services?

File and Storage Services includes technologies that help you set up and manage one or more file servers, which are servers that provide central locations on your network where you can store files and share them with users.

What are the Windows Server 2012 installation hardware requirements?

System requirements

Processor	1.4 GHz, x64
Memory	512 MB
Free disk space	32 GB (more if there is at least 16 GB of RAM)

How do I find my network adapter Windows Server 2012?

In Network And Sharing Center, tap or click Change Adapter Settings. Next, tap or click the network adapter and then tap or click Disable This Network Device. Finally, tap or click Enable This Network Device. You also can use Windows PowerShell to work with network adapters.

How do I install a file server?

To install File Services and the BranchCache for network files role service

1. In Server Manager, click Manage, and then click Add Roles and Features.
2. In Select installation type, ensure that Role-based or feature-based installation is selected, and then click Next.

What is the preferred file system for Windows Server 2012?

The newer Resilient File System (ReFS) offers some additional features, but we recommend that you use NTFS in production deployments of Windows Server 2012 R2 and earlier versions of Windows.

How do I connect to Internet on Windows Server 2012?

On the Windows Server 2012 Start Screen, type Network. In the right Search pane, select Settings. Click the View Network Connections option in the list. Right click the network connection for your local network and select Properties.

Which two of the following are features that can be installed on a Windows Server 2012?

What’s New for Windows Server 2012

• Windows Clustering. Windows Clustering allows you to manage both network load-balanced clusters as well as failover clusters.
• User Access Logging. New!
• Windows Remote Management.
• Windows Management Infrastructure.
• Data Deduplication.
• iSCSI Target Server.
• NFS Provider for WMI.
• Offline Files.

How do I create a file server in Windows Server 2012?

Create a File Share Using Server Manager

1. Open Server Manager using the icon on the desktop taskbar, or from the Start screen.
2. In the left pane of Server Manager, click File and Storage Services.
3. In the column to the right, click Shares.
4. To the right of Shares in the main window, click the Tasks menu and New Share.