D

D$ shares, Hiding and controlling share access

DACL (discretionary access control list), Applying permissions to registry keys

DAS (direct-attached storage), Essential storage technologies

Data Center Bridging feature, Using roles, role services, and features, Using internal and external storage devices

data collector reports, Comprehensive performance analysis and logging, Using data collector templates

data collector sets, Comprehensive performance analysis and logging, Resolving network bottlenecks

data collector templates, Creating and managing data collector sets, Viewing data collector reports

Data Deduplication role service, Storage-management role services, Monitoring deduplication

data encryption key, BitLocker changes

Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Setting BCD entry values

Data Manager, Viewing data collector reports

data scrubbing, ReFS integrity streams, data scrubbing, and salvage, Monitoring deduplication

Data Source Names (DSNs), HKLMSOFTWARE

data streams, Hard links

data-recovery agents, BitLocker modes

Database ==> Instances performance object, Using Performance Monitor

Date And Time dialog box, Getting to know Server Manager

Date command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

day-to-day operational procedures, Planning for support structures and facilities

DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model), Creating server groups

debugging, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation, Creating, copying, and deleting BCD entries

BCD entry values, Creating, copying, and deleting BCD entries

Setup program, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation

decentralized network administration, Reviewing network administration

deduplication, Storage-management role services, Configuring data deduplication, Configuring data deduplication, Understanding data deduplication, Understanding data deduplication, Selecting data for deduplication, Interoperability with data deduplication, Monitoring deduplication

configuring, Configuring data deduplication

deduplicating volumes, Interoperability with data deduplication

described, Storage-management role services, Configuring data deduplication

evaluating space savings from, Understanding data deduplication

interoperability with, Selecting data for deduplication

monitoring, Monitoring deduplication

selecting data for, Understanding data deduplication

Deduplication Evaluation tool, Understanding data deduplication

Deduplication Schedule dialog box, Deduplicating volumes

DEFAULT hive file, HKEY_CURRENT_USER

default shares, Hiding and controlling share access

Defrag command, Preventing fragmentation of disks

Del command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Delegated authorization level, Understanding TPM states and tools

Delete permission, Applying permissions to registry keys, Special permissions

Delete Subfolders And Files permission, Special permissions

deleting, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation, Creating, copying, and deleting BCD entries, Archiving event logs, Selecting performance objects and counters to monitor, Creating and managing data collector sets, Creating and managing data collector sets, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Hiding and controlling share access

BCD entries, Creating, copying, and deleting BCD entries

data collectors, Creating and managing data collector sets

drive shares, Hiding and controlling share access

event logs, Archiving event logs

logical drives, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume

partitions, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume

partitions during installation, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation

performance counters, Selecting performance objects and counters to monitor

startup data collectors, Creating and managing data collector sets

volumes, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume

Deny permissions, Understanding share permissions, Permission inheritance for files and folders, Basic permissions

DEP (Data Execution Prevention), Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Setting BCD entry values

deployment process, Specifying organizational objectives, Planning for deploying highly available servers, Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2, Product licensing, Product licensing, Preinstallation tasks, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation, Continue past lockups and freezes, Provisioning BitLocker prior to deployment, Deploying sync shares through Group Policy

BitLocker Drive Encryption, Provisioning BitLocker prior to deployment

gauging success in, Specifying organizational objectives

highly available servers, Planning for deploying highly available servers

installing Windows Server 2012 R2, Preinstallation tasks

postinstallation tasks, Continue past lockups and freezes

preparing for installation, Product licensing

product licensing, Product licensing

quick start, Deploying Windows Server 2012 R2

sync shares through Group Policy, Deploying sync shares through Group Policy

troubleshooting installation, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation

deprecated tools or features, Essential storage technologies

Desktop Experience, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Determining which installation type to use

Detach Virtual Hard Disk dialog box, Creating and managing virtual hard disks for Hyper-V

development teams, Identifying your organizational teams

Device Manager, Continue past lockups and freezes, Computer Management system tools, MMC tool availability, Installing new devices, Installing new devices, Installing and updating device drivers, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy, Rolling back drivers, Troubleshooting hardware, Troubleshooting hardware, Resolving resource conflicts, Moving dynamic disks

confirming device availability, Installing new devices

described, Computer Management system tools, MMC tool availability

moving disks, Moving dynamic disks

postinstallation tasks, Continue past lockups and freezes

removing drivers, Rolling back drivers

resolving resource conflicts, Troubleshooting hardware, Resolving resource conflicts

rolling back drivers, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy

troubleshooting hardware, Troubleshooting hardware

viewing device and driver details, Installing new devices, Installing and updating device drivers

device objects (BCD), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Device Specific Module (DSM), Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices

devices and device drivers, Choosing external devices, Understanding device installation, Installing new devices, Installing new devices, Installing new devices, Viewing device and driver details, Viewing device and driver details, Working with device drivers, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings, Installing and updating device drivers, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy, Rolling back drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers, Troubleshooting hardware, Troubleshooting hardware

common device errors, Troubleshooting hardware

described, Working with device drivers

disabling device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers

installing devices, Installing new devices, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

Properties dialog box, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy, Troubleshooting hardware

reinstalling device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers

removing drivers, Rolling back drivers

restricting installation, Installing and updating device drivers

rolling back drivers, Restricting device installation by using Group Policy

signed drivers, Viewing device and driver details, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing

testing new drivers, Installing new devices

understanding installation, Choosing external devices

uninstalling device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers

updating device drivers, Understanding device installation, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

viewing details, Installing new devices, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing

warning symbols, Viewing device and driver details

Devices And Printers, Installing new devices

DFS (distributed file system), Assessing systems, Using roles, role services, and features, Essential storage technologies, Storage-management role services, Change journals, Selecting data for deduplication, Using and finding shares

AD DS support, Storage-management role services

change journal and, Change journals

deduplication support, Selecting data for deduplication

File And Storage Services, Using roles, role services, and features

folder shares, Using and finding shares

identifying file storage, Assessing systems

server-storage communications, Essential storage technologies

DFS Management, Using graphical administrative tools, MMC tool availability

DFS Namespaces, Storage-management role services

DFS Replicated Folders performance object, Using Performance Monitor

DFS Replication, Understanding the event logs, Storage-management role services

DFS Replication Connections performance object, Using Performance Monitor

Dfsdiag tool, Storage-management features and tools

DFSN module (PowerShell), Storage-management features and tools

Dfsradmin tool, Storage-management features and tools

Dfsutil tool, Storage-management features and tools

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), Using graphical administrative tools

DHCP Manager, MMC tool availability

DHCP servers, Planning for server usage, Protocols, Using roles, role services, and features

DHCPv6 Server performance object, Using Performance Monitor

dialect negotiation, Working with SMB 3.0

digital signatures, Viewing device and driver details, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing, Hardware-encrypted drives, Deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption

Driverquery utility and, Viewing device and driver details

FIPS-compliant algorithms, Deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption

troubleshooting, Understanding and troubleshooting driver signing

verifying, Hardware-encrypted drives

Dir command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

direct memory access (DMA), Viewing device and driver details, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

direct-attached storage (DAS), Essential storage technologies

directory junctions, Object identifiers

Directory Replicator service, Controlling remote registry access

Directory Service log, Understanding the event logs

DirectoryServices performance object, Using Performance Monitor

DirQuota utility, How quota management works

Disable- cmdlets, Using Windows PowerShell

Disable-ServerManagerStandardUserRemoting cmdlet, Working with the administration tools

disabling, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers, Adding non–Plug and Play, older hardware, Working with SMB 3.0, Recovering data protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption, Enabling file sharing, Permission inheritance for files and folders

BitLocker Drive Encryption, Recovering data protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption

device drivers, Uninstalling, reinstalling, and disabling device drivers

hardware, Adding non–Plug and Play, older hardware

inheritance, Permission inheritance for files and folders

public folder sharing, Enabling file sharing

SMB, Working with SMB 3.0

disaster recovery, Reviewing network administration, Planning for day-to-day operations, Postinstallation tasks, Storage-management features and tools

analyzing network model, Reviewing network administration

as postinstallation task, Postinstallation tasks

establishing, Planning for day-to-day operations

VSS and, Storage-management features and tools

discretionary access control list (DACL), Applying permissions to registry keys

disk fragmentation, Repairing volumes and marking bad sectors by using ChkDsk

Disk List view (Disk Management), Using the Disk Management tools

disk management, Getting a quick start, Performing a clean installation, Managing and troubleshooting hardware, Other important tuning, memory, and data considerations, Tracking per-process memory utilization, Using Performance Monitor, Resolving processor bottlenecks, Storage-management role services, Using the Disk Management tools, Using the Disk Management tools, Adding new disks, Working with GPT disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, Converting FAT or FAT32 to NTFS, Converting FAT or FAT32 to NTFS, Working with removable disks, ESP, ESP, MSR partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, Deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption, Enabling BitLocker on fixed data drives, Enabling BitLocker on fixed data drives, File system essentials, NTFS compression, Maintaining and optimizing storage, Automated disk maintenance, Repairing volumes and marking bad sectors by using ChkDsk, Managing storage spaces, Understanding storage spaces, Verifying support for offloaded transfers, Configuring data deduplication

adding new disks, Adding new disks

automated disk maintenance, Automated disk maintenance

automated disk optimization, Repairing volumes and marking bad sectors by using ChkDsk

basic disks., Working with basic and dynamic disks (see basic disks)

BitLocker configuration requirements, Deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption

BitLocker on fixed data drives, Enabling BitLocker on fixed data drives

BitLocker on removable data drives, Enabling BitLocker on fixed data drives

choosing internal devices, Managing and troubleshooting hardware

configuring offloaded transfers, Understanding storage spaces

converting FAT/FAT32 to NTFS, Performing a clean installation, Converting FAT or FAT32 to NTFS

data deduplication, Storage-management role services, Configuring data deduplication

disk and file-system structure, File system essentials

disk quotas, Maintaining and optimizing storage

disk views, Using the Disk Management tools

dynamic disks., Working with basic and dynamic disks (see dynamic disks)

GPT., Working with GPT disks (see GPT (GUID partition table))

LDM Data partitions, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

LDM Metadata partitions, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, ESP, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

listing disks, Using the Disk Management tools

managing storage spaces, Managing storage spaces

managing volumes, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

MBR., Working with removable disks (see MBR (master boot record))

monitoring performance, Using Performance Monitor

MSR partitions, ESP

OEM partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

primary partitions, MSR partitions

Properties dialog box, NTFS compression

removable disks, Converting FAT or FAT32 to NTFS

resolving I/O bottlenecks, Resolving processor bottlenecks

setting paging file for, Other important tuning, memory, and data considerations

storage types, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs

tracking resource usage, Tracking per-process memory utilization

unknown partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

VHDs., Getting a quick start (see VHDs (virtual hard disks))

working with available storage, Verifying support for offloaded transfers

Disk Management snap-in, Utilities to know, Computer Management system tools, MMC tool availability, Configuring disks and storage, Using the Disk Management tools, Using the Disk Management tools, Adding new disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, Working with removable disks, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Configuring mount points, Shrinking partitions, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Managing volumes on dynamic disks, Configuring RAID 0: Striping, Configuring RAID 1: Disk mirroring, Configuring RAID 5: Disk striping with parity, Configuring RAID 5: Disk striping with parity

adding new disks, Adding new disks

converting disks, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks

creating partitions and simple volumes, Working with removable disks

creating RAID-5 set, Configuring RAID 5: Disk striping with parity

creating simple or spanned volumes, Managing volumes on dynamic disks

deleting partitions, logical drives, volumes, Deleting a partition, logical drive, or volume

described, Utilities to know, Computer Management system tools, MMC tool availability, Configuring disks and storage

disking mirroring, Configuring RAID 1: Disk mirroring

extending partitions, Configuring mount points

formatting partitions and volumes, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume

mirrored volumes, Configuring RAID 5: Disk striping with parity

shrinking partitions, Shrinking partitions

Storage Spaces and, Using the Disk Management tools

striped volumes, Configuring RAID 0: Striping

views supported, Using the Disk Management tools

disk mirroring (duplexing), Planning partitions, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks, ReFS advantages, Storage Management Essentials

described, Moving dynamic disks

dynamic disks, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks

planning partitions, Planning partitions

ReFS and, ReFS advantages

SSDs and, Storage Management Essentials

Disk Optimizer, Understanding Work Folders and sync shares

disk quotas., Creating shared folders in Server Manager (see quota management)

disk striping, Planning partitions, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Configuring RAID 0: Striping

disk striping with parity, Planning partitions, Mirroring boot and system volumes on GPT disks, ReFS advantages

disk write caching, Adding new disks

Diskcomp command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Diskcopy command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

DiskPart tool, Product licensing, Preinstallation tasks, Installing Windows Server 2012 R2, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems, Utilities to know, Storage-management features and tools, Using the Disk Management tools, Working with GPT disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks, Extending partitions, Shrinking partitions, ESP, Mirroring boot and system volumes on GPT disks

boot environment, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems

converting disks, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks

creating ESP, ESP

described, Product licensing, Preinstallation tasks, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Utilities to know, Storage-management features and tools

disk management, Using the Disk Management tools

extending partitions, Extending partitions

GPT disks and, Working with GPT disks

manipulating partitions, Creating, deleting, and extending disk partitions during installation, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs

marking active partitions, Installing Windows Server 2012 R2

mirroring boot and system volumes, Mirroring boot and system volumes on GPT disks

shrinking partitions, Shrinking partitions

starting, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Disks To Convert dialog box, Using and converting basic and dynamic disks

DISM command, Activation sequence, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Managing server binaries

DISM module (PowerShell), Provisioning BitLocker prior to deployment

distributed cache mode, Storage-management role services

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), Creating server groups

distributed file system (DFS), Assessing systems, Using roles, role services, and features, Essential storage technologies, Storage-management role services, Change journals, Selecting data for deduplication, Using and finding shares

AD DS support, Storage-management role services

change journal and, Change journals

deduplication support, Selecting data for deduplication

File And Storage Services, Using roles, role services, and features

folder shares, Using and finding shares

identifying file storage, Assessing systems

server-storage communications, Essential storage technologies

Distributed Link Tracking (DLT) Client service, Object identifiers

DLT (Distributed Link Tracking) Client service, Object identifiers

DMA (direct memory access), Viewing device and driver details, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

DNS (Domain Name System), Assessing systems, Naming computers, Using graphical administrative tools, Adding servers for management, Using Performance Monitor

assessing configuration, Assessing systems

described, Using graphical administrative tools

monitoring performance, Using Performance Monitor

naming computers, Naming computers

server groups and, Adding servers for management

DNS Manager, MMC tool availability

DNS performance object, Using Performance Monitor

DNS Server, Planning for server usage, Using roles, role services, and features, Understanding the event logs

Dnscmd command, Utilities to know

documentation, Assessing project goals, Predicting network change, Identifying security infrastructure, Planning for deploying highly available servers

creating almost painlessly, Assessing project goals

deployment plans, Planning for deploying highly available servers

project worksheets, Predicting network change

reviewing network administration, Identifying security infrastructure

dollar sign ($), Navigating SMB versions, Creating shares by using Computer Management

Domain Admins group, Configuring share permissions

domain controllers, Final considerations for planning and deployment, Using Network Unlock

Domain Controllers OU, Understanding central access policies

domain functional levels, Designing the Active Directory namespace, Defining Active Directory server roles

domain identifiers, Change journals

domain membership, Protocols, Getting to know Server Manager

Domain Name System (DNS), Assessing systems, Naming computers, Using graphical administrative tools, Adding servers for management

assessing configuration, Assessing systems

described, Using graphical administrative tools

naming computers, Naming computers

server groups and, Adding servers for management

domain trusts, managing, Designing the Active Directory namespace

Domain Users group, Understanding share permissions, Permission inheritance for files and folders

DomainDnsZones application partition, Planning for server usage

domains, Assessing systems, Planning for server usage, Elevation, prompts, and the secure desktop, Configuring UAC and Admin Approval Mode, Controlling application installation and run behavior, Tracking events using Windows PowerShell, Customizing quota entries for individual users

accessing user accounts across, Customizing quota entries for individual users

Active Directory and, Planning for server usage

assessing, Assessing systems

forwarded events, Tracking events using Windows PowerShell

UAC and, Elevation, prompts, and the secure desktop, Configuring UAC and Admin Approval Mode, Controlling application installation and run behavior

DoNotOpenServerManagerAtLogon registry value, Understanding the registry structure

DONT_SILENT_FAIL flag, Working with the registry from the command line

DONT_VIRTUALIZE flag, Working with the registry from the command line

Doskey command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

downgrading versions, Working with SMB 3.0

drive letters, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume, Configuring mount points, Using and finding shares

changing for system or boot volumes, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume

configuring, Formatting a partition, logical drive, or volume

mapping, Using and finding shares

security and, Configuring mount points

drive shares, Hiding and controlling share access, Managing file shares after configuration

Driverquery utility, Viewing device and driver details, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

DRIVERS hive file, HKEY_CURRENT_USER

DSM (Device Specific Module), Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices

DSNs (Data Source Names), HKLMSOFTWARE

dual parity volumes, Creating storage spaces, Creating a standard volume

duplexing (disk mirroring), Planning partitions, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks, ReFS advantages, Storage Management Essentials

described, Moving dynamic disks

dynamic disks, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Moving dynamic disks

planning partitions, Planning partitions

ReFS, ReFS advantages

SSDs and, Storage Management Essentials

Duplicate Files report, Understanding file screening and storage reporting

dynamic controls, Understanding central access policies

dynamic disks, Installing Windows Server 2012 R2, Planning partitions, Planning partitions, Using the MBR and GPT partition styles, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Working with basic and dynamic disks, Configuring mount points, Shrinking partitions, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, Recovering a failed simple, spanned, or striped disk

converting, Working with basic and dynamic disks

deprecated, Planning partitions

described, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs

extending partitions, Configuring mount points

moving, Recovering a failed simple, spanned, or striped disk

RAID technology, Using the MBR and GPT partition styles

shrinking partitions, Shrinking partitions

software-based RAID, Planning partitions

volumes and, Installing Windows Server 2012 R2, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Using graphical administrative tools

dynamic IP addressing, Protocols, Getting to know Server Manager

dynamic storage type, Using the MBR and GPT partition styles

dynamic volumes, Working with basic and dynamic disks