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15 Months on Managing
Windows Servers with
Windows Admin Center
Jan-Tore Pedersen
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Jan-Tore Pedersen

Senior Consultant @ GTGlobal

https://jtpedersen.com
Twitter:jantorep
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Who is using Windows Admin Center?

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Lightweight & fast deployment
Access from anywhere! Internet connection not required
Internet
Publish to DNS
& open firewall
On-Premises

Client browser

HTTP
S

Web server
Windows
Admin
Gateway Center

PowerShell / WMI over WinRM

Managed nodes
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Client browser

Windows
Admin
Center

Managed nodes
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Lightweight & fast deployment
Client browser

Windows
Admin
Center

Managed nodes

User
request
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Lightweight & fast deployment
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Manage multiple environments
https://WACgateway. https://WACgateway. https://WACgateway.
environmentA.com environmentB.com environmentC.com
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Internet

On-Premises
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Secure access to Windows Admin Center

• HTTPS communication
1 • Active Directory & local groups
• Multi-factor authentication & conditional access
with Azure Active Directory

Secure access to managed servers

2 • Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Delegation for single sign-on
• Local administrator password solution (LAPS)
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How Does it look?

Demo
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All your servers & clusters All your tools

Windows Server (SAC)

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Overview Registry
Windows Server 2012
Certificates Remote Desktop
Windows Server 2008 R2
Devices Roles and Features
Windows 10
Events Scheduled Tasks
Files Services
Firewall Storage
Local Users and Groups Storage Replica
Network Updates
PowerShell Virtual Machines
Processes Virtual Switches
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Overview Remote Desktop Overview Dashboard

Apps & Features Roles & Features Disks Virtual Machines

Certificates Scheduled Tasks Networks Virtual Switches

Devices Services Overview Servers

Events Storage Settings Volumes

Files Storage Migration Service Virtual Machines Drives

Firewall Storage Replica Virtual Switches Virtual Networks

Local Users & Groups System Insights SDN Monitoring
Networks Updates Settings
PowerShell Virtual Machines
Processes Virtual Switches
Registry Settings
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Feature tour

Demo
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Windows Admin Center is a platform and

extensibility has been built in from the beginning

Working with partners to build out ecosystem of

solutions and tools

Information about the SDK is available from

Windows Admin Center documentation site.

SDK download available on GitHub

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• Lenovo – xClarity
• Squared Up – Server Perspective for SCOM
• DataON – MUST – Hyper converged admin
• Fujitsu – ServerView Health
• More coming...
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Extensions

Demo
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• Shared Connections
• AD Directory, DNS, DHCP Tool
• Dark Mode
• Containers Tool
• Azure Hybrid Services
• Azure Monitor
• Azure File Sync
• +++++++ lot’s more
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-Admin-
Center-Blog/Windows-Admin-Center-1904-GA-update-is-
now-available/ba-p/443407
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What should you use WAC for?

Let me show you what i use in

WAC when i do deployments
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Thank’s for joining

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Next Session 13:30 – 14:30

Hardening Windows Server

Orin Thomas