User Manual
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 file shares on a system. Shared Folders enable you to
create file shares and set permissions, in addition to viewing and managing open
files 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. Configuration data is
collected and events 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
operating system.
Storage
Windows
Server Backup
Is a feature that uses command-line tools and Windows PowerShell cmdlets for
your day-to-day backup and recovery needs. The data backup can de done locally
and online. To run Windows Server Backup, you must install the Windows Server
Backup feature.
Disk
Management
Is a system utility for managing hard disks and the volumes or partitions that they
contain. Management allows you to create and attach virtual hard disks, initialize
disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file
systems. It also helps perform most disk-related tasks without restarting the system
or interrupting users. Most configuration changes take effect immediately.
Services and Applications
Routing and
Remote Access
Service
Technology combines three networking services into one unified server role, Direct
Access, Routing, and Remote Access.
Services Is used to manage services such as file serving, event logging and so on that are
running on local or remote computers. You can also manage services using the sc
config command.
Work Folders
Work Folders is a role service for file servers using Windows Storage Server 2012 R2.
Work Folders allow users to store and access files 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, Offline Files, and home folders. User files are stored in a folder on the
server called a sync share. For more information on Work Folders, see: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/
library/dn265974.aspx.
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