Management and Automation
Updated: November 20, 2015
Applies To: Windows Server Technical Preview
This collection contains tool and reference information for IT pros who want to run and manage Windows Server® 2016 Technical Preview.
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The content in this section describes how to use Server Manager in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview to manage both local and remote Windows-based servers from desktop computers.
Remote Server Administration Tools
To ease remote server management, you can download and install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10®. Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10® includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and some command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview.
Getting Started with Windows PowerShell Workflow
The content in this section describes Windows PowerShell Workflow, a feature that lets IT pros and developers leverage the benefits of workflows with the automation capabilities and ease of Windows PowerShell.
Install and Use Windows PowerShell Web Access
The content in this section describes how to configure and use Windows PowerShell Web Access, a feature that allows a server that is running Web Server (IIS) to act as a Windows PowerShell gateway and provide a web-based Windows PowerShell console to users in your organization.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
The content in this section describes how to configure and manage WSUS. In this section you will find information about installing the WSUS Server Role, configuring WSUS servers, as well as managing updates, and managing WSUS client computers and WSUS computer groups.
Scripting with Windows Powershell topics
To learn more about what’s new in Windows PowerShell 5.0, the release of Windows PowerShell that is included with Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and Windows 10, see What’s New in Windows PowerShell.
For information about how to manage Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview with Windows PowerShell, see Scripting with Windows PowerShell in the TechNet Library.
For Windows PowerShell cmdlet Help reference topics for automating and managing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview roles and features, see Windows and Windows Server Automation with Windows PowerShell.