Windows Server 2016 management encompasses the various tools and processes used to deploy, configure, secure, and maintain Windows Server 2016 instances. Essentially, it’s about keeping your servers running smoothly and securely.
Maintaining a Windows server 2016 instance involves preventive, and corrective actions to ensure server availability. Some preventive actions may include create and test backups to prevent data loss, apply OS and application patches to remediate vulnerabilities and fix bugs, create a disaster recovery plan, apply measures to harden que server to prevent cyberattacks, monitor and alert about non-responsive components, etc. Some corrective actions may include reboot, restart of non-responsive services and processes, identify and replace defective hardware, delete unused files to optimize disk usage, fine-tuning settings, and resources for optimal performance, etc.
Monitoring the Windows Server 2016 services normally requires logging on to the server to be monitored and launching the tasks manager. Also, it requires checking the event log for errors or alerts. This is a manual, tedious and inefficient task that is not generally used. The best thing you can do is use dedicated software that communicates with the server and gathers information on running services and critical events, on multiple servers at the same time.