M

MAC (media access control) addresses, Resolving network bottlenecks, Using internal and external storage devices

Manage Auditing And The Security Log user rights, Understanding the event logs

Manage The TPM Security Hardware Wizard, Understanding TPM states and tools, Managing TPM owner authorization information, Clearing the TPM

management, organizational, Predicting network change, Allowing for contingencies

manifest file, Working with device drivers

MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning) Toolkit, Assessing systems

Map Network Drive dialog box, Using and finding shares

master boot record (MBR), Preinstallation tasks, Installation on BIOS-based systems, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems, Using the Disk Management tools, Adding new disks, Adding new disks, Working with GPT disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Working with removable disks, Working with removable disks, Adding a mirror to an existing volume, Creating storage pools and allocating space

adding new disks, Adding new disks

BIOS-based systems, Preinstallation tasks, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems

converting disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs

Disk List view and, Using the Disk Management tools

drive letter assignment, Working with removable disks

EFI-based systems, Installation on BIOS-based systems

legacy and protective, Working with GPT disks

managing partitions on basic disks, Working with removable disks

mirroring boot and system volumes, Adding a mirror to an existing volume

organizing partitions, Adding new disks

storage pools and, Creating storage pools and allocating space

master file table (MFT), NTFS structure, ReFS features, Automated disk maintenance, Preventing fragmentation of disks

described, ReFS features

fixing fragmentation, Preventing fragmentation of disks

NTFS file system and, NTFS structure, Automated disk maintenance

maximum processor state, Diagnosing hardware and firmware startup problems

maximum transmission units (MTUs), Booting from SANs and using SANs with clusters, Creating shared folders in Server Manager

MBAM (Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring), Managing and troubleshooting BitLocker

MBR (master boot record), Preinstallation tasks, Installation on BIOS-based systems, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems, Using the Disk Management tools, Adding new disks, Adding new disks, Using the MBR and GPT partition styles, Working with GPT disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs, Working with removable disks, Working with removable disks, Adding a mirror to an existing volume, Creating storage pools and allocating space

adding new disks, Adding new disks

BIOS-based systems, Preinstallation tasks, Resolving hardware and firmware startup problems

boot sector and, Using the MBR and GPT partition styles

converting disks, Understanding legacy and protective MBRs

Disk List view and, Using the Disk Management tools

drive letter assignment, Working with removable disks

EFI-based systems, Installation on BIOS-based systems

legacy and protective, Working with GPT disks

managing partitions on basic disks, Working with removable disks

mirroring boot and system volumes, Adding a mirror to an existing volume

organizing partitions, Adding new disks

storage pools and, Creating storage pools and allocating space

Md command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

MDOP (Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack), Managing and troubleshooting BitLocker

mechanical off state, Diagnosing hardware and firmware startup problems

media access control (MAC) addresses, Resolving network bottlenecks, Using internal and external storage devices

media errors, Setup refuses to install or start

Media Foundation feature, Using roles, role services, and features

memory management, Getting to know Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Setup reports insufficient system resources, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings, Understanding the registry structure, Tuning processor scheduling, Tuning virtual memory, Monitoring essentials, Getting processor and memory usage for troubleshooting, Getting an overview of resource utilization, Tracking per-process CPU utilization, Tracking per-process memory utilization, Using Performance Monitor, Resolving performance bottlenecks, Understanding the disk and file-system structure

64-bit processing, Getting to know Windows Server 2012 R2

flash memory, Understanding the disk and file-system structure

for devices, Viewing Advanced, Resources, and other settings

getting memory usage for troubleshooting, Monitoring essentials

memory randomization, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

monitoring performance, Using Performance Monitor

physical configuration issues, Getting processor and memory usage for troubleshooting

registry, Understanding the registry structure

resolving memory bottlenecks, Resolving performance bottlenecks

tracking resource usage, Getting an overview of resource utilization, Tracking per-process CPU utilization

troubleshooting installation problems, Setup reports insufficient system resources

troubleshooting performance, Tracking per-process memory utilization

tuning virtual memory, Tuning processor scheduling

viewing memory usage, Tuning virtual memory

Memory object, Planning for software needs, Monitoring performance from the command line

Memory performance object, Using Performance Monitor

Memory\Available Bytes counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Commit Limit counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Committed Bytes counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Page Faults/Sec counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Pages Input/Sec counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Pages Output/Sec counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Pages/Sec counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Pool Nonpaged Bytes counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memory\Pool Paged Bytes counter, Resolving memory bottlenecks

Memtest.exe utility, Setting BCD entry values

menu commands, Getting started with taskpads, Creating and managing tasks

Message Queuing feature, Using roles, role services, and features, Introducing the registry

metadata, NTFS structure, Analyzing the NTFS structure, Transactional NTFS, ReFS features, Preventing disk-integrity problems

Check Disk tool checking, Preventing disk-integrity problems

NTFS, NTFS structure, Analyzing the NTFS structure, Transactional NTFS

ReFS, ReFS features

MFT (master file table), NTFS structure, ReFS features, Automated disk maintenance, Preventing fragmentation of disks

described, ReFS features

fixing fragmentation, Preventing fragmentation of disks

NTFS file sytem and, NTFS structure, Automated disk maintenance

MFT zone, NTFS structure

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit, Application access tokens

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit, Assessing systems

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), Managing and troubleshooting BitLocker

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), Managing and troubleshooting BitLocker

Microsoft Device Specific Module (MSDSM), Managing and maintaining MPIO

Microsoft Download Center, Using graphical administrative tools

Microsoft Fix It Portable utility, Maintaining the registry

Microsoft Knowledge Base, Setup reports insufficient system resources

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)., Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, MMC modes, MMC window and startup, MMC window and startup, MMC and remote computers, Step 1: Creating the console, Step 1: Creating the console, Saving the console tool, Creating and managing taskpads, Publishing and distributing your custom tools, Viewing event logs on remote systems

(see also specific snap-ins)

described, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration

designing custom taskpads for, Saving the console tool

modes, MMC modes, Creating and managing taskpads

publishing and distributing custom tools, Publishing and distributing your custom tools

remote computers and, MMC and remote computers

setting remote computer as focus, Viewing event logs on remote systems

snap-ins, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, Step 1: Creating the console

tool availability, MMC window and startup

window and startup, MMC window and startup

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), Using roles, role services, and features, Introducing the registry

Microsoft Project, Setting the schedule

Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition, Installation on BIOS-based systems, Working with GPT disks, ESP, Mirroring boot and system volumes on GPT disks

Microsoft SQL Server, Creating shared folders in Server Manager

Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE), Using Windows Update

Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine for Windows (WMSDE), Using Windows Update

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Assessing systems

Microsoft Windows log, Understanding the event logs

Minimal Server Interface installation, Understanding installation options, Postinstallation tasks, Creating server groups

minimum processor state, Diagnosing hardware and firmware startup problems

mirrored volumes, Working with basic and dynamic disks, LDM Metadata and LDM Data partitions, Moving dynamic disks

Mkdir command, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Managing server binaries

MLCs (multilevel cells), Choosing internal devices, Tuning virtual memory, Understanding the disk and file-system structure

MMC (Microsoft Management Console)., Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, MMC modes, MMC window and startup, MMC window and startup, MMC and remote computers, MMC and remote computers, Step 1: Creating the console, Step 1: Creating the console, Saving the console tool, Creating and managing taskpads, Publishing and distributing your custom tools, Viewing event logs on remote systems

(see also specific snap-ins)

building custom MMCs, MMC and remote computers

described, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration

designing custom taskpads for, Saving the console tool

modes, MMC modes, Creating and managing taskpads

publishing and distributing custom tools, Publishing and distributing your custom tools

remote computers and, MMC and remote computers

setting remote computer as focus, Viewing event logs on remote systems

snap-ins, Windows Server 2012 R2 MMC administration, Step 1: Creating the console

tool availability, MMC window and startup

window and startup, MMC window and startup

Mode command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Modify permission, Understanding file-sharing models, Basic permissions

monitoring and tuning., Performance monitoring and tuning (see performance monitoring and tuning)

More command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Most Recently Accessed Files report, Understanding file screening and storage reporting

mount points, Configuring mount points, Object identifiers

MountedDevices subkey (registry), HKLM\SYSTEM

MountVol command, Managing GPT disk partitions on basic disks

Mountvol tool, Accessing a command prompt during installation, Storage-management features and tools

Move command, Accessing a command prompt during installation

Mpclaim tool, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices

MPIO (Multipath I/O), Using graphical administrative tools, Using roles, role services, and features, Storage-management features and tools, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices, Understanding how offloaded transfers work

configuring, Configuring the File And Storage Services role

described, Using graphical administrative tools, Using roles, role services, and features

file servers and, Storage-management features and tools

offloaded transfers, Understanding how offloaded transfers work

Properties dialog box, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices

MPIO module (PowerShell), Configuring the File And Storage Services role

Msconfig.exe utility., Managing System Boot Configuration (see System Configuration utility)

MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine), Using Windows Update

MSDSM (Microsoft Device Specific Module), Managing and maintaining MPIO

MSMQ (Microsoft Message Queuing), Using roles, role services, and features, Introducing the registry

MSR (Microsoft Reserved) partition, Installation on BIOS-based systems, Working with GPT disks, ESP, Mirroring boot and system volumes on GPT disks

MTUs (maximum transmission units), Booting from SANs and using SANs with clusters, Creating shared folders in Server Manager

multilevel cells (MLCs), Choosing internal devices, Tuning virtual memory, Understanding the disk and file-system structure

Multipath I/O (MPIO), Using graphical administrative tools, Using roles, role services, and features, Storage-management features and tools, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices, Understanding how offloaded transfers work

configuring, Configuring the File And Storage Services role

described, Using graphical administrative tools, Using roles, role services, and features

file servers and, Storage-management features and tools

offloaded transfers, Understanding how offloaded transfers work

Properties dialog box, Configuring the File And Storage Services role, Adding and removing multipath hardware devices

Multiple Names Found dialog box, Auditing registry access, Creating shares by using File Explorer