Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide
This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell, server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compact presentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find in bulkier references.\...
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A complete reference and practical guide to the latest release of Microsofts widely used server operating system, this text provides a thorough discussion and treatment of each of Windows major components.
Preface ixIntroducing Windows Server 2008 1The Biggest Changes 2Networking Improvements 5Security Improvements 7Manageability Improvements 10Performance and Reliability Upgrades 11Windows Server 2008 Editions 12Hardware Requirements 13The Last Word 14Installation and Deployment 15Installing Windows Server 2008 15Initial Configuration Tasks 19Deployment 22The Last Word 37File Services 38File and Print Server Features 39Setting Up File Sharing Services 40NTFS File and Folder Permissions 55The File Server Resource Manager 64Disk-Based Quotas 77Using Offline Files and Folders 79Using Previous Versions 82The Distributed File System 85Command-Line Utilities 93The Last Word 96Domain Name System 97Nuts and Bolts 97Zones Versus Domains 98Resource Records 100Using Primary and Secondary Nameservers 106Building a Nameserver 107Subdomains and Delegation 122Dynamic DNS 124Active Directory-Integrated Zones 130Forwarding 133The Split DNS Architecture 137Backup and Recovery 142Command-Line Utilities 143The Last Word 146Active Directory 147Active Directory Domain Services Objects and Concepts 147Building an AD DS Structure 158Understanding Operations Master Roles 182Understanding Directory Replication 191Active Directory Troubleshooting and Maintenance 208The Last Word 213Group Policy and IntelliMirror 214An Introduction to Group Policy 214Group Policy Implementation 215Local Group Policy 248Domain Group Policy 252Deployment Considerations 274Troubleshooting Group Policy 276Other Group Policy Management Tools 278Command-Line Utilities 279The Last Word 282Windows Security and Patch Management 283Understanding Security Considerations 283Locking Down Windows 286Using Auditing and the Event Log 298The Last Word 304Internet Information Services 7 305Major Improvements 305The New Architecture 307Roles 309Managing IIS Graphically 311Managing IIS from the Command Line 320The Last Word 325Windows Server 2008 Server Core 326The Lack of a Shell 326Realistic Deployment Scenarios 327No Managed Code 328Few Third-Party Software Applications 328Installation 329Initial Configuration 330Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core Machines 336The Last Word 340Terminal Services 341The Remote Desktop Protocol 342Adding the Terminal Server Role 344Enabling Remote Desktop 345On the User's Side 346Terminal Services Administration 350Terminal Services RemoteApp 362Terminal Services Web Access 364Terminal Services Gateway 364Command-Line Utilities 365The Last Word 367DHCP and Network Access Protection 368Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 368Network Access Protection 381The Last Word 394An Introduction to Clustering Technologies 395Network Load-Balancing Clusters 396Server Clustering 407Command-Line Utilities 415The Last Word 418PowerShell 419Why PowerShell? 419Installing PowerShell 420PowerShell and Security 421Starting Up PowerShell 422Cmdlets: The Heart of PowerShell 422Getting Help with PowerShell 424Using Data Stores and PowerShell Providers 425The Pipeline 429Formating Basics 431Variables 433Writing Scripts 435Objects: .NET, WMI, and COM 437Advanced PowerShell 440Learning More About PowerShell 441The Last Word 442Hyper-V 443How It Works 443Getting Started with Hyper-V 444Virtualization Strategy 447The Last Word 449Index 451
