Book description
With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has the right server for a world now dominated by enterprise networks and web-based server applications. A number of significant improvements make this a more reliable server than Windows 2000, and those who switched have seen notable performance gains. Server 2003 is, in fact, a very competitive solution to Unix in terms of cost, performance, and application development productivity. But getting this server up and running, either as a stand-alone or as part of a multi-site, multi-server network, is a formidable task even for the most experienced system administrators. Our no-fluff guide gives you exactly what you need: all the nuts and bolts for installing, configuring, securing, and managing Server 2003. This focused and practical book clearly documents the complexities of this server, and offers hands-on advice for planning, implementing and growing Windows networks without trying to teach you how to be a system administrator. Learning Windows Server 2003 shows you how to create and manage user accounts (with particular attention to Active Directory), how to manage access to system resources such as printers and files, and how to configure and manage the server s plethora of major subsystems. The book goes into considerable detail about:
Windows file and print services
Active Directory
IIS6 web server
Group Policy and other security tools
Patch management
.NET Framework application server
Windows Terminal Services (including their use in conjunction with Microsoft Office and the Small Business Edition)
Various networking subsystems that ship with Server 2003
This highly instructive book also provides an introduction to clustering services, and thoroughly documents steps that should be taken to ensure the security of the server and its resources. Windows Server 2003 was designed to meet the needs of companies or organizations that rely on one or more internal computer networks, and our comprehensive reference is the ideal companion.
Table of contents
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Learning Windows Server 2003
- Preface
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1. Introducing Windows Server 2003
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Changes in This Release
- Security
- Performance and Scalability
- Management Tool Enhancements
- Trans-Forest Active Directory Trusts
- Remote Office Domain Controller Creation Improvements
- Replication Control
- Domain Renaming
- Volume Shadow Copies and Shadow Copy Restore
- Terminal Services and Remote Administration
- The .NET Framework
- IIS 6
- Command-Line Integration
- DNS Improvements
- Licensing
- Windows Server 2003 Editions
- Hardware Requirements
- Assessing the Release
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Changes in This Release
- 2. Installation and Deployment
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3. File and Print Services
- New File and Print Server Features
- Setting Up File Sharing Services
- NTFS File and Folder Permissions
- Limiting Use of Disk Space with Quotas
- Using Offline Files and Folders
- Using Shadow Copies
- Backing Up Your Machines
- Using the Encrypting File System
- The Distributed File System
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Understanding Print Sharing Services
- Internet Printing
- Setting Up Print Sharing
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Custom Printing Configurations
- Controlling the print spooler service
- Configuring default printer settings
- Choosing a separator page
- Adding printer drivers for other operating systems
- Publishing shared printers into Active Directory
- Setting up alternate/restricted printing times
- Controlling print priority between groups
- Using PostScript and PCL
- Retaining all print jobs
- Configuring printing to multiple physical printers
- Adding color profiles
- Tracking the location of printers
- Advanced command-line printing features
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4. Domain Name System
- Nuts and Bolts
- Zones Versus Domains
- Resource Records
- Using Primary and Secondary Nameservers
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Building a Nameserver
- Enabling Incremental Transfers
- Creating a Forward Lookup Zone
- Entering A Records into a Zone
- Controlling Round-Robin Balancing
- Entering and Editing SOA Records
- Creating and Editing NS Records
- Creating and Editing CNAME Records
- Creating and Editing MX Records
- Generating a Reverse Lookup Zone
- Creating and Editing PTR Records
- Configuring a Secondary Nameserver
- Upgrading a Secondary Nameserver to Primary
- Manually Editing Zone Files
- Controlling the Zone Transfer Process
- Subdomains and Delegation
- Dynamic DNS
- Active Directory-Integrated Zones
- Forwarding
- The Split DNS Architecture
- Backup and Recovery
- Next Steps
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5. Active Directory
- Active Directory Objects and Concepts
- Building an Active Directory Structure
- Understanding Operations Master Roles
- Understanding Directory Replication
- Migrating to Active Directory in Windows Server 2003
- Active Directory Maintenance
- Conclusion
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6. Group Policy and IntelliMirror
- An Introduction to Group Policy
- Group Policy Implementation
- Group Policy Management Tools
- Local Group Policy
- Domain Group Policy
- Deployment Considerations
- Troubleshooting Group Policy
- Conclusion
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7. Windows Security and Patch Management
- Understanding Security Considerations
- Creating and Enforcing Security Policies
- Locking Down Windows
- Using Auditing and the Event Log
- About Software Update Services
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8. Internet Information Services
- IIS Architecture
- IIS Components
- What’s New in IIS 6
- Installing IIS
- Managing Web Services
- File Transfer Protocol Services
- SMTP Services
- The POP3 Server
- Network News Services
- Backing Up Your IIS Configuration
- Automating IIS Administration
- Securing it All
- 9. .NET Framework
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10. Windows Terminal Services
- The Remote Desktop Protocol
- Requirements for Terminal Services
- Adding the Terminal Server Role
- Enabling Remote Desktop
- On the User’s Side
- Installing an Application
- Configuring Terminal Services Licensing
- Terminal Services Administration
- Command-Line Management
- 11. Communications and Networking
- 12. Clustering Technologies
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13. Other Windows Server 2003 Services
- The Indexing Service
- The Microsoft Message Queue
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Feature Packs and Add-Ons
- Active Directory Application Mode
- Automated Deployment Services
- DSML Services for Windows
- Identity Integration Feature Pack
- Remote Control Add-On for Active Directory Users and Computers
- Windows Rights Management Services
- Microsoft Services for NetWare 5.03a
- Windows SharePoint Services
- Windows System Resource Manager
- A. The Future of Windows Server 2003
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Learning Windows Server 2003
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2004
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596006242
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