Book description
“This book is an invaluable one-stop reference for deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Server 2008. It’s filled with John’s unique and hard-earned nuggets of advice, helpful scripts, and shortcuts that will save you time and money.”
--Mark Russinovich
The Start-to-Finish, Comprehensive Windows Server 2008 Book for Every Working Administrator and Architect
To make the most of Windows Server 2008 in production environments, you need a deep understanding of its technical details. However, accurate and reliable information is scarce, and even most skilled Windows professionals don’t know Windows Server 2008 as well as they should. The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008brings together more than 1,500 pages of practical Windows Server 2008 insight and in-depth knowledge that you can't find anywhere else, all based on final code. John Savill—one of the world’s most visible and trusted experts on Windows Server technology—specializes in helping real companies use Windows Server 2008 to run their businesses. His access to Microsoft’s product team as a Microsoft MVP and one of 50 elite “Windows Server 2008 Delta Force Rangers” benefited this book’s accuracy and value.
Coverage includes
Deployment planning, implementing, and managing new features, including Windows Server Core and Hyper-V virtualization
Choosing the right installation and upgrade options for your environment
Securing Windows Server 2008: authentication, authorization, BitLocker, certification services, and more
Implementing TCP/IP, advanced network services, remote access, and thin-client Terminal Services
Active Directory in depth, including Federated Services, Lightweight Directory Services, and Rights Management
Providing high availability through Network Load Balancing and failover clustering
Using Windows Deployment Services to quickly deploy multiple servers
Supporting complex distributed environments with the Distributed File System
Automating server management with PowerShell and the command prompt
Integrating Windows Server 2008 with UNIX, Linux, and legacy NetWare servers
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 and Vista environments, including an intuitive “how to” index to quickly locate answers to commonly asked questions
www.savilltech.com/completeguidetowindows2008
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Praise for The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Preface
- 1. Windows 101: Its Origins, Present, and the Services It Provides
- 2. Windows Server 2008 Fundamentals: Navigating and Getting Started
- 3. Installing and Upgrading Windows Server 2008
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4. Securing Your Windows Server 2008 Deployment
- Authentication and Authorization
- The Physical Environment
- BitLocker
- Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
- Authentication Protocols
- Securing Windows Server 2008
- Summary
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5. File System and Print Management Features
- File System Types and Management
- File Management
- File Server Resource Manager
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Print Management
- Installing the Windows Server 2008 Print Management Components
- Print Management MMC
- Adding Printer Servers
- Adding a New Printer
- Printer Properties
- Listing a Printer in the Active Directory
- Connecting Users to Network Printers
- Deploying Printers Using Group Policy
- Allowing Nonadministrators/Power Users to Install Printers
- Migrating a Printer
- Automatic Network Print Addition
- Print Server Configuration
- Customizing Views of Information
- Notifications
- Internet Printing
- Summary
- 6. TCP/IP
- 7. Advanced Networking Services
- 8. Remote Access and Securing and Optimizing the Network
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9. Terminal Services
- Enabling Remote Desktop
- Initiating a Remote Desktop Connection
- Terminal Server Licensing
- Installing Terminal Services
- TS Easy Print
- TS Gateway
- Remote Applications
- TS Web Access
- TS Session Broker
- Management and Maintenance
- Summary
- 10. Active Directory Domain Services Introduction
- 11. Designing and Installing Active Directory
- 12. Managing Active Directory and Advanced Concepts
- 13. Active Directory Federated Services, Lightweight Directory Services, and Rights Management
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14. Server Core
- Overview of Windows Server Core
- Installation
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Server Core Configuration
- Setting the Administrator Password
- Setting the Server Name
- Setting Static TCP/IP v4 Information
- Setting the Time Zone
- Joining a Domain
- Configuring International Settings
- Setting the Default Scripting Engine
- Activating the Server
- Installing Patches and Configuring Auto-Update
- Configuring the Pagefile
- Configuring the Firewall
- Enabling Remote Desktop
- Configuring Hardware
- Adding Roles and Features
- Installing Applications
- Performing Common Actions Using Server Core
- Remotely Managing Server Core
- Summary
- 15. Distributed File System
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16. Deploying Windows
- Image Deployment
- Installing Windows Deployment Services
- Customizing the Windows Vista Deployment Process
- Automating the Installation
- Summary
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17. Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008
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Server Manager
- Navigating Server Manager
- Managing Roles
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Available Roles
- Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
- Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
- Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
- Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
- Application Server
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server
- DNS Server
- Fax Server
- File Services
- Hyper-V
- Network Policy and Access Services
- Print Services
- Terminal Services (TS)
- Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services
- Web Server (IIS)
- Windows Deployment Services
- Other Facets of Roles
- Installing and Removing Roles
- Managing Features
- Viewing Server Information
- Configuring Windows Server
- Storage Management
- Command Line
- Automated Role/Feature Installation
- Expanding Server Manager
- Permissions and Delegation
- Computer Management Console
- Windows Server Backup (WSB)
- Patch Management
- Registry
- Performance and Paging File Tuning
- Managing from a Client
- Summary
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Server Manager
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18. Highly Available Windows Server 2008
- High-Level Overview of NLB and Failover Clustering
- Network Load Balancing
- Failover Clustering
- Summary
- 19. Virtualization and Resource Management
- 20. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 and Vista Environments
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21. Group Policy
- Group Policy Structure
- Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
- Group Policy Preferences
- Troubleshooting
- Microsoft Templates
- Summary
- 22. The Command Prompt and PowerShell
- 23. Connecting Windows Server 2008 to Other Environments
- 24. Internet Information Services
- How To Quick Reference
Product information
- Title: The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2008
- Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
- ISBN: 9780321580702
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