Book description
All your Windows Server 2008 R2 questions answered—on the spot!
Get up to speed on the new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 with this indispensableguide. Designed for busy IT professionals, it's the perfect go-to resource for quick answers and real-world solutions as you administer the new server OS. You'll find easy-to-read lists, quick-reference tables, helpful thumb tabs, and much more in a handy, compact format that puts the information you need at your fingertips.
Topics include:
Getting started and adding roles and functionality
Automating tasks
Managing users, groups, directories, and the centralized desktop
Handling folder security, disk management, storage, backup, and recovery
Monitoring and maintaining web servers
Troubleshooting IP and managing remote access
Doing performance tuning and maintaining virtual servers
Table of contents
- copyright
- Dear Reader,
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
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I. Getting Started
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1. Getting Started with Windows Server 2008 R2
- 1.1. Plan for Windows Server 2008 R2
- 1.2. Install Windows Server 2008 R2
- 1.3. Migrate to Windows Server 2008 R2
- 2. Adding Server Roles and Functionality
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3. Automating Administrative Tasks with Windows Server 2008 R2
- 3.1. Learn the Basics of Windows PowerShell v2
- 3.2. Use PowerShell Remoting
- 3.3. Learn PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
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1. Getting Started with Windows Server 2008 R2
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II. Manage Active Directory and Local Users
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4. User and Group Maintenance
- 4.1. Understand Local Users and Groups
- 4.2. Understand Active Directory Users and Groups
- 4.3. Automate User and Group Management
- 5. Managing and Replicating Active Directory
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6. Maintaining and Controlling the Centralized Desktop
- 6.1. Understand Group Policy
- 6.2. Administer Group Policy
- 6.3. Troubleshoot Group Policy
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4. User and Group Maintenance
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III. Data Access and Management
- 7. Configuring Folder Security, Access, and Replication
- 8. Backing Up and Recovering Your Server
- 9. Managing Disks and Disk Storage
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IV. Network Configuration and Communication
- 10. Maintaining Your Web Server
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11. Administering DNS
- 11.1. Add and Remove DNS Servers
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11.2. Manage a DNS Server
- 11.2.1. Change the Address of a DNS Server
- 11.2.2. Configure a DNS Server to Listen Only on a Selected Address
- 11.2.3. Scavenge Properties for DNS
- 11.2.4. Manage DNS Integration with Active Directory
- 11.2.5. Change Zone Replication
- 11.2.6. Manage Zone Database Files
- 11.2.7. Configure Single-Label DNS Resolution
- 11.3. Troubleshoot DNS
- 12. Troubleshooting TCP/IP
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V. Manage Desktop and Server Virtualization
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13. Managing Remote Access to Your Server
- 13.1. Understand Remote Desktop Services
- 13.2. Manage Remote Desktop Services
- 13.3. Work with Remote Clients
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14. Maintaining Virtual Machines
- 14.1. Understand Virtualization with Hyper-V
- 14.2. Build Virtual Machines
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13. Managing Remote Access to Your Server
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VI. Server Tuning and Maintenance
- 15. Tuning and Monitoring Performance
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16. Keeping Your Servers Up-to-Date
- 16.1. Work with Windows Updates
- 16.2. Work with Windows Server Update Services
Product information
- Title: Windows Server® 2008 R2 Administration: Instant Reference
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2010
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9780470525395
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