Organization and Structure
In structuring the contents of this book I have tried to make a logical progression through the product, from a high-level overview through complete discussions and treatments of all its major components. Here's how this book is organized:
- Chapter 1
Covers the product on a very general basis, from Microsoft's philosophy behind the product itself and the different versions of the product that are available, to an overview of the features in this release that are new or otherwise improved and a complete overview of the system design. This chapter is designed to give the administrator a complete and systematic overview of the product.
- Chapter 2
Provides a detailed guide to installing the product in a variety of environments. I also include information on mass deployments using Windows Deployment Services, a vast improvement over previous image installation options offered in the box.
- Chapter 3
Discusses the file services built into Windows Server 2008. The chapter begins with an overview of sharing and a guide to creating shares, publishing them to Active Directory, mapping drives, using the My Network Places applet, and accessing shares from the Start → Run command and from within Internet Explorer. Then I dive into a detailed discussion of the Windows permission structure, including permission levels, "special" permissions, inheritance, and ownership. Here, you'll also find a guide to settings permissions. Also covered in this chapter is an overview of the Distributed ...