Book description
Here s the practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who administer and support Windows Server 2008. Designed for quick referencing, this portable guide covers all the essentials for performing everyday system administration tasks. Written by an award-winning author of more than two dozen computer books, this guide puts expert installation, migration, administration, and troubleshooting advice right at your fingertips. You ll discover how to manage workstations and servers, use Microsoft Active Directory® directory service, create and administer user and group accounts, manage files and directories, back up and recover data, and use TCP/IP, WINS, and DNS for network administration. Featuring quick-reference tables, concise lists, and step-by-step instructions, this handy, one-stop guide provides fast, accurate answers on the spot whether you re at your desk or in the field.
Zeroes in on exactly what the administrator needs to perform
day-to-day tasks
Delivers information in concise tables, easy-to-scan lists, and
step-by-step instructions
Features a pocket-sized format that puts the right information right at your fingertips
Table of contents
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Windows Server® 2008 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Windows Server 2008 Administration Fundamentals
- 1. Windows Server 2008 Administration Overview
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2. Deploying Windows Server 2008
- Server Roles, Role Services, and Features for Windows Server 2008
- Full-Server and Core-Server Installations of Windows Server 2008
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Installing Windows Server 2008
- Performing a Clean Installation
- Performing an Upgrade Installation
- Performing Additional Administration Tasks During Installation
- Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features
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3. Managing Servers Running Windows Server 2008
- Performing Initial Configuration Tasks
- Managing Your Servers
- Managing System Properties
- Managing Dynamic-Link Libraries
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4. Monitoring Processes, Services, and Events
- Managing Applications, Processes, and Performance
- Managing System Services
- Event Logging and Viewing
- Monitoring Server Performance and Activity
- Tuning System Performance
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5. Automating Administrative Tasks, Policies, and Procedures
- Understanding Group Policies
- Navigating Group Policy Changes
- Managing Local Group Policies
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Managing Site, Domain, and Organizational Unit Policies
- Understanding Domain and Default Policies
- Using the Group Policy Management Console
- Getting to Know the Policy Editor
- Using Administrative Templates to Set Policies
- Creating a Central Store
- Creating and Linking GPOs
- Creating and Using Starter GPOs
- Delegating Privileges for Group Policy Management
- Blocking, Overriding, and Disabling Policies
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Maintaining and Troubleshooting Group Policy
- Refreshing Group Policy
- Configuring the Refresh Interval for Domain Controllers
- Modeling Group Policy for Planning Purposes
- Copying, Pasting, and Importing Policy Objects
- Backing Up and Restoring Policy Objects
- Determining Current Group Policy Settings and Refresh Status
- Disabling an Unused Part of Group Policy
- Changing Policy Processing Preferences
- Configuring Slow-Link Detection
- Removing Links and Deleting GPOs
- Troubleshooting Group Policy
- Fixing Default Group Policy
- Managing Users and Computers with Group Policy
- 6. Enhancing Computer Security
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II. Windows Server 2008 Directory Services Administration
- 7. Using Active Directory
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8. Core Active Directory Administration
- Tools for Managing Active Directory
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Using the Active Directory Users And Computers Tool
- Getting Started with Active Directory Users And Computers
- Connecting to a Domain Controller
- Connecting to a Domain
- Searching for Accounts and Shared Resources
- Managing Computer Accounts
- Creating Computer Accounts on a Workstation or Server
- Creating Computer Accounts in Active Directory Users And Computers
- Viewing and Editing Computer Account Properties
- Deleting, Disabling, and Enabling Computer Accounts
- Resetting Locked Computer Accounts
- Moving Computer Accounts
- Managing Computers
- Joining a Computer to a Domain or Workgroup
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Managing Domain Controllers, Roles, and Catalogs
- Installing and Demoting Domain Controllers
- Viewing and Transferring Domain-Wide Roles
- Viewing and Transferring the Domain Naming Master Role
- Viewing and Transferring Schema Master Roles
- Transferring Roles Using the Command Line
- Seizing Roles Using the Command Line
- Configuring Global Catalogs
- Configuring Universal Group Membership Caching
- Managing Organizational Units
- Managing Sites
- Maintaining Active Directory
- Troubleshooting Active Directory
- 9. Understanding User and Group Accounts
- 10. Creating User and Group Accounts
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11. Managing Existing User and Group Accounts
- Managing User Contact Information
- Configuring the User’s Environment Settings
- Setting Account Options and Restrictions
- Managing User Profiles
- Updating User and Group Accounts
- Managing Multiple User Accounts
- Troubleshooting Logon Problems
- Viewing and Setting Active Directory Permissions
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III. Windows Server 2008 Data Administration
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12. Managing File Systems and Drives
- Managing the File Services Role
- Adding Hard Disk Drives
- Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks
- Using Basic Disks and Partitions
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Managing Existing Partitions and Drives
- Assigning Drive Letters and Paths
- Changing or Deleting the Volume Label
- Deleting Partitions and Drives
- Converting a Volume to NTFS
- Resizing Partitions and Volumes
- Repairing Disk Errors and Inconsistencies
- Defragmenting Disks
- Compressing Drives and Data
- Encrypting Drives and Data
- Understanding Encryption and the Encrypting File System
- Working with Encrypted Files and Folders
- Configuring Recovery Policy
- 13. Administering Volume Sets and RAID Arrays
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14. Managing File Screening and Storage Reporting
- Understanding File Screening and Storage Reporting
- Managing File Screening and Storage Reporting
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15. Data Sharing, Security, and Auditing
- Using and Enabling File Sharing
- Configuring Standard File Sharing
- Managing Share Permissions
- Managing Existing Shares
- Configuring NFS Sharing
- Using Shadow Copies
- Connecting to Network Drives
- Object Management, Ownership, and Inheritance
- File and Folder Permissions
- Auditing System Resources
- Using, Configuring, and Managing NTFS Disk Quotas
- Using, Configuring, and Managing Resource Manager Disk Quotas
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16. Data Backup and Recovery
- Creating a Backup and Recovery Plan
- Backing Up Your Data: The Essentials
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Performing Server Backups
- Configuring Scheduled Backups
- Modifying or Stopping Scheduled Backups
- Creating and Scheduling Backups with Wbadmin
- Running Manual Backups
- Recovering Your Server from Hardware or Startup Failure
- Starting a Server in Safe Mode
- Resuming After a Failed Start
- Backing Up and Restoring the System State
- Restoring Active Directory
- Restoring the Operating System and the Full System
- Restoring Applications, Non-System Volumes, and Files and Folders
- Managing Encryption Recovery Policy
- Backing Up and Restoring Encrypted Data and Certificates
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12. Managing File Systems and Drives
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IV. Windows Server 2008 Network Administration
- 17. Managing TCP/IP Networking
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18. Administering Network Printers and Print Services
- Managing the Print Services Role
- Getting Started with Print Management
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Installing Printers
- Using the Autoinstall Feature of Print Management
- Installing and Configuring Physically Attached Print Devices
- Installing Network-Attached Print Devices
- Connecting to Printers Created on the Network
- Deploying Printer Connections
- Configuring Point and Print Restrictions
- Moving Printers to a New Print Server
- Monitoring Printers and Printer Queues Automatically
- Solving Spooling Problems
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Configuring Printer Properties
- Adding Comments and Location Information
- Listing Printers in Active Directory
- Managing Printer Drivers
- Setting a Separator Page and Changing Print Device Mode
- Changing the Printer Port
- Scheduling and Prioritizing Print Jobs
- Starting and Stopping Printer Sharing
- Setting Printer Access Permissions
- Auditing Print Jobs
- Setting Document Defaults
- Configuring Print Server Properties
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Managing Print Jobs on Local and Remote Printers
- Viewing Printer Queues and Print Jobs
- Pausing the Printer and Resuming Printing
- Emptying the Print Queue
- Pausing, Resuming, and Restarting Individual Document Printing
- Removing a Document and Canceling a Print Job
- Checking the Properties of Documents in the Printer
- Setting the Priority of Individual Documents
- Scheduling the Printing of Individual Documents
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19. Running DHCP Clients and Servers
- Understanding DHCP
- Installing a DHCP Server
- Configuring DHCP Servers
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Managing DHCP Scopes
- Creating and Managing Superscopes
- Creating and Managing Scopes
- Managing the Address Pool, Leases, and Reservations
- Backing Up and Restoring the DHCP Database
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20. Optimizing DNS
- Understanding DNS
- Configuring Name Resolution on DNS Clients
- Installing DNS Servers
- Managing DNS Servers
- Managing DNS Records
- Updating Zone Properties and the SOA Record
- Managing DNS Server Configuration and Security
- A. About the Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: Windows Server® 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2007
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735624375
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