Building Cisco Networks for Windows 2000

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
From Global Knowledge......Page 7
Contributors......Page 8
Technical Reviewer......Page 9
Table of Contents......Page 10
Organization......Page 16
Audience......Page 18
Tools and Techniques for Deploying Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional......Page 20
Introduction......Page 21
An Introduction to Deployment Planning......Page 22
Change and Configuration Management—Owning Your Network......Page 23
Windows 2000 Professional Setup Design Goals......Page 25
Automating Windows 2000 Setup......Page 26
Hardware Requirements......Page 28
Application Compatibility......Page 30
Upgrades vs. Clean Installs......Page 32
Upgrades......Page 35
TIP......Page 38
Upgrading from Windows 9x......Page 39
TIP......Page 41
Upgrading from Windows NT......Page 43
TIP......Page 45
Clean Install......Page 46
TIP......Page 47
For IT Professionals......Page 48
Setup Issues......Page 50
TIP......Page 51
Windows 2000 Support and Deployment Tools......Page 52
Automated Installation File......Page 55
Setup Manager......Page 57
Sysprep......Page 61
Additional Tools to Help Deployment......Page 62
Remote Installation Services......Page 64
Disk Imaging......Page 67
Automated Installation Scripts......Page 69
A Comparative View of Deployment Techniques......Page 70
Summary......Page 72
FAQs......Page 74
Automating Windows 2000 Professional Installation......Page 76
Introduction......Page 77
Inside WINNT32.EXE......Page 78
Distribution Point Directory Structure......Page 80
Answer Files......Page 82
Setup Manager......Page 84
Further Customization with UDF......Page 109
Looking Out for Incompatibilities......Page 112
Please, Back Up Your Data......Page 113
Summary......Page 114
FAQs......Page 115
Imaging Windows 2000 Professional......Page 118
Selecting an Imaging Tool......Page 119
Determine Requirements......Page 121
Altiris RapidDeploy......Page 123
Sysprep Requirements......Page 124
Sysprep Step by Step......Page 126
Running Sysprep During Automated Installation......Page 130
Creating an Answer File Using Setup Manager......Page 131
Running Additional Programs After Mini Setup......Page 154
Imaging vs. Automated Installation Scripts......Page 155
Summary......Page 156
FAQs......Page 157
Remote Installation Client and Server......Page 160
Planning for Remote Installation Services......Page 161
Client Net PC Requirements......Page 162
Active Directory Planning......Page 163
Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE)......Page 165
Boot Image Negotiation Layer (BINL)......Page 167
Installing and Configuring Remote Installation Services......Page 168
Installing RIS from Add/Remove Programs......Page 169
RIS Setup......Page 170
Authorizing RIS Servers in Active Directory......Page 175
Advanced RIS Configuration......Page 177
Show Clients......Page 180
Advanced Settings......Page 181
Group Policy Settings......Page 185
Remote Installation Services Administration......Page 188
Remote Installation Preparation Wizard......Page 189
Restricting Access to the Images......Page 192
Pre-Staging Computers......Page 193
Remote Client Installation......Page 195
Remote Boot Disk Generator......Page 196
The Client Installation Wizard......Page 197
User Logs On......Page 198
Image Selection Takes Place......Page 199
The GUID Is Confirmed......Page 200
Summary......Page 201
FAQs......Page 202
Deploying Software with Group Policy......Page 204
Introduction......Page 205
Change and Configuration Management......Page 207
IntelliMirror......Page 208
Group Policy......Page 213
Components of Group Policy......Page 217
How Group Policies Work......Page 218
Group Policy Objects......Page 220
Slow-Link Detection......Page 221
Group Policy Filtering and Security......Page 224
Deploying Software......Page 225
User Assignments......Page 227
Publishing Software......Page 228
Enhancements within Add/Remove Programs......Page 229
Windows Installer......Page 231
Component Management Format......Page 232
Management API......Page 234
Additional Features......Page 235
Repackaging......Page 236
ZAP Files......Page 237
Customizing a Package......Page 238
Targeting Software and Using the Software MMC Snap-In......Page 239
Using the Group Policy MMC Snap-In......Page 240
Using the Software Policy MMC Snap-In......Page 242
Using Group Policy to Assign or Publish an Application......Page 244
Managing Software......Page 246
Upgrading Software......Page 247
Removing Software......Page 249
Redeploying Software......Page 250
Software Installation Options......Page 252
Group Policy Settings......Page 253
Delegating Control of Group Policy......Page 256
Application Deployment Walkthrough......Page 257
Application Deployment Performance......Page 260
Active Directory and Group Policy Design......Page 261
Summary......Page 262
FAQs......Page 265
Managing User and Computer Settings......Page 268
Introduction......Page 269
What Exactly Is Group Policy?......Page 270
Group Policy Inheritance......Page 273
Group Policy Editor......Page 274
Computer Configuration......Page 280
User Policies......Page 286
Example: Modifying User Policy Settings......Page 290
Roaming Profiles......Page 293
Creating Roaming Profiles......Page 295
Administering Roaming Profiles......Page 296
Exercise: Creating an Account and Roaming Profile Template......Page 297
Folder Redirection and Offline Folders......Page 301
Folder Redirection......Page 303
Redirection for Data Integrity......Page 305
Example: Redirecting the My Documents and My Pictures Folders......Page 306
Redirection for Laptop Users......Page 311
Offline Folders......Page 313
Managing Offline Files with Group Policy......Page 317
Cache Settings......Page 319
Summary......Page 320
FAQs......Page 323
Managing User Data......Page 328
Planning User Data Management......Page 329
Developing Data Management Strategies......Page 331
Managing User Documents......Page 332
Allocating Local Resources......Page 333
Allocating Server Resources......Page 336
Creating Shares......Page 338
Server Shares......Page 339
Local Shares......Page 349
Managing Shares......Page 351
Managing User Disk Quotas......Page 356
Example: Adding a Cross-Platform Share through MMC......Page 353
Quota Options......Page 358
Remote Management of Quota Settings......Page 361
Securing User Data......Page 364
NTFS Permissions......Page 365
Encrypting File System......Page 368
Summary......Page 373
FAQs......Page 376
Developing a Deployment Plan for Windows 2000......Page 380
Defining the Scope of the Rollout......Page 381
Defining Business Objectives......Page 383
Network Infrastructure......Page 385
Existing Network Operating System Environment......Page 387
Existing Client Operating Systems Environment......Page 388
Designing the Lab......Page 390
Managing the Lab......Page 394
Testing in the Lab......Page 396
Evaluating Existing Knowledge Base......Page 398
Determining Training Requirements......Page 399
Criteria for a Successful Pilot......Page 400
Develop a Contingency Plan......Page 401
Select and Train Pilot Users......Page 402
Conduct the Pilot and Reevaluate Plan......Page 403
Develop Outage Service Plans......Page 404
Summary......Page 405
FAQs......Page 406
The Windows 2000 Fast Track......Page 408
A Brief History......Page 409
Windows 2000 Professional......Page 410
Windows 2000 Advanced Server......Page 411
Important New Features in Windows 2000......Page 412
Dynamic Partitions......Page 413
IntelliMirror......Page 414
Industries and Companies Affected by Windows 2000......Page 415
Organizations with Large Networks......Page 416
Home Users......Page 417
Advantages of Windows 2000......Page 418
Device Driver Compatibility......Page 420
Hardware Requirements......Page 421
Windows 2000 Summary Points......Page 423
FAQs......Page 425
Windows 2000 Professional Deployment Secrets......Page 430
Driver Signing......Page 431
Security Configuration Tool Set......Page 432
Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit......Page 434
ADMINPAK......Page 435
WINNT32.EXE Switches......Page 436
MAKEBOOT.EXE & MAKEBT32.EXE......Page 439
High Encryption Pack......Page 440
Windows Update......Page 441
Deployment Planning Guide (DPG)......Page 442
Microsoft Web Site......Page 443
Index......Page 444