Windows Server 2008 Bible

Windows Server 2008 Bible......Page 1
 About the Author......Page 7
 Credits......Page 8
 Acknowledgments......Page 9
 Contents at a Glance......Page 11
 Contents......Page 13
 Introduction......Page 33
  Who Should Read This Book......Page 35
  How This Book Is Organized......Page 36
 Part I: Windows Server 2008, Core, Configuration, Networking, and Communication Services......Page 39
   It’s All About the Core......Page 41
   Installation and Configuration Strategy......Page 43
   Overview of Hardware......Page 48
   Installing Windows Server 2008......Page 49
   Roles, Features, and Applications......Page 57
   Windows Server 2008 as a Communications Server and Microsoft Exchange......Page 65
   System Monitoring UsingWindows Management Instrumentation......Page 67
   Windows Server 2008 for Database Services with SQL Server......Page 68
   Windows Server 2008 for Application Services......Page 69
   Windows Server 2008 for Resolutions Services......Page 71
   Summary......Page 73
   Using the Microsoft Management Console......Page 75
   Windows Firewall Changes for MMC Tools......Page 86
   Getting to Know the MMC Tools......Page 87
   Using the Security Configuration Wizard......Page 108
   Working with Data Sources (ODBC)......Page 113
   Understanding Control Panel Applets......Page 119
   Windows PowerShell......Page 132
   Summary......Page 133
   TCP/IP on Windows Server 2008......Page 135
   TCP/IP Basics (IPv4)......Page 136
   Setting Up TCP/IP......Page 146
   Understanding and Using IPv6......Page 153
   Troubleshooting TCP/IP......Page 160
   SNMP......Page 173
   Windows Firewall Configuration and Management......Page 178
   Summary......Page 185
   Overview of DHCP......Page 187
   The Windows Server DHCP Service......Page 188
   Installing and Configuring the DHCP Server......Page 191
   Defining and Implementing User and Vendor Classes......Page 200
   Creating and Using Superscopes......Page 204
   Creating Multicast Scopes......Page 206
   Configuring Global DHCP Server Properties......Page 207
   Managing the DHCP Database......Page 210
   Configuring Windows DHCP Clients......Page 212
   Network Access Protection......Page 213
   Summary......Page 214
   Overview of the Domain Name Service......Page 215
   Microsoft Domain Name Services......Page 230
   Managing DNS Server Options and Behavior......Page 238
   Configuring Subdomains and Delegation......Page 245
   DNS and Active Directory......Page 247
   Dynamic DNS......Page 248
   Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)......Page 251
   How WINS Works......Page 252
   WINS Forever......Page 254
   WINS Installation and Configuration......Page 256
   Configuring Windows Clients for DNS and WINS......Page 258
   Using Hosts and LMHOSTS Files for Name Resolution......Page 261
   Summary......Page 264
   Windows Server 2008 RAS and Telephony Services......Page 265
   RAS Connection Types and Protocols......Page 271
   Enabling and Configuring RRAS......Page 273
   IP Routing......Page 274
   Configuring Services and Ports......Page 293
   Configuring RAS for Inbound Connections......Page 295
   Configuring a VPN Server......Page 308
   Using Multilink and BAP......Page 311
   Policy Server......Page 312
   Using RADIUS......Page 317
   Configuring Outgoing Dial-Up Networking Connections......Page 318
   Summary......Page 323
  Chapter 7: Backup and Restore......Page 325
   What to Back Up......Page 326
   Understanding Backup......Page 327
   Removable Storage and Media Pools......Page 329
   Establishing Quality of Support Baselines for Data Backup/Restore......Page 337
   Establishing Quality of Capture......Page 341
   Backup Procedure......Page 347
   Performing a Backup......Page 348
   Rotation Schemes......Page 351
   Restoring Data......Page 353
   Backup Bandwidth......Page 355
   Working with Shadow Copies......Page 356
   Summary......Page 359
   Disaster Recovery Planning......Page 361
   Developing Response Plans......Page 364
   Testing Response Plans......Page 365
   Mock Disaster Programs......Page 366
   Identifying the Weak Links......Page 368
   Recovery from Backup......Page 369
   Recovery of Key Services......Page 370
   Crash Analysis......Page 371
   Summary......Page 372
   The Purpose of the Registry......Page 373
   The Registry Structure......Page 375
   The Registry Editor......Page 380
   Securing the Registry......Page 384
   Summary......Page 388
   Auditing Overview......Page 389
   Configuring Auditing......Page 390
   Examining the Audit Reports......Page 394
   Strategies for Auditing......Page 396
   Summary......Page 397
  Chapter 11: .NET Framework Services......Page 399
   Introduction to the .NET Framework......Page 400
   Understanding the .NET Initiative......Page 402
   Summary......Page 406
 Part II: File, Print, and Storage Services......Page 407
  Chapter 12: Print Services......Page 409
   Understanding Windows Server Printer Services......Page 410
   Print Services Strategy......Page 422
   Installing and Setting Up Printers......Page 425
   Publishing Printers......Page 429
   Printer Administration......Page 434
   Troubleshooting......Page 443
   Summary......Page 447
   Overview of Storage......Page 449
   Storage Management......Page 450
   Disk Management......Page 454
   Partition Styles......Page 456
   Remote Storage and HSM......Page 457
   The Disk Management Snap-in......Page 458
   Basic Storage......Page 459
   Dynamic Volumes and Fault Tolerance......Page 460
   Dynamic Storage Management......Page 465
   Managing Storage with Disk Quotas......Page 473
   Troubleshooting......Page 479
   Storage Explorer......Page 482
   Summary......Page 483
   An Overview of Disk Structure......Page 485
   FAT16 and FAT32......Page 487
   NTFS......Page 490
   Choosing a File System......Page 498
   Optimizing Storage Capacity......Page 499
   Managing the Distributed File System......Page 502
   Working with Mounted Volumes......Page 513
   Services for Network File System......Page 516
   Summary......Page 523
  Chapter 15: Sharing and Securing Files and Folders......Page 525
   Sharing and Securing Your Data......Page 526
   Ownership......Page 527
   Configuring the File Server Role......Page 528
   Creating a Share......Page 534
   Share Attributes......Page 542
   Administrative Shares......Page 552
   Commonsense Strategies for Sharing Folders......Page 553
   Offline Access (Caching)......Page 555
   Securing Files and Folders by Using Permissions......Page 558
   Permission Types......Page 559
   Permissions Attributes......Page 562
   Inheritance......Page 563
   Taking Ownership......Page 564
   Strategies for Managing Permissions......Page 565
   Securing Files by Using the Encrypting File System......Page 567
   Summary......Page 585
 Part III: Security and Active Directory......Page 587
   An Overview of Windows Server 2008 Security......Page 589
   Security Enhancements in Server Roles......Page 594
   Getting to Know Cryptography......Page 597
   Understanding Kerberos......Page 601
   Getting to Know IPSec......Page 607
   Understanding Active Directory Certificate Services......Page 609
   Support for Legacy NTLM......Page 611
   Domains......Page 612
   Logon and Authentication......Page 613
   Trusts......Page 614
   Auditing......Page 617
   Active Directory Security Policy......Page 618
   Secure Sockets......Page 619
   Introduction to the Public Key Infrastructure......Page 620
   Setting up and Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services......Page 621
   Setting Up and Configuring a Certificate Authority......Page 622
   Deploying a PKI......Page 623
   Summary......Page 633
  Chapter 17: Windows 2008 and Active Directory......Page 635
   The Omniscient Active Directory......Page 636
   The Elements of Active Directory......Page 648
   Inside Active Directory......Page 650
   Bridging the Divide: Legacy Windows and Windows Server 2008......Page 666
   Summary......Page 670
   Active Directory Overview......Page 671
   Active Directory Structure......Page 672
   Planning for the Active Directory Enterprise......Page 678
   Administration Planning......Page 685
   Migration Planning......Page 688
   Summary......Page 693
  Chapter 19: Organizing a Logical Domain Structure......Page 695
   Active Directory Infrastructure Planning......Page 696
   Planning for the Logical Domain Structure......Page 697
   Logical Domain Structure: The Blueprint......Page 713
   Partitioning the Domain......Page 728
   Summary......Page 734
   Past, Present, and Future......Page 735
   Forests and Trusts......Page 737
   Domain Controllers and Global Catalogs......Page 742
   Sites......Page 750
   Active Directory Replication......Page 754
   Directory Synchronization......Page 757
   Active Directory Site Design and Configuration......Page 758
   A Site Architecture......Page 770
   Time......Page 778
   Summary......Page 781
   Getting Ready to Deploy......Page 783
   Executive Summary......Page 784
   Installing and Testing the Active Directory Domain Controllers......Page 789
   Implementation......Page 807
   Summary......Page 813
   Installing New Directory Services into an Existing Infrastructure......Page 815
   Installing New Domain Controllers......Page 816
   Installing New Catalog Servers......Page 817
   Protecting Active Directory from Corruption......Page 818
   Moving Active Directory......Page 821
   Integrating Active Directory with Other Services......Page 822
   Logon without the Global Catalog......Page 823
   Active Directory and DNS......Page 824
   Active Directory Administration Architecture......Page 825
   Summary......Page 843
 Part IV: Change Control and Workplace Management......Page 845
  Chapter 23: Managing Users and Groups......Page 847
   The Windows Server 2008 Account: A User’s Resource......Page 848
   User Accounts in Action......Page 861
   Group Accounts......Page 874
   The Zen of Managing Users and Groups......Page 889
   User and Group Management Strategies......Page 892
   Summary......Page 895
  Chapter 24: Change Control, Group Policy, and Workspace Management......Page 897
   What Is Change Control?......Page 898
   Understanding Change Management......Page 899
   Taking Control......Page 906
   Understanding Group Policy......Page 910
   How Group Policy Works......Page 919
   Putting Group Policy to Work......Page 927
   Group Policy and Change Management: Putting It All Together......Page 929
   Getting Started......Page 932
   Change Control Management for Group Policy......Page 935
   Architecting Group Policy......Page 938
   Summary......Page 950
   Understanding Service Level......Page 951
   Service Level Management......Page 953
   Windows Server 2008 System Monitoring Architecture......Page 956
   Task Manager......Page 960
   Reliability and Performance Console......Page 962
   Getting to Know Your Servers......Page 969
   Performance Monitoring Overhead......Page 973
   Summary......Page 974
 Index......Page 977