Practical Windows Server 2008
Hundreds of Practial Tips and Tweaks for Everyday Windows Server Administration
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
500 pages
978-1-4302-0999-7 (ISBN)
Description
You'll save bags of time on day-to-day Windows Server administration tasks with Brian Culp's and Guy Yardeni's expert help. Providing the perfect balance between short, "wow" tips and invaluable background information, Culp and Yardeni's concise, efficient style and honest approach, makes Practical Windows Server 2008 an invaluable companion for busy Windows Server administrators. Experienced Windows author and teacher Brian Culp and Guy Yardeni focus on the key topics needed every day by Windows Server 2008 admins and tells it how it is. A distinct advantage of this book is that you'll not only get numerous clearly written tips but, unlike some superficial recipe books, or lengthy "from-the-ground-up" exam tomes, Practical Windows Server 2008: Hundreds of Practical Tips and Tweaks for Everyday Windows Server Administration provides the necessary supporting information you need without needing an unnecessary amount of time to read it.
What you'll learn * How to use Powershell wisely * Tips on installing and configuring Windows Server * Tips on remote administration * Tips on automated administration * Centralized application administration * How to secure data through Windows Server * How to troubleshootWindows Server Who this book is for This book is for people who are administrators who may or may not have used Windows Server before, but instead of tackling a long winded tome to read, would rather read a book that gives them information fast and goes deep.
What you'll learn * How to use Powershell wisely * Tips on installing and configuring Windows Server * Tips on remote administration * Tips on automated administration * Centralized application administration * How to secure data through Windows Server * How to troubleshootWindows Server Who this book is for This book is for people who are administrators who may or may not have used Windows Server before, but instead of tackling a long winded tome to read, would rather read a book that gives them information fast and goes deep.
More details
Edition
1st Edition.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Popular/general
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4302-0999-7 (9781430209997)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Brian Culp, is certified in MCSE, MCT, and is an experienced Windows teacher. He is author or coauthor of seven books, including Windows Vista Administration: The Definitive Guide, Windows XP Power Tools, Outlook 2003 Bible, Spring Into Windows XP with Service Pack 2, and several MCSE study guides. He has also authored several tutorials for the Virtual Training Company. Culp tours gives presentations for Microsoft on Windows XP, Vista, Small Business Server, and Office 2007.
Content
Section One.- Windows Server 2008 Installation Overview.- System requirements.- Installing a Single Core installation.- Installing multiple operating systems on the same computer.- Performing an unattended installation.- Special considerations for the 64 bit version.- Section Two- Configuring Windows Server 2008.- Using the Initial Configuration Tasks Window.- Assigning Tasks in the Initial Configuration Tasks Window.- Initial Configuration of Windows Server Core.- Section Three- Managing and Administering Windows Server 2008.- The Server Manager Console.- Deciding on the Server 2008 role.- Configuring and Managing Server Roles.- Configuration Tasks in Server Manager Console.- Management Tasks in Server Manager Console.- Steps for Managing Windows Server 2008.- Section Four- Make Life Easy by Automating Administration.- Multiple Server Administration Requirements.- Automated Administration Windows PowerShell.- Finding Information in Windows PowerShell.- Configuring Windows Server Core Using Windows PowerShell.- Configuring Active Directory Using Windows PowerShell.- Section Five- Administer Windows Server 2008 in your underpants, as the saying goes.- Remote Administration overview.- Components of Windows Remote Management.- Configuring Windows Remote Management and Windows Remote Shell.- Group Policy Settings for Remote Administration.- Obtaining Data from a Remote Server.- Remote Management using a Microsoft Management Console.- Section Six- Figuring Out What's Wrong in Server 2008.- Collecting Troubleshooting Information.- Event Viewer in Server Manager Console.- Using Event Viewer Custom Views.- Using Event Viewer for Troubleshooting.- Key Windows Logs in Event Viewer.- Collecting Remote Information Using Subscriptions in Event Viewer.- Section Seven- Performance and Diagnostic Tools.- Tools available in the Server Manager Console.- The Resource Overview Summary.- Monitoring Tools.- Leverage Data Collector Sets in Performance Diagnostics.- Performance and Diagnostic Reporting.- Creating a User-Defined Report.- Part Two- Section One: Remote Office Management Solutions in Windows Server 2008.- Remote Office Scenarios.- Remote Office Management considerations.- Available Solutions in Windows Server 2008.- Guidelines for Choosing a Remote Office Solution.- Section Two: Improvements to Remote Office Server Deployment.- Server Deployment at a Remote Office Location.- Installing a Core-Only Remote Office Server.- Deploying a Read-Only Active Directory Domain Controller.- Leverage Windows Virtualization to Reduce Hardware Needs.- Section Three- Improvements to Domain Controller Administration for Remote Office.- Delegating Administration of Read-Only Domain Controllers.- Delegation of Administration Permissions.- Active Directory Domain Service States.- Understanding the Restartable Active Directory Domain Service.- How to Restart the Active Directory Domain Service.- Section Four- Improvements to Wide Area Network Communications.- Characteristics of WAN Connections.-Improvements to WAN Utilization for Remote Office Deployments.- Active Directory Replication over the WAN.- Benefits of TCP/IP v6 in Remote Office Deployments.-Understanding Server Message Block Version 2.- Section Five- Implementing Remote Office Network Security.- Challenges of Remote Office Security.- Security Benefits of Read-Only Domain Controllers.- How BitLocker Encryption Works.- Implement BitLocker Encryption.- Added Security with TCP/IP version 6.- Part Three- Using a Centralized Application Strategy with Windows Server 2008.-Deploying Terminal Services and Other ways to ease your life.- Section One- Benefits of Centralizing Applications.- Security Characteristics of Centralized Applications.- How Application Centralization Improves Performance.- Additional Benefits of Application Centralization.- Benefits of Terminal Services to Application Centralization.- Section Two- Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services.- Examining the Terminal Services Gateway.- Features of the TS Gateway.- TS Gateway Requirements.- Managing Access with TS Gateway.- TS Gateway Authorization Policies.- Section Four- Installing and Using TS Web Access.- Features of TS Web Access.- Requirements for Installing TS Web Access.- How to Use TS Web Access.- Features of Single Sign-on.- Configuring Single Sign-on.- Section Five- Using Terminal Services Remote Programs.- Identify Requirements for Remote Programs.- Configuring Remote Programs.- Centralized Application Scenarios.- Centralized Applications for Remote Users.- Connecting Remote Users to Centralized Applications.- Connecting Remote Users and Remote Sites.