Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Overview

Your Definitive Resource on Microsoft Windows Server 2008

"Build your network the right way with expert advice! This book provides real-world help in implementing Windows Server 2008 with attention to the use of virtualization solutions covering all you need to know in one well-written guide to success." --Bob Kelly, AppDeploy.com and Technical Reviewer

Plan, set up, and administer a powerful, scalable Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. Featuring detailed explanations, best practices, pragmatic checklists, and real-world implementation examples, this comprehensive resource shows you how to deploy, manage, and secure WS08 on enterprise networks of all sizes.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference explains how to develop migration plans and transition to WS08, configure AD and Internet services, handle print and Web servers, and work with resource pools and network delegation rights. You'll get full coverage of the latest virtualization techniques, OU strategies, remote administration features, and storage maintenance utilities. Find out how to tune performance, deploy bulletproof security, create reliable system backups, and design failsafe disaster recovery plans. You'll also learn to rely on resource pools and virtual service offerings to create the very best Windows infrastructure implementation.

• Migrate legacy networks to a Windows Server 2008-based infrastructure
• Configure ADDS, User Services, DNS, DHCP, and IIS7
• Set up the Network and Build Network Infrastructure Servers
• Use Server Core to run the Hyper-V role on host servers
• Design user and computer Group Policy strategies, network delegation rights, and OU strategies
• Manage file, print, application, terminal, Web, and collaboration servers as virtual service offerings
• Administer WS08 from the MMC, PowerShell, desktop, and command line
• Optimize redundancy using Windows Clustering Services and NLB on both host and virtual machines
• Secure WS08 using the Castle Defense System, BitLocker, Kerberos, EFS, PKI, smart cards, and biometrics
• Back up and restore data using WBAdmin.exe, the Volume Shadow Copy service, and the Recovery Wizard
• Rely on the most up-to-date task list to create a complete administration plan once the network is deployed

Table of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Tour Windows Server 2008
Chapter 1. The Windows Server 2008 Delta
Chapter 2. Interact with Windows Server 2008
Part II: Plan and Prepare
Chapter 3. Plan for Windows Server 2008
Chapter 4. Explore Windows Server 2008 Installation Modes
Part III: Design Server Roles
Chapter 5. Prepare Your Identity Management
Chapter 6. Build the Windows Server 1008 Network Infrastructure
Part IV: Manage Objects with Windows Server 2008
Chapter 7. Prepare for Object Management
Chapter 8. Build the Virtual Service Offerings Infrastructure: File and Print Servers
Chapter 9. Build the Virtual Service Offerings Infrastructure: Application-Oriented Servers
Part V: Secure Windows Server 2008
Chapter 10. Design Your Security Infrastructure
Chapter 11. Build for Business Continuity
Part VI: Migrate to Windows Server 2008
Chapter 12. Put the VSO Network into Production
Part VII: Administer Windows Server 2008
Chapter 13. Common Administration Tasks
Index

Biographical note

Danielle Ruest is a senior enterprise workflow architect and consultant with more than 20 years of experience in systematic project implementations. She is the coauthor of Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administration. Danielle is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Virtual Machine product line.Nelson Ruest is a senior enterprise IT architect with more than 25 years of experience in migration planning and network, PC, server, and overall solution design. He is the coauthor of Windows Server 2003: Best Practices for Enterprise Deployments. Nelson is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Windows Server product line.