Sams Teach Yourself Windows Server 2008 in 24 Hours [1 ed.] 0672330121, 9780672330124

Table of contents :
Sams Teach Yourself Windows Server 2008 in 24 Hours - Graphically Rich Book......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 3
Copyright......Page 8
About the Author......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 12
Reader Services......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
Part I: Server Installation and Configuration......Page 16
Hour 1. Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2008......Page 19
Introducing Windows Server 2008......Page 22
Improvements and Additions to Windows Server 2008......Page 25
The Different Flavors of Windows Server 2008......Page 30
Summary......Page 32
Q&A......Page 33
Hour 2. Installing Windows Server 2008......Page 34
Planning the Server Installation......Page 36
Server Hardware Requirements......Page 38
Understanding Server Licensing Issues......Page 40
Choosing to Upgrade or Make a Clean Installation......Page 41
Windows Server 2008-Supported File Systems......Page 43
Performing a Clean Installation......Page 44
Performing an In-Place Upgrade......Page 46
Installing a Core Installation......Page 48
Choosing Between a Workgroup and a Domain......Page 51
Summary......Page 52
Q&A......Page 53
Hour 3. Configuring Windows Server 2008 Basic Settings......Page 54
Working with the Server Start Menu......Page 57
Using the Control Panel......Page 60
Working with Printers and Other Hardware Devices......Page 64
Uninstalling a Program......Page 68
Scheduling Tasks......Page 70
Configuring Virtual Memory Settings......Page 73
Using the Server Manager......Page 76
Managing Local User Accounts and Groups......Page 79
Summary......Page 84
Q&A......Page 85
Hour 4. Configuring Server Roles and Services......Page 86
Defining Your Network Infrastructure......Page 89
Determining Server Roles......Page 92
Understanding Windows Server 2008 Roles and Features......Page 94
Using the Initial Configuration Tasks Window to Add a Server Role......Page 96
Removing a Server Role......Page 103
Adding a Feature to Your Server Configuration......Page 105
Removing a Feature from Your Server Configuration......Page 107
Summary......Page 109
Q&A......Page 110
Hour 5. Implementing Windows Deployment Services......Page 111
Using Windows Deployment Services......Page 115
Configuring WDS......Page 119
Adding Images to the WDS Server......Page 123
Configuring WDS for Remote Installations......Page 127
Remotely Installing a Client Operating System......Page 131
Summary......Page 134
Q&A......Page 135
Hour 6. Managing Hard Drives and Volumes......Page 136
Managing Disk Drives Using Windows Server 2008......Page 140
Using the Disk Management Snap-In......Page 144
Creating a Simple Volume on a Basic Disk......Page 146
Converting a Basic Drive to a Dynamic Drive......Page 150
Creating a Spanned Volume on a Dynamic Disk......Page 152
Extending a Volume......Page 155
Understanding RAID......Page 157
Implementing RAID 1......Page 158
Implementing RAID 5......Page 160
Viewing Drive Properties......Page 164
Planning Your Server Backups......Page 167
The Windows Server 2008 Backup Utility......Page 169
Backing Up Files with Windows Server Backup......Page 171
Restoring Files......Page 175
Creating a Scheduled Backup......Page 178
Summary......Page 180
Q&A......Page 181
Part II: Network Users, Resources, and Special Server Roles......Page 182
Hour 7. Working with TCP/IP Network Protocols......Page 185
Understanding Network Protocols and the OSI Model......Page 188
Understanding TCP/IP......Page 191
IPv6 Addressing......Page 198
Configuring IP Settings......Page 201
Checking IP Configurations and Server Connectivity......Page 204
Summary......Page 208
Q&A......Page 209
Hour 8. Understanding and Configuring Active Directory Domain Services......Page 210
Understanding Active Directory Domain Services......Page 211
Planning the Active Directory Hierarchy......Page 212
Installing Active Directory Domain Services and Creating the Root Domain......Page 214
Adding a Regional (Child) Domain......Page 220
Using the Active Directory Management Tools......Page 226
Working with Domain User Accounts......Page 228
Working with Active Directory Objects......Page 236
Summary......Page 241
Q&A......Page 242
Hour 9. Creating Active Directory Groups, Organizational Units, and Sites......Page 243
Understanding Active Directory Groups......Page 246
Using Default Groups......Page 249
Creating Groups......Page 252
Adding Users and Groups to a Group......Page 254
Raising Domain Functional Levels......Page 256
Using Organizational Units......Page 258
Using Active Directory Sites......Page 262
Active Directory Replication and Sites......Page 268
Understanding Delegation......Page 270
Summary......Page 272
Q&A......Page 273
Hour 10. Adding Client Computers and Member Servers to the Domain......Page 274
Adding Client Computers to the Domain......Page 276
Using Active Directory to Add Computers to the Domain......Page 278
Adding and Configuring Vista Clients......Page 286
Adding and Configuring XP Clients......Page 289
Adding Windows 2000 Client Computers......Page 291
Viewing Client Computer Network Settings......Page 292
Adding Member Servers to the Domain......Page 295
Creating a Workgroup......Page 297
Summary......Page 298
Q&A......Page 299
Hour 11. Deploying Group Policy and Network Access Protection......Page 300
Understanding Group Policy......Page 302
The Group Policy Feature......Page 304
Working in the Group Policy Management Snap-In......Page 306
Creating Group Policies......Page 308
Editing Group Policies......Page 311
Enabling the Auditing Policy......Page 318
Understanding Policy Inheritance......Page 321
Viewing GPO Details in the GPO Management Snap-In......Page 323
Understanding Network Access Protection......Page 325
Adding the Network Policy Server Service......Page 326
Configuring the Windows Security Health Validator......Page 329
Adding Remediation Servers......Page 333
Enable the Network Access Protection Service on Clients......Page 335
Summary......Page 337
Q&A......Page 338
Hour 12. Working with Network Shares and the Distributed File System......Page 339
Configuring a File Server......Page 345
File Server Disk Quotas......Page 351
Using the Share and Storage Management Snap-In......Page 357
Creating News Shares with the Share and Storage Management Snap-In......Page 359
Managing the File Server......Page 364
Publishing a Share to the Active Directory......Page 367
Using the Volume Shadow Copy Service......Page 369
Understanding the Distributed File System......Page 372
Installing and Configuring the Distributed File System......Page 373
Adding DFS Folders......Page 377
DFS Folder Replication......Page 379
Summary......Page 382
Q&A......Page 383
Hour 13. Understanding Share and NTFS Permissions......Page 384
Understanding Share Permissions......Page 388
Assigning Share Permissions......Page 392
Understanding NTFS Permissions......Page 394
Assigning NTFS Permissions......Page 398
Taking Ownership of an NTFS File......Page 404
Mixing Share and NTFS Permissions......Page 405
Using Data Encryption......Page 406
Using BitLocker Encryption......Page 408
Summary......Page 415
Q&A......Page 416
Hour 14. Working with Network Printing......Page 417
Networking Printing and Windows Server 2008......Page 419
Installing a Local Printer......Page 421
Installing Direct-Connect Network Printers......Page 423
Sharing a Printer......Page 428
Adding the Print Services Role to a Server......Page 430
Managing Printers and Print Servers......Page 433
Managing Print Jobs......Page 440
Using Printer Filters......Page 443
Working with Printer Permissions......Page 446
Auditing Printer Access......Page 448
Summary......Page 450
Q&A......Page 451
Hour 15. Understanding the Domain Name Service......Page 452
DNS Server Overview......Page 460
Installing the Domain Name Service......Page 468
Configuring the DNS Server......Page 470
Managing DNS......Page 477
Creating Resource Records......Page 479
Configuring DNS Clients......Page 481
Configuring a Caching-Only Server......Page 483
Monitoring and Troubleshooting the DNS Server Service......Page 484
Summary......Page 489
Q&A......Page 490
Hour 16. Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol......Page 491
Understanding DHCP......Page 493
Installing the DHCP Role......Page 495
Configuring the DHCP Service with a Scope......Page 499
Using the DHCP Snap-In......Page 504
Editing DHCP Server Options......Page 514
Configuring DHCP Clients......Page 516
Monitoring DHCP Leases......Page 517
Loading the DCHP Database Backup......Page 519
Troubleshooting DHCP......Page 520
Summary......Page 521
Q&A......Page 522
Part III: Advanced Networking......Page 523
Hour 17. Remote Access and Virtual Private Networking......Page 526
Understanding Microsoft Remote Access......Page 529
Adding the Network Policy and Access Services Role......Page 532
Enabling and Configuring RRAS......Page 535
Configuring Modem Ports......Page 538
Understanding Authentication Protocols......Page 540
Configuring Authentication......Page 542
Configuring Remote Access Clients......Page 544
Understanding Virtual Private Networks......Page 547
Understanding Virtual Private Network Ports......Page 549
Configuring the VPN Client......Page 551
Managing VPN or Dial-In Connections......Page 554
Understanding RADIUS and the Network Policy Server......Page 556
Summary......Page 562
Q&A......Page 563
Hour 18. Implementing Network Routing......Page 564
Windows Server 2008 and Routing......Page 566
Understanding Routed Networks......Page 568
Adding the Network Policy and Access Services Role......Page 569
Enabling Routing and Remote Access......Page 571
Configuring Network Interfaces......Page 573
Configuring IP Routing......Page 577
Configuring RIP Interfaces......Page 581
Monitoring IP Routing......Page 584
Understanding and Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent......Page 587
Summary......Page 590
Q&A......Page 591
Hour 19. Implementing Terminal Services......Page 592
Understanding Terminal Services......Page 594
Adding the Terminal Services Role......Page 596
Working with Terminal Services Licensing......Page 600
Configuring the Terminal Server and TS Connections......Page 604
Using the Terminal Services Manager......Page 609
Connecting to the Terminal Server......Page 611
Summary......Page 614
Q&A......Page 615
Hour 20. Understanding WINS......Page 616
Understanding WINS and NetBIOS......Page 620
Installing and Configuring WINS......Page 624
WINS Configuration Issues......Page 627
Adding Replication Partners......Page 630
Managing the WINS Database......Page 632
Configuring WINS Clients......Page 637
Avoiding WINS Problems......Page 639
Using NBTSTAT......Page 642
Summary......Page 644
Q&A......Page 645
Part IV: Network Security, Web Services, and Performance Monitoring......Page 646
Hour 21. Working with the Windows Firewall and IPSec......Page 648
Understanding the Windows Firewall......Page 650
Configuring the Windows Firewall......Page 652
Configuring the Windows Firewall Properties......Page 656
Understanding Windows Firewall Rules......Page 658
Creating Windows Firewall Rules......Page 662
Working with Connection Security Rules......Page 665
Understanding IPSec......Page 668
Summary......Page 673
Q&A......Page 674
Hour 22. Using Network Address Translation and Certificate Services......Page 675
Using Network Address Translation......Page 677
Configuring NAT on the Server......Page 679
Understanding the Active Directory Certificate Services......Page 684
Adding the Active Directory Certificate Services......Page 685
Configuring the Certificate Authority......Page 690
Requesting Certificates......Page 696
Managing the CA......Page 701
Summary......Page 703
Q&A......Page 704
Hour 23. Using the Internet Information Service......Page 705
New IIS 7.0 Features......Page 707
Installing Internet Information Service 7.0......Page 709
Adding a Website......Page 713
Configuring IIS Defaults......Page 716
Configuring Site Features......Page 718
Configuring Virtual Directories......Page 727
Creating FTP Sites......Page 729
Summary......Page 733
Q&A......Page 734
Hour 24. Monitoring Server Performance and Network Connections......Page 735
Using the Reliability and Performance Monitor......Page 742
Exploring the Performance Monitor......Page 749
Adding Objects to the Monitor......Page 751
Viewing Performance Data......Page 754
Selecting and Understanding Counters......Page 756
Creating Data Collector Sets......Page 758
Using the Reliability Monitor......Page 768
Working with the Event Viewer......Page 770
Clearing and Saving Log Events......Page 775
Using the Network and Sharing Center......Page 776
Summary......Page 780
Q&A......Page 781
Index......Page 782
A......Page 783
B......Page 787
C......Page 789
D......Page 794
E......Page 800
F......Page 802
G......Page 804
H......Page 807
I......Page 809
J......Page 813
L......Page 814
M......Page 815
N......Page 816
O......Page 820
P......Page 821
Q......Page 826
R......Page 827
S......Page 831
T......Page 838
U......Page 840
V......Page 841
W......Page 842