Book description
Take a first look at the next generation of Windows Server—with insights direct from the popular author and Microsoft MVP Mitch Tulloch and the Microsoft Windows Server team. With this insider’s introduction, you will get to preview and evaluate Windows Server code name “Longhorn.” You will learn how to use new features that help you improve security, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency, as well as how to automate deployment and administration. Examine Windows Hypervisor virtualization, Windows Deployment Services, Internet Information Services 7.0, Windows PowerShell™, Network Access Protection, and other security features. Take a guided preview from the experts and get ready to plan for deployment and perform your first upgrades and migrations to Windows Server code name “Longhorn.”
Table of contents
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Introducing Windows Server® 2008
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- Preface
- 1. Introduction
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2. Usage Scenarios
- Providing an Identity and Access Infrastructure
- Ensuring Security and Policy Enforcement
- Easing Deployment Headaches
- Making Servers Easier to Manage
- Supporting the Branch Office
- Providing Centralized Application Access
- Deploying Web Applications and Services
- Ensuring High Availability
- Ensuring Secure and Reliable Storage
- Leveraging Virtualization
- Conclusion
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3. Windows Server Virtualization
- Why Enterprises Love Virtualization
- Virtualization Today
- Understanding Virtualization in Windows Server 2008
- Features of Windows Server Virtualization
- Managing Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2008
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
- SoftGrid Application Virtualization
- Conclusion
- Additional Reading
- 4. Managing Windows Server 2008
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5. Managing Server Roles
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Understanding Roles, Role Services, and Features
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Available Roles and Role Services
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- Active Directory Domain Services
- Active Directory Federation Services
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
- Active Directory Rights Management Services
- Application Server
- DHCP Server
- DNS Server
- Fax Server
- File Services
- Network Policy and Access Services
- Print Services
- Terminal Services
- UDDI Services
- Web Server (IIS)
- Windows Deployment Services
- Windows SharePoint Services
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Available Features
- .NET Framework 3.0
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- BITS Server Extensions
- Connection Manager Administration Kit
- Desktop Experience
- Failover Clustering
- Internet Printing Client
- Internet Storage Naming Server
- LPR Port Monitor
- Message Queuing
- Multipath I/O
- Network Load Balancing
- Peer Name Resolution Protocol
- Remote Assistance
- Remote Server Administration Tools
- Removable Storage Manager
- RPC Over HTTP Proxy
- Simple TCP/IP Services
- SMTP Server
- SNMP Services
- Storage Manager for SANs
- Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
- Telnet Client
- Telnet Server
- TFTP Client
- Windows Internal Database
- Windows Process Activation Service
- Windows Server Backup
- Windows System Resource Manager
- WINS Server
- Wireless Networking
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Available Roles and Role Services
- Adding Roles and Features
- Conclusion
- Additional Reading
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Understanding Roles, Role Services, and Features
- 6. Windows Server Core
- 7. Active Directory Enhancements
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8. Terminal Services Enhancements
- Core Enhancements to Terminal Services
- Terminal Services RemoteApp
- Terminal Services Web Access
- Terminal Services Gateway
- Terminal Services Licensing
- Other Terminal Services Enhancements
- Conclusion
- Additional Resources
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9. Clustering Enhancements
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Failover Clustering Enhancements
- Goals of Clustering Improvements
- Understanding the New Quorum Model
- Understanding Storage Enhancements
- Understanding Networking and Security Enhancements
- Other Security Improvements
- Validating a Clustering Solution
- Tips for Validating Clustering Solutions
- Setting Up and Managing a Cluster
- Creating a Highly Available File Server
- Performing Other Cluster Management Tasks
- Network Load Balancing Enhancements
- Conclusion
- Additional Resources
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Failover Clustering Enhancements
- 10. Network Access Protection
- 11. Internet Information Services 7.0
- 12. Other Features and Enhancements
- 13. Deploying Windows Server 2008
- 14. Additional Resources
- A. Mitch Tulloch
- Index
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Product information
- Title: Introducing Windows Server® 2008
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2007
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735624214
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