Introducing Windows Server 2008 /

Table Of Contents:
Preface xiii

Introduction 1(8)

What's Between the Sheets 3(1)

Acknowledgments 4(3)

One Last Thing---Humor 7(2)

Usage Scenarios 9(8)

Providing an Identity and Access Infrastructure 10(1)

Ensuring Security and Policy Enforcement 10(1)

Easing Deployment Headaches 11(1)

Making Servers Easier to Manage 12(1)

Supporting the Branch Office 13(1)

Providing Centralized Application Access 13(1)

Deploying Web Applications and Services 14(1)

Ensuring High Availability 14(1)

Ensuring Secure and Reliable Storage 15(1)

Leveraging Virtualization 16(1)

Conclusion 16(1)

Windows Server Virtualization 17(22)

Why Enterprises Love Virtualization 17(3)

Server Consolidation 18(1)

Business Continuity 18(1)

Testing and Development 19(1)

Application Compatibility 19(1)

Virtualization in the Datacenter 19(1)

Virtualization Today 20(4)

Monolithic Hypervisor 22(1)

Microkernelized Hypervisor 22(2)

Understanding Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 24(4)

Partition 1: Parent 25(1)

Partition 2: Child with Enlightened Guest 26(1)

Partition 3: Child with Legacy Guest 27(1)

Partition 4: Child with Guest Running Linux 28(1)

Features of Windows Server Virtualization 28(1)

Managing Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2008 29(7)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 36(1)

SoftGrid Application Virtualization 36(1)

Conclusion 37(1)

Additional Reading 37(2)

Managing Windows Server 2008 39(32)

Performing Initial Configuration Tasks 39(3)

Using Server Manager 42(14)

Managing Server Roles 44(6)

ServerManagerCmd.exe 50(3)

Remote Server Administration Tools 53(3)

Other Management Tools 56(13)

Group Policy 56(3)

Windows Management Instrumentation 59(5)

Windows PowerShell 64(4)

Microsoft System Center 68(1)

Conclusion 69(1)

Additional Resources 69(2)

Managing Server Roles 71(38)

Understanding Roles, Role Services, and Features 71(24)

Available Roles and Role Services 72(11)

Available Features 83(12)

Adding Roles and Features 95(13)

Using Initial Configuration Tasks 97(7)

Using Server Manager 104(1)

From the Command Line 105(3)

Conclusion 108(1)

Additional Reading 108(1)

Windows Server Core 109(40)

What Is a Windows Server Core Installation? 109(9)

Understanding Windows Server Core 111(4)

The Rationale for Windows Server Core 115(3)

Performing Initial Configuration of a Windows Server Core Server 118(12)

Performing Initial Configuration from the Command Line 118(12)

Managing a Windows Server Core Server 130(13)

Local Management from the Command Line 130(7)

Remote Management Using Terminal Services 137(3)

Remote Management Using the Remote Server Administration Tools 140(1)

Remote Administration Using Group Policy 141(1)

Remote Management Using WinRM/WinRS 142(1)

Windows Server Core Installation Tips and Tricks 143(4)

Conclusion 147(1)

Additional Resources 147(2)

Active Directory Enhancements 149(40)

Understanding Identity and Access in Windows Server 2008 149(9)

Understanding Identity and Access 149(1)

Identity and Access in Windows 2000 Server 150(1)

Identity and Access in Windows Server 2003 151(1)

Identity and Access in Windows Server 2003 R2 152(1)

Identity and Access in Windows Server 2008 153(5)

Active Directory Domain Services 158(14)

AD DS Auditing Enhancements 158(6)

Read-Only Domain Controllers 164(4)

Restartable AD DS 168(1)

Granular Password and Account Lockout Policies 169(3)

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services 172(4)

Active Directory Certificate Services 176(6)

Certificate Web Enrollment Improvements 176(1)

Network Device Enrollment Service Support 177(1)

Online Certificate Status Protocol Support 177(2)

Enterprise PKI and CAPI2 Diagnostics 179(1)

Other AD CS Enhancements 180(2)

Active Directory Federation Services 182(4)

Active Directory Rights Management Services 186(1)

Conclusion 187(1)

Additional Resources 187(2)

Terminal Services Enhancements 189(62)

Core Enhancements to Terminal Services 190(26)

Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 191(9)

Single Sign-On for Domain-joined Clients 200(1)

Other Core Enhancements 201(8)

Installing and Managing Terminal Services 209(7)

Terminal Services RemoteApp 216(10)

Using TS RemoteApp 217(8)

Benefits of TS RemoteApp 225(1)

Terminal Services Web Access 226(6)

Using TS Web Access 227(5)

Benefits of TS Web Access 232(1)

Terminal Services Gateway 232(6)

Implementing TS Gateway 235(2)

Benefits of TS Gateway 237(1)

Terminal Services Licensing 238(5)

Other Terminal Services Enhancements 243(6)

Terminal Services WMI Provider 243(3)

Windows System Resource Manager 246(1)

Terminal Services Session Broker 247(2)

Conclusion 249(1)

Additional Resources 250(1)

Clustering Enhancements 251(34)

Failover Clustering Enhancements 252(26)

Goals of Clustering Improvements 253(1)

Understanding the New Quorum Model 254(2)

Understanding Storage Enhancements 256(3)

Understanding Networking and Security Enhancements 259(2)

Other Security Improvements 261(1)

Validating a Clustering Solution 261(5)

Tips for Validating Clustering Solutions 266(1)

Setting Up and Managing a Cluster 267(2)

Creating a Highly Available File Server 269(4)

Performing Other Cluster Management Tasks 273(5)

Network Load Balancing Enhancements 278(5)

Conclusion 283(1)

Additional Resources 283(2)

Network Access Protection 285(56)

The Need for Network Access Protection 286(1)

Understanding Network Access Protection 287(10)

What NAP Does 288(1)

NAP Enforcement Methods 289(8)

Understanding the NAP Architecture 297(2)

A Walkthrough of How NAP Works 299(2)

Implementing NAP 301(18)

Choosing Enforcement Methods 302(1)

Phased Implementation 303(4)

Configuring the Network Policy Server 307(10)

Configuring NAP Clients 317(2)

Troubleshooting NAP 319(20)

Conclusion 339(1)

Additional Resources 340(1)

Internet Information Services 7.0 341(36)

Understanding IIS 7.0 Enhancements 341(33)

Security and Patching 342(9)

Administration Tools 351(9)

Configuration and Deployment 360(5)

Diagnostics 365(3)

Extensibility 368(2)

What's New in IIS 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 370(1)

The Application Server Role 371(3)

Conclusion 374(1)

Additional Resources 375(2)

Other Features and Enhancements 377(44)

Storage Improvements 378(24)

File Server Role 378(3)

Windows Server Backup 381(3)

Storage Explorer 384(2)

SMB 2.0 386(1)

Multipath I/O 387(3)

iSCSI Initiator 390(7)

iSCSI Remote Boot 397(4)

iSNS Server 401(1)

Networking Improvements 402(5)

Security Improvements 407(7)

Other Improvements 414(5)

Conclusion 419(1)

Additional Resources 419(2)

Deploying Windows Server 2008 421(20)

Getting Windows Server 2008 421(1)

Installing Windows Server 2008 422(1)

Manual Installation 422(1)

Unattended Installation 423(1)

Using Windows Deployment Services 423(9)

Multicast Deployment 424(3)

TFTP Windowing 427(3)

EFI x64 Network Boot Support 430(1)

Solution Accelerator for Windows Server Deployment 431(1)

Understanding Volume Activation 2.0 432(7)

Conclusion 439(1)

Additional Resources 440(1)

Additional Resources 441(16)

Product Home Page 441(1)

Microsoft Windows Server TechCenter 442(1)

Microsoft Download Center 442(1)

Microsoft Connect 443(2)

Microsoft TechNet 445(6)

Beta Central 445(1)

TechNet Events 446(2)

TechNet Virtual Labs 448(1)

TechNet Community Resources 448(3)

TechNet Columns 451(1)

TechNet Magazine 451(1)

TechNet Flash Newsletter 451(1)

MSDN 451(1)

Blogs 452(2)

Blogs by MVPs 453(1)

Channel 9 454(1)

Microsoft Press Books 454(1)

Conclusion 455(2)
Index 457