Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference: The Complete Reference: The Complete Reference (NETWORKING & COMM - OMG) - Softcover

Ruest, Danielle; Ruest, Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072263652 ISBN 13: 9780072263657

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2008

Synopsis

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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

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Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072263652
• ISBN 13: 9780072263657
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 826