Windows Server 2008 Unleashed covers the planning, design, prototype testing, implementation, migration, administration, and support of a Windows 2008 and Active Directory environment, based on more than three and a half years of early adopter experience in full production environments. This book addresses not only what is new with Windows 2008 compared to previous versions of the Windows Server product, but also what is different and how the similarities and differences affect an organization’s migration to Windows 2008. Chapters are dedicated to the migration process from Windows 2000/2003 to Windows 2008, how to properly use Group Policies in Windows 2008, and tips and tricks on managing and administering a Windows 2008 environment.

 

The authors cover the technologies new to Windows 2008, such as IPv6, Network Access Protection (NAP), Network Policy Server (NPS), Terminal Services Remote Programs, Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Hyper-V virtualization, and more! This book doesn’t just describe the features and functions included in Windows 2008--there are notes throughout the book explaining how organizations have successfully used the technologies to fulfill core business needs. Tips, tricks, and best practices share lessons learned from hundreds of implementations of Windows 2008 in real-world environments.

 

Detailed information on how to…

• Plan and migrate from Windows 2000/2003 to Windows 2008
• Leverage new tools and utilities that simplify system and network administration functions
• Enable the latest security technologies to improve secured enterprise computing
• Better manage a Windows 2008 Active Directory environment
• Optimize a Windows 2008 environment for better scalability and enhanced performance
• Implement Windows 2008 for better branch office and remote office integration
• Design a Windows 2008 environment to support the latest in clustering, stretched clusters, fault tolerance, and redundant systems technologies
• Take advantage of add-on technologies available for Windows 2008, including Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization, Windows Media Services, and IIS 7 web server solutions

 

Rand, Michael, Ross, and Chris work for Convergent Computing, an IT consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay area that has three and a half years of early adopter experience with Windows 2008. In collaboration with co-author Omar Droubi, the authors helped organizations of all sizes plan, migrate, implement, and test Windows 2008 in production environments. The book was written from direct experiences where Windows 2008 was put into enterprise production environments focused to meet specific strategic business requirements.

 

Category: Windows Server

Covers: Windows Server 2008

User Level: Intermediate--Advanced

 

Introduction xlix

Part I: Windows Server 2008 Overview

1: Windows Server 2008 Technology Primer 3

2: Planning, Prototyping, Migrating, and Deploying Windows Server 2008 Best Practices 39

3: Installing Windows Server 2008 and Server Core 73

Part II: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

4: Active Directory Domain Services Primer 105

5: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory 139

6: Designing Organizational Unit and Group Structure 165

7: Active Directory Infrastructure 185

8: Creating Federated Forests and Lightweight Directories 217

9: Integrating Active Directory in a UNIX Environment 235

Part III: Networking Services

10: Domain Name System and IPv6 251

11: DHCP/WINS/Domain Controllers 297

12: Internet Information Services 331

Part IV: Security

13: Server-Level Security 375

14: Transport-Level Security 399

15: Security Policies, Network Policy Server, and Network Access Protection 415

Part V: Migrating to Windows Server 2008

16: Migrating from Windows 2000/2003 to Windows Server 2008 439

17: Compatibility Testing for Windows Server 2008 473

Part VI: Windows Server 2008 Administration and Management

18: Windows Server 2008 Administration 499

19: Windows Server 2008 Group Policies and Policy Management 533

20: Windows Server 2008 Management and Maintenance Practices 581

21: Automating Tasks Using PowerShell Scripting 639

22: Documenting a Windows Server 2008 Environment 685

23: Integrating Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 with Windows Server 2008 715

Part VII: Remote and Mobile Technologies

24: Server-to-Client Remote and Mobile Access 737

25: Terminal Services 783

Part VIII: Desktop Administration

26: Windows Server Administration Tools for Desktops 839

27: Group Policy Management for Network Clients 865

Part IX: Fault Tolerance Technologies

28: File System Management and Fault Tolerance 935

29: System-Level Fault Tolerance (Clustering/Network Load Balancing) 993

30: Backing Up the Windows Server 2008 Environment 1043

31: Recovering from a Disaster 1077

Part X: Optimizing, Tuning, Debugging, and Problem Solving

32: Optimizing Windows Server 2008 for Branch Office Communications 1111

33: Logging and Debugging 1145

34: Capacity Analysis and Performance Optimization 1189

Part XI: Integrated Windows Application Services

35: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 1233

36: Windows Media Services 1281

37: Deploying and Using Windows Virtualization 1313

Index 1339

 

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This is the ultimate guide to the design, migration, implementation, administration, management, and support of an Exchange Server 2007 environment. The recommendations, tips, and tricks covered are based on more than two years of early adopter implementations of Exchange 2007. The authors highlight the features and functions that organizations both large and small have found to be the important components in Exchange 2007, including the new Outlook Web Access mail, functions that better support mobile devices, server-to-server mailbox replication for better data recovery, and integrated voicemail unified messaging.

 

Detailed information on how to…

 

Introduction

Part I    Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Overview

1 Exchange Server 2007 Technology Primer   

2 Best Practices at Planning, Prototyping, Migrating, and Deploying Exchange Server 2007

Part II    Planning and Designing an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

3 Understanding Core Exchange Server 2007 Design Plans

4 Architecting an Enterprise-Level Exchange Environment

5 Integrating Exchange Server 2007 in a Non-Windows Environment

6 Understanding Network Services and Active Directory Domain Controller Placement for Exchange Server 2007

Part III    Implementing Exchange Server 2007 Services

7 Installing Exchange Server 2007

8 Implementing Edge Services for an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

9 Using the Windows PowerShell in an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

Part IV    Securing an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

10 Client-Level Secured Messaging

11 Server and Transport-Level Security

12 Encrypting Email Communications with Exchange Server 2007

13 Securing Exchange Server 2007 with ISA Server

14 Understanding Enterprise Policy Enforcement Security

Part V    Migrations and Coexistence with Exchange Server 2007

15 Migrating from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003

16 Migrating to Exchange Server 2007

17 Implementing Client Access and Hub Transport Servers

18 Administering an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

19 Exchange Server 2007 Management and Maintenance Practices

20 Using Microsoft Operations Manager to Monitor Exchange Server 2007

21 Using Terminal Services to Manage Exchange Servers

22 Documenting an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

Part VII    Unified Communications in an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

23 Designing and Implementing Mobility in Exchange Server 2007

24 Designing and Configuring Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

25 Collaborating Within an Exchange Environment Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

26 Extending the Real-Time Communications Functionality of Exchange Server 2007

Part VIII    Client Access to Exchange Server 2007

27 Getting the Most Out of the Microsoft Outlook Client

28 Leveraging the Capabilities of the Outlook Web Access (OWA) Client

29 Using Non-Windows Systems to Access Exchange Server 2007

30 Deploying the Client for Microsoft Exchange

Part IX    Data Protection and Disaster Recovery of Exchange Server 2007

31 Continuous Backups, Clustering, and Network Load Balancing in Exchange Server 2007

32 Backing Up the Exchange Server 2007 Environment

33 Recovering from a Disaster in an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

Part X    Optimizing Exchange Server 2007 Environments

34 Optimizing an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

35 Designing and Optimizing Storage (SAN/NAS) in an Exchange Server 2007 Environment

Index

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Using the Hyper-V virtualization capabilities built into Windows Server 2008, organizations can slash costs for power, space, and maintenance, and dramatically improve IT flexibility at the same time. This is the first book to offer comprehensive, independent, real-world coverage of planning, designing, implementing, and supporting Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization environments. Authored by Rand Morimoto and Jeff Guillet–top consultants of Microsoft technologies with unsurpassed experience deploying Hyper-V in enterprise organizations–this book delivers start-to-finish guidance for every facet of your virtualization initiative.

 

Leverage the experience from hundreds of real world implementations of Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 in your deployment of a virtualized server environment

 

• Implement best practices for planning, prototyping, and deploying Hyper-V–including strategies, processes, and templates
• Install and configure Windows 2008 Server with Windows Hyper-V Services
• Provide guest operating systems ranging from Windows 2003 Server to Linux
• Administer Hyper-V Host Servers as standalone hosts or in multiple host environments
• Optimize Hyper-V Host Server and guest sessions, by efficiently allocating memory, processors,
• disk space, and other resources
• Move from basic server virtualization to a systematically managed virtual enterprise environment
• Use Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to centrally monitor all your Hyper-V hosts and guest sessions
• Quickly provision new guest images wherever and whenever you need them
• Implement reliable failover processes to overcome failures in guest sessions, host systems, or sites
• Troubleshoot problems with both Hyper-V hosts and guest operating systems

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed is the ultimate guide to designing, deploying, managing, troubleshooting, and supporting any Exchange Server 2010 environment, no matter how large or complex.

 

Drawing on their extensive experience with hundreds of enterprise Exchange Server environments--including Exchange Server 2010 early adopters--the authors thoroughly cover every stage of the Exchange Server 2010 lifecycle. They present detailed recommendations, proven tips and tricks, and step-by-step techniques for implementation and migration planning, architecture, installation, administration, security, monitoring, integration, availability, optimization, and much more.

 

Rand Morimoto and his expert colleagues also offer indispensable practical guidance for making the most of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010’s many enhancements--from its improved web access to its enhanced support for Unified Communications and Mobility.

 

• Use proven best practices to plan your Exchange Server 2010 implementation
• Architect higher-performance, lower-cost enterprise Exchange Server environments
• Maximize the security of your Exchange Server infrastructure, transport, and messages
• Migrate smoothly from Exchange Server 2003/2007 and Active Directory 2000/2003 to Exchange Server 2010 and Active Directory 2008
• Utilize Microsoft Operations Manager to monitor Exchange Server 2010
• Use Windows PowerShell to streamline Exchange Server management
• Integrate other Microsoft technologies, including SharePoint 2007 and Office Communication Server 2007
• Leverage the full capabilities of the Outlook Web App (OWA) client
• Provide robust messaging to non-Windows and non-Outlook systems
• Implement Exchange Server’s powerful new Database Availability Group replication feature
• Back up Exchange Server 2010 environments and recover quickly from a disaster
• Systematically optimize Exchange Server 2010 environments, including storage

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