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 Learning Windows Server 2003

 

Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES
Author: Jonathan Hassell
Number of pages: 724
Group: WINDOWS SERVER 2003
ISBN: 0596101236/9780596101237
User level: Beginner/Intermediate
Objective: Reference
Date Published: February 2006
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Getting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 up and running, either
as a standalone or as part of a multi-site, multi-server
network is a formidable task for anyone. O'Reilly's
no-nonsense guide, Learning Windows Server 2003, 2nd
Edition, gives you just what you need to get the job done.
It provides you with the nuts and bolts for installing,
configuring, securing, and managing Windows Server
2003-plus, it has been completely updated for Service Pack 1
and release R2.

Learning Windows Server 2003, 2nd Edition includes just
enough theory for you to understand how the different
features and systems work in this latest version of Windows.
You'll come away with a firm understanding of what's
happening under the hood of the system, but without feeling
like you're taking a graduate course in OS theory. After its
high-level overview, the book offers complete discussions
and treatments of all of Server 2003's major components.
You'll learn how to:
install Windows Server 2003
create and manage user accounts (with particular attention
to Active Directory)
manage access to system resources, such as printers and
files
configure and manage its numerous major subsystems

The book also features step-by-step procedures and
discussions of complex concepts such as patch management,
Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and
replication, network access quarantining, server clustering,
Group Policy and other security tools, and IIS6 web server.

Whether you're an experienced system administrator or one
who's just beginning, you'll turn to this practical guide
again and again when you need to understand the massive
product that is Windows Server 2003.