| This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with
Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step
procedures for using all of the major components, along with
discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory
replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access
protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell,
server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compact
presentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find
in bulkier references.
Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide takes a refreshing
approach. You won't find the history of Windows NT, or
discussions on the way things used to work. Instead, you get
only the information you need to use this server. If you're
a beginning or intermediate system administrator, you learn
how the system works, and how to administer machines running
it. The expert administrators among you discover new
concepts and components outside of your realm of expertise.
Simply put, this is the most thorough reference available
for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to:
Installing the server in a variety of different environments
File services and the Windows permission structure
How the domain name system (DNS) works
Active Directory, including its logical and physical
structure, hierarchical components, scalability, and
replication
Group Policy's structure and operation
Managing security policy with predefined templates and
customized policy plans
Architectural improvements, new features, and daily
administration of IIS 7
Terminal Services from both the administrator's user's point
of view
Networking architecture including DNS, DHCP, VPN, RADIUS
server, IAS, and IPSec
Windows clustering services --- applications, grouping
machines, capacity and network planning, user account
management
Windows PowerShell scripting and command-line technology
With Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide, you to come
away with a firm understanding of what's happening under the
hood, but without the sense that you're taking a graduate
course in OS theory. If you intend to work with this server,
this is the only book you need.
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