The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide

This book will be a supportive resource to help you know how to use the tools and features Microsoft shipped, but even better, Williams and Walla guide you through enough of the product internals to approach administration more strategically."
From the Foreword by Brian Valentine, Senior Vice President, Windows Division, Microsoft Corporation
Windows Server 2003, the successor to Windows 2000 and Windows NT, is designed to accommodate the seamless exchange of information through Web services. It delivers the increased flexibility and power needed to administer networks as global entities, but its enhanced management tools and security features present as many challenges as opportunities. The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide will help readers negotiate these challenges and exploit the opportunities.
Robert Williams and Mark Walla take readers from an understanding of basic concepts to the application of advanced functions. This comprehensive book begins with the fundamentals of Windows 2000 system administration and applies them to Windows Server 2003. The book then details the planning, deployment, administration, and management of a Windows Server system, and follows up with complete coverage of advanced tools and theory. This book concludes with a quick reference to the most important Windows .NET commands and utilities.
Key topics include:
Windows Server 2003 features, structure, planning, and installation
Migration from Windows NT and Windows 2000
Microsoft Management Console
Active Directory management and use
User management
Group Policy
Security, including IP security
Printer and file services and networking basics
Virtual private networks
Disk and backup management and disaster recovery
Terminal and Internet Information Services
Cluster and indexing services, and message queuing
System Management Server
Windows 2000 administration support
In this book, system administrators and other IT professionals will find the essential information needed to succeed in the administration of the Windows .NET and Windows 2000 Server families.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference

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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Windows Server 2008 For Dummies

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