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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