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MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

Configuration

Chapter 1

Introduction to Windows Server 2008

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Objectives

• Discuss clients, servers, and Windows network models

• Differentiate among the editions of Windows Server 2008

• Identify Windows Server 2008 hardware requirements

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Objectives (continued)

• Discuss the new Windows Server 2008 technologies

• Describe the new roles and features in Windows Server 2008

• Navigate the Windows Server 2008 interface

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Clients, Servers, and Windows Network Models

• Workgroup – Network of computers that allow each other access to

their files, printers, or Internet connection

• By default, all Windows Server 2008 computers are placed in a workgroup named WORKGROUP

• Membership status – Either a single workgroup or a domain

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Domain Model with Active Directory

• Domain – Group of users and computers managed by the same

security database

• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)– Technology that runs the domain security database

• Domain controllers (DCs)– Servers that hosts domain security database

• Domain Name System (DNS)– TCP/IP-based standard for resolving computer names

with IP addresses

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Domain Model with Active Directory (continued)

• Group Policy – A way to set up specific configurations for users and

computers within an Active Directory domain

• Forest– A network of domains related to each other by

relationships known as trusts

• Transitive trusts– Trusts between Active Directory domains in a tree are

created automatically when you create domains

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Windows Server 2008 Editions

• General editions of Windows Server 2008– Enterprise, Datacenter, and Standard– Editions designed for special-purpose server

applications• Web Server and HPC Server

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Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition

• Designed for smaller environments and single-purpose installations

• Works as a single domain server for a small business or – A single file/application server in larger environments

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Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition

• Features not available with SE– Significant increase in maximum allowable memory– Active Directory Federation Services (discussed later

in this chapter)– Failover clustering– Installation of up to four virtual machines on each

physical host– Hot-add memory

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Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition

• Additional features– Ability to run up to 32 processors– Ability to hot-add and replace processors– Installation of unlimited virtual machines on each

physical host

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Windows Web Server 2008

• Server roles not available– Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)– DNS, file server

• Does not require client access licenses (CAL) for users

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Windows HPC Server 2008

• Designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications

• Accommodates up to thousands of processing cores because it is built on the Server 2008 64-bit architecture model

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Windows Server 2008, Without Hyper-V

• Hyper-V– Consolidates multiple server roles as separate virtual

machines running on a single physical machine– Lets you efficiently run different operating systems in

parallel on a single server

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Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

• Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions – Available for servers using Intel Itanium Processors

• Itanium processors – Use a different architecture from other 32-bit and 64-

bit processors

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Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements

• Microsoft provides minimum and recommended hardware requirements for installing its operating systems

• Minimum requirements – Let you install and run a system using minimal

resources and services

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32-Bit and 64-Bit Processors

• 64-bit architectures– Have greater theoretical limit for processing data– Can handle twice the amount of data of a comparable

32-bit product

New Technologies in Windows Server 2008

• This section introduces the following technologies and enhancements– Improved installation process– Hyper-V– Server Core– TCP/IP improvements– Network Access Protection– Server Manager– Windows Remote Management– PowerShell– Group Policy preferences

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• Activity 1-1: Installing Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition

• Time Required: 30 to 60 minutes (depending on hardware configuration of lab environment)

• Objective: Install a working version of Windows Server 2008

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New Technologies in Windows Server 2008 (continued)

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Improved Installation Process

• Requires minimal user input

• You no longer have to wait for the installation program to ask for information– Networking information, regional settings, and other

settings

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Improved Installation Process (continued)

• Activity 1-2: Completing Initial Configuration Tasks

• Time Required: 20 minutes

• Objective: Perform system configuration tasks after installation of Windows Server 2008

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Hyper-V

• Virtualization– Allows you to run one or more separate instances of

an OS within a single host OS– Allows organizations to consolidate these physical

systems onto high-powered servers

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Server Core

• A stripped-down installation of Windows Server 2008 with a set of available roles and services more limited than in the Full version

• Attack surface– Areas of the system that could expose it to security

breaches

• Can be installed on Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2008 – But only during initial installation of the operating

system

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Network Access Protection

• Helps to protect networks, both public and private, from malware such as viruses and spyware

• Threat sources– Employees accessing the Internet from work and

inadvertently install Trojan horses– Remote access to connections from external networks

that create a gateway for viruses– Guest computers accessing an internal network that

introduce malware to the network

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TCP/IP Improvements

• Next-Generation TCP/IP stack – New implementation of the TCP/IP protocol stack – Contains full support for IPv4 and IPv6

• Teredo– IPv6 technology that can encapsulate IPv6 packets as

IPv4 packets to allow them to traverse IPv4 networks

• Receive Window Auto-tuning– Optimizes the size of data packets a server can

accept

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Server Manager

• Centralizes commands to configuration tools

• Allows you to easily manage your server and network

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Server Manager (continued)

• Activity 1-3: Exploring Server Manager

• Time Required: 10 minutes

• Objective: Review the features of Server Manager

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PowerShell

• Now becoming the de facto CLI and scripting language for Microsoft products

• Allows you to string together commands, passing the result of one command into the next, in a process known as pipelining

• Passes results as .NET objects

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Windows Remote Management

• Lets administrators manage servers remotely by running management scripts and managing data on remote machines

• WS-Management protocol– Public standard for exchanging management data

remotely by any device implementing the protocol

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Group Policy Preferences

• New feature of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)

• Applied but not enforced

• Helps to implement Group Policies within your Active Directory environments

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New Roles and Features in Windows Server 2008

• Role – Major function or service that a server performs

• File Services role – Allows the server to share files on a network

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New Roles in Server 2008

• Server role – Defines the specific task that a server is responsible

for performing

• Roles can be organized into three groups– Active Directory– Infrastructure– Network roles

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Active Directory Roles

• Windows Server 2008 includes five Active Directory roles– Active Directory Certificate Services– Active Directory Domain Services– Active Directory Federation Services– Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services– Active Directory Rights Management Services

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Network Roles

• DHCP – Network standard protocol used to dynamically

allocate and track IP addresses for clients on a network

• DNS– Main goal is to match a domain name to an IP address

based on a client query for information

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Network Roles (continued)

• Network Policy and Access Services (NPAS) – Allows you to implement

• Network Policy Server

• Routing and Remote Access Service

• Health Registration Authority

• Host Credential Authorization Protocol

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Infrastructure Roles

• Active Directory roles that can be installed in Server 2008– Terminal Services– Fax Services– Print Services– File Services– Hyper-V– UDDI Services– Web Server (IIS 7)– Windows Deployment Services

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• Activity 1-4: Exploring the Available Roles in Server Manager

• Time Required: 15 minutes

• Objective: Identify the roles that can be installed in Server Manager using the Add Roles Wizard

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New Features

• Feature– Similar to a job responsibility performed by a specific

role

• Features available in Server 2008– .NET 3.0 Framework

– Windows Desktop Experience

– Network Load Balancing

– Group Policy Management

– Remote Server Administration Tools

– Windows PowerShell

– Windows Server Backup Features

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Roles and Features Management

• Server Manager console and Server Manager command-line utility – Used to manage roles and features

• Major areas of information within Server Manager– Server Summary– Roles– Features– Diagnostics– Configuration– Storage

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Roles and Features Management (continued)

• Activity 1-5: Adding the File Services Role and Windows Server Backup Feature

• Time Required: 15 minutes

• Objective: Install the File Services role and the Windows Server Backup feature using Server Manager

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• A new CLI-based management tool that allows you to effectively – Install, configure, and remove roles and features in

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Server Manager Command (continued)

• Activity 1-6: Adding the Print Services Role and PowerShell Feature using Server Manager Command

• Time Required: 15 minutes

• Objective: Install the Print Services role and the PowerShell feature using Server Manager Command

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Windows Server 2008 User Interface

• New or improved features in Windows Server 2008– Start menu– Network and Sharing Center– Help and Support– Windows Desktop Experience

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Start Menu

• Windows Server 2008 – Incorporates the redesigned Start menu into its UI

• Most efficient way to use the Windows Server 2008 Start menu– Use the Start Search text box

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Start Menu (continued)

• Activity 1-7: Using the Start Menu and Start Search Text Box

• Time Required: 15 minutes

• Objective: Use the Start Search text box to find and open a program

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• Provides a central location for administering many network tasks in Windows Server 2008, including: – Network connections– Sharing settings– Network discovery options

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Windows Desktop Experience

• Applications– Windows Mail– Windows Media Player– Windows Aero and other desktop themes– Video for Windows (AVI support)– Windows Photo Gallery– Windows SideShow– Windows Defender

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Summary

• Most modern networks are based on client-server computing

• Windows Server 2008 offers three general editions and two special-purpose editions– Windows Server 2008 Standard– Windows Server 2008 Enterprise– Windows Server 2008 Datacenter– Windows Web Server 2008– Windows HPC Server 2008

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Summary (continued)

• Windows Server 2008 – Available for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware

architectures

• New technologies in Windows Server 2008 – Focus on improving the performance, manageability,

and security of networks

• Windows Server 2008 – Lets you organize server services into roles and

features

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• Server Manager – Provides administrators with a GUI console for

managing roles and features

• Windows Server 2008– Has a look and feel similar to Windows Vista

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