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Microsoft Corporation Staff, IT Professional Staff - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Operations Guide

ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A

Year: 2002
Pages: 404

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• Introduction
• Storage, File Systems, and Printing
• Disk Concepts and Troubleshooting
• Basic and Dynamic Disks
• Terms
• Features of Basic Disk
• Features of Dynamic Disk
• Features Common to Both Basic and Dynamic Disks
• Disk Sectors Critical to Startup
• Master Boot Record
• Boot Sector
• Troubleshooting Disk Problems
• Viruses
• Damaged MBRs and Boot Sectors
• Other Disk Problems
• Additional Resources
• Data Storage and Management
• Overview of Data Management
• Current Trends
• Storage Features
• Removable Storage
• Removable Storage Service
• Removable Storage Database
• Removable Storage Snap-in
• Basic Concepts
• Media Identification and Naming
• Media Handling and Usage
• Administering Removable Storage
• Remote Storage
• Basic Concepts
• Benefits
• Local Storage Management
• Disk Management Attribute
• Local Storage
• Remote Storage Engine
• Remote Storage Device Support
• User Interfaces
• Remote Storage and Windows 2000
• Multiple Remote Storage Interactions
• Remote Storage-Aware Products
• Remote Storage Protection and Recovery
• Disk Management
• Fault-Tolerant Disk Management
• Dynamic Disks
• Disk Quotas
• Disk Quotas and Free Space
• Administering Disk Quotas
• Additional Resources
• File Systems
• About Windows 2000 File Systems
• FAT File System
• The NTFS File System
• Using Long File Names
• Compact Disc File System
• Universal Disk Format
• Comparing FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS
• Comparing FAT File Systems
• FAT16 vs. FAT32
• Advantages of NTFS
• Which Is Faster - FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS?
• Maximum Volume Sizes
• Controlling Access to Files and Folders
• POSIX Compliance
• File and Folder Compression
• Compressing and Decompressing Folders and Files
• Effects of Compression on Moving and Copying Files
• NTFS Compression Algorithm
• Compression Performance
• Other Compression Methods
• NTFS Recoverability
• Recovering Data with NTFS
• Caching and Data Recovery
• Cluster Remapping
• Features Built on Reparse Points
• Remote Storage
• Volume Mount Points
• File System Tools
• Cacls: Displays and Modifies NTFS Access Control Lists
• Compact: Compresses and Decompresses NTFS Files and Folders
• Compress: Compresses Files or Folders
• Convert: Converts a Volume from FAT to NTFS
• DirUse: Scans a Directory and Reports On Disk Space Usage
• Expand: Expands Compressed Files
• Mountvol: Displays, Creates, and Deletes Volume Mount Points
• Additional Resources
• Network Printing
• Introduction to Network Printing
• Print Devices, Print Clients, Printers, and Print Servers
• Local and Remote Printing
• Web Printing
• Architecture
• Graphical Device Interface
• Printer Driver
• Client Spooler
• Remote Print Provider
• Print Router
• Print Server Service
• Server Spooler
• Local Print Provider
• Print Processor
• Print Monitors
• Sharing Printers
• Local Printing
• Remote Printing
• Internet Printing
• Earlier Network-Interface Printing
• Working with Other Operating Systems
• Printing from Windows 95 and Windows 98 Clients
• Printing from Other Microsoft Print Clients
• Printing with UNIX Clients and Servers Using LPRLPD
• Printing with NetWare Clients and Servers
• Printing with Macintosh Clients and AppleTalk Printers
• Printing and Active Directory
• Printing and Directory Service Overview
• Publishing Windows 2000 Printers
• Supporting Non-Windows 2000 Printers
• Group Policy Settings
• Printer Location Tracking
• Printing and Clusters
• Creating the Spooler
• Installing Printing Components
• Adding a Printer to a Cluster
• What Happens at Failover
• Monitoring Printer Performance
• Using System Monitor
• Auditing Printing Events
• Logging Spooler Events
• Utilities
• Performance Monitoring
• Overview of Performance Monitoring
• Performance Monitoring Concepts
• Scope of Performance Data
• Data Collection Architecture
• Monitoring Tools
• System Monitor
• Performance Logs and Alerts
• Task Manager
• Resource Kit Performance Tools
• Starting Your Monitoring Routine
• Your Minimum Monitoring Configuration
• Establishing the Baseline
• Analyzing Monitoring Results
• Identifying Potential Bottlenecks
• Investigating Bottlenecks
• Troubleshooting Problems with Performance Tools
• Investigating Zero Values
• Investigating Other Issues with Performance Tools
• Controlling Performance Monitoring Overhead
• Specific Monitoring Scenarios
• Monitoring Remote Computers
• Monitoring Servers and Services
• Monitoring Legacy Applications
• Monitoring 16-bit Windows Applications
• Running 16-bit Windows Applications in a Separate Process
• Monitoring MS-DOS Applications
• Integrating the System Monitor Control into Office and Other Applications
• Placing the Control in an Office Document or on a Web Page
• Formatting the Control in a Document
• Evaluating Memory and Cache Usage
• Overview of Memory Monitoring
• Determining the Amount of Installed Memory
• Understanding Memory and the File System Cache
• Optimizing Your Memory Configuration
• Adjusting Paging File Size
• Establishing a Baseline for Memory
• Virtual Memory Usage
• Default Services Memory Consumption
• Investigating Memory Problems
• Investigating Memory Shortages
• Investigating Disk Paging
• Investigating User-Mode Memory Leaks
• Investigating Kernel-Mode Memory Leaks
• Monitoring the Cache
• Resolving Memory and Cache Bottlenecks
• Additional Resources
• Analyzing Processor Activity
• Overview of Processor Monitoring and Analysis
• Processor Counters
• Resource Kit Tools for Processor Monitoring
• Establishing a Baseline for Processor Performance
• Selecting Counters for Baseline Monitoring
• Selecting Times for Baseline Monitoring
• Recognizing a Processor Bottleneck
• Examining the Processor Time Counter
• Observing Processor Queue Length
• Monitoring Interrupts
• Monitoring Context Switches
• Processes in a Bottleneck
• Identifying Active Processes
• Isolating Processor-Intensive Workloads
• Reducing Single-Process Bottlenecks
• Observing Processor Consumption by Multiple Processes
• Threads in a Bottleneck
• Single vs. Multiple Threads in a Bottleneck
• Charting Processor Usage Per Thread
• Context Switches
• User Mode and Privileged Mode
• Advanced Topic: Changing Thread Priority to Improve Performance
• Examining and Adjusting Thread Priority
• Determining and Tuning Priority
• Windows 2000 Configuration and Process Priority
• Testing Priority Changes
• Eliminating a Processor Bottleneck
• Additional Resources
• Examining and Tuning Disk Performance
• Disk Monitoring Concepts
• Configuring the Disk and File System for Performance
• Configuring Your File System
• Configuring Disk Alignment
• Working with Disk Counters
• Monitoring Disk Space
• Monitoring Disk Efficiency
• Establishing a Baseline for Disk Usage
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Investigating Disk Performance Problems
• Monitoring Paging
• Monitoring Usage
• Monitoring Queue Length
• Resolving Disk Bottlenecks
• Evaluating Cache and Disk Usage by Applications
• Random and Sequential Data Access
• IO Request Size
• Investigating Disk Usage by Applications
• Monitoring Network Performance
• Introduction to Network Performance Analysis
• Tools for Monitoring Network Performance
• System Monitor
• Trace Logs
• Network Monitor
• Resolving Network Bottlenecks
• Measuring Multiprocessor System Activity
• Overview of SMP Performance and Monitoring
• Benefits of Scaling
• Analyzing Performance on SMP Systems
• SMP Impact on System Resources
• Monitoring Activity on Multiprocessor Systems
• Examining Processor Time Data
• Observing Processor Queue Length
• Analyzing Interrupt and DPC Activity
• Monitoring Context Switches and Threads
• Optimizing and Tuning Multiprocessor Installations
• Thread Partitioning
• DPC (Software Interrupt) Partitioning
• Hardware Interrupt Partitioning
• Upgrading or Adding Processors
• Application Design and Multiprocessor Performance
• Network Load Balancing and Scaling
• System Recovery
• Planning a Reliable Configuration
• Planning Considerations
• Approaches to Planning
• System Maintenance
• Planning for Security
• Hardware and Software Upgrades
• Contingency Planning
• Planning Tasks
• Maintaining Configuration and System Information
• Developing a Recovery Plan
• Training Personnel for Recovery
• Creating a Set of Windows 2000 Setup Floppy Disks
• Creating a Windows 2000 Startup Floppy Disk
• Planning a Fault-Tolerant Disk Configuration
• Dynamic Disks and Disk Groups
• Striped Volumes
• Mirrored Volumes
• RAID-5 Volumes
• Configuring and Using Mirrored Volumes and RAID-5 Volumes
• Guidelines for Configuring Mass Storage
• Fault-Tolerant Hardware Versus Software
• Testing a Fault-Tolerant System
• Avoiding Single Points of Failure
• Avoiding Computer Component Failure
• Using an Uninterruptible Power Supply
• Avoiding Disruptions to Network Connections
• Additional Resources
• Backup
• Overview of Backups
• Backup Types
• Storage Devices and Media
• Backup Strategies
• Security Considerations
• Establishing a Backup Plan
• Backup Scenarios
• Establishing a Backup Schedule
• Developing Backup and Restore Procedures
• Backing Up System State Data
• Boot and System Files
• Active Directory
• Certificate Services Information
• Cluster Database
• Registry
• Performance Counter Configuration
• Component Services Class Registration Database
• Using Backup
• Selecting Backup Type
• Selecting Backup Media
• Files Skipped During Backup
• Encrypted Files
• Backing Up Files on Your Local Computer
• Backing Up Files on Remote Computers
• Backing Up Windows 2000 Services and NTFS Features
• Remote Storage Considerations
• Backing Up Remote Storage Databases
• Protecting Remote Storage Media
• Remote Storage Self-Backup
• Exchange Database
• SQL Database Backup
• Logical Volume Information
• Repair, Recovery, and Restore
• Repairing a Windows 2000 Installation
• Using the Recovery Console
• Using the Emergency Repair Disk
• Restoring System State Data
• Restoring the Registry
• Restoring Data
• Restoring Files from Third-Party Backup Programs
• Restoring File Security Settings
• Recovering Your Disk Configuration
• Recovering a Mirrored or RAID-5 Volume
• Recovering a Mirrored Volume
• Recovering a RAID-5 Volume
• Recovering Data in Remote Storage
• Using Rstore.exe
• Restoring the Remote Storage and Removable Storage Databases
• Recovering Managed Files
• Recovering from Bad Media
• Additional Resources
• Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Strategies
• Technical Support and Services
• Project Ascent
• Other Resources
• Troubleshooting Tools for Windows 2000
• System Information
• Device Manager
• AVBoot
• System File Checker
• Windows Update
• NetDiag
• IPConfig
• NBTStat
• PathPing
• IPSecMon
• Troubleshooting Options
• Stop Messages
• Event Viewer
• Error and Event Messages Help
• System Monitor
• Troubleshooters
• Knowledge Base
• Windows 2000 Registry
• Troubleshooting Suggestions
• Keep Records
• Keep Notes
• Refer to Documentation
• Finding Information About the Problem
• Setting up the System for Further Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Follow the System Checklist
• Analyzing Symptoms and Factors
• Checking for Common Issues
• Isolating the Source of the Problem
• Developing an Action Plan
• Contacting Technical Support Services
• Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
• Hardware Compatibility List
• Other Approaches to Troubleshooting Hardware Problems
• Troubleshooting Specific Problems
• Troubleshooting Setup
• Troubleshooting Stop Messages
• Troubleshooting the Startup Process
• Troubleshooting Networking Problems
• Troubleshooting Video Problems
• Troubleshooting Services and Drivers
• Troubleshooting Problems with Portable Computers
• Additional Resources
• Startup Process
• Windows 2000 Startup Requirements
• Starting Windows 2000
• Power-On Self Test Process
• Initial Startup Process
• Bootstrap Loader Process
• Selecting the Operating System
• Detecting Hardware
• Loading and Initializing the Kernel
• Logging On to Windows 2000
• Troubleshooting Startup Problems
• Options to Use When a System Does Not Start
• Safe Mode
• Recovery Console
• Emergency Repair Disk
• Additional Resources
• Windows 2000 Stop Messages
• System Messages
• Stop Messages
• Stop Message Screen Sections
• Types of Stop Messages
• Troubleshooting Stop Messages
• Generic Troubleshooting Procedures
• Troubleshooting Common Stop Messages
• Hardware Malfunction Messages
• Additional Resources