Who Is This Book For?

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant covers the Standard, Enterprise, Web, and Datacenter Server editions of Windows Server 2003. The book is designed for

• Current Windows Server 2003 system administrators

• Accomplished users who have some administrator responsibilities

• Administrators upgrading to Windows Server 2003 from previous versions

• Administrators transferring from other platforms

To pack in as much information as possible, I had to assume that you have basic networking skills and a basic understanding of Windows Server 2003, and that Windows Server 2003 is already installed on your systems. With this in mind, I don't devote entire chapters to understanding Windows Server 2003 architecture, installing Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2003 startup and shutdown. I do, however, cover Windows Server 2003 configuration, Group Policy, security, auditing, data backup, system recovery, and much more.

I also assume that you're fairly familiar with Windows commands and procedures as well as the Windows user interface. If you need help learning Windows basics, you should read the Windows documentation.