D

Date, Amit, 5, 282

Date And Time applet, 119

date, setting on Windows server core installations, 119

datetime.cpl file, 120

dcpromo.exe tool, 134, 165 to 166. See also Active Directory Installation Wizard

Default Document role service, 80

Deily, Eric, 5, 366, 368

deployment

automating common tasks by using ServerManagerCmd.exe, 52 to 53

Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment, 11, 431

Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Windows Server Deployment, 431

of Web applications and services, 14

of Windows clients and servers, 11 to 12

Deployment Server role service, 83

desktop composition, 196

Desktop Experience, 88

Detailed Directory Service Replication, 161

device drivers

microkernelized hypervisor and, 22 to 23, 23 to 24

monolithic hypervisor and, 22

VSP and, 25

Windows Server 2008 support for display drivers, 417 to 419

for Windows server core installations, 111, 135

Device Redirection Framework, 196 to 198

Device Specific Modules (DSMs), 90, 388 to 389

DFS Namespace role service, 72, 77

DFS Replication role service, 72, 77

DHCP protocol

deployment considerations, 404

as NAP enforcement method, 289, 289 to 290, 302

Stateless and Stateful Server functionality, 403 to 404

support in Windows Server 2008, 402 to 404

DHCP Server, 76, 259

Dickens, Charles, 67

Dickens, Scott, 6, 427

Digest Authentication role service, 81

Directory Browsing role service, 80

Directory Service Access, 161, 162

Directory Service Changes, 161, 162, 163

Directory Service Integration, message queuing, 90

Directory Service Replication, 161

Directory Services/Active Directory blog, 453

Directory Services Restore Mode, 168, 169

Disk Management

initializing new disks, 273

Windows server core installations and, 146

Disk Signature, 258

disk space, for installing Windows server core installations, 145

DiskPart.exe command, 257

disks

pass-through access, 27, 28

physical vs. virtual, 27

replacing, 273

self-healing, 257, 258

display drivers, 417 to 419

displays

color quality, 193

configuring resolution on Windows server core installations, 129 to 130

data prioritization, 195

device driver support, 417 to 419

spanned monitors, 193

Distributed File System role service, 72, 77

Distributed Transactions, 76

DNS Server

availability, 91

configuring networking on Windows server core installations, 76

installation options for RODCs, 166 to 167

installing on Windows server core installations, 132 to 134

Read-Only Domain Controllers and, 166 to 167

domain controllers

modes when running Windows Server 2008, 169

restarting, 13, 168 to 169

Download Center, 442 to 443

drivers. See device drivers

DSMs (Device Specific Modules), 90, 388 to 389

Dussart, Nils, 6, 50

dynamic disks, 257