W

Waxman, Peter, 6

Wbemtest.exe tool, 245

WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), 84, 87 to 88

WDS. See Windows Deployment Services

Web Application Development role service, 80 to 81

Web applications and services, deploying, 14

Web enrollment, 177

Web farms, centralized configuration, 370

Web Proxy Cache, Online Responder, 178

Web Server (IIS) role

adding when implementing TS Gateway, 235

availability, 91

default installation, 346 to 347

defined, 80

IIS modular architecture, 342 to 347

installing by using ServerManagerCmd.exe, 105

removing by using ServerManagerCmd.exe, 105

as requirement for running TS Web Access, 227

role services, 80 to 82

Web Server (IIS) Support role service, 75

Web Server role service

defined, 80

Management Tools subcomponent, 80, 82

subcomponents, 80 to 82

Web Services (WS-*), 10, 88

webcasts, TechNet, 446 to 447

wevtutil.exe command, 136 to 137

WF (Windows Workflow Foundation), 86 to 87

WF (Workflow Foundation), 86 to 87

whatif command option, 105

Wilenzick, Mike, 6

Windows 2000 Client Support, message queuing, 90

Windows 2000 Server, 150 to 151

Windows Auditing, 411 to 413

Windows Authentication role service, 81

Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK), 19 to 20

Windows CardSpace, 86

Windows clock, Windows server core installations and, 146

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), 84, 87 to 88

Windows Core Networking blog, 453

Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

availability, 91

client components, 424

custom network profiles, 426 to 427

defined, 11, 83

enhancements to RIS, 424, 430 to 431

management components, 424

multicast deployment, 424 to 427

server components, 424

TFTP windowing, 427 to 429

types of components, 423 to 424

using to deploy Windows server core installations, 145

x64 EFI network boot support, 430

Windows Fax Server

accounts model, 416 to 417

availability, 91

defined, 76

private mode, 414, 415

public mode, 414, 415

Reassign setting, 414, 415

Windows Firewall, 61, 141

Windows Installer, 220 to 222

Windows Internal Database, 93

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

DCOM security, 61

defined, 59

enhanced security features, 60

firewall issues, 61

improved tracing and logging, 60

manageable entities and, 62

namespace security, 60, 61

remote connection, 60 to 64

as remoting technology, 107

on Windows server core installations, 112 to 113

Windows Vista enhancements to, 12 to 13, 59 to 60

Windows Portable Devices, 196

Windows PowerShell

command consistency, 65

defined, 12

for IIS administration, 66, 357 to 359

as multitool for managing Application Servers, 374

overview, 64, 373 to 374

piping commands, 65

System Center Virtual Machine Manager and, 36

uses for, 64

Windows server core installations and, 131

Windows PowerShell blog, 452

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), 86

Windows Process Activation Service Support role service, 75

Windows Process Activation Service (WPAS)

defined, 93

functionality, 347, 347 to 348

overview, 93, 347

as requirement for running TS Web Access, 227

as requirement for running Web Server (IIS), 347

subcomponents, 93 to 94

Windows Remote Management (WinRM)

defined, 12

for managing Windows server core installations remotely, 142

as remoting technology, 107

Windows Remote Shell (WinRS), 12, 142, 145 to 146

Windows Rights Management Service (RMS), 151 to 152. See also Active Directory Rights Management Services

Windows Search Service, 77

Windows Server 2003

Administration Tools Pack, 53

File Services, 77

identity and access in, 151 to 153

migrating clusters to Windows Server 2008, 273

Remote Administration mode, 208

Terminal Server mode, 208

Windows Server 2008

Active Directory and, 4, 149 to 186

architecture and Windows Server Virtualization, 24 to 25, 25 to 28

available features to install, 83 to 94

Component Based Servicing architecture, 95 to 96

core enhancements to Terminal Services, 190 to 210

deploying, 421 to 440

enhancements to Active Directory Certificate Services, 176 to 182

enhancements to Active Directory Rights Management Services, 186

IDA and, 10, 153 to 154

IIS 7.0 enhancements, 370 to 371

improved import/export functionality using Active Directory Federation Services, 183

improvements to Terminal Services, 13 to 14

initial configuration tasks, 39 to 42

installing, 422 to 423

installing minimal subset. See Windows server core

licensing issues, 35

managing virtual machines, 29 to 30

manual installation, 422 to 423

Microsoft product home Web page, 441

Microsoft Windows Server TechCenter, 442

networking improvements, 402 to 407

new and improved tools, 12 to 13

new features and feature enhancements, 3 to 4

new Group Policy functionality, 56 to 59

new storage features and enhancements, 15

obtaining, 421 to 422

password and account lockout policies, 169 to 172

pre-release aspect, 1 to 3

product groups and server editions, 433 to 436

reasons for deploying, 9 to 16

Remote Server Administration Tools, 53 to 55

SCW improvements, 49 to 50

security improvements, 407 to 413

storage improvements, 378 to 402

team members, 4 to 7

three pillars, 3

unattended installation, 423

virtualization in, 24 to 28

Volume Activation feature, 12, 432 to 439

Windows Deployment Services, 11, 423 to 431

Windows Server Backup

command-line utility, 383 to 384

defined, 94

MMC snap-in, 381 to 382

vs. NT Backup, 384

overview, 381 to 382

Windows server core installation

activating server, 125

advantages, 115 to 116

changing server name, 123

command-line tools, 112

configuring display resolution, 129 to 130

configuring networking, 121 to 123

defined, 111

enabling automatic updates, 126 to 129

enabling Remote Desktop, 112

GUI support, 120

included and excluded roles and features, 116 to 117

initial configuration, 118 to 119

initial screen, 110

as installation option, 11, 25, 28, 30 to 31

installing applications, 135

joining domain, 124

managing from command line, 130 to 131

managing servers remotely by using Terminal Services, 137 to 138

minimizing disk and servicing footprint, 114 to 115

opening command window by using Task Manager, 112

patch management, 135 to 136, 145

PowerShell and, 131

rationale, 115 to 116

servicing, 136

system requirements, 145

Terminal Services and, 139 to 140

tips for running installations, 144 to 146

ways to manage, 130 to 136

what is installed, 111 to 114

what is not installed, 111

vs. Windows Server 2008, 145

WMI infrastructure on, 112 to 113

Windows Server Division Weblog, 452

Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). See Failover Clustering

Windows Server Update Service (WSUS), 135

Windows Server Virtualization

features, 28 to 29

pass-through disk access, 27

Server Core installation and, 31

significance, 16

testing technologies, 24

vs. Virtual Server, 29

Windows Server 2008 architecture and, 24 to 25, 25 to 28

Windows SharePoint Services role, 83

installing by using ServerManagerCmd.exe tool, 106 to 107

Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)

availability, 91

benefits of installing on terminal servers, 246 to 247

defined, 94, 246

Windows Server Virtualization support, 28

Windows Token-Based Agent, 74

Windows Virtualization Team blog, 453

Windows Vista, deploying, 19 to 20

Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), 86 to 87

WinRM (Windows Remote Management)

defined, 12

for managing Windows server core installations remotely, 142

as remoting technology, 107

WinRS (Windows Remote Shell), 12, 142, 145 to 146

WINS Server, 91, 94

Wireless Networking, 94

wizards

Active Directory Installation Wizard, 165 to 166

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard (AD LDS), 173 to 176

Add Feature Wizard, 54, 102 to 103

Add Roles Wizard, 98 to 101

Configure Quorum Settings Wizard, 256

Create A shared Folder Wizard, 271

High Availability Wizard, 270

Provision A Shared Folder Wizard, 15, 380

Provision Storage Wizard, 15, 379

Security Configuration Wizard, 47, 49 to 50

Validate A Configuration Wizard, 262 to 265

WMI Provider

accessing SNMP information, 92

installing in IIS 7.0, 359

using to manage Terminal Services, 243 to 246

using to track Terminal Services licensing, 245 to 246

virtualization and, 23, 26

Woersching, Eric, 5

Woolsey, Jeff, 5, 31

Workflow Foundation (WF), 86 to 87

Workflow Runtime, 87

WPAS (Windows Process Activation Service)

defined, 93

functionality, 347, 347 to 348

overview, 93, 347

as requirement for running TS Web Access, 227

as requirement for running Web Server (IIS), 347

subcomponents, 93 to 94

WS-Atomic Transactions, 76

WS-Management, on Windows server core installations, 113

WS-* (Web Services), 10, 88

WSRM. See Windows System Resource Manager

wvetutil.exe, 140