Additional Reading

The TechNet Webcast titled “Installing, Configuring, and Managing Server Roles in Windows Server 2008” is a good demonstration of how to add roles and features to Windows Server 2008. This Webcast can be downloaded for replay fromhttp://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032294712& EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US. (Registration is required.)

By registering for the TechNet Virtual Lab, “Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Beta 2 Server Manager Virtual Lab,” which can be found at http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/ WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032314461&EventCategory=3&culture=en-IN& CountryCode=IN, you can gain some hands-on experience adding and removing roles using Server Manager. TechNet Virtual Labs are designed to allow IT pros to evaluate and test new server technologies from Microsoft using a series of guided, hands-on labs that can be completed in 90 minutes or less. TechNet Virtual Labs can be accessed online and are free to use. You can find general information concerning them at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/traincert/virtuallab/default.mspx .

Finally, be sure to turn to Chapter 14, “Additional Resources,” for more information on the topics in this chapter and also for webcasts, whitepapers, blogs, newsgroups, and other sources of information about all aspects of Windows Server 2008.