Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions

ISBN: 0672326094
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 325

Authors: Rand Morimoto, Andrew Abbate, Eric Kovach, Ed Roberts

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You
Introduction
Part I: Security Solutions
Chapter 1. Securing Windows Server 2003
Improved Default Security in Windows 2003
Securing the Hatches
Know Who is Connected Using Two-factor Authentication
Using Templates to Improve Usage and Management
Patrolling the Configuration
Securing the File System
Securing Web Services
Keeping Files Confidential with EFS
Bulletproof Scenario
Summary
Chapter 2. Implementing Secured Wireless Technologies
Working Through Walls
Managing Spectrums to Avoid Denial of Service
Implementing Support for Secure 802.1x Technologies
Taking Advantage of Windows Server 2003 Security Features
Configuring the Wireless Client
Maximizing Wireless Security Through Tunneling
Maintaining Knowledge of Your Wireless Networks
Summary
Chapter 3. Integrating Smartcard and Secured Access Technologies
Maximizing Certificate Services Implementations
Securing Certificate Services
Getting the Most Out of Smartcards
Tips and Tricks for Securing Access to the Network
Creating a Single Sign-on Environment
Securing Access to Web Servers and Services
Protecting Certificate-based Services from Disaster
Integrating Smartcards with Personal Devices
Summary
Part II: Management and Administration Solutions
Chapter 4. Distributing Administration
Choosing the Best Administrative Model for Your Organization
Using Role-based Administration for Optimal Delegation
Leveraging the Delegation of Control Wizard
Enhancing Administration with Functional Levels
Managing Domain and Enterprise Administration
Developing Group Policies that Affect Administration
Testing Level of Administrative Access
Auditing Administrative Activities
Summary
Chapter 5. Managing User Rights and Permissions
Leveraging Domain Local, Global, and Universal Groups
Using NTFS and AD Integrated File Shares
Using Group Policy to Administer Rights and Permissions
Maximizing Security, Functionality, and Lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with User Profiles
Managing Rights and Permissions for Specific User Types
Summary
Chapter 6. Implementing Group Policies
Leveraging Group Policies
Group Policy Deployment
Understanding GP Inheritance and Application Order
Understanding the Effects of Slow Links on Group Policy
Using Tools to Make Things go Faster
Automating Software Installations
Enhancing Manageability with Group Policy Management Console
Using Resultant Set of Policies in GPMC
Maximizing Security with Group Policy
Increasing Fault Tolerance with Intellimirror
Leveraging Other Useful Tools for Managing Group Policies
Using Administrative Templates
Finding Additional Resources About Group Policy
Summary
Chapter 7. Managing Desktops
Automating Backup of Desktop Data
Accelerating Deployments with Workstation Images
Creating Windows XP Images
Automating Software Installation
Slow Link Detection
Ensuring a Secured Managed Configuration
Managing Systems and Configurations
Leveraging Useful Tools for Managing Desktops
Summary
Chapter 8. Administering Windows Server 2003 Remotely
Using Remote Desktop for Administration
Taking Advantage of Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools
Using Out-Of-Band Remote Administration Tools for Emergency Administration
Using and Configuring Remote Assistance
Securing and Monitoring Remote Administration
Delegating Remote Administration
Administering IIS in Windows Server 2003 Remotely
Summary
Chapter 9. Maintenance Practices and Procedures
Maintenance is not as Interesting as Implementing New Technology
What to Do Every Day
What to Do Every Week
What to Do Every Month
Consolidating Servers as a Maintenance Task
Backup Tips and Tricks
Making Automated System Recovery Work for You
Leveraging Scripting for Maintenance Practices
Why Five-9s Might Be a Bad Idea
Automating Updates
Summary
Part III: Design and Implementation Solutions
Chapter 10. Advanced Active Directory Design
Implementations Small and Large
Configuring and Reconfiguring Domains and Organizational Units
Sites and the New Knowledge Consistency Checker
Using Cross-Forest Trusts Effectively
Interforest Synchronization
Active Directory Migration Tool Best Practices
Using Microsoft Metadirectory Services Effectively
Domain Controller Placement
Global Catalog Placement
Taking Advantage of Replication Improvements
Active Directory Functional Levels
Summary
Chapter 11. Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Best Practices for Successful Server Deployments
Licensing and Activating Windows Server 2003
Automating Deployment with Remote Installation Service
Using Sysprep for Servers to Maximize Consistency
Customizing Setup Using Unattend and Setup Manager
Creating Custom Bootable CDs for Rapid Deployment
Optimizing Standard Server Configurations
Customizing Servers with Setup Wizards
Controlling the Back-end with the Windows Registry
Summary
Chapter 12. Implementing Microsoft Active Directory
Taking Advantage of Functional Levels
Improving Domain Controller Installation
Getting the Most Out of Global Catalog Servers
Maximizing Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) Roles
Expanding the Enterprise by Interconnecting Forests and Domains
Enhancing Flexibility with Renaming Domains
Managing the Active Directory Schema
Improving Replication with Application Partitions
Summary
Chapter 13. Establishing a Solid Infrastructure Foundation
Focusing on the Windows Server 2003 Infrastructure Components
DNS in an Active Directory Environment
The Domain Name System (DNS) In Depth
Installing DNS Using the Configure Your Server Wizard
Configuring DNS to Point to Itself
Using Resource Records in a Windows 2003 Environment
Establishing and Implementing DNS Zones
Creating Zone Transfers in DNS
Understanding the Importance of DNS Queries
Other DNS Components
DNS Maintenance, Updates, and Scavenging
Troubleshooting DNS
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) In Depth
DHCP Changes in Windows Server 2003
Installing DHCP and Creating New Scopes
Creating DHCP Redundancy
Advanced DHCP Concepts
Optimizing DHCP Through Proper Maintenance
Securing a DHCP Implementation
Continuing Usage of Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
Installing and Configuring WINS
WINS Planning, Migrating, and Maintenance
Global Catalog Domain Controllers (GCDCs) Placement
The Need to Strategically Place GCs and DCs
Summary
Part IV: Migration and Integration Solutions
Chapter 14. Migrating from Windows NT 4.0
Migrating to a Scalable Windows 2003 Server Environment
Fallback Plans and Failover Procedures
Tips to Minimize Network Downtime
Planning and Implementing Name Resolution When Migrating
Planning and Upgrading File Systems and Disk Partitions
Avoiding Failures and Disruptions During Server Upgrades
Keeping Windows Servers Current with Windows Updates
Finalizing Server Upgrades with Windows Update
Supporting Windows Clients During Coexistence
Implementing and Securing Password Migrations
Addressing Permissions Issues When Migrating Desktops
Best Practices for Maintaining and Managing Coexistence
Common Mistakes When Decommissioning Domains and Servers
Summary
Chapter 15. Migrating from Windows 2000
Preparing the Migration
Windows Server 2003 Applications Compatibility
Using the Application Compatibility Tool Kit
Upgrading and Installing Windows Server 2003
Migrating Network Services
Migrating Active Directory Objects
FailOver Best Practices
Supporting Clients with Windows Server 2003
Decommissioning Windows 2000
Raising Windows 2003 Functional Levels
Summary
Chapter 16. Integration with UnixLDAP-Based Systems
Designing and Planning Platform Integration
Creating an Integrated Infrastructure
Integrating Directories Across Environments
Using Password Synchronization
Centralizing the Management of Cross-Platform Resources
Accessing Unix from a Windows Perspective
Accessing Windows from a Unix Perspective
Migrating Resources from One Platform to the Other
Summary
Chapter 17. Integrating Windows 2003 with Novell Networks
Leveraging Services for NetWare
Creative Ways of Bridging the Gap Between Novell and Windows
Installing the Microsoft Services for NetWare Tool
Creating a Single Sign-on Environment
Synchronizing eDirectoryNDS with Active Directory
Replacing NetWare Servers with Windows Servers
Summary
Part V: Remote and Mobile User Solutions
Chapter 18. VPN and Dial-up Solutions
Choosing the Right VPN Solution
Best Practices for Securing L2TP
Best Practices for Securing PPTP
Taking Advantage of Internet Authentication Service
Using VPN for Wireless
Deploying VPN and Dial-up Services
Using Site-to-Site VPNs
Using Load Balancing to Add Scalability and Resiliency
Summary
Chapter 19. Web Access to Windows Server 2003 Resources
Best Practices for Publishing Web Shares to the Internet
Securing Access to Resources with SSL
Enabling SSL on a Web Server Directory
Enabling and Securing Internet Printing
Best Practices for Securing FTP Services
Accessing Resources with Terminal Services and Remote Desktops
Monitoring IIS Access Through Auditing and Logging
Using Windows Tools and Scripts to Manage IIS
Summary
Chapter 20. Leveraging Thin Client Terminal Services
Advantages of Using Terminal Services
Keeping Users Connected with Session Directory
Adding Redundancy to Session Directory
Optimizing Terminal Service Performance
Managing Terminal Service Users with Group Policy
Keeping Terminal Service Secure
Leveraging Local Resources
Summary
Part VI: Business Continuity Solutions
Chapter 21. Proactive Monitoring and Alerting
Leveraging Windows Management Instrumentation
Leveraging Scripts for Improved System Management
Deciding What to Monitor
Determining What to Monitor and Alert Upon
Responding to Problems Automatically
Using Microsoft Operations Manager for Advanced Automation
Summary
Chapter 22. Creating a Fault-Tolerant Environment
Optimizing Disk Management for Fault Tolerance
Maximizing Redundancy and Flexibility with Distributed File System
Simplifying Fault Tolerance with Volume Shadow Copy
Optimizing Disk Utilization with Remote Storage
Optimizing Clusters to Simplify Administrative Overhead
Leveraging Network Load Balancing for Improved Availability
Realizing Rapid Recovery Using Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Summary
Part VII: Performance Optimization Solutions
Chapter 23. Tuning and Optimization Techniques
Understanding of Capacity Analysis
Best Practice for Establishing Policy and Metric Baselines
Leveraging Capacity-Analysis Tools
Identifying and Analyzing Core Analysis and Monitoring Elements
Optimizing Performance by Server Roles
Summary
Chapter 24. Scaling Up and Scaling Out Strategies
Size Does Matter
Building Bigger Servers
Building Server Farms
Avoiding the Pitfalls
Making It Perform
Scaling the Active Directory
Scaling for the File System
Scaling for RAS
Scaling Web Services
Scaling for Terminal Services
Summary
Chapter 25. Utilizing Storage Area Networks
Defining the Technologies
When is the Right Time to Implement NAS and SAN Devices?
Designing the Right Data Storage Structure
Adding in Fault Tolerance for External Storage Systems
Combining Hardware Fault Tolerance with Windows Server 2003 Technologies
Best Practices for SAN and NAS
Recovering from a System Failure
Leveraging NAS and SAN Solutions for Server Consolidation
Summary
Part VIII: Business Productivity Solutions
Chapter 26. User File Management and Information Look-up
Enabling Collaboration with Windows SharePoint Services
Expanding on the File and Data Management Capabilities of Windows 2003
Simplifying File Sharing with Office 2003
Improving Data Lookup with Indexing
Taking Advantage of Revision Control Management
Hierarchical Storage Management
Implementing Information, Communication, and Collaboration Security
Summary
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