Inside Windows Server 2003 - Softcover

Inside Windows .NET Server contains comprehensive information on deploying, managing, and troubleshooting systems using both Windows .NET and its predecessor. Readers get the in-depth, practical knowledge they need to master the hundreds of complex and often frustrating features found in Windows .NET Server. Inside Windows .NET Server is structured around a production deployment of Windows .NET in a global enterprise. Each chapter contains a lively feature description followed by extensively illustrated procedures for setting up and managing each service. All along the way, Boswell includes proven advice for improving stability, performance, and security. Readers of Boswell's Inside Windows 2000 Server declared it to be the best resource on the market. Inside Windows .NET Server improves coverage of existing features while expanding the scope to include the new features and improvements that make Windows .NET a must-have upgrade.

Comprehensive, authoritative, and eminently practical, Inside Windows® Server 2003is an essential resource for IT professionals.

Containing in-depth coverage of the newest Windows server technology, this book guides you through the complexities of installing, configuring, and managing a Windows Server 2003 system. Thousands of practical tips, recommendations, diagnostic aids, and troubleshooting techniques based on actual deployments and migrations help you set up and maintain a high-performance, reliable, and secure server that meets or exceeds the needs of its users.

You will find coverage of the more than 200 new features incorporated into Windows Server 2003, along with numerous updates and improvements, including:

• Volume Shadow Copy feature that permits taking snapshots of changes to files
• Forest Trust type that permits two-way, transitive trusts between forests
• 64-bit architecture that supports Intel Itanium and Itanium-2 servers
• Many new command line tools, including how to manage a headless server with no keyboard, video, or mouse
• Dozens of features to improve your system¿s security

For each feature, the book discusses underlying design principles, provides process descriptions that help identify interoperability issues, and details procedures for installation and configuration. In particular, the book focuses on the increasingly critical issues of security, remote access, and system interoperability.

Specific topics covered include:

• Performing upgrades and automated installations
• Adding hardware
• Managing DNS
• Managing Active Directory replication and security
• Working with network access security and Kerberos
• Managing group policies with a mixture of platforms
• Managing shared resources
• Managing file encryption and a public key infrastructure
• Managing remote access and Internet routing
• Recovering from system failures

With the information and experience-based advice in Inside Windows® Server 2003, you will be well equipped to deploy and manage a highly effective and smoothly functioning system.

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