Windows Server 2008 Resource Kit Book/CD/DVD Package

Description

Get the essential reference for deploying, managing, automating, troubleshooting, and optimizing Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0 - with expert insights and best practices from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Server team at Microsoft. This official Microsoft RESOURCE KIT features six volumes of in-depth technical information essential for every Windows administrator, including coverage of Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Networking and Network Access Protection, security, Active Directory, Windows PowerShell, and bulk administration and productivity tools. You also get more than 200 time-saving automation scripts and utilities, job aids, a fully searchable eBook of each RESOURCE KIT volume, and bonus eBooks on CD.

* Provides six volumes of in-depth technical information for administering, optimizing, troubleshooting, and automating Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0

* Delivers definitive product information with expert insights straight from the Windows Server team at Microsoft, Microsoft MVPs, and field consultants

* Details what every Windows Server administrator needs to know about performance, troubleshooting, security services, Group Policy, Active Directory, IIS 7, and Windows PowerShell

* Features a CD with more than 200 essential tools and scripts, eBooks with additional technical information, tips, and best practices - plus a fully searchable eBook of all six RESOURCE KIT volumes

GET SIX ESSENTIAL VOLUMES, INCLUDING:

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

*Plan and troubleshoot your installation
*Deploy modular Web servers
*Configure IIS and ASP.NET features using IIS Manager and command-line tools
*Create and manage sites, virtual directories, applications, application pools
*Use XML-based configuration
*Set up delegated and remote management
*Apply security best practices
*Manage Web server extensions
*Host a variety of dynamic application platforms
*Use built-in diagnostics and key troubleshooting tactics
*Tune your operations - balancing performance and security considerations

Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

*Use role-based management to maximize control over enterprise resources
*Design mobility, resiliency, and security requirements into user-data infrastructure
*Customize MMC consoles to extend your administrative reach
*Automate the provisioning of shared folders
*Design least-privilege Active Directory delegation; improve auditing and reporting
*Create groups that dynamically maintain their membership
*Implement system self-reporting
*Automate software deployment and change management without third-party tools
*Deliver advanced document-management and enterprise collaboration solutions

Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide

*Automatically configure desktop settings across the network
*Maintain desktop health - monitoring disk space, drive configuration, and service configuration
*Read, search, and write event logs using scripts
*Manage system components, including drives, shares, and printers
*Configure network services such as DNS, DHCP, and WINS
*Manage system backup, recovery, and security features
*Troubleshoot installation and operation of systems and applications
*Maintain a Web site using IIS 7.0
*Plus - get a complete list of cmdlets to help automate recurring tasks

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Resource Kit

*Plan the logical and physical structure - applying best practices for design
*Install, upgrade, or migrate your directory services
*Configure the integration of Active Directory and DNS
*Manage and troubleshoot replication
*Automate and simplify object management
*Use Group Policy to administer the user environment
*Configure domain and network security features, including built-in certificate services
*Monitor system health; optimize performance and reliability
*Perform disaster planning, backups, and restoration
*Deploy federation services for business-to-business collaboration

Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP)

*Design an IPv4-based network and plan for future requirements, including IPv6
*Build an addressing and packet flow infrastructure
*Apply best practices for setting up DHCP, DNS, and WINS
*Manage network performance with QoS and scalability technologies
*Implement network access infrastructure with Active Directory, PKI, Group Policy, and RADIUS
*Support protected wireless, authenticating switch, and VPN connections
*Set up IPSec, 802.1X, VPN, and DHCP enforcement for NAP; ensure ongoing compliance

Windows Server 2008 Security Resource Kit

*Use new Group Policy features, policies, and security-hardening settings
*Implement Least Privilege with User Account Control
*Configure Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, IPsec, and NAP
*Deploy new Active Directory services and features
*Model network threats
*Understand service-attack vectors and minimize exposure
*Manage server roles; build a server isolation strategy
*Configure IIS 7.0 security features for application servers
*Implement granular audit policy
*Define your software-update strategy
*Manage security in branch offices with read-only domain controllers