MCTS 70-643 Exam Cram: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

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MCTS Exam Cram

Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring

Exam 70-643

Patrick Regan

Covers the critical information you'll need to know to score higher on Exam 70-643!

Administer Windows Server 2008 and Core Server using the Control Panel, Computer Management Console, Server Management Console, and other system tools

Install roles and features in Windows Server 2008

Use Windows Deployment Services to centrally manage the entire deployment process in any Windows environment

Implement secure, reliable infrastructure for deploying websites and services

Efficiently configure and manage disks, volumes, partitions, and server clusters

Ensure high availability in production environments

Configure Terminal Services RemoteApp, Gateway, load balancing, resources, licensing, client connections, and server options

Configure Windows Media Server and Digital Rights Management to deliver audio and video content

Deploy virtual machines using Hyper-V and Microsoft's other virtualization solutions

Run Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services to provide effective collaboration

WRITTEN BY A LEADING EXPERT:

Patrick Regan, MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, MCT, A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+, Security+, CTT+, CCNA, CNE, has been a PC technician and network administrator/ engineer for 13 years. Regan has conducted formal and informal training as an IT administrator at Heald Colleges and a product support engineer for Intel. He has received Heald Colleges' Teacher of the Year award and several awards from Intel. He is currently a senior network engineer at Pacific Coast Companies, where he supports 160 servers and 70 sites. Regan is the author of several books, including MCTS 70-620 Exam Cram: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring; IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Labs and Study Guide, Third Edition; and Troubleshooting the PC with A+ Preparation, Third Edition.

CD Features MeasureUp Practice Questions!

Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers

Multiple test modes

Random questions and order of answers

Coverage of each 70-643 exam objective

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3819-6

ISBN-10: 0-7897-3819-8

CONTENTS:

Introduction 1

Self-Assessment 23

Chapter 1: Managing Windows Server 2008 37

    Server Roles 38

    Windows Features 41

    Configuring and Managing Windows 44

        Control Panel 44

        Administrative Tools 46

        Server Manager 47

        Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor 48

    Initial Configuration Tasks 50

    Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) 51

        Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Roles 51

        Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Features 52

    Server Core 52

        Shutting and Restarting Server Core 54

        Available Control Panel Applets 54

        Changing Computer Names and Joining Domains 55

        Configuring the Network Connection 56

        Running the Administrative Tools 56

        Other Useful Tools and Options 57

    Exam Prep Questions 59

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 61

    Need to Know More? 63

Chapter 2: Windows Deployment and Activation 65

    Disk Cloning and the System Preparation Tool 66

    Deploying Windows with WIM Images 67

    Installing Windows Using Windows System Image Manager 69

    Windows Deployment Services 71

        Image Types 71

        Connecting to a WDS Server 72

        Installing Windows Deployment Services 73

        Configuring Windows Deployment Services 74

        Creating a Captured Image 79

        Multicast Support in WDS 81

        Discover Images 82

        Prestage Client Computers 83

    Windows Activation 84

        Activation Overview 84

        Key Management Services 85

        KMS Publishing to DNS 87

        Activating Clients Using KMS Activation 89

    Volume Activation Management Tool 91

        Installing the Volume Activation Management Tool 91

        Adding Computers to VAMT 92

        Performing MAK Independent Activation 94

        Performing MAK Proxy Activation 95

        Configure Computers for KMS Activation 96

        Perform Local Reactivation 97

        Adding Windows Multiple Activation Keys 98

        Managing VAMT Data 99

    Exam Prep Questions 100

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 103

    Need to Know More? 105

Chapter 3: Windows Server 2008 Storage 107

    IDE and SCSI Drives 108

    Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) 108

    Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN) 110

        Fibre Channel 110

        iSCSI 112

        Configuring the iSCSI Initiators 114

        Storage Explorer 117

        Storage Manager for SANs 117

    Disk Partitioning 119

    Disk Storage Management 120

        Basic Disks 120

        Dynamic Disks 121

        Managing Basic Disks and Dynamic Disks 121

        Moving Disks to Another Computer 127

    Basic Partitions 128

    Dynamic Volumes 129

        Simple Volumes 130

        Spanned Volumes 130

        Extending Simple or Spanned Volumes 131

        Striped Volumes 132

        Mirrored Volumes and RAID-5 Volumes 133

    Mount Points 138

    Exam Prep Questions 139

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 142

    Need to Know More? 144

Chapter 4: Web Services Infrastructure and Security 145

    Web Pages 146

    IIS Manager 7.0 147

        Using the Configuration Store 148

        Using the Connections Pane and Toolbar 150

        Starting or Stopping the Web Server 150

        Creating Websites 151

        Adding a Virtual Directory 152

        Using Applications and Application Pools 153

        Recycling a Worker Process 155

    Configuring IIS 7.0 with IIS Manager 156

        Compression 157

        Default Documents and Directory Listings 158

    Handlers and Modules 159

    Configuring IIS Settings Using the appcmd Commands 163

    Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application Using xcopy 170

    IIS Security 172

        URL Authorization Rules 172

        Authentication 174

        Secure Sockets Layer and Digital Certificates 175

        Machine Key 180

        Delegate Permissions 180

        ASP.NET Code Access Security 182

    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 183

    Shared Configuration 188

    IIS 7.0 Backup 188

    File Transfer Protocol 189

    WMI Command-Line Tool 191

    Troubleshooting IIS Problems 191

        Logging 191

        Failed Request Tracing 192

        Viewing Worker Processes 195

    Exam Prep Questions 198

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 204

    Need to Know More? 207

Chapter 5: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 209

    Installing and Configuring WSS 211

        Planning SharePoint Services 212

        Installing SharePoint Services 213

        Upgrading SharePoint Services 213

    SharePoint Products and Technology Configuration Wizard 214

    SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration 215

        Operations Settings 215

        Application Management Settings 221

    Using the Psconfig.exe Command-Line Tool 231

    Using the Stsadm Command 232

    Managing WSS Sites 233

        Users, Groups, and Permissions 234

        Recycle Bin 236

        Document Library 237

        Workflows 239

    Troubleshooting WSS 241

    Exam Prep Questions 242

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 246

    Need to Know More? 248

Chapter 6: Windows Media Server 249

    Streaming Media 250

        Multiple Bit Rate Streaming (MBR) 251

        TCP Versus UDP 251

        Unicast Versus Multicast 252

        Data Transfer Protocols 252

    Installing Windows Media Services 254

    Implementing Content Streaming 255

        Content Streaming Features 256

        Implementing On-Demand Publishing 257

        Live Content Streaming 260

        Publishing Point Properties 261

        Announcement Files 262

        SMIL-Based Playlists 262

        Advertisements for Publishing Points 262

    Security in Windows Media Server 263

    Troubleshooting Windows Media Services 264

    Digital Rights Management (DRM) 265

    Exam Prep Questions 267

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 269

    Need to Know More? 270

Chapter 7: High Availability 271

    Hardware Redundancy 272

        Hot-Add and Hot-Replace Memory and Processors 273

    Failover Clustering 273

        Failover Clustering System Requirements 275

        Installing the Failover Clustering Feature 276

        Using the Cluster Validation Tests 276

        Creating the Cluster 278

        Configuring the Cluster 280

        Changing Active Nodes 282

        Cluster Network Role and Type 283

        Verifying that an IP Address Resource Can Come Online 283

        Cluster Resources 284

        Quorum Configuration 285

        Owners and Failback 286

        Troubleshooting Cluster Issues 287

    Network Load Balancing 288

        NLB Options 289

        Installing and Configuring NLB 290

        Stopping or Starting Handling Network Load Balancing Cluster Traffic 294

    Exam Prep Questions 296

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 299

    Need to Know More? 300

Chapter 8: Terminal Services 301

    Remote Desktop 303

        Remote Desktop for Server Core 303

    Remote Desktop Connection 304

        Using the mstsc Command: 306

        The Remote Desktop Protocol File 307

        Using Group Policies with RDC 307

        Remote Desktops Snap-In 308

    Licensing 309

        License Management System 309

        License Server Discovery and User-Based License Tracking 312

        Migrating Licenses 312

        Troubleshooting License Issues 313

    Configuring and Managing Terminal Services 313

    Using Terminal Services Command-Line Tools 318

    Single Sign-On 319

    TS Remote Applications 320

    TS Web Access 322

    TS Gateway 324

        Installing TS Gateway 325

        Connection Authorization and Resource
            Authorization Policies 325

        Monitoring TS Gateway 328

        Group Policy Settings for TS Gateway 329

    Load Balancing Terminal Servers 329

        Configuring Network Load Balancing with Terminal Servers 329

        TS Session Broker 330

    Terminal Server Profiles 332

    Terminal Services Printing 333

    Managing Terminal Services by Using Windows System Resource Manager 334

        Creating Resource Allocation Policies 334

        Running Managing State or Profiling State 335

        Importing and Exporting Criteria and Resource Allocation Policies 336

    Exam Prep Questions 337

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 342

    Need to Know More? 344

Chapter 9: Virtual Machines 347

    Hyper-V Overview 348

        Hyper-V Features 348

        Supported Client Operating Systems 349

        Hyper-V Architecture 350

        Virtual Server File Structure 351

    Installing Hyper-V 352

    Managing Virtual Servers 353

        Using Vmconnect.exe to Connect to a Virtual Machine 354

        System Center Virtual Machine Manager 354

    Creating Virtual Machines 355

    Managing Virtual Machines 357

        Dynamically Expanded and Fixed Virtual Hard Disks 357

        Snapshots 358

        Differencing Disk 359

        Save States 360

        Managing Virtual Networks and Network Cards 360

        Virtual LAN Identification 364

    Using High-Availability Features 364

    Managing Server Core and Hyper-V 365

    Exam Prep Questions 366

    Answers to Exam Prep Questions 368

    Need to Know More? 369

Chapter 10: Practice Exam 1 371

Chapter 11: Answers to Practice Exam 1 385

    Answers at a Glance 385

    Answers with Explanations 386

Chapter 12: Practice Exam 2 395

Chapter 13: Answers to Practice Exam 2 411

    Answers at a Glance 411

    Answers with Explanations 412

Appendix A: What's on the CD-ROM 423

    Multiple Test Modes 423

        Study Mode 423

        Certification Mode 423

        Custom Mode 424

    Attention to Exam Objectives 424

    Installing the CD 424

    Creating a Shortcut to the MeasureUp Practice Tests 425

    Technical Support 426

Glossary 427

Index 443