Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Server 2008 The Role of a Server Operating System Server: Hardware or Software? Server Operating System Versus Desktop Operating System Windows Server 2008 Editions Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Core Technologies NTFS Active Directory Microsoft Management Console Disk Management File and Printer Sharing Windows Networking Concepts The Workgroup Model The Domain Model Windows Networking Technologies Network Interface Network Protocols Network Client and Server Software Internet Information Services New Features in Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Server Core Hyper-V Storage Management Enhancements Networking Enhancements Network Access Protection Windows Deployment Services New Active Directory Roles Terminal Services Enhancements Windows Server 2008 Roles Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Domain Services Other Active Directory Related Roles Application Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server File Services Hyper-V Network Policy and Access Services Print Services Terminal Services UDDI Services Web Server (IIS) Windows Deployment Services Chapter 2: Installing Windows Server 2008 Planning a Windows Server 2008 Installation Ready, Set, Install Postinstallation Tasks Installing Updates Windows Server Core: Windows That Doesnt Do Windows Windows Server Installation and Postinstallation Tasks When Not to Use Server Core Virtualize Your Server with Hyper-V Creating Virtual Machines with Hyper-V Solving Server Sprawl Simplifying Training, Testing, and Development Basic Virtual Machine Management with Hyper-V Manager Chapter 3: Introducing Active Directory The Role of a Directory Service The Windows Active Directory Service Overview of the Active Directory Structure The Active Directory Physical Structure The Active Directory Logical Structure Installing Active Directory Whats Inside Active Directory? The Active Directory Schema Active Directory Container Objects Organizational Units Folder Objects Domain Objects Active Directory Leaf Objects User Accounts Groups Computer Accounts Other Leaf Objects Introducing Group Policy The Computer Configuration Node The User Configuration Node Chapter 4: Active Directory Configuration Active Directory Design and Configuration Working with Trees and Forests Using Group Policy Chapter 5: Account Management Managing User Accounts User Profiles Using Groups Chapter 6: Windows File and Printer Services The Windows File Systems Securing Access to Files Windows Printing Windows Storage Management Distributed File System Chapter 7: Introduction to Windows Networking Windows Networking Models Windows Networking Components TCP/IP Addressing and Configuration Introducing IPv6 Chapter 8: Configuring Domain Name System for Active Directory The role of DNS in Windows Domains Configuring DNS Zones Advanced DNS Server Settings Configuring DNS Zone Transfers and Replication Chapter 9: Configuring and Maintaining the Active Directory Infrastructure Configuring Domain and Forest Settings Global Catalog Trust Configuration Understanding and Configuring Sites Active Directory Replication Operations Masters Active Directory Maintenance and Monitoring Chapter 10: Active Directory Certificate Services Installing the Active Directory Certificate Services Role Configuring a Certificate Authority Managing Certificates and Enrollments Chapter 11: Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles Configuring Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Using Active Directory Federation Services Configuring Rights Management Services Configuring a Read Only Domain Controller Chapter 12: Server Management A Second Look at Server Manager Remote Server Management Windows PowerShell Managing Server Core Managing Virtual Machines with Hyper-V Chapter 13: Securing Windows Server 2008 Introducing Windows Security Using Security Templates Configuring Windows Firewall Security Enhancements