Introducing Microsoft Windows Server 2008

TOPIC 2:
INTRODUCING
MICROSOFT WINDOWS SE
RVER 2008
LESSON INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of the lesson, students are expected to:
Get an overview of the key features of MS Windows S

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erver 2008.
Understand the different objects like Users, Groups a
nd Organizational Units under the Active Directory D
omain Services (AD DS).

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WINDOWS SERVER 2008 EDITIONS
Windows Web Server 2008
Optimized to host web sites using IIS and is design

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ed specifically as a web server.

Standard Edition (SE)

Includes most of the features and support of the o
ther editions.

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WINDOWS SERVER 2008 EDITIONS
Enterprise Edition (EE)
For demanding environments, clustering support, the abil
ity to hot-add memory to a running server, and unlimited

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network connections.
Datacenter Edition (DE)
Performance- and scalability-enhanced edition, hot-addin
g of processors and their replacement, extensive firewalli
ng features

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WINDOWS SERVER 2008 EDITIONS
For more information:
Editions:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-

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server/2008-r2-editions.aspx

Hardware:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb
414778

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KEY FEATURES
Active Directory
Group Policy

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Server Manager

File Services

Web / FTP Servers (IIS7.x)

DNS / DHCP

Terminal Services

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Know as Active Directory Domai
n Services (AD DS)
AD DS stores directory data and

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manages communication betwe
en users and domains, including
user logon processes, authentic
ation, and directory searches.
An Active Directory domain cont Source: Microsoft
roller is a server that is running
AD DS.

Video: 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkN4bvqWqvo&feature=relmfu
 ACTIVE DIRECTORY
- TYPES OF AD DS OBJECTS
User accounts Organizational Unit
Enables a single sign-on for
a user Used to group similar

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Provides access to resources objects for administration

Computer accounts
Shared folders
Enables authentication and
auditing of computer access Used to simplify the
to resources process of locating and
connecting to shared folders
Group accounts
Printers
Helps simplify administration Used to simplify the
process of locating and
connecting to printers

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY
- GROUP TYPES

Distribution groups

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Used only with e-mail applications
Not security-enabled

Security groups
Used to assign rights and
permissions to groups of users
and computers
Used most effectively when nested

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY
- GROUP SCOPES
Group Scope Members Permissions

Domain Local Universal groups, global groups, In the same

and other domain local groups from domain

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its own domain
Accounts from any trusted domain
Global Users, groups, and computers from In any trusted
its own domain domain

Universal Users, groups, and computers as In any trusted

members from any trusted domain domain

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSHY6vzDZaQ
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 ACTIVE DIRECTORY
- ORGANIZATION UNITS
A domain container to hold users, groups, computers and
other OUs.
Apply Group Policy settings at a level below domain level

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and delegate administrative control.
Mimic the hierarchical structure of a business/education i
nstitution:
Withina domain (vtc.edu), you could create OUs for different d
epartments (BA, AS, CIM, EE).

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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAxNrKh7iYg
GROUP POLICY
A framework for controlling the user or computer enviro
nment in domains, sites and organization units.

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For example, a Group Policy object (GPO) can determine

the applications available to users in a domain or OU.

GPOs can contain two types of settings:
Computer configuration settings
User configuration settings

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fMGxd8b8pE
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SERVER MANAGER
Server Manager is a Microsoft Management Consol
e (MMC) snap-in that provides a consolidated view
of the server:

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Server configuration, status of installed roles, and links
for adding and removing roles (e.g. DHCP/DNS) and fea
tures (e.g Group Policy Management).
Detail information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753319
(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_WhatAreRoles

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SERVER MANAGER
FILE SERVICES
Manage storage, enable file replication, manage sh
ared folders, ensure fast file searching, and enable
access for UNIX client computers.

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Distributed File System (DFS)
Backup
File Server Resource Manager (Quota)
Detail information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730983(v
=ws.10).aspx

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WEB / FTP SERVERS (IIS7.X)
Use Server Manager to add Web Server Role and FTP Ser
ver Role:

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http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/29/installing-iis-7-and-above-on-window
s-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2/
DNS/DHCP
DNS naming is used in TCP/IP networks, such as th
e Internet, to locate computers and services with u
ser-friendly names.

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DHCP provides an automated way to distribute an
d update IP addresses and other configuration info
rmation on a network.
Ifthe DHCP server and DHCP clients are located on diff
erent subnets, a DHCP relay agent is used to facilitate t
he conversation.

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TERMINAL SERVICES
Remote Desktop Services (Formerly Terminal Servi
ces) in Windows Server 2008 R2 enable users to ac
cess:

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Windows-based programs that are installed on a Remo
te Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server.
The full Windows desktop.
An RD Session Host server from within a corporate net
work or from the Internet.

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REFERENCES
Dreamspark
https://www.dreamspark.com/

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Microsoft TechNet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb
310558

Microsoft TechNet (Taiwan)

http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-tw/dd181747

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