Preface.
About the Author.
1. Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2003.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Version Comparisons.Hardware
Recommendations.Installation Checklist.Functional Overview of
Windows Server 2003 Setup.Installing Windows Server 2003.Post Setup
Configurations.Functional Description of the Windows Server 2003
Boot Process.Correcting Common Setup Problems.Best Practices.Moving
Forward.
2. Performing Upgrades and Automated Installations.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.NT4 Upgrade Functional
Overview.Upgrading an NT4 or Windows 2000 Server.Automating Windows
Server 2003 Deployments.Moving Forward.
3. Adding Hardware.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Functional Description of
Windows Server 2003 Architecture.Overview of Windows Server 2003
Plug and Play.Installing and Configuring Devices.Troubleshooting
New Devices.Moving Forward.
4. Managing NetBIOS Name Resolution.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Overview of Windows Server 2003
Networking.Name Resolution and Network Services.Network Diagnostic
Utilities.Resolving NetBIOS Names Using Broadcasts.Resolving
NetBIOS Names Using Lmhosts.Resolving NetBIOS Names Using
WINS.Managing WINS.Disabling NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP Name
Resolution.Moving Forward.
5. Managing DNS.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Overview of DNS Domain
Structure.Functional Description of DNS Query Handling.Designing
DNS Domains.Active Directory Integration.Configuring DNS
Clients.Installing and Configuring DNS Servers.Configuring
Secondary DNS Servers.Integrating DNS Zones into Active
Directory.Configuring a Caching-Only Server.Configuring a DNS
Server to Use a Forwarder.Managing Dynamic DNS.Configuring Advanced
DNS Server Parameters.Examining Zones with Nslookup.Command-Line
Management of DNS.Configuring DHCP to Support DNS.Moving
Forward.
6. Understanding Active Directory Services.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Limitations of Classic NT
Security.Directory Service Components.Brief History of Directory
Services.X.500 Overview.LDAP Information Model.LDAP Namespace
Structure.Active Directory Namespace Structure.Active Directory
Schema.Active Directory Support Files.Active Directory
Utilities.Bulk Imports and Exports.Moving Forward.
7. Managing Active Directory Replication.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Replication Overview.Detailed
Replication Transaction Descriptions.Designing Site
Architectures.Configuring Inter-site Replication.Controlling
Replication Parameters.Special Replication
Operations.Troubleshooting Replication Problems.Moving Forward.
8. Designing Windows Server 2003 Domains.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Design Objectives.DNS and
Active Directory Namespaces.Domain Design Strategies.Strategies for
OU Design.Flexible Single Master Operations.Domain Controller
Placement.Moving Forward.
9. Deploying Windows Server 2003 Domains.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Preparing for an NT Domain
Upgrade.In-Place Upgrade of an NT4 Domain.In-Place Upgrade of a
Windows 2000 Forest.Migrating from NT and Windows 2000 Domains to
Windows Server 2003.Additional Domain Operations.Moving
Forward.
10. Active Directory Maintenance.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Loss of a DNS Server.Loss of a
Domain Controller.Loss of Key Replication Components.Backing Up the
Directory.Performing Directory Maintenance.Moving Forward.
11. Understanding Network Access Security and Kerberos.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Windows Server 2003 Security
Architecture.Security Components.Password
Security.Authentication.Analysis of Kerberos Transactions.MITv5
Kerberos Interoperability.Security Auditing.Moving Forward.
12. Managing Group Policies.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Group Policy Operational
Overview.Managing Individual Group Policy Types.Moving Forward.
13. Managing Active Directory Security.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Overview of Active Directory
Security.Using Groups to Manage Active Directory Objects.Service
Accounts.Using the Secondary Logon Service and RunAs.Using WMI for
Active Directory Event Notification.Moving Forward.
14. Configuring Data Storage.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Functional Description of
Windows Server 2003 Data Storage.Performing Disk Operations on IA32
Systems.Recovering Failed Fault Tolerant Disks.Working with GPT
Disks.Moving Forward.
15. Managing File Systems.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Overview of Windows Server 2003
File Systems.NTFS Attributes.Link Tracking Service.Reparse
Points.File System Recovery and Fault Tolerance.Quotas.File System
Operations.Moving Forward.
16. Managing Shared Resources.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Functional Description of
Windows Resource Sharing.Configuring File Sharing.Connecting to
Shared Folders.Resource Sharing Using the Distributed File System
(Dfs).Printer Sharing.Configuring Windows Server 2003 Clients to
Print.Managing Print Services.Moving Forward.
17. Managing File Encryption.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.File Encryption Functional
Description.Certificate Management.Encrypted File
Recovery.Encrypting Server-Based Files.EFS File Transactions and
WebDAV.Special EFS Guidelines.EFS Procedures.Moving Forward.
18. Managing a Public Key Infrastructure.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.PKI Goals.Cryptographic
Elements in Windows Server 2003.Public/Private Key
Services.Certificates.Certification Authorities.Certificate
Enrollment.Key Archival and Recovery.Command-Line PKI Tools.Moving
Forward.
19. Managing the User Operating Environment.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Side-by-Side Assemblies.User
State Migration.Managing Folder Redirection.Creating and Managing
Home Directories.Managing Offline Files.Managing Servers via Remote
Desktop.Moving Forward.
20. Managing Remote Access and Internet Routing.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Functional Description of WAN
Device Support.PPP Authentication.NT4 RAS Servers and Active
Directory Domains.Deploying Smart Cards for Remote
Access.Installing and Configuring Modems.Configuring a Remote
Access Server.Configuring a Demand-Dial Router.Configuring an
Internet Gateway Using NAT.Configuring a Network Bridge.Configuring
Virtual Private Network Connections.Configuring Internet
Authentication Services (IAS).Moving Forward.
21. Recovering from System Failures.
New Features in Windows Server 2003.Functional Description
Ntbackup.Backup and Restore Operations.Recovering from Blue Screen
Stops.Using Emergency Management Services (EMS).Using Safe
Mode.Restoring Functionality with the Last Known Good
Configuration.Recovery Console.Moving Forward.
Index. 0735711585T03252003
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