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Recovery Windows Server 2008 Backup Backing Up Active Directory Restoring Active Directory Group Policy Understanding How Group Policy Is Applied When Group Policy Is Applied Loopback Processing Group Policy Management Console Exploring a Few Specific Group Policy Settings Language Specific Administrative Templates Chapter 16 8 16 9 17 0 17 1 17 1 17 2 17 5 18 7 18 9 19 1 19 2 19 2 19 2 19 5 19 6 19 6 19 7 19 8 19 9 200... Requirements WDSUtil Installing Windows Deployment Services Creating a Standard Server Image Configuring Windows Deployment Services Chapter 2 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 18 18 18 19 24 25 26 29 33 34 35 36 40 44 45 49 50 52 57 61 8/7/08 3: 51: 20 PM xiv  Contents Deploying a Computer Image Multicast Transmissions Introducing Server Core Managing Server Core Remotely Server Core Registry Editor... 12 8 13 0 13 2 13 3 13 3 13 4 13 7 13 7 13 8 13 8 14 5 14 5 14 7 14 8 14 9 15 4 Monitoring and Maintaining Network Infrastructure Servers 15 7 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Overview Scopes 9 315 7book.indd 14 15 9 15 9 16 3 8/7/08 3: 51: 20 PM Contents  xv Ports Used by DHCP Options Windows Deployment Services Interaction DHCP Management Domain Name System Names Zones Dynamic Update DNS and RODCs Windows Internet Naming... Servers 275 Chapter 7 Planning Terminal Services Servers 333 Chapter 8 Planning Windows Server 2008 Security 369 Chapter 9 Planning Business Continuity and High Availability 413 Appendix About the Companion CD 449 Glossary Index 9 315 7ffirs.indd 11 453 467 8 /11 /08 12 :53:08 PM 9 315 7ffirs.indd 12 8 /11 /08 12 :53:08 PM Contents Introduction xxi Assessment Test Chapter 1 xxxii Introducing Windows Server 2008. .. www.sybex.com for complete program and product details MCITP Requirements Candidates for MCITP Server Administrator certification on Windows Server 2008 must pass three Windows Server 2008 exams: 70-640 (Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration), 70-642 (Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration), and 70-646 (Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator) For a more detailed description... Glossary Index 9 315 7book.indd 18 449 450 450 450 450 4 51 4 51 4 51 4 51 452 453 467 8/7/08 3: 51: 21 PM Table of Exercises Exercise 1. 1 Exercise 1. 2 Installing Windows Server 2008 22 Exercise 1. 3 Adding the Active Directory Domain Services Role 31 Exercise 1. 4 Installing Active Directory Domain Services 32 Exercise 2 .1 Installing Windows Deployment... install Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 images onto computers? A Ghost B WDS C WSUS D WSv 4 You want to use Windows Deployment Services to deploy Windows Server 2008 to seven servers Some of the servers are 32-bit, and some of the servers are 64-bit How many images are needed on the Windows Deployment Services server? A 1 B 2 C 3 D 7 5 You have deployed a Windows Server 2008 server using Server. .. the Microsoft Learning website at www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp 9 315 7flast.indd 22 8 /11 /08 12 :56:35 PM Introduction  xxiii The Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator Exam The Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator exam covers concepts and skills related to planning, configuring, troubleshooting, and managing Windows Server 2008 servers Microsoft provides exam objectives to give you a general overview... 1 Windows Server 2008 Editions Key Benefits of Windows Server 2008 IIS 7 and the NET Framework Virtualization Security Interaction with Vista New Features of Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Server Core PowerShell Windows Deployment Services New Functionality in Terminal Services Network Access Protection Read-Only Domain Controllers Improvements in Failover Clustering Installing Windows Server 2008. .. building a good pond, but he hasn’t given up yet 9 315 7ffirs.indd 10 8 /11 /08 12 :53:08 PM Contents at a Glance Introduction xxi Assessment Test xxxii Chapter 1 Introducing Windows Server 2008 1 Chapter 2 Planning Server Deployments 43 Chapter 3 Using Windows Server 2008 Management Tools 95 Chapter 4 Monitoring and Maintaining Network Infrastructure Servers 15 7 Chapter 5 Monitoring and Maintaining Active . MCITP Windows Server ® 2008 Server Administrator Study Guide Darril Gibson 9 315 7ffirs.indd 3 8 /11 /08 12 :53:07 PM 9 315 7ffirs.indd 2 8 /11 /08 12 :53:07 PM MCITP Windows Server ® 2008 Server Administrator Study. Administrator Study Guide 9 315 7ffirs.indd 1 8 /11 /08 12 :53:06 PM 9 315 7ffirs.indd 2 8 /11 /08 12 :53:07 PM MCITP Windows Server ® 2008 Server Administrator Study Guide Darril Gibson 9 315 7ffirs.indd 3 8 /11 /08. 467 9 315 7ffirs.indd 11 8 /11 /08 12 :53:08 PM 9 315 7ffirs.indd 12 8 /11 /08 12 :53:08 PM Contents Introduction xxi Assessment Test xxxii Chapter 1 Introducing Windows Server 2008 1 Windows Server 2008