Windows Server® 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies®

by John Paul Mueller

Windows Server® 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®

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About the Author

John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 78 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a Windows power optimization book, a book on .NET security, and books on Amazon Web Services, Google Web Services, and eBay Web Services. His technical editing skills have helped over 52 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He has also contributed articles to a number of magazines, including CIO.com, DevSource, InformIT, Informant, DevX, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.

When John isn’t working at the computer, you can find him in his workshop. He’s an avid woodworker and candlemaker. On any given afternoon, you can find him working at a lathe or putting the finishing touches on a bookcase. He also likes making glycerin soap, which comes in handy for gift baskets. You can reach John on the Internet at JMueller@mwt.net. John is also setting up a Web site at http://www.mwt.net/~jmueller/; feel free to look and make suggestions on how he can improve it. Check out his weekly blog at http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/AQOA2QP4X1YWP.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the beauty of nature around my home and what it means to me. No, it has nothing to do with computers, but that’s what makes nature so amazing. Snow falling, crisp winter days, trees in spring, tomatoes in the garden, falling leaves, deer and quail, and all of the other things that I might miss if I never left my desk to see them leave me awestruck at the diversity of our earth and the God who created it.

Author’s Acknowledgments

Thanks to my wife, Rebecca, for working with me to get this book completed. I really don’t know what I would have done without her help in researching and compiling some of the information that appears in this book. She also did a fine job of proofreading my rough draft.

Russ Mullen deserves thanks for his technical edit of this book. He greatly added to the accuracy and depth of the material that you see here. I really appreciate the time that he devoted to checking my procedures for accuracy. I also spent a good deal of time bouncing ideas off Russ as I wrote this book, which is a valuable aid to any author.

Matt Wagner, my agent, deserves credit for helping me get the contract in the first place and for taking care of all the details that most authors don’t really consider. I always appreciate his assistance. It’s good to know that someone wants to help.

A number of people read all or part of this book to help me refine the approach, test the procedures, and generally provide input that every reader wishes they could have. These unpaid volunteers helped in ways too numerous to mention here. I especially appreciate the efforts of Eva Beattie, who read the entire book and selflessly devoted herself to this project. I’d love to thank by name each person who wrote me with an idea, but there are simply too many.

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Contents

Title

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

What You Should Read

What You Don’t Have to Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I : Installation and Setup

Chapter 1: An Overview of Windows Server 2008

An Overview of Major New Features in Windows Server 2008

Considering the Windows Server 2008 Editions

Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Defining the Benefits of Windows Server Manager

Considering Windows PowerShell

Communicating with Terminal Services (TS)

Chapter 2: Using the Boot Diagnostics

Accessing the Boot Diagnostics

Using a Special Boot Mode

Performing a Memory Test

Performing a Windows Complete PC Restore

Using the Command Prompt

Chapter 3: Performing the Basic Installation

An Overview of the Installation Prerequisites

Considering Pre-Installation Requirements

Performing a DVD Installation

Performing a Windows Installation

Considering the Windows Installation Alternatives

Performing an Initial Configuration

Chapter 4: Performing Initial Configuration Tasks

An Overview of the Initial Configuration Tasks Window

Providing Computer Information

Updating Your Server

Customizing Your Server

Configuring the Startup Options with BCDEdit

Part II : Configuration

Chapter 1: Configuring Server Roles and Features

Using the Server Manager Console

Using the ServerManagerCmd Utility

Understanding the Server Roles

Understanding the Server Features

Chapter 2: Configuring Server Hardware

Considering the Windows Scalability Improvements

Working with Device Manager

Using the Add Hardware Wizard

Performing Hard-Drive-Related Tasks

Performing Printer-Related Tasks

Performing Configuration Tasks

Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel

Accessing the Control Panel

Configuring the Control Panel

Understanding the Control Panel Applets

Chapter 4: Working with Workgroups

Understanding Workgroups

Preparing to Create a Workgroup

Considering Centralized versus Group Sharing

Configuring the Server for a Workgroup

Performing User Configuration for a Workgroup

Working with Peer Name Resolution Protocol

Chapter 5: Promoting Your Server to a Domain Controller

Understanding Domains

Preparing to Create a Domain

Performing the Domain Configuration Prerequisites

Configuring the Server for a Domain

Working with the Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)

Part III : Administration

Chapter 1: An Overview of the Administrative Tools Folder

Accessing the Administrative Tools Folder

Working with Common Administrative Tools Folder Features

Installing and Using the Remote Server Administration Tools

Chapter 2: Setting Group Policies

Understanding How Policies Work

Starting the Group Policy Editor

Performing Computer Management

Performing User Configuration

Disabling UAC on the Server

Viewing the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)

Chapter 3: Configuring the Registry

Starting the Registry Editor

Importing and Exporting Registry Elements

Finding Registry Elements

Understanding the Registry Data Types

Understanding the Hives

Setting Registry Security

Chapter 4: Working with Active Directory

Understanding How Active Directory Works

Configuring Objects in Active Directory

Working with ADSIEdit

Chapter 5: Performing Standard Maintenance

Interacting with the System Applet

Configuring Your User Interface for Maximum Functionality

Understanding How UAC Affects Maintenance Tasks

Adding and Removing Standard Applications

Measuring Reliability and Performance

Protecting System Data

Performing Disk Management Tasks

Automating Diagnostic Tasks with Task Scheduler

Working with Remote Desktop

Creating a Windows Recovery Disc

Chapter 6: Working at the Command Line

Opening an Administrative Command Line

Configuring the Command Line

Setting Environment Variables

Obtaining Help at the Command Line

Understanding Command Line Symbols

Part IV : Networking

Chapter 1: An Overview of Windows Server 2008 Networking

Understanding the New Windows Server 2008 Networking Features

An Overview of the Network and Sharing Center

Understanding How UAC Affects Networking

Considering TCP/IP Configuration

Understanding DHCP

Understanding DNS

Understanding WINS

Chapter 2: Performing Basic Networking Tasks

Viewing the Network Properties

Displaying a Network Map

Connecting to Another Network

Managing Network Connections

Chapter 3: Accomplishing Advanced Networking Tasks

Working with Terminal Server

Working with Remote Access Services

Using the NetSH Command Line Utility

Chapter 4: Diagnosing and Repairing Network Connection Problems

Using the Diagnose and Repair Feature

Repairing Individual Connections

Overcoming Common Configuration Errors

Configuring the User Settings Correctly

Part V : Security

Chapter 1: Understanding Windows Server 2008 Security

Working with Basic Windows Security

Working with .NET Security

Configuring File and Folder Security

Creating a Local Security Policy

Using the Security Configuration Wizard

Chapter 2: Configuring Shared Resources

Comparing Shares with Security

Sharing Resources

Performing an ICS Setup

Configuring an Access Solution with Federated Rights Management

Chapter 3: Configuring Internal Security

Working with Network Access Protection (NAP)

Understanding and Using the User Account Control (UAC)

Managing User Passwords

Managing User Certificates

Configuring Startup and Recovery Options

Chapter 4: Working with the Internet

Configuring the Windows Firewall

Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Part VI : Windows PowerShell

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Windows PowerShell

An Overview of PowerShell

Using PowerShell Effectively

Installing the PowerShell Feature

Understanding the Security Issues of Using PowerShell

Performing Simple Tasks with PowerShell

Obtaining Help for PowerShell Commands and Utilities

Understanding the Remoting Difference

Chapter 2: Understanding the .NET Framework

Understanding the .NET Framework Versions

Understanding the .NET Framework 3.0 Additions

Viewing the Global Assembly Cache

Working with Common .NET Framework Utilities

Chapter 3: Working with Scripts and Cmdlets

An Overview of the Common Scripts and Cmdlets

Executing a Common Script or Cmdlet

Working from Another Location

Chapter 4: Creating Your Own Scripts and Cmdlets

Creating a New Shell Extension

Creating a PowerShell Script

Defining a Script Policy

Creating a PowerShell Cmdlet

Part VII : IIS

Chapter 1: Understanding the New Interface

Working with the Start Page

Considering Application Pools

Understanding FTP Site Configuration

Considering the IIS Icons

Chapter 2: Performing Basic Configuration Tasks

Installing and Configuring SMTP Support

Redirecting Web Sites

Handling HTTP Responses

Working with Data

Understanding and Using ISAPI

Understanding and Performing Feature Delegation

Chapter 3: Working with Scripted Applications

Understanding the Scripted Application Support

Working with CGI Applications

Working with ASP Applications

Considering Scripted Application Security

Chapter 4: Working with ASP.NET

Understanding ASP.NET

Considering ASP.NET and Data Connectivity

Installing ASP.NET Applications

Configuring ASP.NET Applications

Chapter 5: Configuring an FTP Server

Understanding FTP Site Prerequisites

Managing FTP Server with the Graphical Interface

Managing FTP Servers with the FTP Utility

Setting Security for Your FTP Site

Chapter 6: Configuring IIS Security

Obtaining a Certificate

Configuring SSL on IIS

Configuring ASP.NET Security

Part VIII : Services

Chapter 1: An Overview of Windows Server 2008 Services

Understanding How Services Work

An Overview of the Basic Windows Services

Understanding the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Configuring the WMI Control Properties

Chapter 2: Monitoring and Configuring Services

Using the Services Console

Modifying Service Status Using Task Manager

Working with the SC Command Line Utility

Chapter 3: Using Application-Specific Services

Defining an Application-Specific Service

Locating Application-Specific Services

Working with Application-Specific Services As Needed

Introduction

Microsoft is determined to make a better operating system, and the company accomplished that goal with Windows Server 2008. Reliability, performance (as long as you have the required hardware), and security are all improved. In fact, security takes a front seat with Windows Server 2008. In Windows Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, you discover just how profound these changes are. I found myself impressed by many of the new features that Microsoft added and feel that the company has done a good job of putting together this version of Windows.

You come across many things to like in Windows Server 2008. Of course, you find the usual new features. Anyone who hasn’t seen IIS 7 should look because Microsoft finally provides a cleaner, easier-to-use interface with lots of good changes underneath. The new, managed version of IIS provides better performance because it doesn’t load everything (whether you need it or not). In addition, you find significant security improvements, better reliability, and full support for ASP.NET. That’s right! You can finally work with the developer to create a fully configurable managed Web application that can produce impressive results.

Security is a front-line consideration for Windows Server 2008. Microsoft attempts to secure everything in this version of Windows. For example, BitLocker encryption helps ensure that your data remains safe, even when someone sends an old computer to the dump without erasing the hard drive first. Reliance on User Account Control (UAC) ensures that even administrators can’t accidentally thwart an organization’s efforts to maintain a secure environment. Everything is also locked down better. No longer does Microsoft leave all the security doors open and hope that you lock them later. Windows Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies makes a special effort to describe all the security changes.

Unfortunately, nothing comes free. Spend more than a little time with Windows Server 2008 and you’ll find that some changes break applications and cause other problems. This book also helps you overcome any potential obstacles that can interfere with your Windows Server 2008 computing experience. The thing that impressed me most, however, was that the number of breaking changes is quite small, especially when you consider the considerable number of good changes you receive. Even so, Windows Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies won’t leave you in the lurch to figure out the small number of changes that break applications — this book is all about finding the solutions you need.

About This Book

Windows Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies provides everything needed to perform common administration tasks with Windows Server 2008. No, you won’t find arcane material in this book, because I took extra time to ensure that you have the material you need for everyday tasks. Everything from installation to figuring out why a user can’t gain access to resources on the server appears in this book in considerable detail. You also see procedures for all common tasks — everything from setting up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to promoting your server to a domain controller.

Procedures and topical information are nice, but this book goes much further. Sometimes it’s hard to know how to proceed with Windows Server 2008. This product contains so many features that you can easily become lost and install the wrong features for your needs. This book provides insights into when you need a feature and how best to use the feature to meet your organization’s needs. Although I can’t guess about every need you might have, you find common needs addressed in this book. For example, when you need to decide between installing a workgroup or a domain controller, you find the pros and cons of both setups in this book.

My main goal in writing this book is to provide you with useful tools and information. Windows Server 2008 is an amazing piece of software, despite what many people may think about it. Navigating the labyrinth of features requires a good tool, and Windows Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is the tool you need. In reading this book, you discover the good, the bad, the overlooked, the surprising, and everything else that makes Windows Server 2008 unique.

Conventions Used in This Book

I always try to show you the fastest way to accomplish any task. In many cases, this means using a menu command, such as Start⇒Programs⇒ Accessories⇒Windows Explorer. When working with dialog boxes, I tell you which tab to access first and then which feature to use on that tab.

Whenever possible, I use shortcut keys to help you access a command faster. In some cases I provide multiple methods for accessing a feature so that you can use the method that’s most convenient at the time. For example, you can display the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and clicking Task Manager on the Windows Security dialog box or by right-clicking the Taskbar and choosing Task Manager from the context menu.

This book also uses special type to emphasize some information. For example, entries that you need to type appear in bold. All code, Web site URLs, and on-screen messages appear in monofont type. Whenever I define a new word, you see that word in italics. Italics are also used to denote placeholders.

Because you use multiple applications when you’re working with Windows Server 2008, I always point out when to move from one application to the next. When a chapter begins, I introduce the main topics for that chapter, which likely includes a combination of theory, usage suggestions, best practices, and procedures.

What You Should Read

Windows Server 2008 has a considerable array of new features, and Microsoft has changed the way many features work. Even experienced administrators will want to begin by reading Book I, Chapter 1 because it contains an overview of Windows Server 2008 features and tells you where to find details about these features in the book. You can find features by reviewing the table of contents and the index, but Book I, Chapter 1 provides a short description of each feature that helps you determine whether you need to read more information about that feature.

Anyone who hasn’t performed a number of Windows installations in the past will definitely want to read the rest of Book I because it’s easy to get lost without this information. Microsoft provides a number of new tools as part of the boot manager, so you want to read about these tools in case you experience an error during installation.

Everyone will want to read Book II, Chapter 1 next because it provides a description of every role and feature that Windows Server 2008 provides. If you don’t know the difference between a role and a feature, this chapter explains it to you. Older versions of Windows don’t include the concept of roles and features, so this information is exceptionally important even to the experienced administrator.

Where you go next depends on how you plan to use your server. Before you spend a lot of time configuring your server, however, you may want to read Book II, Chapter 4 and Book II, Chapter 5 to determine whether you want to create a workgroup or a domain. The choice may seem obvious, but Windows Server 2008 provides enough surprises that you want to make your decision based on the new functionality that Windows Server 2008 offers. In some cases, you can use a simpler workgroup configuration where you may have needed a domain controller in the past.

The names of many administrator tools are the same as in past versions of Windows. In some cases, the tools even look like those past versions. Even so, you want to review Book III, Chapter 1 next to ensure that you understand how the various administrator tools have changed. Some tools, such as those provided with IIS 7, are so different that everyone will want to read about them before installing the associated role or feature.

What You Don’t Have to Read

The best way to approach this book is to read the overview of a topic first. When you find that you need additional information, proceed next to the sections that contain best practices and then to the procedures that describe how to work with the feature. In most cases, you don’t gain anything of value by reading everything about the topic when you don’t plan to use the target feature.

Most chapters contain some advanced material that will interest only some readers. In most cases, this material appears in sidebars or in separate sections. The introductory text tells you that the section contains advanced material. When you see an advanced-material warning, you can feel free to skip the entire section without missing anything valuable for less-skilled readers.

You can also skip any material marked with a Technical Stuff icon. This material is helpful, but you don’t have to know it to work with Windows Server 2008. I include this material because I find it helpful in my administration efforts and hope that you will, too.

Foolish Assumptions

You might find it difficult to believe that I’ve assumed anything about you — after all, I haven’t even met you! Although most assumptions are, indeed, foolish, I made these assumptions to provide a starting point for the book.

I’m assuming you’ve worked with Windows long enough to know how the keyboard and mouse work. You should also know how to use menus and other basic Windows features. If you haven’t worked with Windows and Windows applications for a while, you may find some concepts in this book difficult to understand.

You must also have some level of administrative privileges. Many of the procedures and configuration tips in this book won’t work without the proper rights. Windows may not even make the required feature visible to you.

It’s important that you test new procedures and configuration tasks on a test server. Don’t use a production server to perform the task the first time because even with the best instructions, you can make mistakes. I’m also assuming that you have the minimum hardware required to work with Windows Server 2008, that you have drivers and software compatible with Windows Server 2008, and that you perform proper maintenance (such as backups) on your server.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains several minibooks. Each minibook demonstrates a particular Windows Server 2008 concept. In each minibook chapter, I discuss a particular topic and include examples of how to perform required configuration tasks.

Book I: Installation and Setup

The first minibook contains everything you need to install Windows Server 2008 and perform a basic setup. This book describes the new Windows Server 2008 features and helps you understand why they’re important. You also discover the requirements for working with various editions of Windows Server 2008 and even the new Windows version, Windows Server 2008 Server Core. You want to at least skim this minibook because Windows Server 2008 includes boot diagnostics and a new way of setting the boot settings, among other changes that could confuse even experienced administrators.

Book II: Configuration

After you install and perform a basic setup of Windows Server 2008, you want to perform some configuration tasks. Unlike with previous versions of Windows, Microsoft doesn’t assume anything about you. Consequently, when you start Windows Server 2008 the first time, you don’t have any functionality — not even a file server. This minibook introduces you to the vast array of roles and features that Windows Server 2008 provides. You also see how to install and configure your hardware, work with the Control Panel, create workgroups, and promote your server to a domain controller.

Book III: Administration

When you reach this minibook, your server is running and configured. This minibook describes the next step, which is to perform basic administration tasks. You first discover the tools found in the Administrative Tools folder of the Control Panel and then move on to setting group policies and configuring the registry. All these tasks are common to any Windows Server 2008 setup.

This minibook also provides information on working with Active Directory that you can use when working with a domain controller. A special chapter on performing standard maintenance tasks will help you keep your server at peak performance. Finally, this minibook contains some basic information about working at the command line. Although you can perform most administration tasks without ever seeing the command line, you still need to know about the command line to perform a few special tasks discussed in other places in this book.

Book IV: Networking

A server isn’t much good if you can’t use it to share resources with other computers, printers, users, and any other entity you can think of. This minibook provides some good theoretical information about how networks work, best practices you can use to ensure that your network works as intended, and procedures you can use to install required roles and features. You also find techniques you can use to maintain your network, discover errors when they exist, and verify that your network interacts with others safely.

Book V: Security

If you find Microsoft’s security confusing, you’re not alone. Just about every administrator finds Microsoft’s security strategy confusing, which is why many servers lack proper security controls. This minibook helps clear away the confusion. You get good theoretical information on how security works, best practices for implementing security in your organization, a complete description of both standard and managed security, and procedures for working with both kinds of security. When you complete this minibook, you have the tools required to create a secure environment, and you understand what you’re doing (no more confusion).

Book VI: Windows PowerShell

Let’s face it: The command prompt provided with previous versions of Windows has been around since the days of DOS. Just in case you don’t remember DOS, it was Microsoft’s original cash cow in the days of the early computer. (You can see an interesting history of DOS at http://www.computerhope.com/history/dos.htm.) Windows PowerShell is the new command prompt. It provides better security, a complete scripting language, access to the .NET Framework (and all it provides), and better access to the operating system. In addition, Windows PowerShell comes with truly useful help.

This new command line is such a radical change from what has gone in the past that I decided to devote an entire minibook to the topic. What you can do with Windows PowerShell will amaze you and, more importantly, save you a lot of time. This minibook provides you with a helpful overview of Windows PowerShell, describes how to use it, provides some examples that you can use on your own server, and even describes how to implement your own scripts and Cmdlets.

Book VII: IIS

Forget everything you know about IIS of the past because IIS 7 has nothing in common with those earlier products. In fact, Microsoft should have come up with a different name for this application. IIS 7 is a new Web server with so many neat features that you’ll want to install it even if you don’t need a Web server, just to see how this new product works. Everything from the user interface to the underlying technology is different. The best part about IIS 7 is that it works better than any previous version of IIS. This is the must-have feature of Windows Server 2008! This minibook describes the new interface, tells you a little about the inner workings of IIS 7, and describes how to perform common configuration tasks.

Book VIII: Services

Services may not seem interesting, and they don’t normally receive much coverage in books. Unfortunately, services are at the center of everything that Windows Server 2008 does. You can’t even start the operating system without the proper services in place. This minibook seeks to right a wrong in the services coverage you may have seen in the past. Rather than make services a second-class citizen, this minibook helps you understand the true value of services to your server. In addition, you discover some interesting new best practices for services and even learn about a dirty secret concerning services and viruses. That’s right: Viruses can hide on your server in the form of services, and this minibook tells you all about it.

Icons Used in This Book

As you read this book, you see icons in the margins that indicate material of interest (or not, as the case may be). This section briefly describes each icon used in this book.

Tips are nice because they help you save time or perform some task without a lot of extra work. The tips in this book are timesaving techniques or pointers to resources that you should try in order to get the maximum benefit from Windows Server 2008.

I don’t want to sound like an angry parent or some kind of maniac, but you should avoid doing anything marked with a Warning icon. Otherwise, you could find that your server melts down and takes your data with it.

Whenever you see this icon, think advanced tip or technique. You might find these tidbits of useful information just too boring for words, or they could contain the solution that you need to get a program running. Skip these bits of information whenever you like.

If you don’t get anything else out of a particular chapter or section, remember the material marked by this icon. This material usually contains an essential process or bit of material that you must know to work successfully with Windows Server 2008.

Where to Go from Here

It’s time to start your Windows Server 2008 adventure! I recommend that everyone start with Book I, Chapter 1 because Windows Server 2008 contains so many new features that you need to know about to receive the full benefit of this product.

Part I

Installation and Setup

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Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!