Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use This Book; What’s In This Book; System Requirements; Talk to Us!; Support for This Book; Part I: Preparation and Planning; Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Small Business Server 2008; 1.1 Windows Small Business Server Editions; 1.2 Standard Edition; 1.3 Premium Edition; 1.4 Hardware Requirements; 1.5 Restrictions on Windows SBS 2008; 1.6 Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding 64-Bit Windows; 2.1 Why the Change?; 2.2 What Are the Advantages?; 2.3 What Are the Challenges?; 2.4 What About Clients?; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3: Planning Your SBS Network; 3.1 Planning the Network Infrastructure; 3.2 Choosing Naming Conventions; 3.3 Planning for Security; 3.4 Summary; Chapter 4: Planning Fault Tolerance and Avoidance; 4.1 Mean Time to Failure and Mean Time to Recover; 4.2 Protecting the Power Supply; 4.3 Disk Arrays; 4.4 Redundant Networking; 4.5 Other Spare Parts; 4.6 Summary; Part II: Installation and Setup; Chapter 5: Installing SBS 2008; 5.1 Planning; 5.2 Preparing the Server; 5.3 Installation; 5.4 Summary; Chapter 6: Configuring SBS in Hyper-V; 6.1 Hyper-V Overview; 6.2 Installation; 6.3 Initial Configuration; 6.4 Creating a Virtual Machine; 6.5 Working with a Virtual Machine; 6.6 SBS in Hyper-V; 6.7 Summary; Chapter 7: Migrating from Windows Small Business Server 2003; 7.1 The Migration Process; 7.2 Preparing Your Server; 7.3 Creating a Migration Answer File; 7.4 Installing SBS 2008; 7.5 Migrating Settings and Data; 7.6 Summary; Chapter 8: Completing the Getting Started Tasks; 8.1 Using the Windows SBS Console; 8.2 Connect to the Internet; 8.3 Customer Feedback Options; 8.4 Set Up Your Internet Address; 8.5 Configure E-Mail; 8.6 Add a Trusted Certificate; 8.7 Protect Your Server with Live OneCare; 8.8 Add Users, Computers, and Devices; 8.9 Network Essentials Summary; 8.10 Summary; Part III: Performing Basic Tasks; Chapter 9: Managing Users and Groups; 9.1 Understanding Groups; 9.2 Creating Groups; 9.3 Working with Groups; 9.4 Managing User Roles; 9.5 Adding a New User Account; 9.6 Adding Multiple User Accounts; 9.7 Giving Users Access to Computers; 9.8 Summary; Chapter 10: Shares and Permissions; 10.1 Share Permissions v. File Permissions; 10.2 NTFS Permissions; 10.3 Adding a Shared Folder; 10.4 Special Shares; 10.5 Effective Permissions; 10.6 Defining User Rights; 10.7 Managing Default User Rights Assignments; 10.8 Summary; Chapter 11: Disk Management; 11.1 The Search for Disaster Protection; 11.2 Choosing the Storage Solution for Your Network; 11.3 Managing Disks; 11.4 Partitions and Volumes; 11.5 Summary; Chapter 12: Storage Management; 12.1 Distributed File System (DFS); 12.2 Using File Server Resource Manager; 12.3 Summary; Chapter 13: Installing and Managing Printers; 13.1 Understanding Print Servers; 13.2 Selecting Printers; 13.3 Planning Printer Placement; 13.4 Installing Printers; 13.5 Adding Client Drivers for Shared Printers; 13.6 Setting Security Options; 13.7 Setting Up a Printer Pool; 13.8 Configuring Print Spooling; 13.9 Using the Fax Service; 13.10 Summary; Chapter 14: Managing Computers on the Network; 14.1 Connecting Computers to the Network; 14.2 Using Remote Web Workplace; 14.3 Managing Computers; 14.4 Summary; Chapter 15: Managing Software Updates; 15.1 Why Patching Is Important; 15.2 The Patching Cycle; 15.3 Using SBS Software Updates; 15.4 Third-Party Solutions; 15.5 Summary; Chapter 16: Configuring Backup; 16.1 Configuring the Backup Service; 16.2 Using the Backup Once Wizard; 16.3 Recovering Backups; 16.4 Using the Wbadmin Command; 16.5 Windows Home Server; 16.6 Summary; Part IV: Performing Advanced Tasks; Chapter 17: Windows SBS Console v. Server Manager; 17.1 Adding (and Removing) Roles and Features; 17.2 Using the Native Consoles; 17.3 Summary; Chapter 18: Configuring and Managing E-Mail; 18.1 Basic E-Mail Configuration; 18.2 POP3 E-Mail; 18.3 Advanced E-Mail Configuration; 18.4 Forefront Server Security for Exchange Server; 18.5 Summary; Chapter 19: Managing Connectivity; 19.1 DHCP and DNS; 19.2 Wireless Connectivity; 19.3 Windows Firewall; 19.4 Remote Web Workplace (RWW); 19.5 Virtual Private Networks (VPNs); 19.6 Fixing Network Problems; 19.7 Summary; Chapter 20: Using Group Policy; 20.1 Components of Group Policy; 20.2 Group Policy Objects; 20.3 Managing Group Policies; 20.4 Creating a Group Policy Object; 20.5 Deleting a Group Policy Object; 20.6 Managing Group Policy Links; 20.7 Refreshing Group Policy; 20.8 Backing Up a Grooooooup Policy Object; 20.9 Restoring a Group Policy Object; 20.10 Deploying Applications with Group Policy; 20.11 Group Policy Preferences; 20.12 Using Group Policy Results; 20.13 Summary; Chapter 21: Managing Reports; 21.1 Network Reports; 21.2 Configuring Alerts; 21.3 Creating Custom Alerts; 21.4 Summary; Chapter 22: Customizing a SharePoint Site; 22.1 Introducing SharePoint Services; 22.2 Customizing Companyweb; 22.3 Summary; Part V: Premium Edition Features; Chapter 23: Installing the Second Server; 23.1 Minimum System Requirements; 23.2 Installation and Initial Configuration; 23.3 Closing the Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard; 23.4 Summary; Chapter 24: Introducing SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business; 24.1 Installation Options; 24.2 Installation Restrictions; 24.3 Installing SQL Server (Part One); 24.4 Installing SQL Server (Part Two); 24.5 Summary; Chapter 25: Adding a Terminal Server; 25.1 New Terminal Services Features; 25.2 Concepts; 25.3 Installing Terminal Services Role; 25.4 Configuring Terminal Services Licensing; 25.5 Configuring TS RemoteApps; 25.6 Adding a RemoteApp to Remote Web Workplace; 25.7 Summary; Part VI: Maintenance and Troubleshooting; Chapter 26: Windows SBS Reliability and Performance Monitoring; 26.1 Using Resource View; 26.2 Using Performance Monitor; 26.3 Using Reliability Monitor; 26.4 Managing Collected Data; 26.5 Viewing Reports; 26.6 Summary; Chapter 27: Disaster Planning; 27.1 Planning for Disaster; 27.2 Preparing for a Disaster; 27.3 Restoring from Backup; 27.4 Virtualization and Disaster Planning; 27.5 Summary; Appendix A: Introduction to Networks; Servers; Clients; Media Connecting Servers and Clients; Features of the Windows Operating System; Domains and Workgroups; Appendix B: Automating Installation; Appendix C: Resources; Microsoft Resources; Other Resources for SBS Users and Consultants; About the Authors; Additional Resources for IT Professionals from Microsoft Press; Windows Server; Windows Client; SQL Server 2005; Exchange Server 2007; Scripting; More Great Resources for IT Professionals from Microsoft Press; Administrator’s Pocket Consultant; Administrator’s Companion; Resource Kit; Self-Paced Training Kit;