Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Companion, Second Edition

Charlie Russel, Microsoft Press

ISBN:0735617856, Edition: 2 Sub, 2002-09-14

Price: $69.99

• Cover
  • LOC
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Contributors
• Introduction
  • How to Use This Book
  • What's in the Book
  • Talk to Us
• Part I: Preparing for Installation
  • Chapter 1 - Overview of Windows 2000
    • Deploying Server and Workstation Functions Together
    • Network Management
    • Interoperability
    • System and Network Security
    • Hardware Support
    • Availability and Reliability
    • Active Directory
    • Storage and File System Support
    • Communications
    • Internet Services
    • Defying Categories
    • The Need for Planning
    • Summary
  • Chapter 2 - Introducing Directory Services
    • Understanding Directory Services
    • Active Directory in Windows 2000
    • The Active Directory Architecture
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3 - Planning Namespace and Domains
    • Analyzing Naming Convention Needs
    • Planning a Domain Structure
    • Planning Multiple Domains
    • Summary
  • Chapter 4 - Planning Deployment
    • How Information Technology Functions
    • Identifying Business Needs
    • Seeing into the Future
    • Assessing Your Current Setup
    • Making a Roadmap
    • Summary
• Part II: Installation and Initial Configuration
  • Chapter 5 - Getting Started
    • Windows Installation Considerations
    • Installing Windows 2000
    • Troubleshooting Installations
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6 - Configuring New Windows 2000 Server Installations
    • Checking for Setup Problems
    • Configuring Devices
    • Configuring Networking Settings
    • Configuring Storage
    • Using the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server Tool
    • Performance and Memory Tuning
    • Updating Windows
    • Securing Windows
    • Summary
  • Chapter 7 - Upgrading to Windows 2000
    • Architectural Improvements in Windows 2000
    • Planning a Domain Upgrade
    • Preparing Domains and Computers for Upgrading
    • Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional from Windows 95/98
    • Upgrading to Windows 2000 Server from Windows NT
    • Switching Domain Operational Modes
    • Summary
  • Chapter 8 - Installing and Managing Printers
    • Understanding the Basics
    • Planning Printer Deployment
    • Installing Printers
    • Sharing Printers on a Network
    • Modifying Printer Properties
    • Printers and Active Directory
    • Managing Printers and Print Servers
    • Troubleshooting Printing Problems
    • Summary
  • Chapter 9 - Managing Users and Groups
    • Understanding Groups
    • Planning Organizational Units
    • Planning a Group Strategy
    • Implementing the Group Strategy
    • Managing Built-in Groups and User Rights
    • Creating User Accounts
    • Managing User Accounts
    • Maintaining User Profiles
    • Configuring Shares and Permissions
    • Maintaining Folder and File Permissions
    • Understanding Group Policies
    • Summary
• Part III: Network Administration
  • Chapter 10 - Managing Day-to-Day Operations
    • Using the Secondary Logon
    • Administration Tools
    • Support Tools
    • Microsoft Management Console Basics
    • Automating Chores with Scripts
    • Auditing Events
    • Delegating Control
    • Using Task Scheduler
    • Using the AT Command
    • Summary
  • Chapter 11 - Installing and Configuring Active Directory
    • Using the Active Directory Installation Wizard
    • Using Active Directory Domains and Trusts
    • Using Active Directory Users and Computers
    • Summary
  • Chapter 12 - Managing Active Directory
    • Using Active Directory Sites and Services
    • Using Active Directory Schema
    • Summary
  • Chapter 13 - Understanding TCP/IP
    • The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
    • IP Addresses and What They Mean
    • Routing and Subnets
    • Name Resolution
    • IP Version 6
    • Summary
  • Chapter 14 - Administering TCP/IP
    • Using DHCP
    • Using DNS Server
    • Setting Up a WINS Server
    • Summary
  • Chapter 15 - Implementing Disk Management
    • Understanding Disk Terminology
    • Overview of Disk Management
    • Disk Management Tasks
    • NTFS Version 5
    • Summary
  • Chapter 16 - Using Clusters
    • What Is a Cluster?
    • Cluster Scenarios
    • Requirements and Planning
    • Network Load Balancing Clusters
    • Server Clusters
    • Summary
  • Chapter 17 - Configuring Storage
    • The Distributed File System
    • Removable Storage
    • Remote Storage
    • Shared Folders
    • Summary
  • Chapter 18 - Planning for Security
    • Smart Cards
    • Security Basics
    • Public-Key Infrastructures
    • Security-Enabled Protocols
    • Virtual Private Networks
    • Security Modules
    • Summary
  • Chapter 19 - Implementing Security
    • Physical Security
    • Using Templates to Implement Security Policies
    • Using Security Configuration and Analysis
    • Enabling Authentication
    • Implementing Access Control
    • Managing Certificates
    • Using Internet Protocol Security Policies
    • Securing Local Data
    • Auditing
    • What to Do If You Get Hacked
    • Summary
• Part IV: Supporting Services and Features
  • Chapter 20 - Using Microsoft Certificate Services
    • More Vocabulary
    • Preinstallation
    • Installation and Configuration
    • The Certification Authority Snap-In
    • The Certificates Snap-In
    • CAs Linked into a Hierarchy
    • Command-Line Utilities
    • Summary
  • Chapter 21 - Interoperating with Novell NetWare
    • Installing NetWare Services for Windows 2000
    • Using Gateway Service for NetWare
    • Sharing Windows 2000 Resources with NetWare Clients
    • Selecting the Right Client Services
    • Understanding Permissions and Security Concepts
    • Summary
  • Chapter 22 - Interoperating with UNIX
    • Permissions and Security Concepts
    • Basic Connectivity
    • File Systems
    • Services for UNIX Overview
    • Services for UNIX Configuration
    • Summary
  • Chapter 23 - Using Macintosh Services
    • Mac OS X and Windows Networks
    • Talking the Talk
    • Understanding Macintosh Services
    • Installing and Configuring AppleTalk
    • Setting Up File and Print Services
    • Sharing Files with FSM
    • Using the Macfile Utility
    • Sharing Printers with PSM
    • Summary
  • Chapter 24 - Configuring Mail Services
    • Using Outlook 2002
    • Configuring Outlook Express
    • Using Fax Services
    • Summary
  • Chapter 25 - Managing Software
    • Deploying and Managing Software Using Group Policy
    • Repackaging Applications
    • Deploying Service Packs
    • Remote Installation Services
    • Getting Incompatible Applications to Run
    • Summary
  • Chapter 26 - Deploying Terminal Services
    • Concepts
    • Requirements
    • Installation
    • Administration
    • Summary
  • Chapter 27 - Understanding Other Services
    • Understanding the Indexing Service
    • Planning Your Indexing Service
    • Creating and Configuring Catalogs
    • Registry Entries for the Indexing Service
    • Querying the Index
    • Indexing a New Site
    • Examining Performance
    • Troubleshooting the Indexing Service
    • Understanding Microsoft Message Queuing
    • Planning a Message Queuing Network
    • Summary
• Part V: Internet Servers and Services
  • Chapter 28 - Basics of Internet Information Services
    • Protocols Supported
    • Installing and Securing IIS
    • Administration Tools
    • The WWW Publishing Service
    • The FTP Publishing Service
    • Basic Administrative Tasks
    • Summary
  • Chapter 29 - Advanced Internet Information Services
    • Server-Level Administration
    • Site-Level Administration
    • Directory-Level Administration
    • File-Level Administration
    • Managing WWW Sites
    • Managing FTP Sites
    • Managing NNTP Virtual Servers
    • Managing SMTP Virtual Servers
    • Remote Administration
    • Summary
  • Chapter 30 - Internet Explorer Administration
    • Internet Explorer Administration Kit
    • Connection Manager Administration Kit
    • Summary
  • Chapter 31 - Internet Security and Acceleration Server
    • Concepts
    • Installation
    • Initial Configuration
    • Administering ISA Server
    • Working with Clients
    • Monitoring ISA Server
    • Summary
  • Chapter 32 - Connection Services
    • How Dial-Up Remote Access Works
    • Understanding Virtual Private Networks
    • Installing a Remote Access Server
    • Setting Remote Access Policies
    • Choosing an Administrative Model for Remote Access Policies
    • Configuring a Remote Access Policy
    • Configuring a Remote Access Server
    • Configuring a Virtual Private Network
    • Using the Internet Authentication Service
    • Installing and Configuring IAS
    • Using RADIUS for Multiple Remote Access Servers
    • Summary
• Part VI: Tuning, Maintenance, and Repair
  • Chapter 33 - Performance Monitoring and Tuning
    • What Is a Bottleneck?
    • Using Event Viewer
    • Using System Monitor
    • Performance Logs and Alerts
    • Using Network Monitor
    • Summary
  • Chapter 34 - Disaster Planning
    • Planning for Disaster
    • Preparing for a Disaster
    • Summary
  • Chapter 35 - Using Backup
    • Selecting a Backup Medium
    • Developing a Backup Strategy
    • Backing Up Data
    • Restoring Data
    • Planning for Disaster
    • Handling Backup and Restore Problems
    • Third-Party Backup Utilities
    • Summary
  • Chapter 36 - Planning Fault Tolerance and Avoidance
    • Mean Time to Failure and Mean Time to Recover
    • Protecting the Power Supply
    • Disk Arrays
    • Distributed File System
    • Clustering
    • Summary
  • Chapter 37 - Using the Registry
    • Introducing the Registry
    • Understanding the Registry's Structure
    • Using the Registry Editors
    • Securing the Registry
    • Backing Up and Restoring the Registry
    • Summary
  • Chapter 38 - Troubleshooting and Recovery
    • Troubleshooting Startup Problems
    • Fixing the Underlying Problem
    • Miscellaneous Challenges
    • Summary
• Part VII: Appendixes
  • Appendix A - A Quick Guide to Interface Changes
  • Appendix B - Optional Components
  • Appendix C - The OSI Reference Model
  • Appendix D - Using the Windows 2000 Recovery Console
  • Appendix E - Windows 2000 Support Tools
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• About the Authors
• Microsoft Press Support Information
• Footnotes