Get your mission-critical systems up and running quickly with this essential, single-volume guide to administering Windows Server 2003—fully updated for Service Pack 1 and R2. This comprehensive administrator’s reference details operating system features and capabilities, and provides easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for on-the-job-results.
Discover how to:
- Create a deployment roadmap and complete an upgrade or a new installation
- NEW—Implement customized server scripts to help automate administration tasks
- UPDATED—Learn tools and techniques for installing and configuring Active Directory
- UPDATED—Manage TCP/IP-based networks, including DHCP, DNS, and WINS servers
- UPDATED—Configure and support Network Load Balancing clusters and server clusters
- NEW—Set up a wireless network that helps meet your security requirements
- NEW—Extend interoperability with legacy systems, including UNIX and Linux
- NEW—Deploy and configure Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
- Monitor, tune, maintain, and repair your system
CD features:
- Scripts that you can adapt to your own work
- Scriptomatic 2.0 scripting tool
- Windows Script Host (WSH) 5.6 Help files
- Microsoft OLE Viewer administration and testing tool
- Fully searchable eBook
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.