Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Administrator's Companion
by Russel, Charlie; Crawford, SharonEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-21
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
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Summary
This comprehensive administrator's reference delivers the details you need to successfully deploy, manage, and support Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. The authors, experts and MVPs in Microsoft operating systems and server technologies, provide easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. Delve into system features and capabilities-and get hands- on insights for implementing messaging and collaboration, Internet access, data storage, printing, faxing, support for line-of-business applications, and end-to-end network administration for your small business. This book covers all Small Business Server 2003 R2 components in a single volume, along with time-saving tools, scripts, and a complete eBook on CD.
Author Biography
Charlie Russel is an information technology consultant, specializing in combined Windows and UNIX networks. He is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Windows Server and Security. Together with Sharon Crawford, Charlie authored the top selling Windows Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion by Microsoft Press as well as the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion. Charlie also co-authored the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. xix |
| Preparation and Planning | |
| Looking at the Big Picture | p. 3 |
| Features of Windows Small Business Server | p. 4 |
| Restrictions on Windows Small Business Server | p. 10 |
| Summary | p. 12 |
| Planning Your SBS Network | p. 13 |
| Planning the Network Infrastructure | p. 13 |
| Choosing Naming Conventions | p. 30 |
| Planning for Security | p. 32 |
| Summary | p. 36 |
| Installation and Setup | |
| Installing Windows Small Business Server 2003 | p. 39 |
| Planning Partitions | p. 40 |
| Preparing the Server | p. 41 |
| Installing Windows Small Business Server | p. 42 |
| Summary | p. 53 |
| Upgrading or Migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2003 | p. 55 |
| Choosing Between Upgrading and Migrating | p. 55 |
| What's Involved in a Conventional Migration | p. 57 |
| What's Involved in a Swing Migration | p. 58 |
| Preparing for an Upgrade | p. 60 |
| Performing the Upgrade | p. 66 |
| Migrating User Permissions | p. 69 |
| Summary | p. 70 |
| Completing the To Do List and Other Post-Installation Tasks | p. 71 |
| Security Best Practices | p. 72 |
| Connecting to the Internet | p. 73 |
| Configuring Remote Access | p. 85 |
| Activating Your Server | p. 88 |
| Adding Client Access Licenses | p. 89 |
| Adding Printers | p. 90 |
| Adding Users and Computers | p. 90 |
| Configuring Fax Services | p. 91 |
| Configuring Monitoring | p. 94 |
| Configuring Backup | p. 95 |
| Security Basics | p. 95 |
| Updating Windows Small Business Server | p. 95 |
| Summary | p. 96 |
| Performing the Basic Tasks | |
| Disk Management | p. 99 |
| The Search for Disaster Protection | p. 100 |
| Understanding Disk Terminology | p. 100 |
| Choosing the Storage Solution for Your Network | p. 103 |
| Managing Disks | p. 105 |
| Using Disk Management | p. 105 |
| Summary | p. 129 |
| Storage Management | p. 131 |
| Disk Quotas | p. 132 |
| Encrypting Files | p. 137 |
| Shadow Copies of Shared Folders | p. 140 |
| Summary | p. 146 |
| Managing Users and Groups | p. 147 |
| Understanding Groups | p. 147 |
| Managing Built-in Groups | p. 149 |
| Creating Security Groups | p. 153 |
| Creating Distribution Groups | p. 154 |
| Understanding User Accounts | p. 155 |
| Managing User Templates | p. 162 |
| Managing User Accounts | p. 164 |
| Maintaining User Profiles | p. 167 |
| Using the Run As Command | p. 172 |
| Summary | p. 174 |
| Shares and Permissions | p. 175 |
| Sharing Resources | p. 175 |
| Setting Offline File Rules | p. 180 |
| Share Permissions vs. File Permissions | p. 183 |
| Configuring Special Permissions | p. 189 |
| Ownership and How It Works | p. 191 |
| Determining Effective Permissions | p. 195 |
| Privileges and Logon Rights | p. 196 |
| Encrypting Sensitive Data | p. 198 |
| Summary | p. 204 |
| Installing and Managing Printers | p. 205 |
| Understanding Print Servers | p. 205 |
| Choosing Printers | p. 207 |
| Installing Printers | p. 208 |
| Changing Printer Driver Settings | p. 216 |
| Setting Print Server Options | p. 224 |
| Managing Printers | p. 225 |
| Troubleshooting Printing Problems | p. 230 |
| Summary | p. 234 |
| Managing Computers on the Network | p. 235 |
| Connecting Computers to the Network | p. 236 |
| Using the Remote Web Workplace 254 Managing Computers from the Server | p. 258 |
| Summary | p. 268 |
| Patch Management | p. 269 |
| Why Patching Is Important | p. 270 |
| The Patching Cycle | p. 272 |
| Installing SBS 2003 R2 WSUS | p. 277 |
| Using WSUS | p. 280 |
| Third-Party Solutions | p. 289 |
| Summary | p. 290 |
| Backing Up and Restoring Data | p. 291 |
| Backup Terminology and Methods | p. 291 |
| Designing a Backup Strategy | p. 294 |
| Backing Up Your Data | p. 298 |
| Restoring Data | p. 307 |
| Summary | p. 311 |
| Performing Advanced Tasks | |
| Using Exchange Server | p. 315 |
| Basic E-Mail Configuration | p. 315 |
| POP3 E-Mail | p. 322 |
| Advanced E-Mail Configuration and Management | p. 331 |
| Managing E-Mail Delivery | p. 342 |
| Exchange 2003 SP2 | p. 359 |
| Summary | p. 361 |
| Managing Connectivity | p. 363 |
| Administering TCP/IP Services | p. 363 |
| Administering Routing and Remote Access | p. 370 |
| Advanced Network Security | p. 372 |
| Summary | p. 407 |
| Using ISA Server 2004 | p. 409 |
| Concepts | p. 410 |
| Installing ISA Server 2004 | p. 414 |
| Installing the Firewall Client | p. 419 |
| Administering ISA Server 2004 | p. 421 |
| Advanced Configuration | p. 429 |
| Import, Export, Backup, and Restore | p. 434 |
| Monitoring ISA Server | p. 437 |
| Summary | p. 441 |
| Using Group Policy | p. 443 |
| Group Policy Objects | p. 444 |
| Managing Group Policies | p. 444 |
| Creating a Group Policy Object | p. 450 |
| Deleting a Group Policy Object | p. 451 |
| Managing Group Policy Links | p. 452 |
| Refreshing Group Policy | p. 455 |
| Backing Up a Group Policy Object | p. 456 |
| Restoring a Group Policy Object | p. 457 |
| Delegating Permissions on a GPO | p. 457 |
| Predicting Group Policy Outcomes | p. 459 |
| Summary | p. 463 |
| Customizing a SharePoint Web Site | p. 465 |
| Getting Familiar with Windows SharePoint Services | p. 466 |
| Changing the Appearance of the Site | p. 471 |
| Changing Home Page Content | p. 472 |
| Customizing Pages | p. 474 |
| Administering a SharePoint Web Site | p. 477 |
| Administering SharePoint Virtual Servers | p. 482 |
| Using FrontPage 2003 to Customize Windows SharePoint Services | p. 485 |
| Backup and Restore of a SharePoint Site | p. 491 |
| Summary | p. 493 |
| Managing an Intranet Web Server | p. 495 |
| Creating New Virtual Directories | p. 496 |
| Using Web Sharing | p. 498 |
| Changing Security Settings | p. 499 |
| Limiting Network Usage by Web Sites | p. 508 |
| Setting Up an FTP Server | p. 509 |
| Configuring the Indexing Service | p. 511 |
| Backing Up and Restoring the IIS Configuration | p. 512 |
| Reinstalling IIS | p. 513 |
| Summary | p. 514 |
| Using SQL Server 2005 | p. 515 |
| Installing SQL Server 2005 | p. 515 |
| Upgrading Windows SharePoint Services to SQL Server 2005 | p. 522 |
| Architecture | p. 532 |
| Administration | p. 532 |
| Summary | p. 538 |
| Maintenance and Troubleshooting | |
| Monitoring and Fine-Tuning Performance | p. 541 |
| Enabling Auditing And Monitoring | p. 541 |
| Selecting A Monitoring Method | p. 546 |
| Using System Monitor | p. 546 |
| Performance Logs and Alerts | p. 553 |
| Using Alerts | p. 558 |
| Permissions for Counter Logs, Trace Logs, and Alerts | p. 561 |
| Monitoring Memory Usage | p. 562 |
| Monitoring Processor Activity | p. 565 |
| Monitoring Disk Activity | p. 567 |
| Using Health Monitor | p. 568 |
| Summary | p. 579 |
| Disaster Planning | p. 581 |
| Planning for Disaster | p. 581 |
| Preparing for a Disaster | p. 590 |
| Summary | p. 600 |
| Planning Fault Tolerance and Avoidance | p. 601 |
| Mean Time to Failure and Mean Time to Recover | p. 602 |
| Protecting the Power Supply | p. 603 |
| Disk Arrays | p. 610 |
| Summary | p. 617 |
| Appendices | |
| Introduction to Networks | p. 621 |
| Features of the Windows Operating System | p. 622 |
| Domains and Workgroups | p. 623 |
| Partially Automating Installation | p. 627 |
| Automating CD-Based Installations | p. 627 |
| Using the System Preparation Tool to Image Windows Server 2003 | p. 633 |
| Using the Transition Pack | p. 637 |
| What's in a Transition Pack? | p. 637 |
| Why Convert? | p. 638 |
| Preparing to Run the Transition Pack | p. 640 |
| Performing the Transition | p. 641 |
| Post-Transition | p. 644 |
| Using File Server Resource Manager | p. 647 |
| Installing FSRM | p. 647 |
| Setting Global Options | p. 648 |
| Using Folder Quotas | p. 650 |
| Screening Files | p. 655 |
| Scheduling Storage Reports | p. 658 |
| Glossary | p. 661 |
| Index | p. 677 |
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