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critical business applications for organizations. Windows Server 2008
R2 continues the tradition of the operating system being an application server with
common server roles being included in the operating system. When installing Windows
Server 2008 R2, the Server Manager Add Roles Wizard provides a list of server roles that
can be added to a system, as shown in Figure 1.2.
The various server roles in Windows Server 2008 R2 typically fall into three categories,
as follows:
. File and print services— As a file and print server, Windows Server 2008 R2
provides the basic services leveraged by users in the storage of data and the printing
of information off the network. Several improvements have been made in Windows
Server 2008 R2 for file security (covered in Chapter 13, “Server-Level Security”) and
file server fault tolerance (covered in Chapter 28, “File System Management and
Fault Tolerance”).
. Domain services— In enterprise environments running Windows networking, typi-
cally the organization is running Active Directory to provide centralized logon
authentication. Active Directory continues to be a key component in Windows
Server 2008 R2, with several extensions to the basic internal forest concept of an
organization to expanded federated forests that allow Active Directories to intercon-
nect with one another. There are several chapters in Part II, “Windows Server 2008
R2 Active Directory,” that address Active Directory, federated forests, lightweight
directories, and so on.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Defined
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1
FIGURE 1.2
Server roles in Windows Server 2008 R2.
ptg
. Application services— Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the basis for the installa-
tion of business applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office
SharePoint Services, SQL Server, and so on. These applications are initially made to
be compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2, and later are updated to leverage and
take full advantage of the new technologies built in to the Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system. Some of the applications that come with Windows Server 2008 R2
include Remote Desktop Services for thin client computing access (covered in
Chapter 25, “Remote Desktop Services”), Windows Media Services for video and
audio hosting and broadcasting (covered in Chapter 36, “Windows Media Services”),
utility server services such as DNS and DHCP (covered in Chapter 11,
“DHCP/WINS/Domain Controllers,” and Chapter 10, “Domain Name System and
IPv6”), SharePoint document sharing and collaboration technologies (covered in
Chapter 35, “Windows SharePoint Services”), and virtual server hosting (covered in
Chapter 37).
This book focuses on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and the planning,
migration, security, administration, and support of the operating system. Windows Server
2008 R2 is also the base network operating system on top of which all future Windows
Server applications will be built.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
Although Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a number of new server roles for application
services, the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 also brings with it an update to Active
Directory. Unlike the shift from Windows NT to Active Directory a decade ago that
required a major restructuring of domain functions, Active Directory 2008 R2 is more
10
CHAPTER 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 Technology Primer
evolutionary than revolutionary. AD 2008 R2 adds a handful of new features that organi-
zations might or might not choose to upgrade to AD 2008 R2 immediately; however,
many organizations have found that the new enhancements in Active Directory 2008 R2
were the primary reason for their migration.
The new features in Active Directory 2008 R2 are as follows:
. Active Directory Recycle Bin— The AD Recycle Bin provides administrators an
easy way to undelete objects in Active Directory. In the past, when an administrator
inadvertently
R2 continues the tradition of the operating system being an application server with
common server roles being included in the operating system. When installing Windows
Server 2008 R2, the Server Manager Add Roles Wizard provides a list of server roles that
can be added to a system, as shown in Figure 1.2.
The various server roles in Windows Server 2008 R2 typically fall into three categories,
as follows:
. File and print services— As a file and print server, Windows Server 2008 R2
provides the basic services leveraged by users in the storage of data and the printing
of information off the network. Several improvements have been made in Windows
Server 2008 R2 for file security (covered in Chapter 13, “Server-Level Security”) and
file server fault tolerance (covered in Chapter 28, “File System Management and
Fault Tolerance”).
. Domain services— In enterprise environments running Windows networking, typi-
cally the organization is running Active Directory to provide centralized logon
authentication. Active Directory continues to be a key component in Windows
Server 2008 R2, with several extensions to the basic internal forest concept of an
organization to expanded federated forests that allow Active Directories to intercon-
nect with one another. There are several chapters in Part II, “Windows Server 2008
R2 Active Directory,” that address Active Directory, federated forests, lightweight
directories, and so on.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Defined
9
1
FIGURE 1.2
Server roles in Windows Server 2008 R2.
ptg
. Application services— Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the basis for the installa-
tion of business applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office
SharePoint Services, SQL Server, and so on. These applications are initially made to
be compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2, and later are updated to leverage and
take full advantage of the new technologies built in to the Windows Server 2008 R2
operating system. Some of the applications that come with Windows Server 2008 R2
include Remote Desktop Services for thin client computing access (covered in
Chapter 25, “Remote Desktop Services”), Windows Media Services for video and
audio hosting and broadcasting (covered in Chapter 36, “Windows Media Services”),
utility server services such as DNS and DHCP (covered in Chapter 11,
“DHCP/WINS/Domain Controllers,” and Chapter 10, “Domain Name System and
IPv6”), SharePoint document sharing and collaboration technologies (covered in
Chapter 35, “Windows SharePoint Services”), and virtual server hosting (covered in
Chapter 37).
This book focuses on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and the planning,
migration, security, administration, and support of the operating system. Windows Server
2008 R2 is also the base network operating system on top of which all future Windows
Server applications will be built.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
Although Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a number of new server roles for application
services, the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 also brings with it an update to Active
Directory. Unlike the shift from Windows NT to Active Directory a decade ago that
required a major restructuring of domain functions, Active Directory 2008 R2 is more
10
CHAPTER 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 Technology Primer
evolutionary than revolutionary. AD 2008 R2 adds a handful of new features that organi-
zations might or might not choose to upgrade to AD 2008 R2 immediately; however,
many organizations have found that the new enhancements in Active Directory 2008 R2
were the primary reason for their migration.
The new features in Active Directory 2008 R2 are as follows:
. Active Directory Recycle Bin— The AD Recycle Bin provides administrators an
easy way to undelete objects in Active Directory. In the past, when an administrator
inadvertently
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