MCTS 70-643 Exam Cram: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring Book

Introduction 1

Self-Assessment 23

Chapter 1: Managing Windows Server 2008 37

Server Roles 38

Windows Features 41

Configuring and Managing Windows 44

Control Panel 44

Administrative Tools 46

Server Manager 47

Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor 48

Initial Configuration Tasks 50

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) 51

Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Roles 51

Windows Server 2008 Administration Tools for Features 52

Server Core 52

Shutting and Restarting Server Core 54

Available Control Panel Applets 54

Changing Computer Names and Joining Domains 55

Configuring the Network Connection 56

Running the Administrative Tools 56

Other Useful Tools and Options 57

Exam Prep Questions 59

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 61

Need to Know More? 63

Chapter 2: Windows Deployment and Activation 65

Disk Cloning and the System Preparation Tool 66

Deploying Windows with WIM Images 67

Installing Windows Using Windows System Image Manager 69

Windows Deployment Services 71

Image Types 71

Connecting to a WDS Server 72

Installing Windows Deployment Services 73

Configuring Windows Deployment Services 74

Creating a Captured Image 79

Multicast Support in WDS 81

Discover Images 82

Prestage Client Computers 83

Windows Activation 84

Activation Overview 84

Key Management Services 85

KMS Publishing to DNS 87

Activating Clients Using KMS Activation 89

Volume Activation Management Tool 91

Installing the Volume Activation Management Tool 91

Adding Computers to VAMT 92

Performing MAK Independent Activation 94

Performing MAK Proxy Activation 95

Configure Computers for KMS Activation 96

Perform Local Reactivation 97

Adding Windows Multiple Activation Keys 98

Managing VAMT Data 99

Exam Prep Questions 100

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 103

Need to Know More? 105

Chapter 3: Windows Server 2008 Storage 107

IDE and SCSI Drives 108

Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) 108

Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN) 110

Fibre Channel 110

iSCSI 112

Configuring the iSCSI Initiators 114

Storage Explorer 117

Storage Manager for SANs 117

Disk Partitioning 119

Disk Storage Management 120

Basic Disks 120

Dynamic Disks 121

Managing Basic Disks and Dynamic Disks 121

Moving Disks to Another Computer 127

Basic Partitions 128

Dynamic Volumes 129

Simple Volumes 130

Spanned Volumes 130

Extending Simple or Spanned Volumes 131

Striped Volumes 132

Mirrored Volumes and RAID-5 Volumes 133

Mount Points 138

Exam Prep Questions 139

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 142

Need to Know More? 144

Chapter 4: Web Services Infrastructure and Security 145

Web Pages 146

IIS Manager 7.0 147

Using the Configuration Store 148

Using the Connections Pane and Toolbar 150

Starting or Stopping the Web Server 150

Creating Websites 151

Adding a Virtual Directory 152

Using Applications and Application Pools 153

Recycling a Worker Process 155

Configuring IIS 7.0 with IIS Manager 156

Compression 157

Default Documents and Directory Listings 158

Handlers and Modules 159

Configuring IIS Settings Using the appcmd Commands 163

Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application Using xcopy 170

IIS Security 172

URL Authorization Rules 172

Authentication 174

Secure Sockets Layer and Digital Certificates 175

Machine Key 180

Delegate Permissions 180

ASP.NET Code Access Security 182

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 183

Shared Configuration 188

IIS 7.0 Backup 188

File Transfer Protocol 189

WMI Command-Line Tool 191

Troubleshooting IIS Problems 191

Logging 191

Failed Request Tracing 192

Viewing Worker Processes 195

Exam Prep Questions 198

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 204

Need to Know More? 207

Chapter 5: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 209

Installing and Configuring WSS 211

Planning SharePoint Services 212

Installing SharePoint Services 213

Upgrading SharePoint Services 213

SharePoint Products and Technology Configuration Wizard 214

SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration 215

Operations Settings 215

Application Management Settings 221

Using the Psconfig.exe Command-Line Tool 231

Using the Stsadm Command 232

Managing WSS Sites 233

Users, Groups, and Permissions 234

Recycle Bin 236

Document Library 237

Workflows 239

Troubleshooting WSS 241

Exam Prep Questions 242

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 246

Need to Know More? 248

Chapter 6: Windows Media Server 249

Streaming Media 250

Multiple Bit Rate Streaming (MBR) 251

TCP Versus UDP 251

Unicast Versus Multicast 252

Data Transfer Protocols 252

Installing Windows Media Services 254

Implementing Content Streaming 255

Content Streaming Features 256

Implementing On-Demand Publishing 257

Live Content Streaming 260

Publishing Point Properties 261

Announcement Files 262

SMIL-Based Playlists 262

Advertisements for Publishing Points 262

Security in Windows Media Server 263

Troubleshooting Windows Media Services 264

Digital Rights Management (DRM) 265

Exam Prep Questions 267

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 269

Need to Know More? 270

Chapter 7: High Availability 271

Hardware Redundancy 272

Hot-Add and Hot-Replace Memory and Processors 273

Failover Clustering 273

Failover Clustering System Requirements 275

Installing the Failover Clustering Feature 276

Using the Cluster Validation Tests 276

Creating the Cluster 278

Configuring the Cluster 280

Changing Active Nodes 282

Cluster Network Role and Type 283

Verifying that an IP Address Resource Can Come Online 283

Cluster Resources 284

Quorum Configuration 285

Owners and Failback 286

Troubleshooting Cluster Issues 287

Network Load Balancing 288

NLB Options 289

Installing and Configuring NLB 290

Stopping or Starting Handling Network Load Balancing Cluster Traffic 294

Exam Prep Questions 296

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 299

Need to Know More? 300

Chapter 8: Terminal Services 301

Remote Desktop 303

Remote Desktop for Server Core 303

Remote Desktop Connection 304

Using the mstsc Command: 306

The Remote Desktop Protocol File 307

Using Group Policies with RDC 307

Remote Desktops Snap-In 308

Licensing 309

License Management System 309

License Server Discovery and User-Based License Tracking 312

Migrating Licenses 312

Troubleshooting License Issues 313

Configuring and Managing Terminal Services 313

Using Terminal Services Command-Line Tools 318

Single Sign-On 319

TS Remote Applications 320

TS Web Access 322

TS Gateway 324

Installing TS Gateway 325

Connection Authorization and Resource
Authorization Policies 325

Monitoring TS Gateway 328

Group Policy Settings for TS Gateway 329

Load Balancing Terminal Servers 329

Configuring Network Load Balancing with Terminal Servers 329

TS Session Broker 330

Terminal Server Profiles 332

Terminal Services Printing 333

Managing Terminal Services by Using Windows System Resource Manager 334

Creating Resource Allocation Policies 334

Running Managing State or Profiling State 335

Importing and Exporting Criteria and Resource Allocation Policies 336

Exam Prep Questions 337

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 342

Need to Know More? 344

Chapter 9: Virtual Machines 347

Hyper-V Overview 348

Hyper-V Features 348

Supported Client Operating Systems 349

Hyper-V Architecture 350

Virtual Server File Structure 351

Installing Hyper-V 352

Managing Virtual Servers 353

Using Vmconnect.exe to Connect to a Virtual Machine 354

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 354

Creating Virtual Machines 355

Managing Virtual Machines 357

Dynamically Expanded and Fixed Virtual Hard Disks 357

Snapshots 358

Differencing Disk 359

Save States 360

Managing Virtual Networks and Network Cards 360

Virtual LAN Identification 364

Using High-Availability Features 364

Managing Server Core and Hyper-V 365

Exam Prep Questions 366

Answers to Exam Prep Questions 368

Need to Know More? 369

Chapter 10: Practice Exam 1 371

Chapter 11: Answers to Practice Exam 1 385

Answers at a Glance 385

Answers with Explanations 386

Chapter 12: Practice Exam 2 395

Chapter 13: Answers to Practice Exam 2 411

Answers at a Glance 411

Answers with Explanations 412

Glossary 427

Index 443