Server Role Management

Windows Server 2008

Brian Lauge Pedersen

Senior Technology Specialist

• Server Roles

• Windows Server 2008 setup

• Windows Server 2008 management

What Will We Cover?

• Deploying New Servers Using Roles

• Examining Role Management

• Using Role Management Wizards

Agenda

• Windows Server 2003 setup

• Post-Setup security updates

• Manage your server

• Configure your server wizard

• Add/Remove Windows components

• Computer Management

• Security Configuration Wizard

• Operating system setup

• Initial Configuration Tasks

• Server Manager

Windows Server 2008Windows Server 2003

Server roles streamline management

Windows Server Setup Phases

• Administrator password

• Network IP address

• Domain membership

• Computer name

• Windows Updates

• Windows Firewall

Initial Configuration Tasks

What Works Differently

Demo

Building Out a New Server

Build a Server from Bare Metal

Tour the Initial Configuration Tasks

Advanced Server Customization

demonstration

• Deploying New Servers Using Roles

• Examining Role Management

• Using Role Management Wizards

Agenda

Server Manager

Print Server

File

Server

Active Directory

Server RolesWeb Server

IIS Management Tools

Server Side Includes

FTP Server

ASP

CGI

Roles are Secured by Default

Remote AssistanceFailover ClusterBackup

Features

Demo

Using the Server Manager Console

Use Server Role Home Pages

demonstration

• Deploying New Servers Using Roles

• Examining Role Management

• Using Role Management Wizards

Agenda

Server Manager Wizards

Why are the wizards important

What works differently

Using the Add Roles Wizard

Demo

Modifying Roles and Features

Deploy New Server Roles

Deploy New Server Features

Remove Server Roles

demonstration

The Core IO Model

CROSS-MODEL ENABLERS•Identity • Presence •Rights Management •Network Access

Desktop, Device, and Server Management

Security and Networking

Identity and Access Management

Data Protection and Recovery

IT Management and Security Process

Faster CommunicationsFast enterprise class search on clients and servers

Faster networking with new TCP/IP stack and native IPv6

Improved file-sharing performance over high-latency links

Integrated remote access to internal applications and resources

Windows Server 2008 + Vista

Greater AvailabilityScalable print servers with client-side rendering

Smooth offline experience with client-side caching

Transactional File System for file and registry operations

Policy-based Quality of Service to prioritize application bandwidth

More Efficient ManagementSingle worldwide servicing model

Event forwarding between client and server

Faster and more reliable remote operating system deployments

Network Access Protection ensures health of connecting systems

• Simplified server configuration and

deployment

• Single-point management with

Server Manager

• Secured by default use server roles

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