Windows Server 2003 Best Practices for Enterprise Deployments

Name: Windows Server 2003 Best Practices for Enterprise Deployments
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ISBN: 9780072223439

ISBN-10: 007222343X

ISBN-13: 9780072223439

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest

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Aimed at professional users of Windows.NET, this title offers essential tips and techniques ranging from basic installation short cuts to complex disaster planning and recovery solutions.

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 4/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Dan Holme is a Microsoft MVP and a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. He has more than 10 years’ experience as an IT consultant and trainer.Nelson Ruest is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a senior enterprise architect focused on system management and administration.Danielle Ruest is a senior enterprise workflow architect and consultant with 20+ years’ experience in project implementation.Jason Kellington, MCSE, MCITP, MCT, is an author and consultant who has contributed to numerous Windows Server 2008-based projects for Microsoft Learning.

Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxiii
Planning for Windows Server 2003	p. 1
Windows Server 2003	p. 2
Building the Foundation of the Network	p. 3
The Server Lifecycle	p. 4
The Service Lifecycle	p. 5
A New Model for Server Construction and Management	p. 8
The Benefits of the PASS Model	p. 11
A Structured Approach: Using Standard Operating Procedures	p. 12
SOP Best Practices	p. 13
Enterprise Network Architectures	p. 14
Building on Windows 2000: The WS03 Model	p. 15
Product Activation	p. 17
The Windows Server Enterprise Architecture	p. 18
Designing the Enterprise Network Architecture	p. 19
The Architectural Design Process	p. 20
Performing a Situation Review and Needs Analysis	p. 22
The Changing Role of Servers	p. 22
Consolidating Servers with Windows Server 2003	p. 23
Using the PASS Model	p. 24
Migration Considerations	p. 27
Upgrade versus Clean Installation	p. 28
Using the Technological Lab as a Testing Ground	p. 29
Moving On	p. 32
Best Practice Summary	p. 33
Chapter Roadmap	p. 33
Preparing for Massive Installations of Windows Server 2003	p. 36
Choosing the Migration Approach	p. 37
Choosing What to Migrate First	p. 39
Detailed Inventories	p. 44
Security Considerations	p. 45
Licensing Considerations	p. 46
Installing and Configuring Servers	p. 47
Preparing for Massive Installations	p. 47
Using Installation Documentation	p. 54
The Installation Preparation Checklist	p. 54
Documenting Server Installations	p. 54
The Post-Installation Checklist	p. 55
Massive Installation Processes	p. 56
The Initial Installation	p. 57
Customizing Your Server	p. 60
Choosing the Massive Installation Method	p. 65
Scripting Upgrades	p. 66
Disk Imaging	p. 67
Remote Installation	p. 70
Putting the Server in Place	p. 75
Best Practice Summary	p. 75
Chapter Roadmap	p. 76
Designing the Active Directory	p. 78
Introducing Active Directory	p. 79
New Features for Active Directory	p. 83
The Nature of Active Directory	p. 85
Designing the Solution: Using the Active Directory Blueprint	p. 87
AD Partitioning	p. 88
AD Service Positioning	p. 88
Implementation Plan	p. 89
Putting the Blueprint into Action	p. 89
Forest/Tree/Domain Strategy	p. 91
Forest Design Example	p. 94
Production Forest Design	p. 95
Domain Strategy Design	p. 97
Other Forest Domain Designs	p. 100
Forest Design Best Practices	p. 100
Designing the Naming Strategy	p. 101
Naming Best Practices	p. 102
Designing the Production Domain OU Structure	p. 104
The OU Design Process	p. 104
The PCs Object OU Structure Design	p. 107
The Services Object OU Structure Design	p. 107
The People Object OU Structure Design	p. 108
Replicating the OU Structure to Other Domains	p. 109
Production OU Design Best Practices	p. 109
AD and Other Directories	p. 112
Microsoft Metadirectory Services	p. 113
Integrated Applications for NOS Directories	p. 114
AD Integration Best Practices	p. 115
Service Positioning	p. 116
Operation Masters Positioning	p. 116
Global Catalog Server Positioning	p. 118
Domain Controller Positioning	p. 119
DNS Server Positioning	p. 119
Service Positioning Best Practices	p. 120
Server Positioning Scenario	p. 120
Site Topology	p. 127
Site Topology Design	p. 128
Creating Site Link Bridges	p. 128
Best Practices for Site Topology Design	p. 130
T&T Corporation's Site Topology Scenario	p. 130
Schema Modification Strategy	p. 133
Schema Modification Strategy Best Practices	p. 135
AD Implementation Plan	p. 135
The Ongoing AD Design Process	p. 137
Best Practice Summary	p. 137
Chapter Roadmap	p. 138
Designing the Enterprise Network IP Infrastructure	p. 140
TCP/IP in Windows Server 2003	p. 142
New IP Features in WS03	p. 143
Implementing a New Enterprise Network	p. 147
Preparing the Parallel Network	p. 148
Creating the Production Active Directory	p. 152
Forest Staging Activities	p. 154
Installing the First Server in a Forest	p. 154
Creation of the Second DC in the Forest Root Domain	p. 167
Creation of the First DC in the Global Child Production Domain	p. 171
Creating the Second DC in the Global Child Production Domain	p. 173
Connecting the Enterprise Network	p. 176
Network Infrastructure Staging Activities	p. 176
Server Installation and Configuration	p. 176
Configuring the First Network Infrastructure Server	p. 177
Configuring the Second Network Infrastructure Server	p. 185
Moving Servers and Configuring Domain Replication	p. 185
Upgrading Active Directory from Windows 2000 to WS03	p. 189
The Upgrade Process	p. 189
Ongoing Forest Management	p. 194
Best Practice Summary	p. 194
Chapter Roadmap	p. 196
Building the PC Organizational Unit Infrastructure	p. 198
Managing Objects with Active Directory	p. 199
Group Policy Concepts	p. 199
Group Policy Processing	p. 201
GPO Inheritance (and Blocking)	p. 202
Policy Loopback	p. 205
Policy Filtering	p. 207
Fast Logon Optimization	p. 209
Policy Design	p. 210
Designing a GOP Strategy	p. 212
GPO Application and Processing Speed	p. 212
Creating an OU Design for PC Management Purposes	p. 214
Centralized PC Administration	p. 214
Decentralized PC Administration	p. 219
Designing for Delegation	p. 220
Delegation in Active Directory	p. 221
Designing a Delegation Strategy	p. 225
Enterprise PC Management	p. 225
Software Installations with WS03	p. 226
Enterprise Software Assets	p. 228
Software Delivery in the Enterprise	p. 229
Completing the OU Strategy	p. 234
Putting the PCs OU Infrastructure in Place	p. 235
Using the Group Policy Management Console	p. 239
Best Practice Summary	p. 240
Chapter Roadmap	p. 242
Preparing the User Organizational Unit Infrastructure	p. 244
Managing User Objects with Active Directory	p. 245
The Active Directory User Object	p. 246
Using Template Accounts	p. 254
Massive User Management	p. 255
Managing and Administering Groups	p. 257
WS03 Groups Types and Group Scopes	p. 258
Best Practices for Group Management/Creation	p. 260
Creating an OU Design for User Management Purposes	p. 266
The People OU Structure	p. 266
User-Related GPO Concepts	p. 269
Completing the People OU Structure	p. 279
Putting the People OU Infrastructure in Place	p. 280
Best Practice Summary	p. 282
Chapter Roadmap	p. 283
Designing the Network Services Infrastructure	p. 286
Preparing File and Print Servers	p. 288
Sharing Files and Folders	p. 288
Expanding Disks for File Storage	p. 289
Disk Structure Preparation	p. 290
Creating the File Server	p. 296
Creating the Folder Structure	p. 297
Enabling File Server Services	p. 298
Sharing Folders	p. 301
Publishing Shares in Active Directory	p. 302
Finding a Share in AD	p. 304
Managing Folder Availability	p. 305
Distributed Link Tracking	p. 305
Working with the Distributed File System	p. 306
Sharing Printing Services	p. 312
WS03 Printer Drivers	p. 313
Integration with Active Directory	p. 314
Managing Printer Permissions	p. 316
Internet Printing Protocol	p. 316
Establishing a Shared Printer Policy	p. 317
Creating the Print Server	p. 319
Sharing Files and Printers for Non-Windows Clients	p. 323
Macintosh Computers	p. 323
UNIX Integration	p. 324
Preparing Application Servers	p. 324
Sharing Applications: Commercial and Corporate	p. 324
Preparing Terminal Servers	p. 329
Sharing Applications: Terminal Services	p. 329
Collaboration Servers	p. 337
Additional Network Infrastructure Server Functions	p. 337
Preparing Remote Installation Services Servers	p. 337
Server System Requirements by Role	p. 339
Designing the Services OU Structure	p. 340
Considerations for the Migration of Services to the Parallel Network	p. 343
Best Practice Summary	p. 344
Chapter Roadmap	p. 346
Managing Enterprise Security	p. 348
Security Basics	p. 349
Designing a Security Policy	p. 351
The Castle Defense System	p. 351
The Security Plan	p. 355
The Microsoft Security Operations Guide	p. 356
Windows Server 2003 Security	p. 357
Applying the Castle Defense System	p. 359
Critical Information	p. 360
Physical Protection	p. 361
Operating System Hardening	p. 362
System Security Configuration	p. 363
Security Template Best Practices	p. 373
Antivirus Strategies	p. 374
General Active Directory Security	p. 375
File System Security	p. 378
Print System Security	p. 380
.NET Framework Security	p. 380
Internet Information Server 6.0	p. 384
Final Operating System Hardening Activities	p. 386
Information Access	p. 387
Smart Card Authentication	p. 387
Securing User Identification	p. 388
Managing Trusts	p. 394
Web Server Access Control	p. 396
.NET Framework Authentication	p. 398
Access Audition and Monitoring	p. 399
External Access	p. 399
Designing an Internal Public Key Infrastructure	p. 400
Managing the Security Policy	p. 403
Best Practice Summary	p. 404
Chapter Roadmap	p. 406
Creating a Resilient Infrastructure	p. 408
Planning for System Redundancy	p. 409
Preparing for Potential Disasters	p. 411
Using WS03 Clustering Services	p. 412
Network Load Balancing	p. 414
Multiple-Node Server Clusters	p. 420
Server Consolidation	p. 425
Consolidation Through Server Baselining	p. 426
Planning for System Recovery	p. 428
Recovery Planning for the Enterprise Network	p. 428
Data Protection Strategies	p. 433
Finalizing Your Resiliency Strategy	p. 441
Best Practice Summary	p. 441
Chapter Roadmap	p. 443
Putting the Enterprise Network into Production	p. 446
Migrating Data, Users, and PCs to the Parallel Network	p. 447
Using the Active Directory Migration Tool	p. 450
Transferring Networked User Data	p. 454
Decommissioning the Legacy Network	p. 457
Revising the IT Role Structure	p. 457
New and Revised AD IT Roles	p. 458
Designing the Services Administration Plan	p. 460
WS03 Administrative Tools	p. 464
Final Recommendations	p. 466
Best Practice Summary	p. 467
Chapter Roadmap	p. 467
Index	p. 469
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