Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Introduction . xxix

Chapter 1 • What’s New in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 1

Chapter 2 • Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2 17

Chapter 3 • The New Server: Introduction to Server Core 111

Chapter 4 • Windows Server 2008 IPv4: What Has Changed? 165

Chapter 5 • DNS and Naming in Server 2008 and Active Directory 179

Chapter 6 • Creating the Simple AD: The One-Domain, One-Location AD 227

Chapter 7 • Creating and Managing User Accounts 279

Chapter 8 • Group Policy: AD’s Gauntlet 359

Chapter 9 • Active Directory Delegation 419

Chapter 10 • Files, Folders, and Shares 431

Chapter 11 • Creating and Managing Shared Folders 471

Chapter 12 • SYSVOL: Old and New 517

Chapter 13 • Sharing Printers on Windows Server 2008 R2 Networks 539

Chapter 14 • Remote Server Administration 595

Chapter 15 • Connecting Windows Clients to the Server 627

Chapter 16 • Working the Web with IIS 7.0 and 7.5 683

Chapter 17 • Watching Your System 745

Chapter 18 • Windows Server 2008 R2 and Active Directory Backup and Maintenance 793

Chapter 19 • Advanced IP: Routing with Windows 817

Chapter 20 • Getting from the Office to the Road: VPNs 853

Chapter 21 • Adding More Locations: Sites in Active Directory 909

Chapter 22 • The Third DC: Understanding Read-Only Domain Controllers 937

Chapter 23 • Creating Larger Active Directory Environments: Beyond One Domain 967

Chapter 24 • Migrating, Merging, and Modifying Your Active Directory 1023

Chapter 25 • Installing, Using, and Administering Remote Desktop Services 1067

Chapter 26 • Connecting Mac OS X Clients 1117

Chapter 27 • Patch Management 1127

Chapter 28 • File Shares Made Even Better: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 1149

Chapter 29 • Server Virtualization with Hyper-V 1215

Chapter 30 • Advanced User Account Management and User Support 1295

Appendix • The Bottom Line 1363

Index 1399