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Server Management Made Easy
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Session Outline
IT Complexity Challenges
Management Issues Today
Server Manager
Server Roles and Features
Windows PowerShell
Windows Server Core
More …
Solid Foundation
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Session Goals
Delegates should leave this session with the following:
Understand the management improvements, features and functionality in Server Manager
Leverage PowerShell to work for you
A better understanding of Server Core administration and security (it’s not that hard!)
Solid Foundation
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IT Complexity Challenges
• Every day tasks just take too much time
• Need to fix problems before users are affected
• Infrastructure is growing – need to manage moreManagement
• Keeping systems reliable and running is job #1
• Patching – too much effort , too much downtime
• Securing systems is complex and hard to manage
• Mobile and remote devices provide a back door for viruses
Security & Reliability
• Need infrastructure to adapt to the changing business needs
• Number of and access needs of remote users is increasing
• Too hard to deploy new technologies with existing systems
Changing Business
Needs
Solid Foundation
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SecurityWeb Virtualization
Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads
Reduces costs, increases hardware utilization, optimizes your infrastructure,
and improves server availability
Delivers rich web-based experiences
efficiently and effectively
Provides unprecedented
levels of protection for your network,
your data and your business
Most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date
Provides the most versatile and reliable Windows platform for all of your workload and application requirements
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Management Issues Today
What steps do I need to take to configure my Windows Server machine?
Are there any dependencies that I must be aware of if I install a Windows component?
Where do I find the right tools to manage my Windows Server machine?
Is there a better way to do things?
Solid Foundation
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Windows Server SetupPhases
Solid Foundation
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Server Manager
Product Installation
Initial Configuration
Managing Windows Server 2008
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Server Manager
Unified experience for adding, configuring and managing server roles and features
Initial configuration tasks simplified
One stop portal for server life cycle management M/A/C (local, remote)
Automation from the command-line interface via scripted installations (ServerManagerCmd.exe)
Solid Foundation
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Server Roles and Features
Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Federation Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Application Server
DHCP Server
DNS Server
Fax Server
File Services
Network Policy and Access Services
Print Services
Streaming Media Services
Terminal Services
UDDI Services
Web Server
Windows Deployment Services
Windows SharePoint Services
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Server Manager
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Windows PowerShell
New Command-line shell & Scripting Language
Future
Improves productivity & control
Accelerates automation of system admin
Easy-to-use
Works with existing scripts
Remote server management via WMI
Will ship in Windows
Admin GUIs layered over
PowerShell
One-to-many remote management
using WS-MGMT
PowerShell V2 CTP now (Nov ’07)
Partners
Solid Foundation
SolidFoundation
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Windows PowerShell Resources
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PowerShell
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Windows Server Core
Only a subset of the executable files and DLLs installed
No GUI interface installed
Solid Foundation
Different Server Roles
Can be managed with remote tools
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Server Core
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Reliability and Performance Monitoring
TS RemoteApp, TS Web Access
Windows Deployment Services
WSUS SP1 optional role
IIS 7 task orientated GUI and CLI support
WinRM, WinRS
…
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Windows Server Roadmap
2008 Beta 3
2008 RTM
2008
2008 R2
“Cougar”
(Windows Essential Business Server*)
* blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz
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Session Summary
Simplified server setup, configuration and management with Server Manager
Server roles and features
Your new friend PowerShell
Server Core administration
Other enhancements
Solid Foundation
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© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.
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