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6 Acquisitions Editor: Jeff Kellum Development Editor: Denise Santoro Lincoln Technical Editor: Pawan K. Bhardwaj Production Editor: Christine O Connor Copy Editor: Judy Flynn Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher: Joseph B. Wikert Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Media Project Supervisor: Jenny Swisher Media Development Specialist: Josh Frank Media Quality Assurance: Angie Denny Book Designer: Judy Fung and Bill Gibson Compositor: Craig Woods, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Scott Klemp, Word One and Larry West Indexer: Jack Lewis Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Copyright 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) , fax (978) Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) , fax (317) , or online at Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (800) , outside the U.S. at (317) or fax (317) Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Stidley, Joel, MCTS : Windows server 2008 applications infrastructure configuration study guide (Exam ) / Joel Stidley. 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN (paper/cd-rom) 1. Electronic data processing personnel Certification. 2. Microsoft software Examinations Study guides. 3. Microsoft Windows server. I. Title. QA76.3.S '476 dc TRADEMARKS: Wiley, the Wiley logo, and the Sybex logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. Windows Server is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book

7 Dear Reader, Thank you for choosing MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration Study Guide. This book is part of a family of premium quality Sybex books, all written by outstanding authors who combine practical experience with a gift for teaching. Sybex was founded in More than thirty years later, we re still committed to producing consistently exceptional books. With each of our titles we re working hard to set a new standard for the industry. From the paper we print on, to the authors we work with, our goal is to bring you the best books available. I hope you see all that reflected in these pages. I d be very interested to hear your comments and get your feedback on how we re doing. Feel free to let me know what you think about this or any other Sybex book by sending me an at nedde@wiley.com, or if you think you ve found a technical error in this book, please visit Customer feedback is critical to our efforts at Sybex. Best regards, Neil Edde Vice President and Publisher Sybex, an Imprint of Wiley

8 To my patient and lovely wife, Andrea, and children, Ethan and Jaelyn, who have learned to put up with me, and to my parents, Paul and Gayle, who fostered my love for computers ever since they were told my handwriting would never get any better.

9 Acknowledgments It took a lot of hard work and patience to complete this book, as it does all publications. Thanks to Jeff Kellum and Denise Santoro Lincoln for being patient and considerate despite the scheduling setbacks and for retraining me on the format changes. Also, the production team of Christine O Connor and Judy Flynn were top-notch and a joy to work with. They did an impeccable job making sure we were not just technically sound but also grammatically correct! Thanks to Rawlinson Rivera for helping get this book going and for recommending me for this project. I hope you are feeling better and look forward to our next project! One of our pinch hitters was Jabez Gan Ming Teik, who really came through by getting a chapter reworked after a change in objectives on the Microsoft exam. This book was a bit of a test for me and caused me to have to rely on a number of colleagues for a little help with developing the content. Without Erik Gustafson, Mike Hodson, and Siegfried Jagott, this book would not have been possible. Last, I d like to thank both the Monster Beverage Company and Hearthroast for fueling the late-night writing sessions with Lo-Carb Monster and home-roasted coffee.

10 About the Author Joel Stidley has been working in the IT field for over 12 years and has been a computer fanatic for much longer. He obtained his first Microsoft certification in 1999 and is currently both an MCSE and MCTS. At the beginning of his IT career, he was supporting MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups clients on a Novell NetWare network at a small manufacturing company. Shortly thereafter, he discovered the joys of Windows NT Server and led the charge in converting that company from a Novell NetWare directory to a Windows NT domain. He also convinced the company s engineering department to switch from the SunOS-based workstations to new Windows NT 4.0 Workstation machines. Joel has since taken on numerous other projects, from a number of Active Directory and Exchange Server migrations to deploying large-scale virtualization environments. In 2004, Joel founded ExchangeExchange.com, a Microsoft Exchange focused community website where he blogs and provides forums for discussing Exchange, PowerShell, certification, and general Windows information. In the last few years, he has also contributed to MCITP: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging Design and Deployment Study Guide: Exams and (Sybex, 2008) and was lead author on Professional PowerShell for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Wrox, 2008). Currently he is a solutions architect at Terremark Worldwide Inc. where he works with a variety of directory, storage, virtualization, and messaging technologies. He currently lives in the Dallas area with his wife and two children. About the Contributors Erik R. Gustafson is a 7-year veteran of the IT consulting and IT support business. He started working professionally with Microsoft products while running a successful signage business in 1995, and after selling the business a few years later, he refocused his career on providing IT services. He obtained his first Microsoft certification in 2002 and is currently an MCSE and an MCSA. The last few years he has spent helping grow an IT consulting business and setting up an IT outsourcing MSP from the ground up. He recently relocated to the Dallas area and now works as a solutions architect for Terremark Worldwide Inc. When not shooting womp rats back home, Erik enjoys drinking piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. Mike Hodson has a bachelor of science in mathematics from Texas Woman s University and has worked in the IT industry for more than 11 years, receiving his first Microsoft certification in He has been working with desktop virtualization for more than 6 years and recently has been deeply involved with server virtualization projects. Mike is currently the team lead in the group responsible for storage networking and virtualization at Terremark Worldwide Inc. in Dallas, Texas.

11 About the Author ix Siegfried Jagott works as a senior systems architect and team lead for the Messaging and Collaboration team at Siemens IT Solutions located in Munich, Germany. He is part of the Siemens-central architecture team that works closely together with Microsoft to plan future enhancements of not only Windows and Exchange but also other products. For the past 10 years, he has been involved in planning, designing, and implementing some of the world s largest Windows and Exchange Server infrastructures for various international customers, including Siemens. In addition, he is hosting a monthly column for Windows IT Magazine called Exchange & Outlook UPDATE: Outlook Perspectives and writes about Outlook 2007 related topics. He is also a frequent writer for various international magazines and speaks on conferences about Windows- and Exchange-related topics. He was also a contributing author for MCITP: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging Design and Deployment Study Guide: Exams and (Sybex, 2008). In his spare time, he is actively engaged in a carnival club as a vice president and likes to go skiing in the Alps or traveling around the world. Siegfried is currently living in Rednitzhembach, a small town in southern Germany. He holds an MBA and a Diploma in Management from Open University in England and has been a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) since Rawlinson Rivera, an 11-year veteran of the IT consulting and training field, has worked on a variety of technologies ranging from IBM to VMware to Microsoft. He has developed specializations in architecting secure messaging and collaboration infrastructure with Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Office SharePoint Server 2007, Exchange Server 2000/2003/2007, and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3. Rawlinson is the founder of RawlsNet Technologies LLC, a firm that focuses on consulting, training, and developing industry content. He is the lead author of Sybex s MCITP: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Messaging Design and Deployment Study Guide: Exams and (Sybex, 2008). Jabez Gan Ming Teik is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Server File System/Storage. He is currently the senior technical officer for a consulting company that specializes in Microsoft technologies. He is also a writer for Msblog.org (blog) and technology sites and a speaker at technology events. Jabez can be reached at mingteikg@blizhosting.com.

13 Contents at a Glance Introduction Assessment Test xxv xxxvi Chapter 1 Windows Server 2008 Storage Services 1 Chapter 2 Exploring Terminal Services in Windows Server Chapter 3 Terminal Services Licensing, Advance Configuration, and Monitoring for Terminal Services 99 Chapter 4 Configuring Web Services Infrastructure 147 Chapter 5 Advanced Web Infrastructure Configuration 185 Chapter 6 Configuring Additional Communication Services 219 Chapter 7 Configuring Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 267 Chapter 8 Using Virtualization In Windows Server Chapter 9 Deploying Servers 363 Chapter 10 Configuring High Availability in Windows Server Chapter 11 Monitoring Windows Server 2008 for High Availability 443 Appendix A About the Companion CD 517 Glossary 521 Index 529

15 Contents Introduction Assessment Test xxv xxxvi Chapter 1 Windows Server 2008 Storage Services 1 Storage in Windows Server Initializing Disks 2 Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks 5 Working with Volume Sets 8 RAID 11 Mount Points 15 Microsoft MPIO (Multipath I/O) 17 iscsi 19 Internet Storage Name Service (isns) 23 Fibre Channel 27 Network Attached Storage (NAS) 28 Managing SANs 28 Virtual Disk Service (VDS) 28 Storage Manger for SANs (SMfS) 29 Storage Explorer 32 Summary 33 Exam Essentials 34 Review Questions 35 Answers to Review Questions 38 Chapter 2 Exploring Terminal Services in Windows Server Remote Desktop Connection Display 43 Custom Display Resolutions 43 Monitor Spanning 44 Font Smoothing 45 Display Data Prioritization 46 Desktop Experience 47 Device Redirection 51 Single Sign-On for Terminal Services 54 Prepare and Configure the Use of Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp) 55 Installing Programs to Be Used with TS RemoteApp 56 Configuring Remote Programs to Be Used with TS RemoteApp 60 Creating and Deploying a Windows Installer Package for TS RemoteApp Programs 63

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