Windows 2008 Server Unleashed Part 1/2

Part XI Integrated Windows Application Services

35 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0...................................................1233

36 Windows Media Services..............................................................1281

37 Deploying and Using Windows Virtualization.................................1313

Index........................................................................................1339

Table of Contents

Introduction xlix

Part I Windows Server 2008 Overview

1 Windows Server 2008 Technology Primer 3

Windows Server 2008 Defined ...........................................................3

Windows 2008 Under the Hood .................................................4

Windows Server 2008 as an Application Server..............................6

When Is the Right Time to Migrate? ...................................................8

Adding a Windows Server 2008 System to a

Windows 2000/2003 Environment............................................8

Migrating from Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory to

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory ......................................9

Versions of Windows Server 2008 .......................................................9

Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition .....................................10

Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition ...................................10

Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition ..................................11

Windows Web Server 2008.......................................................11

Windows Server 2008 Server Core .............................................12

What?s New and What?s the Same About Windows Server 2008?............ 13

Visual Changes in Windows Server 2008 ....................................13

Continuation of the Forest and Domain Model ...........................13

Changes That Simplify Tasks ....................................................14

Increased Support for Standards................................................16

Changes in Active Directory ............................................................16

Renaming Active Directory to Active Directory Domain Services .... 17

Renaming Active Directory in Application Mode to

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service ..........................17

Expansion of the Active Directory Federation Services .................. 17

Introducing the Read-Only Domain Controller ...........................18

Windows Server 2008 Benefits for Administration ...............................18

Improvements in the Group Policy Management.........................19