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This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with WindowsServer 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using allof the major components, along with discussions on complex conceptssuch as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication,network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell,server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compactpresentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find in bulkierreferences.

Windows Server 2008: TheDefinitive Guide takes a refreshing approach. You won't find thehistory of Windows NT, or discussions on the way things used to work.Instead, you get only the information you need to use this server. Ifyou're a beginning or intermediate system administrator, you learn howthe system works, and how to administer machines running it. The expertadministrators among you discover new concepts and components outsideof your realm of expertise. Simply put, this is the most thoroughreference available for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to:Installing the server in a variety of different environments Fileservices and the Windows permission structure

The Definitive Guide, you tocomeaway with a firm understanding of what's happening under the hood, butwithout the sense that you're taking a graduate course in OS theory. Ifyou intend to work with this server, this is the only book you need.