Planning and Administering Windows

Server® 2008 Servers

Module 3: Planning Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware

• Combining Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hardware

• How Windows Server 2008 Uses Process and Memory Resources

• Considerations for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Hardware

• Recommendations for Combining Server Roles

• Hardware Redundancy

How Windows Server 2008 Uses Process and Memory Resources

• Addressing:

64-bit

• Allocation:

Prioritization

Address space layout randomization

• Windows System Resource Manager:

Processor

Memory

• Watchdog timer:

Hardware

Software

• Addressing:

64-bit

• Allocation:

Prioritization

Address space layout randomization

• Windows System Resource Manager:

Processor

Memory

• Watchdog timer:

Hardware

Software

Considerations for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Hardware

• Licensing:

32-bit versus 64-bit

Cost

Reuse

Hyper-V

• Licensing:

32-bit versus 64-bit

Cost

Reuse

Hyper-V

• 64-bit operations:

32-bit support

64-bit operating system

Applications

Hyper-V

• 64-bit operations:

32-bit support

64-bit operating system

Applications

Hyper-V

Recommendations for Combining Server Roles

• Roles that can be combined:

Assessment of your unique environment

DHCP, DNS, file servers, print servers

• Server performance testing:

Windows System Resource Manager

Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

Task Manager

• Server capacity planning:

Business

IT

• Roles that can be combined:

Assessment of your unique environment

DHCP, DNS, file servers, print servers

• Server performance testing:

Windows System Resource Manager

Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

Task Manager

• Server capacity planning:

Business

IT

Hardware Redundancy

• RAID• RAID

• Error correction code

• Memory mirroring

• Error correction code

• Memory mirroring

• NIC teaming• NIC teaming

• Power supply units• Power supply units

Lesson: Combining Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Server Roles

• Performance Implications of Combining Server Roles

• Recommendations for Combining Server Roles

• Options for Maintaining High Availability

Server Roles

Role Purpose

Active Directory

• Active Directory Certificate Services

• Active Directory Domain Services

• Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

• Active Directory Rights Management Services

DNS • Name resolution

File services • Network file system

Print services • Printing

NAP • Network Access Protection

IIS • Web services

Terminal Services • Remote desktop and applications

Performance Implications of Combining Server Roles

Impact of combining rolesImpact of combining roles

• DHCP server

• DNS server

• File server

• Active Directory server

• DHCP server

• DNS server

• File server

• Active Directory server

Tools for measuring performanceTools for measuring performance

• Task Manager

• Windows System Resource Manager

• Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

• Log files

• Task Manager

• Windows System Resource Manager

• Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

• Log files

Recommendations for Combining Server Roles

• Network:

Utilization

Bandwidth

• Security

• Server usage scenarios:

DHCP

Active Directory

• Future business requirements

• Network:

Utilization

Bandwidth

• Security

• Server usage scenarios:

DHCP

Active Directory

• Future business requirements

Options for Maintaining High Availability

• Network load balancing

• Clustered servers

• Virtualization

• Application servers:

DFS

Active Directory

DNS

• Network load balancing

• Clustered servers

• Virtualization

• Application servers:

DFS

Active Directory

DNS

Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers

• File Storage in Windows Server 2008

• Recommendations for File Storage

• High-Availability File Servers

• Clustering Options for File Servers

File Storage in Windows Server 2008

File Server Resource Manager

• Quotas• File screening• Storage reports

SAN

• Storage Explorer• Logical unit numbers• Virtual disk service• Multipath I/O

NAS

• iSCSI

Recommendations for File Storage

•Implement server roles and Server Core to improve system security

•Use File Server Resource Manager to manage file storage

•Implement server roles and Server Core to improve system security

•Use File Server Resource Manager to manage file storage

•Restrict access based on principles of least privilege

•Use additional security such as Encrypting File System

•Restrict access based on principles of least privilege

•Use additional security such as Encrypting File System

• Plan for current and future capacity by using:

Quotas

Performance monitoring

Best practice guidelines

• Plan for current and future capacity by using:

Quotas

Performance monitoring

Best practice guidelines

High-Availability File Servers

DFS

• Fault-tolerant root

• DFS replication

DFS

• Fault-tolerant root

• DFS replication

Failover clustering

• Creating shares:

Windows Explorer

MMC

Failover clustering

• Creating shares:

Windows Explorer

MMCServer Core

• Security

• Efficiency

Server Core

• Security

• Efficiency

Clustering Options for File Servers

• Failover clustering:

Self-healing

SAN-friendly

• Failover clustering:

Self-healing

SAN-friendly

• Enhanced features:

Access-based enumeration

Disk size

Resizing disks

• Enhanced features:

Access-based enumeration

Disk size

Resizing disks

Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Features of Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Enhanced securityEnhanced security

Minimal installationMinimal installation

No GUINo GUI

Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Capacity:

Reduced overhead

Consolidation

• Capacity:

Reduced overhead

Consolidation

• Removable storage• Removable storage

• Security:

Reduced attack surface

BitLocker

• Security:

Reduced attack surface

BitLocker

Features of Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Lesson: Planning for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

• Guidelines for Hyper-V Design

• Considerations for Hyper-V Design

• Hyper-V Scenarios

Guidelines for Hyper-V Design

Hyper-V design includes:Hyper-V design includes:

Scope

Application compatibility

Resource requirements

Grouping

Finalization

Scope

Application compatibility

Resource requirements

Grouping

Finalization

Considerations for Hyper-V Design

ApplicationsApplications

HostsHosts

AvailabilityAvailability

StorageStorage

NetworkingNetworking

Hyper-V Scenarios

Server consolidationServer consolidation

Branch officeBranch office

Legacy serversLegacy servers

Lab: Planning Windows Server 2008 Servers

• Exercise 1: Planning a Windows Server 2008 Server Configuration

• Exercise 2: Planning a Windows Server 2008 File Server

• Exercise 3: Deploying a Windows Server 2008 File Server

Estimated time: 60 minutes

Logon information

Virtual machine

6430A-NYC-DC1-02

6430A-NYC-FILE-02

6430A-NYC-SVR1-03

User name Woodgrovebank\Administrator

Password Pa$$w0rd

Module Review and Takeaways

• Review Questions

• Real-World Issues and Scenarios

• Best Practices Related to Windows Server 2008 Hardware

• Best Practices Related to Identifying Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

• Best Practices Related to Planning for Windows Server 2008 File Servers

• Best Practices Related to Planning for Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Tools