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
Considerations for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Hardware
• Licensing:
32-bit versus 64-bit
Cost
Reuse
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
Hardware Redundancy
• RAID
• Error correction code
• Memory mirroring
• NIC teaming
• 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 Certificate Services
• Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory • 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
Tools for measuring performance
• Task Manager
• Windows System Resource Manager
• Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor
• Log files
Impact of combining roles
• DHCP server
• DNS server
• File server
• Active Directory server
Recommendations for Combining Server Roles
• 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
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
•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
High-Availability File Servers
DFS
• Fault-tolerant root
• DFS replication
Failover clustering
• Creating shares:
Windows
Explorer
Server Core MMC
• Security
• Efficiency
Clustering Options for File Servers
• Failover clustering:
Self-healing
SAN-friendly
• 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 security
Minimal installation
No GUI
Hardware Requirements for Windows Server
2008 Server Core
• Capacity:
Reduced overhead
Consolidation
• Removable storage
• 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:
Scope
Application compatibility
Resource requirements
Grouping
Finalization
Considerations for Hyper-V Design
Applications
Hosts
Availability
Storage
Networking
Hyper-V Scenarios
Server consolidation
Branch office
Legacy 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
Logon information
6430A-NYC-DC1-02
Virtual machine 6430A-NYC-FILE-02
6430A-NYC-SVR1-03
User name Woodgrovebank\Administrator
Password Pa$$w0rd
Estimated time: 60 minutes
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
