Windows Server 2008
- Active Directory Maximum Limits
- Windows Server - Technical Library - Technet
- Windows Server 2008 Overview of Editions
- Windows Server 2008 R2 - Terminal Server - Because It's Everybody's Business
- Important items
- What's new
- Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008
- Server 2008Terminology Changes
- What's New with Windows Server 2008 - IT Management
- Windows Server 2008 What's new - Mitch Tulluch
- Windows Server 2008 What's New
- Windows Server 2008 Why Upgrade from Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008's Delta EXEs
2008 R2
Access Control
Active Directory
- Active Directory Domain Services Operations Guide Active Directory domain Services
- AD DS Design Guide
- Best Practice Active Directory Design for Managing Windows Networks
- Creating a Domain Design
- Delegating Administration by Using OU Objects
- Enabling Windows Server 2008 Advanced Features for AD DS
- Infrastructure Planning and Design
- Reviewing OU Design Concepts
- Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Guide
Clustering
- Clustering and High Availability Creating a Cluster in Windows Server 2008
- Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster
- Recommended private Heartbeat configuration on a cluster server
- Understanding MS DTC Resources in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
- Windows Administration Introducing Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering
- You cannot upgrade the operating system of a clustered server from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008
DFS
- Ask the Directory Services Team DFSR SYSVOL Migration FAQ
- DFS Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008
- DFSDiag
- DFSUtil
- Distributed File System
- Enable Access-Based Enumeration on a Namespace
- Overview of the Distributed File System Solution in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
- Recovery process of a DFS Namespace in Windows 2003 and 2008 Server
- The Storage Team at Microsoft - File Cabinet Blog DFS Replication What’s new in Windows Server™ 2008
- Top 10 Common Causes of Slow Replication with DFSR
- Understanding DFSR conflict algorithms (and doing something about conflicts)
- Understanding DFSR for easy configuration of Active Directory replication groups
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Domain Server Isolation
- Deploying the PKI Certificates Required for Native Mode
- Domain Isolation with Microsoft Windows Explained
- Introduction to Server and Domain Isolation
- Server Isolation with Microsoft Windows Explained
File Server Resource Manager
Group Policies
- Administering Group Policy with Group Policy Management Console
- Controlling Group Policy Security Settings Refresh and Application
- Download details Administrative Templates (ADMX) for Windows Server 2008
- Download details Advanced Group Policy Management Overview
- Download details AGPM Planning Guide
- Download details Group Policy Preferences Overview
- Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide
- Group Policy Optimizing Group Policy Performance
- Group Policy Planning and Deployment Guide
- Group Policy Team Blog GP Policy vs. Preference vs. GP preferences
- How To Get Powershell Get Policy Group Policy Scripting for PowerShell reviews and free downloads
- Managing Windows Vista Group Policy (Part 1)
- Planning and Deploying Group Policy
- Planning Guide for Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management
- Quality of Service - GPOs
- Windows Server 2003 - Microsoft Group Policy, WMI Filters
- Windows Server Group Policy Home
Hyper V
- Ben Armstrong’s Virtual PC Guy's WebLog
- Cheng's Random Thoughts on System Management SCVMM and Network Ports We Use for Communication
- Create Virtual Machines on Hyper-V
- Download details Hyper-V Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB950050)
- How to Convert a Physical Server to a Virtual Machine
- http--social.technet.microsoft.com-Forums-en-US-virtualmachinemanager-thread-02dd9d65-b051-4898-871e-e4a9279c5f64-
- Hyper-V Getting Started Guide (overview of all steps, with links to details)
- hyper-v How to create a new Virtual Machine Windows Reference
- Hyper-V Migration Guide
- Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide
- Hyper-V Quirks That Take Some Getting Used To
- Hyper-V Video Getting to Know Hyper-V (with Felipe Ayora)
- Hyper-V Videos
- Hyper-V
- Hypervisor is not running error How to fix video (with Felipe Ayora)
- Introducing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - Part 1 Installation
- John Howard's Hyper-V and virtualization blog
- Microsoft Hyper-V Guide (not from MS)
- Microsoft Hyper-V Guide
- SCVMM Access Denied Contacting Server 13805
- Using WDS and Hyper-V for Virtual Machine Host Deployment
- Virtualization Review Feature Hyper-V Under the Hood
- Windows Server 2008 Virtualization with Hyper-V FAQ
HyperV with Clustering
- Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
- Increased functionality and virtual machine control in the Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster Management console for the Hyper-V role
- Jose Barreto's Blog Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Failover Clustering Options
- Kevin Holman's OpsMgr Blog Setting up a 2 node Server 2008 failover cluster under HyperV
- Quick Migration with Hyper-V Downloadable White Paper
- Virtual PC Guy's WebLog Shutting down a Hyper-V - Virtual Server Cluster Node
Information Protection
Install, deployment and Upgrades
- checklist Deploying AD DS in a Windows Server 2003 Organization
- Completing the Upgrade of Active Directory Domains to Windows Server 2008 AD DS Domains
- Install Active Directory Domain Services on the Windows Server 2008-Based Member Server
- Performing the Upgrade of Active Directory Domains to Windows Server 2008 AD DS Domains
- Redirect Users and Computers
- Windows server 2008 Step By Step Installation guide Windows Reference
Management
Mandatory Integrity Control
- Application Compatibility (AC) Named Pipe Hardening
- Mandatory Integrity Control
- What is Windows Integrity Mechanism
MCSE
Network Access Protection
Networking
- LLTO and QoS for Media Experiences
- Policy-based QoS Architecture in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
- TechNet Webcast Managing Network Bandwidth with Windows Vista (Level 200)
- The Cable Guy QoS Support in Windows
Patch Management and WSUS
- Downloads for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2
- Kernel Patch Protection Frequently Asked Questions
- Patching Policy for x64-based Systems
- W3SUS - WSUS to the 3rd power
- Windows Server Update Services Home
- Windows Server Update Services Wiki
- WSUS FAQ
- WSUS Product Team Blog
- WSUS Support Forums
Performance and Optimization
- Configure Memory and Processors
- Disk Management
- Jose Barreto's Blog File Server Capacity Tool (FSCT) 1.0 available for download
- Microsoft's Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows 2008
- Networking Deployment Guide Deploying High-Speed Networking Features.
- Optimizing Performance on Hyper-V
- Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2
- Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008
- Tips for Windows domain controller optimization (scroll down to the bottom to get the entire article)
- Troubleshoot Windows Server
- Windows Performance Analysis Developer Center
- Windows Server 2008 Performance and Scalability with Bill Karagounis Media TechNet Edge
- Windows Server 2008 Post-installation configuration, optimization and performance guide
- Windows Server Performance Team Blog Interpreting CPU Utilization for Performance Analysis
- Windows Server Performance Team Blog
Printers
- Deploy the PushPrinterConnections.exe utility
- MPECS Inc. Blog x86 PushPrinterConnections.exe a must for the Technician's Thumb Drive!
Read-Only Domain Controllers
Recommended Readings
Reliability and Performance Monitor
Remote Desktop
Replication
- Download details Troubleshooting replication with repadmin
- Tracking Change Replications in AD using Repadmin.exe
- Using Repadmin.exe to troubleshoot Active Directory replication
Scripting
- Add a User to an ADAM Group
- Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog
- Learn Scripting - MS Scripting Center
- Microsoft Script Center Home Page
- Scripting with Windows PowerShell
- TechNet Script Center Repository
Security
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- Digital Signatures for Kernel Modules on x64-based Systems
- Driver Signing Requirements for Windows
- Extended Validation SSL Certificates
- Grants song Josiah Lemming Angels undercover
- Impact of Session 0 Isolation on Services and Drivers in Windows Vista
- informit Windows Server 2008 Technology Primer Improvements in Security in Windows Server 2008
- Introducing the Vista and Windows Server 2008 Advanced Certificate Request Wizard
- Kerberos Enhancements
- Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots, MGS4 Cheats, Codes, Cheat Codes for PlayStation 3 (PS3)
- Process Security and Access Rights
- Protected Processes
- Technically Speaking 0xC004F038 The returned count from your Key Management Service is insufficient
- TLS-SSL Cryptographic Enhancements
- Tube to Evans tour
- What does Internet Explorer protected mode do
- What's New for Operating System Hardening and Integrity for Windows Server 2008
- Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and IPsec
- Windows Server 2008 Security Guide
PKI
- AD CS Enterprise PKI (PKIView)
- AD CS Network Device Enrollment Service
- AD CS Online Certificate Status Protocol Support
- AD CS Policy Settings
- AD CS Restricted Enrollment Agent
- AD CS Web Enrollment
- Cryptography Next Generation
- Encrypting File System
- Kernel Enhancements for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Server Core
- Appendix B Netsh Command Syntax for the Netsh Firewall Context
- Batch files
- Complete List Of Windows Vista Keyboard Shortcuts Or Hotkeys
- Copy And Paste Text In Command Prompt
- Download details Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide
- Heavy on the Technical Server 2008 Core Commands
- How to use the netsh advfirewall firewall context
- net share - net view - net session - net file - net use
- Problems remotely manageing the Virtual disk service on Windows 2008 Core
- Server Core Configuring the Firewall for Remote Management of a Workgroup Server Core installation
- Server Core - enabling admin services
- Server Core Commands
- Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide
- The things that are better left unspoken How To install Hyper-V RTM on Server Core
- Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core
- Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for the DOS Command Prompt in Windows
- Windows Server 2008 Compare Server Core Installation Options
Server Roles
Sysinternals
Troubleshooting
Unix
Upgrading to Server 2008
- Guide for Upgrading to Windows Server 2008
- Prepare Your Infrastructure for Upgrade to 2008
- Upgrading Active Directory Domains to Windows Server 2008 AD DS Domains
- Upgrading to Windows Server 2008
Virtual Labs
- TechNet Virtual Labs Windows Server 2008 - 1
- TechNet Virtual Labs Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads
- Windows Server 2008 Webcasts, Videos and Virtual labs
Virtualization
- Windows Virtualization Team Blog WinHEC 2006 Presentation slides are available online
- Windows Virtualization Team Blog
Webcasts
- Events and Webcasts On-Demand Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast Configure and Manage Windows Server 2008 Using Server Manager (Level 300)
- TechNet Webcast The New Server Core Installation Option in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300) - My Notes to Myself and Others...
- Windows Server 2008 Events and Webcasts
- Windows Server 2008 Web, Virtualization, Security, and a Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads
- Windows Server 2008 Webcasts and Chats
WSRM - Windows System Resource Manager
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