Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 - Server Core Installation and a Peak at Core Configurator

David M. Stein — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:58:00 GMT

This session walks you through installing Server Core and shows some tips about things like regedit, task manager, notepad and installing and using the free "Core Configurator" by Guy Teverovsky

Performance and Reliability Tools

David M. Stein — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT

This session takes a look at what Windows Server 2008 offers you for diagnosing and monitoring the health of your servers. This includes the new "Diagnostics" section of the "Server Manager" feature. I discuss and demonstrate what's been done to Performance Monitor, Event Traces and Alerts, Data Collection Sets, and the various options and settings you have at your disposal to ensure your servers are working optimally.

Windows Server 2008 "Features"

David M. Stein — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:57:00 GMT

This guide will explain what "Features" are in Windows Server 2008, how they're used and how to use them from both the GUI and command line.

Windows Server 2008 Firewall Basics

David M. Stein — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:19:00 GMT

This session explores the changes to the Windows Firewall, both from a GUI and command line aspect. We look at profiles and rules, as well as new features in both the dialog interfaces and the command line via NETSH.

File Services and Provisioning Shares

David M. Stein — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:07:00 GMT

This session covers the File Services role and share provisioning. How to add the role and configure it, as well as creating and managing shares with WS08.

Event Log Features - Part 1: Event Viewer

David M. Stein — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:02:00 GMT

This is part 1 of what will be a three part exploration of event management withing Windows Server 2008. This session covers the GUI features of the WS08 Event Viewer itself. Parts 2 and 3 will explore event forwarding and subscriptions, as well as command line tools like wecutil, wevtutil and eventcreate.

Installing Active Directory Services

David M. Stein — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:03:00 GMT

This session covers how to enable the ADS role on your Windows Server 2008 computer and promote it to become a domain controller.

Windows Server 2008 Server Roles

David M. Stein — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:00 GMT

This guide covers the new "Roles" feature in Windows Server 2008. What it is, and what roles are available for you to enable or disable.

Windows Server 2008 Server Manager

David M. Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:34:00 GMT

This session walks you through the new Server Manager console in Windows Server 2008. While many WS03 admins moaned about what a pain it was trying to adapt to using the Server Manager in that version, the new SM is finally worth considering as your main interface to managing your server. You will see how everything is wrapped into a central console in a way that doesn't get in your way, but actually saves you time and effort getting from one place to another while checking on settings, roles, features, events, and more, as well as making it much easier to modify settings for just about everything possible.

Windows Server 2008 Start Menu and Desktop Features

David M. Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:10:00 GMT

This session walks you through many of the new features and improvements you will find with respect to the Start Menu and Desktop aspects of Windows Server 2008.

The Windows Server 2008 Task Scheduler

David M. Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Sounds dull and boring, doesn't it? Wrong. Microsoft poured their heart and soul into this hidden gem in WS08. The Task Scheduler has undergone an extreme makeover, and for the good actually. What you'll find is just how flexible and powerful it has become.

Windows Server 2008 Full Installation (GUI)

David M. Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:32:00 GMT

This session walks you through the process of a typical installation of Windows Server 2008 Standard "Full" edition (with GUI) and touches on the ICS (Initial Configuration Settings) phase at the end. A separate session covers ICS by itself.

Windows Server 2008 Installation: Initial Configuration Settings

David M. Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:15:00 GMT

This session follows up from the installation session by diving deeper into the ICS, or Initial Configuration Settings feature. This is essentially a bootstrap setup feature which configures some of the most basic options required to get your WS08 computer up and running. After this, you'll be ready to add Roles and Features (covered in separate sessions) and start building your server up from there to suit your needs.