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Organizations that have implemented Microsoft® Windows Active Directory® need to make sure that Active Directory is configured and operating properly. Even an Active Directory that is properly installed can easily have components fail or stop working, which causes problems with the Windows networking environment. An organization should run an Active Directory® Health Check at least every quarter, with some very large enterprises that have made it a best practice to run subsets of the Active Directory Health Check daily.

 

This Digital Short Cut guides an administrator through step-by-step procedures of running free tools and utilities against a Windows Active Directory (2000 or 2003) to validate the operations of components, such as AD replication, DNS configuration, File Replication Service (FRS), and the like. This guide

 

identifies the tools the administrator should use. provides a selection of best practice parameters and settings from which to choose when running the tools. specifically identifies what to look for and how to resolve problems identified by the output of the tools and utilities.

 

Performing an Active Directory® Health Check (Digital Short Cut) is an absolute must-have, step-by-step guide for any organization that uses Windows Active Directory®. It outlines methods for administrators to confirm AD is correctly operating and explains how free tools and utilities can be deployed to identify key components that are failing and need repaired.

 

Section 1     What This Digital Short Cut Will Cover

Section 2     Understanding the Tools Used in an AD Health Check

Section 3     Performing an AD Health Check

Section 4     Interpreting the Data from AD Health Check Tools

Section 5     Fixing Common Problems Found in AD Health Checks

Section 6     Other Resources

Section 7     Appendix

This is the most comprehensive and realistic guide to Windows Server 2012 planning, design, prototyping, implementation, migration, administration, and support. Extensively updated, it contains unsurpassed independent and objective coverage of Windows Server 2012’s key innovations, including improved virtualization components, enhanced security tools, new web and management resources, and Windows 8 integration.

 

Windows Server 2012 Unleashed reflects the authors’ extraordinary experience implementing Windows Server 2012 in large-scale environments since its earliest alpha releases, reaching back more than two years prior to its official launch. Microsoft MVP Rand Morimoto and his colleagues fully address every aspect of deploying and operating Windows Server 2012, including Active Directory, networking and core application services, security, migration from Windows Server 2003/2008, administration, fault tolerance, optimization, troubleshooting, and much more.

 

Valuable for Windows professionals at all skill levels, this book will be especially indispensable for intermediate-to-advanced level professionals seeking expert, in-depth solutions. Every chapter contains tips, tricks, best practices, and lessons learned from actual deployments: practical information for using Windows Server 2012 to solve real business problems.

  Plan and migrate from Windows Server 2003 and 2008   Leverage powerful capabilities that are truly new in Windows Server 2012   Install Windows Server 2012 and the GUI-less Windows Server Core   Upgrade to Windows Server 2012 Active Directory   Utilize advanced AD capabilities including federated forests and identity management   Plan and deploy network services, from DNS and DHCP to IPv6, IPAM, and IIS   Protect systems and data with server-level security, transport-level security, and security policies   Deliver true end-to-end secured anytime/anywhere access to remote/mobile clients   Efficiently configure and manage users, sites, OUs, domains, and for­ests through Server Manager console   Create more fault-tolerant environ­ments with DFS, clustering, and Network Load Balancing   Leverage major Hyper-V virtualization improvements in availability, redun­dancy, and guest support   Manage Active Directory more efficiently with Active Directory Administrative Center, Best Practice Analyzer, and PowerShell scripts   Systematically tune, optimize, debug, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2012

With the current business, government, and institutional focus on security, organizations are scrambling to make their networks more secure. Although encryption is nothing new to Windows, recent advances in Microsoft® Windows 2003 and Microsoft® Windows XP have drastically simplified the support of encryption technologies in Windows environments. Delivered in Adobe PDF format for quick and easy access, Encryption in a Windows Environment: EFS File, 802.1x Wireless, IPSec Transport, and S/MIME Exchange, 1/e covers the installation and operation of EFS file encryption, IPSec communications encryption, 802.1x wireless encryption, L2TP mobile encryption, as well as the auto-enrollment of certificates that drastically simplifies the administration of encrypted communications. The encryption technologies addressed in this digital Short Cut are included in all copies of Microsoft® Windows 2003 and Microsoft® Windows XP.

 

 

Table of Contents

Section 1   What This Short Cut Will Cover                                                                     

Section 2   Security the Manual Way                                             

Section 3   Installing a Windows Certificate of Authority Server

Section 4   Implementing Encrypted File System (EFS)

Section 5   Implementing IPSec-Encrypted Transport Communications

Section 6   Implementing 802.1x Wireless Encryption

Section 7   Implementing Secured Email Communications with Exchange 2003

Section 8   Summary and Other Resources

Organizations that have implemented Microsoft® Windows Active Directory® need to make sure that Active Directory is configured and operating properly. Even an Active Directory that is properly installed can easily have components fail or stop working, which causes problems with the Windows networking environment. An organization should run an Active Directory® Health Check at least every quarter, with some very large enterprises that have made it a best practice to run subsets of the Active Directory Health Check daily.

 

This Digital Short Cut guides an administrator through step-by-step procedures of running free tools and utilities against a Windows Active Directory (2000 or 2003) to validate the operations of components, such as AD replication, DNS configuration, File Replication Service (FRS), and the like. This guide

 

identifies the tools the administrator should use. provides a selection of best practice parameters and settings from which to choose when running the tools. specifically identifies what to look for and how to resolve problems identified by the output of the tools and utilities.

 

Performing an Active Directory® Health Check (Digital Short Cut) is an absolute must-have, step-by-step guide for any organization that uses Windows Active Directory®. It outlines methods for administrators to confirm AD is correctly operating and explains how free tools and utilities can be deployed to identify key components that are failing and need repaired.

 

Section 1     What This Digital Short Cut Will Cover

Section 2     Understanding the Tools Used in an AD Health Check

Section 3     Performing an AD Health Check

Section 4     Interpreting the Data from AD Health Check Tools

Section 5     Fixing Common Problems Found in AD Health Checks

Section 6     Other Resources

Section 7     Appendix

Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 is Microsoft's latest version of Live Communications Server 2005. The product provides management for all synchronous communications that takes place in real time. This includes instant messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP), and audio conferencing and videoconferencing. It will work with your company's existing telecommunications systems without major hardware upgrades. This means your business can deploy advanced VoIP and conferencing without tearing out its preexisting legacy telephone network.How to Cheat at Administering Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 provides the busy system administrator with any easy-to-access reference that provides step-by-step instructions on how to install, configure, manage and troubleshoot Communicator across the network. It is the perfect tool for those who simply need to complete a task without reading through lots of theory and principles. Get Inside Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007Learn what's new in OCS 2007, compare the previous editions, understand OCS 2007 server roles, plan an OCS 2007 installation Install the First OCS 2007 Front-End ServerAddress the prerequisites, prepare active directory, install and configure OCS 2007 Enterprise Edition, and verify the installation summary Configure the Edge ServerInstall the Edge Server, work with certificates, deal with security issues, and test the Edge Server Configure the Mediation ServerInstall the Configuration Server, configure dialing rules, configure users for voice functionality, and test voice functionality Configure ArchivingAddress compliance requirements, understand archiving topology, and install the Archiving Server Configure Conference ServersUnderstand on-premises conferencing, use on-premises conferencing, understand Microsoft RoundTable, and install conferencing Integrate OCS with PBX and IP-PBX SystemsUse a gateway, configure Cisco CallManager as a Gateway, and understand CSTA/SIP gateways Integrate OCS with Exchange 2007 Unified MessagingMaster Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging and architecture, Configure Exchange 2007 UM, and Combine OCS with Exchange 2007 UM Upgrade to Office Communications Server 2007Plan your migration from LCS 2005 to OCS 2007, upgrade perimeter servers, upgrade director servers, upgrade front-end servers, perform user migration, and remove LCS 2005 from the network environment