Windows
Server 2008
Windows
Server 2008, built with web and virtualization technologies, is the
most robust, secure, and reliable foundation on which to develop,
deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications.
To
be a MTA on “fundamentals on Windows Server 2008”, a test
comprising the 14 modules should be passed successfully. The 14
modules involved are:
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Network
Infrastructure
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TCP/IP
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Installing
and Configuring Windows Server
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Windows
Server Roles
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Implementing
Active Directory Domain Service
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Active
Directory Lightweight Directory Services
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Active
Directory Rights Management Services
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Active
Directory Federation Services
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Implementing
Windows Server Security
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Implementing
network software
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Implementing
Security software
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Monitoring
Server performance
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Maintaining
Windows Server
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Network
load balancing fundamentals
If
you are planning to learn about Windows Server 2008 and want to
install it (usually for academic purposes) on your PC without
hampering the existing OS, then dual-boot facility is
available. This allows you
to
use either OS. Windows Server 2008 would be in its own partition even
for even 10GB available space at your hard disk.
You can dual-boot Windows Server 2008 with
Windows 2000 and later Windows OSs, both client and server. In all
cases, you must have installed the other OS before installing Windows
Server 2008. If you are installing Windows Server 2008 on a computer
that already has a dual-boot environment, Windows Server 2008 Setup
will create a third boot environment in which you can boot all three
OSs. If you dual-boot, you need to use at least two different
partitions to keep the two OSs separate so that the Windows Server
2008 installation does not replace any of the original OS’s files..
To dual-boot, you must partition a drive to divide it between the
OSs. Windows Server 2008 installation does not replace any of the
original OS’s files.
Dual-booting
also has significant drawbacks:
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You
must install Windows Server 2008 in a separate partition so that it
doesn’t overwrite any of the files belonging to the original OS.
This means that you must reinstall all the applications you want to
run under Windows Server 2008and you must reestablish all your
settings, as you do in a clean install.
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You
may have to handle some complex file-system compatibility issues.
See the discussion following this list of bulleted items.
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In a dual-booting
situation, the Plug and Play features of prior OSs and Windows
Server 2008 could cause a device not to work properly in one OS
because the other OS reconfigured it.
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Dual-booting
takes up additional disk space with two complete OSs.
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Dual-booting
makes the operating environment more complex than it would be
otherwise.