server management made easydownload.microsoft.com/download/9/8/4/9843c422-2e96-4cfa...easy-to-use...

Server Management Made Easy

GAINING INSIGHT TOUR 2007

Session Outline

IT Complexity Challenges

Management Issues Today

Server Manager

Server Roles and Features

Windows PowerShell

Windows Server Core

More …

Solid Foundation


Session Goals

Delegates should leave this session with the following:

Understand the management improvements, features and functionality in Server Manager

Leverage PowerShell to work for you

A better understanding of Server Core administration and security (it’s not that hard!)

Solid Foundation


IT Complexity Challenges

• Every day tasks just take too much time

• Need to fix problems before users are affected

• Infrastructure is growing – need to manage moreManagement

• Keeping systems reliable and running is job #1

• Patching – too much effort , too much downtime

• Securing systems is complex and hard to manage

• Mobile and remote devices provide a back door for viruses

Security & Reliability

• Need infrastructure to adapt to the changing business needs

• Number of and access needs of remote users is increasing

• Too hard to deploy new technologies with existing systems

Changing Business

Needs

Solid Foundation


SecurityWeb Virtualization

Solid Foundation for Your Business Workloads

Reduces costs, increases hardware utilization, optimizes your infrastructure,

and improves server availability

Delivers rich web-based experiences

efficiently and effectively

Provides unprecedented

levels of protection for your network,

your data and your business

Most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date

Provides the most versatile and reliable Windows platform for all of your workload and application requirements


Management Issues Today

What steps do I need to take to configure my Windows Server machine?

Are there any dependencies that I must be aware of if I install a Windows component?

Where do I find the right tools to manage my Windows Server machine?

Is there a better way to do things?

Solid Foundation


Windows Server SetupPhases

Solid Foundation


Server Manager

Product Installation

Initial Configuration

Managing Windows Server 2008

Solid Foundation


Server Manager

Unified experience for adding, configuring and managing server roles and features

Initial configuration tasks simplified

One stop portal for server life cycle management M/A/C (local, remote)

Automation from the command-line interface via scripted installations (ServerManagerCmd.exe)

Solid Foundation


Server Roles and Features

Active Directory Certificate Services

Active Directory Domain Services

Active Directory Federation Services

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Active Directory Rights Management Services

Application Server

DHCP Server

DNS Server

Fax Server

File Services

Network Policy and Access Services

Print Services

Streaming Media Services

Terminal Services

UDDI Services

Web Server

Windows Deployment Services

Windows SharePoint Services

Solid Foundation


Server Manager

Solid Foundation


Windows PowerShell

New Command-line shell & Scripting Language

Future

Improves productivity & control

Accelerates automation of system admin

Easy-to-use

Works with existing scripts

Remote server management via WMI

Will ship in Windows

Admin GUIs layered over

PowerShell

One-to-many remote management

using WS-MGMT

PowerShell V2 CTP now (Nov ’07)

Partners

Solid Foundation

SolidFoundation


Windows PowerShell Resources

Solid Foundation


PowerShell

Solid Foundation


Windows Server Core

Only a subset of the executable files and DLLs installed

No GUI interface installed

Solid Foundation

Different Server Roles

Can be managed with remote tools


Server Core

Solid Foundation


More …

Reliability and Performance Monitoring

TS RemoteApp, TS Web Access

Windows Deployment Services

WSUS SP1 optional role

IIS 7 task orientated GUI and CLI support

WinRM, WinRS

…

Solid Foundation


Windows Server Roadmap

2008 Beta 3

2008 RTM

2008

2008 R2

“Cougar”

(Windows Essential Business Server*)

* blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz


Session Summary

Simplified server setup, configuration and management with Server Manager

Server roles and features

Your new friend PowerShell

Server Core administration

Other enhancements

Solid Foundation


Next Steps

server management made easydownload.microsoft.com/download/9/8/4/9843c422-2e96-4cfa...easy-to-use...

Documents