Supplemental Info (For Premier Workshop Customers) [Windows 2K8 DS]
Hi Rob here. Below you will find my “supplemental” links and further reading discussed during my workshop delivery. The list gets updated frequently, so be sure to visit often. It is tailored to Windows 2008 Directory Services workshop delivered by Premier Field Engineers Globally. Click here for more info
Microsoft DS related blogs:
https://blogs.technet.com/askds/ <- Ask the Directory Services Team
https://blogs.technet.com/filecab/ <-The File Cabinet (@ Storage Team)
https://blogs.technet.com/grouppolicy/default.aspx <- The Group Policy Team
From class:
AES 256-bit: (Key take-away: Beats 3DES!)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749438(WS.10).aspx
DNSSEC in R2: (Key take-away: Secure DNS capabilities for secure & gov’t installations)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378952(WS.10).aspx
Using DNSEC & Overview: (Key take-away: A good background…)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc728328(WS.10).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755343(WS.10).aspx
[IPV6] How to disable certain Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852 [Not recommended]
[Manage FW from command line] How to use the "netsh advfirewall firewall" context instead of the "netsh firewall" context to control Windows Firewall behavior in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/947709
The great software repository @ Codeplex: (repldiag.exe, coreconfig.iso, other great tools!)
General supplemental links:
Windows Server 2008 "How Do I?" Videos <- very cool stuff
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/dd334524.aspx
User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx
Appendix of Unattended Installation Parameters <- to be used in Core Server installs
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732086(WS.10).aspx
Appendix of Functional Level Features <- from 2000 all the way to 2008 R2
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771132(WS.10).aspx
FAS (Filtered Attribute Set) & confidential bit (set both at same time):
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/922836
Steps : https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772331(WS.10).aspx
Planning and Deploying Read-Only Domain Controllers:
Designing RODCs in the Perimeter Network (DMZ):
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd728028(WS.10).aspx
Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Branch Office Guide:
Core Configurator (Core Server) + ReplDiag tool (Lingering Object cleanup + several other useful tools):
https://www.codeplex.com/CoreConfig
https://activedirectoryutils.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=13664
Server Core Installation Option Getting Started Guide:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753802(WS.10).aspx
Server Manager Step-by-Step Guide: Scenarios
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753762(WS.10).aspx
Several great Windows 2008 Step-by-Step Guides:
DFS Replication: What’s new in Windows Server 2008 (Blog by Storage Team @ Microsoft)
https://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2007/12/26/what-s-new-in-windows-server-2008.aspx
Plus more on SYSVOL FRS>DFSR Migration: https://blogs.technet.com/askds/archive/2009/01/05/dfsr-sysvol-migration-faq-useful-trivia-that-may-save-your-follicles.aspx
Master Group Policy Site: (Tons of good stuff, including videos, step-by-step guides, etc)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/grouppolicy/default.aspx
Group Policy Detailed list of changes in functionality: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725828(WS.10).aspx
Power Shell 2.0 Getting Started Guide:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa973757(VS.85).aspx
R2 Updates:
Basic Overview:
https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/overview.aspx
New R2 Technical Overview PowerPoint: <- great refresher
R2 Core Server (DISM.EXE/sconfig) <- new
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee441260(WS.10).aspx