Chapter 6 CIS 157 Windows Server 2008 Planning Storage Solutions

Chapter 6 CIS 157 Windows Server 2008 Planning Storage Solutions

WOW did I think I knew everything there was to know about disks before I read this chapter.  I was as wrong a college kid with unlimited credit.

There is quite a bit more to disks than A through D for example, there really is a whole science managing them.  For instance WinSvr2008 supports two disk partition types MBR and GPT. Two Disk Types basic and dynamic. Five Volume types: simple striped, spanned, mirrored and RAID-5; two file systems NTFS and FAT. I think I seem to resemble the last part at times.  WOW!!!  Now maybe I can catch my breath after spatting all that out.  I will never try and say all this again with Saltine Crackers in my mouth.

I became somewhat familiar with the disk management snap in console as it is the PRIMARY interface used to manage disks.  I suppose this will not be the last time I see it in life. 

I had heard of Fibre Channel in the past it is now enlightening to know what it actually is. I had thought it was what the TV in the rec room of the senior citizens center was tuned to. Come to find out is not just for supercomputing anymore. It has found it’s way to storage area networking.

Fibre Channel is actually a high speed serial-networking technology that was originally designed for use with supercomputers but now is associated with Storage Area Networking. (SANS)

This was the primary focus of the Lesson however, there was more in the terms of utilizing storage. Compressing files and moving them were also discussed.

Thanks and have a great week.

Barry

Chap 5

The most ubiquitous of application servers are those that providing file and print services.

 

This chapter covered the Distributed File System. (DFS) It is a rather keen system consisting of virtual namespace technology enabling the creation of a unitized directory tree format. This format encompasses the orientations to shared folders located on various file servers over the entire network.

 

File Server Resource Manger provides apparatuses enabling network administrators to monitor and control their server storage and generate reports. These reports are useful in providing the particulars of how a user stores their files.

  Historically the print structure has consisted of a monogamous digital relationship of one printer mated to one computer. Nowadays this printer can be “shared” with other users on the same network. Network attached printers now make the administrator’s primary decision to be which computer will function as the print server.

 

Have a great week.

 

 

 

Chap 4 - Planning Application Services

Lesson 4 - Planning Application Services

This chapter talks about the particular forms applications can take. Whether they be distributed, client run or client/server. The actual number of roles that can be performed by a server depends on its hardware configuration and the hardware requirements relating to the  role.

Distributing server roles across different computers has distinct advantages such as server scalability, security configuration, dispersed network traffic and others. Terminal services works by running applications on a Windows Server 2008 server and allowing users to operate these applications from a remote location on their computers.

I found RemoteApp to be very interesting,  is a special mode of Remote Desktop Services, available only in Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 and above with Windows Server 2008 being the RemoteApp server), where remote session configuration is integrated into the client operating-system.

See Yall next week,
Barry

Chap 3 Planning an Active Directory Deployment.

Chap 3 Planning an Active Directory Deployment


The chapter introduction was what directory services are, about the information that they hold.  This chapter also cleared up allot to me about what an Active Directory is.

Active Directory is a Domain and users are able to have access to granted resources.  Populating an Active Directory was covered and how it can be and the divided into organizational units.

We learned what an OU Organizational unit was and that it is a container object functioning in a subordinate capacity to a domain.

Creating Domains on Active Networks were covered and facilitating the replication process using the administrative processes of the site.

Critical differences between OUs and Domain Hierarchy were discussed.  The most critical being inheritance.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week
Barry

Chap 2 Windows Server 2008 Planning Infrastrucure Services

Chap 2 Windows Server 2008 Planning Infrastructure Services

This chapter started with the description of an infrastructure server and deploying DHCP servers.  It went on to talk about understanding DHCP communications. In my pedestrian's knowledge of this material it sure helped.

Designing a DHCP infrastructure was also noted.  Distributed vs. Centralized vs, Hybrid. Assigning IP addresses was covered.  (Static and IPv6)

This led to Deploying a DHCP server and the myriad of steps in doing so.  I am quite fortunate that Wiley and Sons who publish this book are also the publishers of the "For Dummies" Series.   This format is a little more advanced but I am hanging in there.

Understanding DNS architecture was covered in a manner that was was easy to understand.  It included the the mechanisms of DNS Hierarchy. DNS Communications, Referals and Queries.

Designing a DNS Deployment was interesting as it was part of the tier that encompasses what DNS is is.

Creating internet and internal domains was interesting as it cleared up of lot what I had wondered about domains over the years.

The chapter closed with with deploying a DNS and creating zones which are entities created on a DNS server.

See y'all next week
Barry