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Chapter One Introduction to Windows and Networking

70-270, 70-290 MCSE/MCSA Guide to Installing and Managing Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. Chapter One Introduction to Windows and Networking. Objectives. Differentiate between the editions of Windows XP Professional

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Chapter One Introduction to Windows and Networking

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  1. 70-270, 70-290 MCSE/MCSA Guide to Installing and Managing Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Chapter One Introduction to Windows and Networking

  2. Objectives • Differentiate between the editions of Windows XP Professional • Differentiate between the editions of Windows Server 2003 • Explain Windows Server 2003 network models and server roles • Explain Windows Server 2003 Active Directory concepts • Install Active Directory on a domain controller Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  3. The Microsoft Networking Family • Collection of operating systems (OSs) • Work directly with hardware to provide environment in which other software operates • Server: Computer that hosts resources for use by other systems on network • Client: Typically systems on workers’ desks • Application programming interface (API): Provides set of software routines enabling an application to access operating services on local and network computers Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  4. Common Features in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 • Multiple Processors: • Multiprocessing: Capable of supporting multiple CPUs • Multiple applications can run simultaneously • Multitasking: Computer processes multiple tasks simultaneously • Preemptive multitasking: Windows maintains strict control over how long execution threads can take possession of CPU • Cooperative multitasking: Individual applications take control over CPU for as long as they like Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  5. Common Features in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (continued) • Multithreading: Individual tasks within a process space can operate more or less independently as threads • Thread: Minimal unit of code in an application or system that can be scheduled for execution • CPU can run only single thread at a time • Process of switching between active threads is so fast that system appears to run programs simultaneously Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  6. Common Features in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (continued) • File Systems: Used to format volumes and partitions on hard drives • File allocation table (FAT): File system originally used by DOS • FAT32: Enhancement of FAT16 file system developed for Windows 95 OSR2 and included in Windows 98 • New Technology File System (NTFS): High-performance, secure, object-oriented file system first introduced in Windows NT • NTFS version 5 preferred file system for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  7. Windows XP • Windows XP Professional: Ideal client OS for connecting to and interacting with a Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 domain • Windows XP 64-Bit Edition: Specialized version of Windows XP Professional designed for the 64-bit Itanium 2 processor from Intel • Windows XP Media Center Edition: Designed specifically for computers that serve as multimedia operation centers Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  8. Windows XP (continued) Table 1-1: Windows XP Professional system requirements Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  9. Windows XP (continued) • Windows XP Tablet PC Edition: Designed specifically for use on tablet PCs • Improved speech and pen capabilities • Windows XP Home Edition: Designed for standalone home use • Basically same as Windows XP Professional but does not support several business-level features Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  10. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Standard Edition • Designed to meet everyday needs of small to large businesses • Or to function as departmental server in larger environments • File and print services, secure Internet connectivity, and centralized management of network resources • Supports up to four processors in symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system • Up to 4GB of RAM • Lacks support for Itanium platform and clustering Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  11. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Standard Edition (continued) Table 1-2: Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, system requirements and feature support Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  12. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Enterprise Edition • Designed to meet needs of organizations that support higher-end applications • Up to eight processors • Provides clustering capabilities for up to eight nodes • Link multiple systems so that they function as one • Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) support for SMP computers • Supports Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) • Includes Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  13. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Enterprise Edition (continued) Table 1-3: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, system requirements and feature support Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  14. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Datacenter Edition • Designed for environments with mission-critical applications, very large databases, transaction-processing systems, and information access requiring highest possible degree of availability • Supports between 8 and 32 processors • Can be obtained only from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  15. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Datacenter Edition (continued) Table 1-4: Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, system requirements and feature support Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  16. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Web Edition • Designed for hosting and deploying Web services and related applications • Supports up to two processors • Specifically optimized to run IIS 6.0 • Can’t be configured as a domain controller Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  17. Windows Server 2003 Editions: Web Edition (continued) Table 1-5: Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, system requirements and feature support Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  18. Activity 1-1: Determining the Windows Server 2003 Edition Installed on aServer • Objective: Determine the edition of Windows Server 2003 installed on your server • Use System Properties dialog box Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  19. Windows Networking Concepts Overview • Two security models used in Windows network environments: • Workgroup model: Used by smaller organizations • Domain model: Used by larger organizations • Three possible roles for Windows Server: • Standalone server • Member server • Domain controller Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  20. Workgroups • Logical group of computers characterized by decentralized security and administration model • Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database: Used to perform authentication • Users need unique user account configured on each workstation they log on to • Should be used in networks with 10 or fewer client systems • Does not explicitly require a server Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  21. Workgroups (continued) Figure 1-2: The workgroup model Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  22. Domains • Logical group of computers characterized by centralized authentication and administration • User, group, and computer accounts stored in centralized directory database • Active Directory • Domain controller: Computer(s) storing database • Users authenticated through domain controller • Highly recommended in environments with more than 10 users or workstation • Requires at least one server to be configured as domain controller Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  23. Domains (continued) Figure 1-4: The domain model Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  24. Domain Controllers • Windows Server system configured to store copy of directory database • Service user authentication requests or queries about domain objects • Primary domain controllers (PDCs) or backup domain controllers (BDCs) • One PDC per domain • Holds master copy of domain database objects • Servers promoted to role of domain controller using Active Directory Installation Wizard or Configure Your Server Wizard Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  25. Member Servers • Systems that have an account in a domain but not configured as domain controller • Used for wide variety of functions • Including file, print, and application services • Commonly host network services • e.g., Domain Name Service (DNS) and Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  26. Activity 1-2: Determining the Domain or Workgroup Membership of aWindows Server 2003 System • Objective: Determine the domain or workgroup membership of a Windows Server 2003 system • Use System Properties dialog box Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  27. Computer Accounts • Computers running Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 assigned computer accounts as part of joining a domain • Provides method for authenticating computers that are members of a domain and auditing access to network resources • In Active Directory, computer accounts represented as computer objects • Can be viewed using administrative tools • Such as Active Directory Users and Computers Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  28. Introduction to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory • Directory service: Provides central means of storing, managing, and accessing information about network objects belonging to domain(s) • Active Directory: Native directory service included with Windows Server 2003 • Central point for storing, organizing, managing, and controlling network objects • Single point of administration of objects and Active Directory published resources • Logon and authentication services for users • Delegation of administration Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  29. Active Directory Time Synchronization • When change transaction made to an Active Directory domain controller, it is time stamped and sent to other domain controllers • Domain controllers must synchronize internal clocks • Network Time Protocol (NTP) Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  30. Domain Name Services • Active Directory uses Domain Name Service (DNS) to maintain domain-naming structures and locate network resources • Active Directory names must follow standard DNS naming conventions Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  31. Active Directory Objects • Object: Represents network resources • i.e., users, groups, computers, and printers • When object created in Active Directory, attributes assigned to supply information about object • Can perform search of specific attributes related to objects Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  32. Active Directory Objects (continued) Figure 1-6: Creating a new user object Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  33. Active Directory Schema • Defines objects and attributes for entire Active Directory structure • One schema for an Active Directory implementation • Replicated among all domain controllers on network • Consists of two main definitions: • Object classes: Types of objects able to be created • Attributes: Describe the object • Created and stored separately in schema • Can be used with multiple object classes Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  34. Active Directory Logical Structure and Components • Logical components that make up an Active Directory structure: • Domains and organizational units • Trees and forests • Global catalog Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  35. Domains and Organizational Units • Organizational unit (OU): Logical container for organizing objects in a single domain • Store users, groups, computers, and other OUs • Easier to locate and manage Active Directory objects • Ability to apply group policy settings to define more advanced features • Ability to delegate administrative control over OUs Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  36. Domains and Organizational Units (continued) Figure 1-8: An Active Directory domain and OU structure Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  37. Trees and Forests • May need multiple domains within network • Forest root domain: First Active Directory domain created in an organization • When multiple domains needed, connected to forest root to form single tree or multiple trees • Tree: Hierarchical collection of domains • Share contiguous DNS namespace • Transitive trust: All trusted domains implicitly trust one another • Forest: Collection of trees that do not share contiguous DNS naming structure Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  38. Trees and Forests (continued) Figure 1-9: The Dovercorp.net domain tree Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  39. Trees and Forests (continued) Figure 1-10: Creating an Active Directory forest Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  40. Global Catalog • Index and partial replica of objects and attributes most often used throughout the Active Directory structure • Used primarily to: • Enable users to find Active Directory information • Provide universal group membership information for logging on to network • Supply authentication services when users from other domains log on with User Principal Name (UPN) • Respond to directory lookup requests Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  41. Active Directory Communication Standards • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Used to query or update Active Directory database directly • Follows specific naming convention • Distinguished name: Unique for every object • Domain component (DC) • Common name (CN) • Relative distinguished name (RDN): Portion of DN that uniquely identifies the object in the container Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  42. Active Directory Physical Structure • Relates to actual connectivity of physical network • Must ensure that modifications to Active Directory database replicated quickly between domain controllers • Must design topology so that replication doesn’t saturate available network bandwidth • Active Directory site: Combination of one or more Internet Protocol (IP) subnets linked by high-speed connection • Site link: Configurable object • Represents connection between sites Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  43. Active Directory Physical Structure (continued) Figure 1-11: The site structure of Dovercorp.net Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  44. Setting Up Active Directory: Plan the Domain Structure • Define domains needed • Reasons for implementing multiple domains: • Delegation of administrative tasks • Geographical location • Security • High number of objects • When a Windows Server 2003 computer promoted to domain controller, given options to add server to existing domain or to create new domain Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  45. Setting Up Active Directory: Plan the Domain Structure (continued) Figure 1-12: Options for creating a new domain Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  46. Setting Up Active Directory: Plan the Namespace • Active Directory uses hierarchical domain-based name structure to locate network computers • Active Directory uses NetBIOS names for backward compatibility with older systems • NetBIOS names not based on hierarchical system of domains • Public namespace: Allows users to access network resources from any location • Private namespace: Contained only on internal DNS servers Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  47. Setting Up Active Directory: Plan the Namespace (continued) Figure 1-13: Configure TCP/IP settings for an Active Directory domain controller Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  48. Activity 1-3: Configuring TCP/IP on a Windows Server 2003 Computer • Objective: Configure the IP address of DNS on a Windows Server 2003 computer • Via network connections properties Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  49. Installing Active Directory • Installation of Active Directory performed by promoting one or more servers to domain controllers • Should select most capable server as first domain controller • Servers to be promoted should be assigned fixed IP addresses and appropriate names • Promotion involves using Dcpromo to install Active Directory service on computer Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

  50. Activity 1-4: Installing Active Directory • Objective: Use Dcpromo to install Active Directory and DNS on your Windows Server 2003 computer • Promoting first server on network to a domain controller installs Active Directory service on the selected server and creates the Active Directory forest root for the network Guide to MCSE 70-270, 70-290

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