Wiley Mastering Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008
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1. tion Windows Small Business Server 2008 comes with two specific security features Windows Live OneCare for Server Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server In Chapter 12 lll go over both of these security features in more detail so for now l Il give you just a basic overview of the features you ll install on the screen shown in Figure 1 8 SBS 2008 INITIAL SETUP 13 FIGURE 1 8 Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 Security services installation screen Install security services It is highly recommended that you install security services on your server to help protect your network from viruses spam and other unwanted software Windows 565 provides a four month trial of the full featured security services that are automatically configured with the installation M Windows Live OneCare for Server Helps protect your network against viruses spyware and other unwanted software and provides other security backup and performance optimization services far your network Microsoft Forefront Security far Exchange Server Helps protect your e mail messages in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 from viruses worms spam and inappropriate content The availability of these security services may vary by geographic regions For information about availability or for support of these trial security services contact Microsoft at https ge microsott com fwiink tLinkid 121036 How do these security senmices work W2. I mentioned that Windows Small Business Server 2008 comes with Forefront Security and Windows Live OneCare Well that s true It does come with P UPGRADING TO WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 versions of them Unfortunately the gotcha is that they are only 120 day trials It s a little misleading but these components don t come off the shelf with Small Business Server 2008 Additionally there are a few other hardware and SBS 2008 specific limitations discussed in the following sections NETWORK CARDS On the books both the Premium and Standard editions of SBS 2008 are designed to use only one network card If you are using more than one network card Microsoft recommends that you install the Premium edition of SBS 2008 A second network card isn t necessarily unsup ported but it s not recommended This is a pretty big change from SBS 2003 and not necessar ily a positive one Several common installations of SBS include attaching network attached storage which may require multiple network interface cards NICs Additionally using DHCP is fairly difficult to do without having multiple NICs though it is possible PROXY SERVERS Although most small businesses don t use them it s important to note that SBS 2008 doesn t support Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server ISA However you can place an ISA server in the perimeter network and connect the separate server running its own ISA s
3. contained features Microsoft disallows this because it suspects if you re doing this you are probably just trying to get out of paying for the entire the product line The SBS 2008 Standard edition server must hold the flexible single master operations FSMO roles This is another hard lined rule but it effectively means that the Small Business Server must be in charge of its network The SBS 2008 Standard edition server must be a global catalog Similar to FSMO the Small Business Server needs to be the main global catalog for the enterprise There can be no interforest trusts or child domains The real restriction here is that this means Small Business Server 2008 can t be joined or attached to extra forests or child domains and thus it can t be used for large scale expansion Terminal Services Application Mode is disabled on SBS 2008 Standard edition server This is a real limitation compared to Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise edition The use of Terminal Services has become popular of late and removing these features is a real inhibitor However not all Terminal Services features are unavailable For one users can still utilize Remote Desktop The Premium edition server must be a member server or an additional domain controller of an SBS 2008 network This is not really an inhibitor but this does mean that the Premium server requires a bit more licensing If you remember from a bit earlier
4. what the password is and to just use some simple substitution that you can think of in your head Keep in mind that Windows SBS 2008 likes you to use more than seven letters as well as a number and at least one special character If you don t Windows will give you a warning message which you can see at the bottom of the user account creation page in Figure 1 7 Notice at the bottom it asks for 3 of the follow ing 4 types of characters A Z a z 0 9 and symbols But just about any good password will contain those items FIGURE 1 7 Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 Network administrator account creation page S Add a network administrator account Use the network administrator account to manage your server and your network When the installation finishes you will be logged on automatically using this account 2 First name Last name steven Jo hnson Administrator user name steve Administrator password Confirm administrator password Soo Sos Password requirements G The password must be at least 3 characters long vi password must contain at least 3 of the following 4 types of characters A Z a z 0 9 and symbols What is a network administrator account Back ne Cancel Security Services Security security security If there s one major change that s been made in all the editions of Windows Server 2008 it s the addition of major security features And SBS 2008 is no excep
5. 2003 or Windows Server 2003 to another 5 6 CHAPTER 1 P INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 This can prove to be a bit tedious but it s set up this way because there are some very dra matic differences between SBS 2008 and SBS 2003 or any other given edition of Windows for that matter No other edition has quite held the range and scope of applications and features so it doesn t exactly play well with others Il cover upgrading in more detail in Chapter 3 Special Installation Types SBS 2008 includes several special types of installations with Premium edition including Server Core and a Read Only Domain Controller Windows SBS 2008 Server Core It may come as a surprise but SBS 2008 supports Server Core that is of course if you pur chase the Premium edition Just in case you re unfamiliar with it since Server Core is new to Windows Server 2008 Server Core represents a lightweight command line only server instal lation that is used to provide a fairly quick and stable installation of Windows Server You might be wondering why you would want a Server Core installation of SBS 2008 The answer is that unless you re using Premium edition you probably wouldn t But if you are there are some advantages to running a Premium edition server without a GUI In the long run administrators of smaller networks don t tend to mess around much with command line instal lations because the overh
6. Chapter 1 Installing Windows Small Business Server 2008 Hello and welcome to Mastering Windows Small Business Server 2008 Chances are if you ve picked up this book you fall into one of two very distinct groups If you re in the first group you re a Windows or network administrator and you re looking to expand your horizons into the realm of Windows Small Business Server The second group is the majority of Windows Small Business Server users which includes junior admins help desk support personnel and the occasional ambitious small business owner who would like to expand their knowledge of Windows Small Business Server and understand the piece of information technology that will run the majority of their business Regardless of which group you fall into this chapter will familiarize you with Windows Small Business Server 2008 s basic requirements and its installation procedures In this chapter you will learn to Identify the requirements of Windows Small Business Server 2008 Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Smal Business Server 2008 Overview The most beautiful part of Windows Small Business Server 2008 is that on the surface when you first start to use it it s very difficult to tell apart from Windows Server other than the huge splash screen identifying it as Windows Small Business Server 2008 when you start it Most of the icons tabs start buttons and everything else you ve become familiar w
7. Ja Connect computers to your network How can ladd a shared printer to the network adaa Grow your business Oa Set up your Microsoft Office Live Small Business Web sites O a Frequent Tasks and Community Links 6 To use this menu system you click each of these tasks to open an agenda list along with the recommended procedures for each task Because it involves installation let s take a look at the Finish Installation tasks If you followed my path step by step you should see the screen in Figure 1 22 once you start your server The Installation Issues tasks at hand are creating the network administrator account which you should not have and the updates installation which you may have if you were not connected to the Internet at the time Regardless you can see in the figure that there are easy buttons to address the issues such as How Do I Fix This Issue P 22 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 FIGURE 1 22 Installation issues Ea Installation issues iol x oe Installation issues ive one or more updates cannot be installed Active 9 How do I fix this issue E Dismiss this issue Installation Issues Tasks gt Refresh this view 7 How dol get help wrth installation IES Export the installation issues to a file Now since you ve already addressed these concerns you can click the Completed check box next to the View Installation Issues item Reviewing Your I
8. RER INSTALLATIONS A good share of Windows SBS 2008 servers are bought straight from the manufacturer with SBS 2008 preinstalled In this case most manufacturers will install SBS 2008 to this point and then leave the remainder of the installation up to the user because it is for the most part SBS 2008 INITIAL SETUP 9 self explanatory As a system administrator you can sometimes choose to set up a server in this very same manner and then leave the rest to the business owner Alternatively as a business owner you can for the most part disregard the essentials of the installation process up until this point However if you ever have to reinstall you may want to familiarize yourself with it SBS 2008 Initial Setup Once the official installation process has completed SBS 2008 will take you through seven screens that allow you to customize your installation Time zone Company information Server network Administrator setup Security services Summary For the most part they re self explanatory but because each of them has a few hidden warn ings behind them I ll go through each menu one at a time Time Zone OK I know what you re thinking This guy included an entire section on the time zone And the answer is yes but for good reason There really isn t a single greater nightmare to the mindful administrator than a change in the time A change in time can impact the following Email synchronizat
9. SBS Console click the Updates picture and then click Go To Updates This will bring you to the general Updates tab shown in Figure 1 13 The good news is that updates are exceedingly simple now So if you re ready for it the steps for updating are as follows You re done That s right Windows SBS 2008 updates automatically with all the critical updates As you can see from Figure 1 13 the updates are automatically updating under the Updates In Progress section However you can choose whether to approve or deny updates listed under Optional Updates If you highlight one of these updates say Update For Windows Server 2008 x64 Edi tion KB955839 you will see the image in Figure 1 14 on the right of your screen This section is called the Tasks menu There you can click the Deploy The Update button or the Decline The Update button Rocket science right ADDRESSING ALERTS WARNINGS AND CONCERNS FIGURE 1 13 Updates tab Updates with Microsoft Software License Terms that are pending approval Mo updates with License Terrns are available for deployment Updates with Errors There were no errors in deploying the updates Optional Updates Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edibon KB955835 Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edibom KB95 7308 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 Serace Pack land MET Framework 3 5 Family Update KBS51047 xid Microsoft SOL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 3 KBS55 706
10. Update Rollup for AchveXx Killbits for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition KBS60715 Update Rollup 1 for Sroall Business Server 2008 KES5715 Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool xig February 2009 KBSS0 830 Updates in Progress Security Update for Windows Server 2008 sb4 based Systems KE938460 Update for Windows Server 2008 64 Edition KB955202 Update for Windows Server 2008 54 Edition KB95 2287 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition KB961260 Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition FB9S602 Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x04 Edition FB9S4211 Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x04 Edition FB 953644 security Update for Windows Server 2008 x54 Editon RB9SeH2 4 Securty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition KB9STO9T Update for Windows Server Update Services WSUS 3 Service Pack Lforsi4 based Systems HBSS 4960 Secunty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editon KB 949014 Secunty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editon KB95Sn8 7h Secunty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editon KB951 746 Secunty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editon KB953793 Secunty Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Editon KB S5097 4 Sec uriy Upd ate forin owes i Aa alk Ski Eston ik 43506 ee Select an object in the list to view tasks ond details ef with that FE FIGURE 1 14 The Tasks menu AA update Decline the update TS View the update deploy
11. all Business Server 2008 Installation summary screen ee That is all the information needed Please review the settings 3 Server name INTELLICOSERVER Internal domain name Bee NTELLICORP 2 Network administrator account name ka steve After the installation finishes use this account to logon on to the serwer to perform administrative tasks Le Company name Intellicorp lt Afteryou click Next you cannot change the server name or internal domain name Why can t I change the server name or internal domain name later Back Cancel FIGURE 1 10 Initial logon screen Press CTRL ALT DELETE to log on Windows Small Business Server 2008 THE WINDOWS SBS CONSOLE 15 CTRL ALT DELETE As most people know the old fashioned way that people used to make Windows reboot when it stopped working was to hit Ctrl Alt Delete It was actually a back door left by a programmer in case he needed to reboot the machine from an error Unfortunately it became common knowledge and part of the service manual With Windows 95 Bill Gates decided he didn t like the association of his software not working properly and made Ctrl Alt Delete the Windows logon and the process by which the Task Manager opened If everything was done properly you ll be requested to enter your network administrator password However if something didn t go right you may have to log on to your local admin istrator account and configure y
12. an obyeet ribs ok bo vere tasks ard Cotas aisaciabed with that object 19 P 20 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 Other Alerts The last main setup task is to address any extra alerts By going to the Other Alerts section as you did with the previous sections you can observe your server and see its status as shown in Figure 1 19 As you can see there is a Critical status flag on OFFICESVR When this hap pens you can click the server and then click the View Computer Alerts button on the right not visible in the figure This opens the general alerts window shown in Figure 1 20 FIGURE 1 19 Alert status r Ls Security Sesh rai Servers 1 A Cormputer Terk J arras b Crrriart computers tn yn rahet Chent computers 101 6 Enaiil Firar kariagemeer Fi Y He cconputers weze Fouad Windows Viet E vise nobhcabon setings BA Purcarete additional cliert acces csie 0 BeFeeth thea wiem FIGURE 1 20 Computer Alerts OFFICES YR preplogic local Ea Computer alerts Date Title Source 3 9 2009 2 26 06 P A key Windows Services serviceisn Key Windows Services 3 9 2009 2 26 06 P A key Windows Services serice is n Key Windows Services 3 9 2009 2 26 06 P A key Windows Services serviceisn Key Windows Services Select an alert in the list to view the details Close By selecting each of these alerts you can diagnose the reason behind them In my case I ve stopped t
13. appease the security center I need to update Live OneCare and then address the con cerns in red the virus and spyware definitions are not current and a full OneCare function ality update is needed Doing this is especially hard you have to click the Update OneCare button Tough eh This will open the update center for Live OneCare Once you get to this screen you have to click Next and then accept the license agreement Then the server will begin the update process Believe it or not this can actually take quite a long time but there s a good reason behind that Namely Windows Live OneCare is a very advanced firewall system that incorporates antivirus features spyware controls and a myriad of other things Therefore the definition files are really big Thankfully as you ll see it s quite painless and you can continue doing other administration tasks as you proceed Backup To access the backup information click Backup and then Go To Backup This will take you to the main Backup tab which should look something like Figure 1 18 Just as with the other menus you can configure it by clicking the Configure Server Backup button on the right This might take a little time to start up but once it s done loading data you will be greeted with a screen where you can select a device to set up your backup choices Since this varies from computer to computer I won t show it here but once you are there the process is fairly sel
14. crosoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Integration with Office Live Small Business Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium All of the above plus Microsoft SOL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business Let s talk about all the major aspects of Windows Small Business Server 2008 first line by line I ll save a discussion of Server Update Services Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server and Integration with Office Live Small Business for later in this chapter WINDOWS SERVER 2008 STANDARD TECHNOLOGIES What Microsoft means by Standard is that every edition of Windows Small Business Server 2008 comes with the ability to create administer and utilize the basic aspects of Windows Server such as creating accounts adding computers and organizing Active Directory for your business This is really important to note because a recurring theme with Windows Small Business Server 2008 is that it really is quite similar to the full blown version of the Windows Server 2008 suite MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 2007 STANDARD EDITION Quite possibly the biggest feather in Small Business Server s cap is that it contains a live and fully integrated version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 And that s because Exchange Server is a really really big deal Microsoft Exchange is the server technology that Microsoft based businesses use to send and receive email Using Exchange businesses have instant access to email through a robust and ef
15. ead involved with it is drastically more time consuming than using the GUI In case you re wondering what Server Core mode looks like check out Figure 1 1 FIGURE 1 1 Administrator C Windows system32 cmd_exe Windows Server Core Microsoft Windows Version 6 8 6881 3 Copyright c 200b Microsoft Corporation ALL rights reserved installation G WserssAdministrator Windows SBS 2008 Read Only Domain Controller Another fancy feature from Windows Server 2008 Standard edition that is transferred over to the new SBS 2008 is the ability to use SBS 2008 as a Read Only Domain Controller This is really convenient for users looking to deploy a Premium edition copy of SBS 2008 in an exposed area It allows users to look at but not alter Active Directory and use its features Installing Windows Small Business Server 2008 Upon purchase or receipt of Windows Small Business Server 2008 you will receive a DVD that contains the master installation DVD files This DVD is bootable and usually contains a INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 7 hologram from Microsoft to signify its authenticity To install SBS 2008 you have to insert this DVD into a DVD ROM drive select the DVD ROM drive as a priority bootable device in the device selection menu of your computer s BIOS restart your server and then boot from the DVD at the prompt Press any key to boot from CD or DVD At this point you ll be able to begin the installa
16. erver 2008 Set up and completely install SBS 2008 on a partition of your creation and choosing Master It Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 so the server can access the Internet download updates and show all networking essentials as in the green
17. erver licenses to the SBS 2008 server so that the SBS 2008 server can use the ISA server as a proxy REMOVAL OF THE MMC This is the one limitation that irks most administrators With SBS 2008 there is no longer any sort of Microsoft Management Console Instead SBS 2008 relies on a task based system that is designed to be as quick and easy as possible for novice users However this can create some small problems for administrators who aren t familiar with some of the decisions that SBS 2008 decides to make during its task process Supported Client Operating Systems If you re working by the book to connect to a SBS 2008 domain controller you must be run ning Microsoft Vista or Windows XP However installs with Windows Server operating sys tems such as Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 are possible so long as these installs are just joining the domain controller as individual machines and not acting as central parts of the domain or forest Later in Chapter 4 on Active Directory I ll go over the process of joining clients to the domain controller and how that s achieved with Windows Small Business Server 2008 Upgrading to Windows Small Business Server 2008 One of the major limitations of Windows Small Business Server 2008 is that you can t just upgrade from one version to another Instead to upgrade to SBS 2008 you have to migrate user accounts from one Windows version that is SBS
18. f explanatory FIGURE 1 16 Security tab FIGURE 1 17 Windows Live OneCare information FIGURE 1 18 Backup tab ADDRESSING ALERTS WARNINGS AND CONCERNS Security Essentials plicable to Same hiwe __ L Virus protection for file systern Client Cormpubers Security Center E Spyware and other malware protection Client Cormpubers Securiby Center ie Client computer firevvall Client Computers OK Windows 3B5 Manager Spam probection for email Server E Exchange Server 2007 Jo Mirus protection for e mail Server DK Forefront Security for Exchange Server P Serer virus and spyware protection Server Critical Windows Live OneCare for Server P Server Firewall Server OK Windows Firewall ee T Windows Live OneCare im Windows Live OneCare Get started using OneCare for Server Your Small Business Server installation includes a Free limited time trial version of Windows Live OneCare for Server This software is designed especially to help keep your server environment safe and trouble free It s already installed but there s one more step you need bo bake to get current with your protection Your OneCare status on this PC Virus and spyware monitoring On Virus and spyware definitions Not Current Full OneCare Functionality Update Needed A Click Update OneCare ko install all needed updates and finalize your OneCare installation W Update OneCare Close Qh arcs Nol configured OF Pot cont Durid Hot schicwed Tieck
19. ficient platform that supports the exchange of emails through the enterprise If purchased separately Exchange 2007 can be quite expensive But with SBS 2008 busi ness owners can set up a simple one stop shop for their entire organization s email It even includes a web client WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 OVERVIEW 3 WINDOWS SHAREPOINT SERVICES 3 0 In 2008 and 2009 Windows administrators have been raving nonstop about SharePoint But that s because it actually is really useful for any given business Boiled down SharePoint gives a business the ability to launch a simple and fully functioning web portal that can be used to exchange Office files set up blogs support intranet websites and just generally serve as a point of reference for multiple employees POWERSHELL One of the best new features of SBS 2008 is the incorporation of the Windows PowerShell using cmdlets pronounced commandlets These cmdlets enable administrators to quickly exe cute multiple commands in a lightweight command interface However most SBS 2008 users don t use scripting so in this book I will only briefly touch on a few commands throughout the remaining chapters MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2008 STANDARD FOR SMALL BUSINESS If you cut through a lot of the marketing associated with SBS 2008 you ll find that the real advantage of SBS 2008 over competing platforms is that it contains a ton of very useful and very powerful feature
20. he Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP service and Windows Live OneCare because of updates and networking choices I made behind the scene I will turn these back on later therefore I can dismiss these updates and consider my server initial setup phase complete Getting Started Tasks Now the elephant in the room that you ve undoubtedly noticed is the Getting Started Tasks screen shown in Figure 1 21 Various chapters in this book will address each of these tasks but GETTING STARTED TASKS 21 let s start with a general description of how this screen works First the Windows SBS Console as I ve said before is the central command center of SBS 2008 Thus the tasks that it is outlin ing for you to do here are tasks recommended or required by Microsoft in order to maintain a functioning computer FIGURE 1 21 a Getting Started Tasks O screen Tk Setting Started Tasks As Task Completed Finish installation Ei Views installation issues Using the Windows SBS Console 10 Connect to the Internet d Connect to the Internet Liv Customer feedback options ae Set up your Internet address E Configure a Smart Host for Internet e mail A Add a trusted certificate OHOOOO Protect your data Ye Configure server backup ae Help protect your server with Window s Live OneCare for Server aie Add users computers and devices How can users access computers on the network Sa Add a new user account
21. hose of you who are already Windows administrators keep in mind that the standard Server Manager is not available with SBS 2008 Instead you use the SBS command console for just about everything as you ll see throughout the rest of this book The reasons behind the decision to remove the Server Manager are pretty easy to under stand If you think about it the Server Manager isn t exactly the most user friendly tool on the planet It s a little bulky and not very pleasant to look at The SBS 2008 console on the other hand is simply awesome looking and very easy to use No thought required Now let s get started using it Addressing Alerts Warnings and Concerns With SBS 2008 Microsoft tried to take the thinking out of a lot of major concerns with the sim ple summary screen shown in Figure 1 12 There you can see four major concerns Security Updates Backup and Other general alerts Let s start with the easiest thing first updates FIGURE 1 12 Networking Essentials Network Essentials Summary S To assess the status of your EF Windows MNAL screen network review the following Small Business Server 2008 Network Essentials Summary 5 Refresh now P Security Critical 9 amp re a Updates Warning Backup Warning amp amp Ba Other Alerts Critical amp Updates with the Summary Screen Thankfully the days of manual updating are long gone Now it s simple To install updates with the Windows
22. implied here Server Network This is where the fun begins When the screen in Figure 1 6 appears you assign your local server a server name and then your local domain a name As it says on the screen a local domain is not an Internet domain name However nor mally they are quite similar For example I may own the domain intellicorp com but I will also use the intellicorp local domain for my user s logon It s not only easy to remember but also convenient l Il talk more about Windows local domains when we get to Chapter 5 on Active Directory but for now just choose a name Further it s a good idea to name your server something that can be incremented I like the convention of OfficeSvr1 OfficeSvr2 and so on because it leaves room for expansion Administrator Setup On the next screen you create a network administrator account The network administrator account is really one of the most powerful accounts in the whole server It has the ability to administer the server as well as create user accounts and add computers When creating your user account make sure the name of the account is easy to remember I use sjohnson for example and then choose your password Unfortunately passwords are more difficult and should not necessarily be easy to remember A good trick to use is to pick a common word and then substitute numbers and special characters for vowels Here s an example SBS 2008 INITIAL SETUP 11 Provinces Pr0
23. indows Live OneCare for Servers Windows Live OneCare for Servers is effectively a fire wall antivirus antispyware and overall monitoring program for Windows Server Through its use Windows administrators are relieved of some of the burden involved with the upkeep of a server Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server This program utilized with Microsoft Exchange Server for SBS 2008 monitors email for known viruses file attachments and other malicious software Through its use SBS looks after your network to make sure no unautho rized material can enter your network Summary Once you ve gone through all the main installation screens a summary screen as shown in Figure 1 9 will appear and confirm the changes you are making Keep in mind you will not be able to change the server name or the internal domain name once you pass this screen Once you click Next Windows will begin the final installation process and start to extract files to complete its final installation steps This can take a long time sometimes as long as 30 minutes to an hour Of course the faster your computer is the faster the installation is going to complete But during the process you ll see a progress monitor bar Assuming everything proceeded correctly once you ve completed your installation you should see a login screen that looks like Figure 1 10 P 14 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 FIGURE 1 9 Install Windows Sm
24. ion Email blasts sent items Websites ecommerce User login times Group Policy Application filters About 100 other administrator nightmares When you get to the screen you see in Figure 1 4 you ll be able to click the blue text that says Open Date And Time To Verify The Clock And Time Zone Settings By clicking this you ll be able to set up the time zone and also make sure Windows is set up to synchronize itself with the master clock This is really useful in case something happens to the time that you re not aware of like the President changing the rules regarding when day light saving time happens Other than that all you have to do is set the time zone and then click Next P 10 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 saan Time zone settings Verify the clock and time zone settings Ensure that the clack and time zone settings on your system clock are correct The comect settings prevent a potential issue with certificates that may result In connectivity Issues Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings Why do I need to verify the clack and time zone settings Company Information On the Company Information screen shown in Figure 1 5 an administrator can specify the company name and address which is used in various places throughout the system settings Unlike the time zone settings there are no real cautions or warnings expressed or
25. ith are still right where you left them This is done intentionally In Microsoft s opinion and in mine it s a good idea to get small businesses running on Windows Small Business Server so they will be ready to upgrade and expand to the full catalog of Windows Server products when they re ready to do so To make this easier Microsoft starts the customer with a full catalog of products easily rolled into one server Unlike many other server products Windows Small Business Server 2008 isn t just an operating system Instead it s an entire productivity suite In the next section 2 P CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 lIl carefully examine the products available with Windows Small Business Server SBS 2008 and Microsoft s comparative products offered with Windows Server 2008 Standard Enterprise Datacenter and Web edition What s Included in SBS 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2008 comes with a whole lot of toys bells and whistles In fact so many features are available that Windows Small Business Server has been broken up into two editions Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Small Business Server 2008 Pre mium Let s review the differences now Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard Technologies Microsoft Exchange 2007 Standard Edition Windows SharePoint Services 3 0 PowerShell Windows Server Update Services 3 0 gt Mi
26. ment report FA Change the software update settings Synchronize now Y Refresh this wiew amp _ Ey c Med a Me a 020 8 OH Oe Oe 17 P 18 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 Clicking the Deployment Update button will display a warning or message regarding the update making you aware of what s happening For example on the update I just selected I received the message shown in Figure 1 15 This is really handy because it lets you know that all computers that require this update will now receive it Next once you click OK it will tell you that it will take 4 to 24 hours to deploy the update without bringing your system down Brilliant Go ahead and deploy your updates now FIGURE 1 15 Update warning Software Updates E l _ Deploying Updates The selected update s will be approved For installation on all computers that require them To continue click OF co Security Concerns Next you need to address any potential security concerns If you click Security and then go to the Security tab you will see a summary of your security settings as shown in Figure 1 16 As you can see this security center has a problem because my Live OneCare files are out of date So I can select that problem and then click the Open Windows Live OneCare For Server button on the right bringing up the screen shown in Figure 1 17 To
27. nstallation Once you ve completed your final installation of SBS 2008 it s a good idea to go over what you ve accomplished and check to see whether things are in the green Ideally on your server you should see your networking essentials summary showing Security Updates Backup and Other Alerts as green INSTALLING TWICE Believe it or not whenever I m faced with a new operating system that I m unfamiliar with 1 plan on installing it twice I do this because sometimes I m just not familiar with the process and I make some decisions I regret later Take for example the installation you just did In this install you may decide later that you don t like the naming scheme you chose or that some part of the installation wasn t exactly what you liked In the real world I ve installed versions of SBS and Standard server alike where 1 got through the process and said You know I could have designed this better And usually the best bet is to go back to what you did in the beginning analyze what you did and did not like about it consider what made you make that decision and finally see whether you can improve it or want to maintain it THE BOTTOM LINE 23 The Bottom Line Identify the requirements of Windows Small Business Server 2008 Review and memorize the server requirements for SBS 2008 Master It What types of processors can be used to virtualize an install of SBS 2008 Install Windows Small Business S
28. our network settings In fact chances are that you may have to do this anyway if your company uses static networking The Windows SBS Console Once you ve logged in for the first time you ll be greeted with the Windows SBS Console as shown in Figure 1 11 The Windows SBS Console is the central command point of SBS 2008 and it can be used to configure just about every aspect of Windows SBS 2008 In effect it is a very very useful administration tool FIGURE 1 11 The Windows SBS aa _ console L Ne J Shared Folders Backup and k pa ts and Web Sites Server Storage Help Network Essentials Summary To assess the status of your foie Getting Started Tasks k g network review the following FS yng 6 es server am Come Network Essentials Summary Refresh ne Les Picea Finish installation Using the Windows SBS Consale ie Secu rity Que rying i Connect to the Internet i Connect te the Internet J Updates Querying Ei Customer feedback options me Set up your Intemet address 4 Backup Que rying a E Configure a Smart Host for Intenet e mail a Add 2 trusted certificate Other Alerts Querying 0 Protest your data ie Configure server backup O gi Help protect your server with Windows Live 7 ers commuters and devi ie Frequent Tasks and Community Links Intelicerp Windows Small Business Server 2008 P 16 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 For t
29. rily want to purchase a license for it through Microsoft or just can t afford it quite yet with your small business budget you can download a free trial of SBS 2008 through Microsoft com As of this book s publication it s available in the Small Business Server area of its website Just remember the following The trial lasts 120 days You can upgrade the trial edition to the full edition without reinstalling No features are turned off during the trial P 4 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 Limitations of Small Business Server 2008 Now that you know about the advantages and power of Small Business Server 2008 it s time to talk about the limitations After all Microsoft can t give away everything with a small business product So without further ado here are the limitations specified by Microsoft TechNet Small Business Server 2008 doesn t support more than 75 users or devices Unless you upgrade from Small Business Server this number is an absolute But keep in mind 75 employees is a lot of employees A medium sized business is a business that has more than 50 employees according to the Microsoft mind set The SBS 2008 Standard edition server must be the root domain controller of the forest This isn t necessarily a big deal but it means you can t join an SBS 2008 Standard server to a complex Enterprise edition environment and thus correspondingly benefit from all the
30. s Additionally it contains what is arguably the most versatile database solution possible that is if you purchase the Premium edition This powerful feature included with SBS 2008 Premium is Windows SQL Server 2008 for Small Business Structured Query Language SQL is a language reserved for retrieving insert ing and manipulating data in a database With SQL businesses can launch multiple applica tions and lines of business solutions that use a large amount of data I ll go into more depth on SQL Server 2008 in Chapter 11 but for right now I ll go over a simple example of how you might use SQL Server 2008 for Small Business Say you wanted to make a site called RosesAndGardens com With SBS you could launch this site through Small Business Server and then begin serving users through it But with out a way to store data on that website you d have no way to collect customer information store various products or sell anything And that s where SQL Server 2008 comes in Using that a small business can create a simple ecommerce store begin to collect data and run the entire operation through their one server With SQL Server 2008 SBS 2008 becomes a complete line of business which is just a fancy term for required to do business platform that can by itself serve as an entire business Pretty neat eh FREE TRIAL OF SBS 2008 If you are interested in learning more about SBS 2008 through this book but you don t neces sa
31. sponding to how far you ve gotten Along the way you may see a few completely black screens or pauses You will become intimately familiar with this screen throughout your course of interacting with SBS 2008 Keep in mind that SBS 2008 like any other version of Windows requires a great deal of interaction and reboots in order to function properly Chances are that if you re an attentive administrator you ll sit through many a reboot You should also note that the first time you install Windows there will be one last screen that might strike you as unfamiliar Well at least it surprised me to see it the first time For lack of a better term TIl call it the setting up screen You can see it in Figure 1 3 FIGURE 1 3 The setting up screen Ty Microsoft Corporation This screen can take several minutes so don t be alarmed if SBS 2008 pauses here for a long period of time After this initial and relatively painless install SBS 2008 begins the user specific setup process What s really nice about this process as opposed to previous iterations of Windows SBS is that SBS 2008 asks you questions only after the installation is complete This is a big change from Windows XP where you had to occasionally click installations over and over again Personally I can t even imagine how many times I ve clicked Next during Windows installs knowing full well that I d have to click Next again in another 10 minutes MANUFACTU
32. tion Keep in mind that Windows SBS 2008 has the installation requirements shown in Table 1 1 TABLE 1 1 SBS 2008 Requirements COMPONENT REQUIREMENT Processor 2GHz x64 or faster Memory AGB minimum 32GB maximum Disk space 60GB minimum For any additional Premium servers there is a supported 32 bit version but it s recom mended that you just install the 64 bit version Additionally keep in mind that if you re an advanced IT user and you re just testing SBS 2008 to keep up your knowledge base the 64 bit installation of SBS requires a 64 bit processor with virtualization technology in order to be installed on VMware installs I ll cover virtualization in Chapter 9 For your reference you can find a list of Intel s supported processor list on Intel com and you can find AMD s processor list on AMD com When you begin installing SBS 2008 you ll first be greeted with the initial installation screen as shown in Figure 1 2 FIGURE 1 2 SBS 2008 initial install PP Install Windows screen Installing Windows That s all the information we need right now Your computer will restart several times during installation Copying files 0 Expanding tiles Installing features Installing updates Completing installation 1 Collecting Information J Installing Windows P 8 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 As you go through the installation the progress bar will continue to move along in amounts corre
33. v nc3s FIGURE 1 5 Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 Company Information screen p Company information Information about your business is used for settings on your server It is mot sent to Microsoft and it is not used to register your product This information is optional Business name I Street address 1 Street address 2 City State Province ZIP Postal Code Country Region es a E Tell me how this information is used Read the Windows Small Business Server 2008 privacy statement concel_ FIGURE 1 6 Install Windows Small Business Server 2008 E Server and network assignment screen Personalize your server and your network 30 Server name for example Contoso Pharmacy might choose CONTOSOSERVER The server name uniquely identifies the server on the network i Internal domain name lt n INTELLICORP A short name is recommended for example Contoso Pharmacy might choose CONTOSQO The internal domain name identifies your company network Users see this name when they log on to their computers The internal domain name is not an Internet domain name and it is mot visible outside of your network You configure the Internet domain name after the installation finishes A You cannot change these names after the installation finishes What should I name my server and my internal domain ge Caa coe P 12 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 This allows you to remember relatively easily
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