Lab 1-7: Windows Server 2008 Fambly

Instructions

There are a lot of options for Server 2008. In fact, there are so many it might be hard to figure out which would be best for a given company.

 

Go to www.wikipedia.org/wiki/windows_2008 and read the article. Answer the questions below.

 

Scroll down and find the system requirements for Server 2008.

 

Note: On the certification you would be required to look at a computer setup and identify if it would meet minimum requirements, or you might have to determine what would need to be upgraded.

 

 

Minimum

Recommended

Processor

 

 

RAM

 

 

Video

 

 

Hard disk free space

 

 

Drives (optical)

 

 

Other devices

 

 

 

  1. What was the codename of Server 2008?
  2. What is Server Core?

 

 

 

  1. What’s missing from Server Core?
  2. What is the benefit of not having that particular thingy installed?

 

 

  1. What are the only roles you can assign to a server using Server Core?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the primary reason for using Server Core?

 

 

  1. Understanding commands in what OS will help in Server Core implementation.

 

 

 

  1. What is Terminal Services Remoteapp?

 

 

 

 

  1. What could it be used for in a network?

 

 

 

 

  1. What could you provide for your users by implementing Terminal Services Web Access?

 

 

 

 

  1. What can you use to allow your users in your domain to print to any networked printers they have permission to from the Internet?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the features of Windows that uses the .NET Framework to allow for administration of the server through scripting? (We’ll have a guest come in and teach us some scripting. It’ll be neato.)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the name of Server 2008’s Virtual Server shell?

 

 

  1. How does self-healing NTFS improve “up time”. (Remember, in a network environment, up time is CRUCIAL.)

 

 

 

  1. How can a network admin control the amount of processes given services on a server are using?

 

 

 

  1. What is EFI?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the highest encryption level on Server 2008? (WHEW!)

 

 

  1. What is the new proprietary VPN protocol?

 

 

  1. When Vista is used with Server 2008, what are some benefits seen?

 

  1. NT Backup is no longer here…sadness. What do we use now?

 

  1. What’s an issues with this new backup program that may mean the purchase of different storage solutions for archiving?

 

 

 

  1. What is Windows Small Business Server (clicky clicky)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is Windows Essential Business Server? (in other words, click the link and read more)

 

  1. What’s the purpose of Datacenter edition?

 

 

 

  1. Which edition is designed for high performance clusters?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is a server cluster?

 

 

 

  1. What version of server would you use to set up a SAN?

 

 

 

  1. What version of server should you use for home?

 

 

 

  1. What is the latest service pack?