Administering Windows server 2008 server core [[electronic resource] /] / John Paul Mueller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451119703321
• Autore: Mueller John <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis, IN, : Wiley Pub., 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-20440-4; 9786611204402; 0-470-28987-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (698 p.)
• Collana: Serious skills Administering Windows server 2008 server core
• Disciplina: 005.446; 005.7/1376
• Soggetti: Operating systems (Computers); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Server Core Really Is Worth the Effort!; Goals for Writing This Book; Who Should Read This Book?; What You Need to Use this Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Part 1: Discovering Windows in a Command Prompt; Chapter 1: Understanding Windows Server 2008 Server Core; Considering the Command Prompt; Life without the Control Panel; Configuring the Server for Initial Use; Working with the Logon Screen; Using the Windows Task Manager to Your Advantage; A List of Helpful GUI Utilities Accessing DLLs Using the Run DLL32 Utility; Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Effectively; The Command Line Made Easy; Configuring the Command Window; Understanding Internal and External Commands; Working with the Remote Desktop Connection Application; Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 3: Performing Essential Maintenance Tasks; Performing Application Installations; Deciding How to Perform Maintenance; Performing Server Updates; Creating LNK Files; Setting Security; Configuring Server Core Using the WMIC Command; Using Maintenance Commands and Utilities Managing Activation with ; SLMGR; Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 4: Essential Registry Hacks; Starting and Configuring the Registry Editor; Performing Console Configuration; Setting the Environment; Modifying the Hardware Setup; Modifying the Software Setup; Managing Windows in a New Way; Part 2: Automation Essentials; Chapter 5: Creating CMD and BAT Files; Starting the Command Interpreter; Working at the Command Prompt; Creating Batch Files; Testing Batch Files; Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 6: Working with Scripts; Understanding Scripting Languages Executing Scripts; Scripting Networking Solutions with the NetSH Utility; Creating a Basic Script; Using the Scripting Objects; Impersonating a User with the Run As Utility; Changing the Environment; Testing Scripts; Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 7: Editing and Compiling Batch Files and Scripts; Editing All File Types with WinVi; Obtaining a Better Notepad with Notepad+; Creating Executable Batch Files with Batch File Compiler 5.2; Develop and Compile Batch Files with Quick Batch File Compiler; Understanding JavaScript and VBScript Compilers; Editing Script Files with Script Editor 2.1 Managing Windows in a New Way; Chapter 8: Performing Task Automation; Scheduling and Managing Tasks; Providing Fault Tolerance for an After Hours Batch or Script; Managing Windows in a New Way; Part 3: Working with the Hardware; Chapter 9: Managing the Hard Drive; Opening Remote Directories with the Append Utility; Determining the Current Directory and Changing Directories with the CD and ChDir Commands; Converting FAT Partitions to NTFS with the Convert Utility; Improving Disk Access Performance with the Defrag Utility; Managing Partitions with the DiskPart Command
• Sommario/riassunto: Microsoft's new GUI-less Server Core is a command line version of Windows Server 2008 that offers better security, reduced size, and faster access. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find everything you need to quickly master this sleek new version. Packed with instructions and practical examples, this book teaches you how to operate in a windowless environment, including using all the commands, creating BAT files, working with scripts, using registry hacks, managing remote systems, and more. Includes best practices, 52 indispensable command line tricks, and an alphabetical list of all th