Admin Tips

Last Updated on 19 July 2011, Total: 361 Knowledge Base Tips

37 Active Directory
76 Admin
9 Applications
4 Exchange
11 Migration
66 Miscellaneous
62 Network
77 Security
12 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
7 Virtual Platforms
  1. TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Diagnostics, Troubleshooting and Recovery

    92:01 minutes - covers verifying Active Directory functionality, diagnosing and troubleshooting replication, locating Active Directory database files, backing up and recovering system state data, and seizing FSMO roles... Read More

  2. Building in Security for Applications in Windows Server 2003

    388 KB Microsoft Word file - This white paper outlines how the flexible, out-of-the-box security technologies in Windows Server 2003 and the .NET Framework can help prevent malicious code from breaching a corporate firewall. It also offers suggestions for making programs of all kinds more secure and easier to manage... Read More

  3. Geographically Dispersed Clusters in Windows Server 2003

    201 KB Microsoft Word file - This paper discusses multi-site network load balancing and server cluster configurations, along with how to deploy geographically dispersed clusters. Also covered are key server cluster features in Windows Server 2003... Read More

  4. Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services

    244 KB Microsoft Word file - This white paper gives an overview of the differences in clustering technology between Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. Some of the areas covered in the article are installation, integration, Network Load Balancing, and the new Network Load Balancing Manager... Read More

  5. Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 File Services

    1.1M Word doc - discusses improvements in Windows Server 2003 File Services, with an emphasis on core infrastructure file service innovations... Read More

  6. Developing High-performance Applications with Windows Server 2003

    746 KB Microsoft Word file - white paper outlines the guidelines and best practices for developing efficient, scalable, and high-performance applications using Windows Server 2003 and the .NET Framework... Read More

  7. Migrating Windows NT Server 4.0 Domains to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory3

    309 KB Microsoft Word file... Read More

  8. TechNet Webcast: New Features of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

    98 minutes - addresses pain points from Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Active Directory deployments and shows how new features of Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 address those pain points and make management and deployment easier... Read More

  9. TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Interoperability

    101:17 minutes - This session covers trust relationships, the Microsoft® Active Directory® Sizer Tool, name resolution methods, migrating accounts from Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, directory and file replication in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows Server 2003, and interoperation of system and group policy... Read More

  10. MSDN Webcast: Building Reliable Web Applications on Windows Server 2003

    106 minutes - you will learn how to fully leverage the new reliability and management features in IIS 6.0. We’ll also explore IIS 5.0 compatibility mode and configure a poorly behaved unmanaged C++ ISAPI web application to automatically recycle to maintain availability while it is rewritten in managed code. We’ll learn how to programmatically modify the XML Metabase or recover... Read More