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Install, configure Install configure, and troubleshoot DNS Implement Microsoft WINS Install, configure Install configure, and troubleshoot DHCP Install, configure, and troubleshoot Microsoft Internet Information Services
DNS servers provide th DNS namespace f an id the for enterprise One of the requirements for using Active Directory on a Windows Server 2008 network is to have a DNS server on the network
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DNS Zones
DNS name resolution is enabled through the use of tables of information
That link computer names and IP addresses p
The tables are associated with partitions in a DNS server that are called zones
Contain resource records
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DNS Replication p
Primary DNS server
The DNS server that is the main administrative server for a zone and thus is also the authoritative server for that zone
Stub Zone
Stub zone has only the bare necessities for DNS functions, which are copies of the following:
SOA record zone Name server (NS) records to identify authoritative servers A record f name servers th t are authoritative d for that th it ti
One common use for a stub zone is to help quickly resolve computer names
Between two different namespaces
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DNS Enhancements
Microsoft DNS servers now include support for IPv6 Background zone loading g g
This means that a DNS server that has a large number of entries in its zones can load those entries as a b k background process d
DNS server can be housed on a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) for branch offices
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Troubleshooting DNS g
Activity 8-5: Checking the DNS Server and Client Services
Time Required: Approximately 5 minutes q pp y Objective: Verify that the DNS Server and Client services are started
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WINS consists of two main parts: the WINS server and the WINS database
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The DHCP server has a pre-assigned range of IP addresses that it can give to a new client Microsoft DHCP server can support the following:
D Dynamic configuration of DNS server f i fi ti f forward and d d reverse lookup zone records Up to 1000 different scopes Up to 10,000 DHCP clients
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Third a step that is not required, but that saves time Third, required in managing DNS, is to configure the DHCP server and its clients to automatically update DNS records y p
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DHCPv6 Support pp
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista both enable a network to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
For networks that are working to implement IPv6
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Troubleshooting DHCP g
Table 8-3 presents several typical problems and their resolutions
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Compatible with Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) security, IP Security (IPsec), and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technique
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The reason for creating a virtual directory is to provide a shortcut path to specific IIS server content When you set up a virtual directory you give it an directory, alias
A name to identify it to a Web browse
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Application pools enable you to group similar Web applications into pools or groups for management Sites is a folder used to manage multiple Web sites from one administrative Web server
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Through the certificates feature, you can configure and monitor certificate security th t is used with d it tifi t it that i d ith other Web sites
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Summary y
DNS is used to resolve domain and computer names to IP addresses and vice versa Before you install DNS, ensure that the server to house thi role h a static address h this l has t ti dd After you install DNS as a server role, the next step is to configure forward and reverse lookup zones zones, as well as DNS resource records When you configure Dynamic DNS, you enable automated IP address registration in a coordinated way with a DHCP server
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Plan to set up two or more DNS servers on most networks DNS enhancements in Windows Server 2008 include IPv6 i l d IP 6 support, b k t background zone l di d loading, and DNS on Read-Only Domain Controllers Windows Server 2008 provides WINS for NetBIOS name and IP address lookup DHCP dynamically leases IP addresses to client computers Configuring DHCP involves configuring scopes
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Windows Server 2008 includes an enhancement to DHCP that supports DHCPv6 To create a Windows Server 2008 Web server, implement Internet Information Services i l tI t tI f ti S i Create IIS virtual directories to enable multiple users to publish information on a Web site Use standard NTFS and share permissions to protect virtual directories After you install a Web server, configure it to customize features
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