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Creating and Administering Trusts 2008

When creating a trust you will need to verify that both domains can see each other and resolve names. This may involve configuring the respective Domain’s DNS servers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Trusts are managed through the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console. Click on Start. Select Administrative Tools. Select…

Creating and Administering Trusts 2003

When creating a trust you will need to verify that both domains can see each other and resolve names. This may involve configuring the respective Domain’s DNS servers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Trusts are managed through the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console. Click on Start. Select Administrative Tools. Select…

Active Directory Trusts

A trust relationship is a logical relationship established between two domains which allows authentication. There are two domains in a trust relationship – the trusting and the trusted. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In the diagram the trusting domain (es-net.co.uk) honours the logon authentication of the trusted (other.com) domain. Therefore users…

Notifications and Migrating Printers

You can use custom filters to generate e-mail notifications or to automatically run scripts when specific conditions are met on a printer. For example, you could send an e-mail to a printer administrator when a printer is out of paper or jammed. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In Server Manager, right-click…

Managing Printers in Windows Server

Windows Server 2008 can share printers without adding any server roles. However, adding the Print Services server role adds the Print Management snap-in, which simplifies printer configuration. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Installing the Print Services Server Role In the Server Manager console Right click Roles. Select Add Roles. Select Next.…

Recovering Data

In Windows Explorer right click the file or folder to be restored, and select Restore previous versions. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Select the Version to be restored and click Restore. Click Restore. The previous version will then be restored Recovering Files or Volumes Select Windows Server Backup. Select Action. Then…

Windows Server Backup

Windows Server Backup copies an entire disk volume to a .vhd file on a second local disk. After performing a backup, you can restore individual files or an entire volume. If Windows cannot start for example, if the system volume has failed, you can start the computer from the Windows installation media, restore the system…

Volume Shadow Copies 2008

Volume Shadow Copies is a new feature of Windows Server that allows previous versions of files and folders on a share to be restored in the event of the current version becoming corrupt or deleted. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Shadow copies are only available on shared folders and are managed…

Offline Files

Mobile users might need access to shared folders even when they’re disconnected from your internal network. Offline Files makes this possible by allowing client computers to automatically cache a copy of files on shared folders and by providing transparent access to the files when the user is disconnected from the network. Use the buttons below…

DFS

Large organizations often have dozens, or even hundreds, of file servers. This can make it very difficult for users to remember which file server specific files are stored on. DFS provides a single namespace that allows users to connect to any shared folder in your organization. With DFS, all shared folders can be accessible using…