MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-291): Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, Second Edition

Bonus Material

White Papers


• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Product Overview 
  
  Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) delivers on the promise of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative and illustrates Microsoft's commitment to creating software products with enhanced security, increased reliability, and simplified administration. SP1 builds upon the impressive track record of the award winning Windows Server 2003 operating system by providing refinements and supplying cumulative system patches.
  



• Windows Server 2003 R2 Overview Guide 
  
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 makes it easier and more cost-effective to extend connectivity and control to identities, locations, data and applications throughout and beyond an organization. Windows Server 2003 R2 is an update release of the award-winning Windows Server 2003 operating system. Built on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server 2003 R2 takes advantage of the stability and security enhancements of a proven code base while extending connectivity and control into new areas. Windows Server 2003 R2 offers all of the benefits of Windows Server 2003 with SP1 while greatly improving identity and access management, branch server management, storage configuration and management, and application development inside and outside your organization's boundaries. Windows Server 2003 R2 is easy to integrate into an existing Windows Server 2003 environment since it shares the same application compatibility, manageability, and serviceability as existing servers with Windows Server 2003 with SP1.




• Introduction to Shadow Copies of Shared Folders 
  
  Studies have shown that human error -- primarily accidental file deletion or modification -- causes over one third of all data loss. For the average business, whether a small, medium, or enterprise organization, the impact of lost data is at the least an inconvenience and at the worst a critical blow that can jeopardize daily operations. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 includes Shadow Copies of Shared Folders to help prevent inadvertent loss of data. Shadow Copies of Shared Folders helps alleviate data loss by creating shadow copies of files or folders that are stored on network file shares at predetermined time intervals. A shadow copy is essentially a previous version of the file or folder at a specific point in time. This white paper, written for IT architects and system administrators, describes the functionality of Shadow Copies of Shared Folders, the fundamentals of how to design a shadow copy strategy, and the basic steps for setting up and using Shadow Copies of Shared Folders on both servers and clients.



• Deploying Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) Technology 
  
  This paper describes deployment of WPS technology for a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) network that allows you to provide pay-per-use, monthly service, and long-term Internet access to new and existing customers through wireless access points deployed in public areas, such as airports and shopping malls. With WPS technology, new and existing customers can connect to your Wi-Fi network without manual configuration of the computer or network connection. This document describes the components of WPS technology, how WPS technology works, and provides deployment scenarios using Windows Server 2003 with SP1. A royalty-free license that covers WPS protocol implementation in servers is available through the Published Protocols and Royalty-Free License site on MSDN at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33674.