New File Server Features of Windows Server 2008

• New File Server Features Overview

• Offline Files

• Failover Clustering

• Distributed File System

What Will We Cover?

Level 200

• Experience Supporting Windows Servers

• Familiarity with Server Message Block

• Familiarity with High-Availability Storage

Solutions

Helpful Experience

• Reviewing New Features

• Accessing Offline Files

• Implementing Failover Clustering

• Deploying Distributed File System

Agenda

The Core IO Model

CROSS-MODEL ENABLERS• Identity • Presence • Rights Management • Network

Access

Desktop, Device, and Server ManagementDesktop, Device, and Server Management

Security and NetworkingSecurity and Networking

Identity and Access ManagementIdentity and Access Management

Data Protection and RecoveryData Protection and Recovery

IT Management and Security ProcessIT Management and Security Process

Universal Distributed Storage

Universal

Distributed

Server Message Block (SMB) 2.0

Compound Packets

Durable File Handles

Increased Buffer SizesSymbolic

Links

Greater Scalability

More Secure

Transactional File I/O

Services for Network File System

UNIXWorkstation

UNIXServer

Windows Server

Windows Workstation

Active Directory lookup

64-bit support

Enhanced server performanceSupport for UNIX special devices (mknod)

User Name Mapping

Server for NFS

Client for NFS

Storage Explorer

Server BackupNew, faster backup

technology

Simplified restoration

Simplified operating system recovery

Improved scheduling

Support for DVD media

demonstrationExploring Server Backup

Explore Server Backup Schedule a Recurring Backup

• Reviewing New Features

• Accessing Offline Files

• Implementing Failover Clustering

• Deploying Distributed File System

Agenda

Offline Files Scenarios

Offline Files New Features

Instant Online Open Files Reliable Availability

Improved Sync Manager

Offline Files Properties

demonstrationWorking with Offline Files

Configure Offline Files Make a Shared Folder Available Offline

• Reviewing New Features

• Accessing Offline Files

• Implementing Failover Clustering

• Deploying Distributed File System

Agenda

Failover Clustering Improvements

More C

ontrol

•Cluster Validation•Cluster Setup•Cluster Migration

Increased Prot

ection

• Improved Disk

Fencing for Shared Disks• New Security

Model• New Quorum

Model• Auditing• Encryption

Greater Flexibility

•Cluster Management •Geographically Dispersed Clusters •Network Enhancements •Storage Enhancements

demonstrationConfiguring Failover Clustering

Validate the Cluster Configuration

• Reviewing New Features

• Accessing Offline Files

• Implementing Failover Clustering

• Deploying Distributed File System

Agenda

Distributed File System Replication

\\Contoso\Public

Namespace

Namespace Server

Namespace Root

Software

Tools

Training Guides

Folder

Folders with Targets

Folder Targets

\\NYC-SVR-01\Tools

Tools

\\SEA-SVR-01\Tools

Tools

\\SEA-SVR-02\Training

Training Guides

demonstrationDeploying Distributed File System

Create a Namespace Deploy DFS Replication Publish Replicated Folders

• Protect files and data

• Manage storage more effectively

• Simplify complexity and improve

performance

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Course ID Title

5934 Introducing Microsoft Windows Server

2008

5939 Introducing Server Management in

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

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