Windows Server 2008 Editions - Features

Windows Server 2008 Editions - Features

Difference between windoows 2008, standard,enterprise,Data centre different edition. There are many reasons to read this below document.



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* – For customers that do not need virtualization, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available without Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Technology
1 – Limited to creating Certificate Authorities – no other ADCS features (NDES, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information
2 – Limited to 1 standalone DFS root
3 – Limited to 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections and 2 IAS Server Groups
4 – Limited to 250 Terminal Services Gateway connections
Edition Comparison by Server Core Installation Option
The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system is a new option for installing Windows Server 2008. A Server Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles that reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. A Server Core installation supports the following server roles.


* – For customers that do not need virtualization, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available without Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Technology
1 – Limited to 1 standalone DFS root
Differentiated Feature Comparison by Edition

Keyboard shortcut tips in MS Outlook

Keyboard shortcut tips in MS Outlook

1. To show the menu to download pictures, change automatic download settings, or add a sender to the Safe Senders List, press CTRL+SHIFT+W.

2. To switch the Navigation Pane on and off, press ALT+F1.

3. To display the Advanced Find dialog box, press CTRL+SHIFT+F.

4. The fastest way to compose a new message is to press CTRL+SHIFT+M.

5. Need to jot a quick note? Press CTRL+SHIFT+N.

6. To create a new contact, press CTRL+SHIFT+C.

7. To go to Mail view, press CTRL+1.

8. To go to Calendar view, press CTRL+2.

9. To go to Contacts view, press CTRL+3.

10. To go to the Tasks list, press CTRL+4.

11. To go to Notes view, press CTRL+5.

12. To reply to the current e-mail message, press CTRL+R.

13. To forward the current e-mail message, press CTRL+F.

14. To delete the current e-mail message, press CTRL+D.

15. To quickly record selected items in the Journal, press CTRL+J.

16. To quickly remove formatting from selected text, press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

17. To reply to everyone who received the selected message, press CTRL+SHIFT+R.

18. To select several adjacent items, click the first item, and then hold down SHIFT and click the last item.

19. To select several nonadjacent items, click the first item and then hold down CTRL and click each additional item.

20. To select all the items in a folder, click one of the items and press CTRL+A.
21. To send an open message, press ALT+S.

22. To quickly check spelling in an open item, press F7.

23. To select the next or previous item on the timeline in Journal, even if it isn't visible, press the LEFT ARROW key or RIGHT ARROW key.

24. To quickly switch to your Inbox, press CTRL+SHIFT+I.

25. To quickly switch to your Outbox, press CTRL+SHIFT+O.

26. When viewing an open item, you can move to the next item or previous item by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+> or CTRL+SHIFT+<.

27. To quickly switch to viewing by weeks in Calendar, click in Calendar and then press ALT+HYPHEN.

28. To quickly mark a message as read, press CTRL+Q.

29. To quickly move between the schedule area and TaskPad view in Calendar, press CTRL+TAB.

30. To quickly create a new item of the same type as the folder you are in, press CTRL+N. For example, CTRL+N creates a new message in the Inbox or a new task in Tasks.

31. To quickly create a new Journal entry, press CTRL+SHIFT+J.

Microsoft Loopback Adapter

To install Microsoft Loopback Adapter

1.In the host operating system, right-click My Computer, and then select Properties. Depending on the style of the start menu, My Computer may be located in the Start menu.

2. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, click Add Hardware Wizard.

3.In the Add Hardware dialog box, click Next.

4. When the Is the hardware connected? dialog box appears, click Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and then click Next.

5. In the Installed hardware list, click Add a new hardware device, and then click Next.

6. In the What do you want the wizard to do? list, click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced), and then click Next.

7. In the Common hardware types list, click Network adapters, and then click Next.

8. In the Manufacturer list, click Microsoft.

9.In the Network Adapter list, click Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next twice.

10. If a message about driver signing appears, click Continue Anyway.

11. In the Completing the Add Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Finish, and then click OK.

Notes:
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

SHAREPOINT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE IN FARM SERVER

Installation Steps for Share point Server
The public download of Share Point Server 2010 Beta (Enterprise) is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=77c30c6c-47fc-416d-88e7-8122534b3f37
The key you can use is:

PKXTJ-DCM9D-6MM3V-G86P8-MJ8CY

BV7VC-RMR6B-26P6Y-BTQDG-DX2KQ

Any one in the two would work.
Please note there's no technical difference between SharePoint Server 2010 + Enterprise CAL and SharePoint Server for Internet Sites Enterprise. It is only about licensing.

Prepare a Windows Server 2008 x64 machine with 8GB memory. Windows Server 2008 R2 requires a hotfix which is not yet released to have the service applications running so I don’t recommend to use that now which is released finally so now you can use it. Web Server Editions are not supported. Windows Server Fundation edition is not supported either. You can also install SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7 and Vista, however additional steps would be required as pre-requisite installer does not work currently on client OS.Windows 7 N and KN would not work due to an installer bug. Please also note Office Web Application cannot needs to follow the same edit of config.xml to be installed on client OS.

Install WCF FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2) . Please note the 2008 fix also applies to Vista, while the 2008 R2 fix also applies to Windows 7.
If you don't have this fix installed, you will get "Unrecognized attribute 'allowInsecureTransport'" error in ULS log. And most of the service applications will not run properly


Prepare SQL Server 2005/2008 envoriment. If it is on a different box, don't forget Windows Firewall settings. For SQL Server on Windows 2008/R2, you can use the script in KB968872 to open all necessary ports.

1. SQL Server 2005 SP3 and CU3
2. SQL Server 2008 SP1 and CU2
Run Pre-Requisition Installer to download and install required components. You can also download them seperately. I listed all download links in SharePoint 2010 Pre-Requisites Download Links. The links are also available in requirement article, or by clicking “Learn more about…” in the installer.

Setup the farm using complete farm installation. Standalone installation is not recommended, and should be only used when you want to install SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7/Vista for dev purpose.

Go with configuration wizard to setup all service applications. Use the user you created in step 3 as SharePoint Managed Account for services and web applications.

Read Config Profile Synchronization to setup profile sync

We Required 3 server for Installation
1) mossdb server
2) WFE Server
3) Index Server
The following Video Tutorial Show the installation Procedure
MOSSDB
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Add the "Application Server" role to your server and add the required features.
You don't have to add the server role.
You can also add the .NET Framework 3.0 Features. I have selected the server role for this demonstration.
After that select the "Web Server (IIS)" server role.
Skip the role services for the Application Server.
Select the ASP.NET role service and add the required features.
Your selected role services might look like that. Note that you might need more services for a production environment.
Select "Basic Authentication" and "Windows Authentication".
Click next until the wizard has finished the installation process.

Open the "Run" dialog box and type "dcpromo"
Click next without checking "Use advanced mode installation".
Click next and after that check "Create a new domain in a new forest
Type a new full qualified domain name like "Domain Name".
In my environment I set the forest functional level to "Windows Server 2008".
Make sure "DNS server" is checked.
After clicking next you may get a warning that one of your network adapters has a dynamically assigned IP address. Click "Yes" if you are sure you have one network adapter with a static IP address
Click "Yes" because you don't have to care about a DNS server in a parent zone since this is a testing environment.
Click next again.
Type in a "Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password".
Click next to start the installation wizard
After installing the AD and the DNS server you have to restart your computer.
If you take a look at the roles you will see that "Active Directory Domain Services" and "DNS Server" are checked

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Note if you any Doubts for installation process Run all the machines in Domain Administrator User.


See the video for MossDB

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See the video for MossWFE

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See the video for Moss Index-1

See the video for MossDB


See the video for MossWFE


See the video for MossIndex



Note :1. In Control Panel, open Network Connections , right-click the active connection, and then click Properties .
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Windows Firewall Settings .
3. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab, and then click Add Port .
4. In the Add a Port dialog box, in the Name text box, type SQL Server < instance name > .
5. In the Port number text box, type the port number of the instance of the Database Engine, such as 1433 for the default instance.
6. Verify that TCP is selected, and then click OK .
7. To open the port to expose the SQL Server Browser service, click Add Port , type SQL Server Browser in the Name text box, type 1434 in the Port Number text box, select UDP , and then click OK .
8. Close the Windows Firewall and the Properties dialog boxes.

Note:

The SQL Server Browser service lets users connect to instances of the Database Engine that are not listening on port 1433, without knowing the port number. To use SQL Server Browser, you must open UDP port 1434. To promote the most secure environment, leave the SQL Server Browser service stopped, and configure clients to connect using the port number.

See the video for MossIndex