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Windows 2008 Guide |
Windows 2008 F.A.Q
4. Roles and Features
a) List of Roles Windows 2008 supports
| Role | Description |
| Active Directory Certificate Services | Create a Certificate authority to manage certificates for users and computers |
| Active Directory Domain Services | Create a Domain Controller for a domain to manage users, groups, computers for an organisation |
| Active Directory Federation Services | Create a simple federation and single sign on service to access web sites and applications |
| Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service | Create an LDAP database to store application specific attributes and values |
| Active Directory Rights Management Service | Create a secure rights management datastore to authorize users to certain information |
| Application Server | Manage and host business applications esp. those using .NET |
| DHCP Server | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Provide IP addresses to local subnets |
| DNS Server | Domain Name Service - Provide name resolution for TCP/IP networks |
| Fax Server | Provide facsimile services on this computer over a telephone network |
| File Services | Manage and store documents and files on this server |
| Network Policy and Access Service | Provide NPA, R&RA, HRA and HCAP services to protect and maintain your network |
| Print Services | Provide central printing services |
| Terminal Services | Provide remote login facilities to applications |
| UDDI Services | Universal Description, Discovery and Integration of sharing web services |
| Web Server (IIS) | Web server including ASP, ASP.Net CGI |
| Windows Deployment Services | Deploy windows to clients |
| Windows Server Update Services | Deploy regular security and bug fixes to clients |
b) List of Features in Windows 2008
| Feature | Description |
| .NET Framework 3.0 Features | Microsoft .NET Framework, XPS Viewer and WCF Activation |
| Bitlocker Drive Encryption | Encrypt entire drives for data protection |
| BITS Server Extensions | Recieve files from clients using BITS |
| Connection Manager Admin Kit | Program to create connection manager profiles |
| Desktop Experience | Enable desktop Vista type features such as WMP, Themes and Photo management |
| Group Policy Management | Enable GPMC tool for group policy management |
| Internet Printing Client | Enable IPP printing via the web |
| Internet Storage Name Server | Enables name services for iSCSI devices |
| LPR Port Monitor | Enable Line Printer Remote port monitoring used by Unix devices |
| Message Queuing | Enable message queuing between computers, http, DCOM and remotely. |
| Multipath I/O | Provide muliple support paths to devices using a Device Specific Module. |
| Network Load Balancing | Provide IP load balancing across 2 or more computers for services such as IIS |
| Peer Name Resolution Protocol | Provide name resolution for applications across computers |
| Quality Windows Audio Visual Experience | Provides QoS for streaming audio and video files over network |
| Remote Assistance | Enable remote assistance tools to allow other users help to resolve problems |
| Remote Differential Compression | Computes and transmits differences between objects over the network |
| Remote Server Administration Tools | Enables tools to manage Domain, DNS, DHCP and other roles and features |
| Removable Storage Manager | Enables management of remote storage devices such as tape devices, disks for backups |
| RPC over HTTP Protocol | Enables Remote Procedure Calls over HTTP for access to Exchange using Outlook over internet |
| Simple TCP/IP Services | Provides some simple TCP/IP services e.g. Char Gen, Daytime, Discard, Echo, Quote of the Day |
| SMTP Server | Simple Mail Transport Protocol server for delivering email for another application |
| SNMP Services | Simple Network Management Protocol for providing system information over network |
| Storage Manager for SANs | Provide facility to create and manage LUNs for Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage |
| Subsystem for Unix based Applications | Allow to compile and run unix programs on Windows |
| Telnet client | Command line telnet tool to remote systems |
| Telenet Server | Provide telnet server for clients to access |
| TFTP Client | Trivial File Transfer Protocol client to access TFTP servers |
| Windows Internal Database | Relational data store used by UDDI, AD RMS, Windows Update service etc |
| Windows Powershell | Install Powershell command line and scripting tool |
| Windows Process Activation System | Generalises the IIS process model for WCF applications |
| Windows Server Backup Feature | Install new Windows Backup tool |
| Windows System Resource Manager | Tool to control how CPU and memory is used |
| WINS Server | Windows Internet Naming Service for Netbios names |
| Wireless LAN Service | Configures and starts the WLAN service |