Windows 2000 System Administration Handbook

This task-oriented guide delivers the unsurpassed experience of three world-class Windows 2000 deployment and management experts -- organized for quick reference, so you get enterprise-proven answers exactly when you need them! Windows 2000 System Administration Handbook delivers start-to-finish, expert guidance on managing Windows 2000 for maximum performance, reliability, and value. You'll find detailed, real-world techniques for planning, implementing, and managing Active Directory; migrating to Windows 2000 DNS, DHCP, and/or WINS services; and much more. The authors demonstrate how to manage users and groups more efficiently; reduce TCO by using group policies to centrally administer and control workstations; and secure your network using the powerful new tools Windows 2000 provides. From printing to disaster recovery, task scheduling to network monitoring, Windows 2000 System Administration Handbook is the first total guide to effective Windows 2000 administration.

ALL THREE AUTHORS have world-class experience in deploying and administering Windows 2000 & NT at the world's largest companies...

• WILL WILLIS is currently a network systems manager responsible for a six-subnet NT/Windows 2000 network running Exchange Server, IIS, SQL Server, and SMS.
• DAVID WATTS helped to design and deploy Active Directory for networks with over 100,000 users, at one of the largest companies to join Microsoft's Windows 2000 Early Adopter Program.
• TILLMAN STRAHAN has been responsible for NT networks and nationwide domain structures at several Fortune 500 companies, and currently consults on very high availability NT cluster solutions.