McSe: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3 (Prentice Hall Ptr Mcse Certification Series) [Hardcover]

Marcus Goncalves (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prentice Hall Ptr Mcse Certification Series | Publication Date: December 22, 1999

Thousands of Web professionals are responsible for deploying and managing intranets, Web and E-commerce using Microsoft Site Server 3.0 and Microsoft Site Server 3.0 E-Commerce Edition. This book delivers independent, real-world information for enhancing Site Server's performance, fully utilizing its features, managing a site for maximum ROI -- and passing the MCSE Site Server exam with flying colors! Learn to install and configure Microsoft Site Server 3.0, and build sites faster using the Customizable Starter Sites. Walk through publishing and deploying content; tagging content for search and personalization; adding a site search engine; and customizing personalized content based on client profiles or group membership. Discover how to distribute content on a schedule or via subscription; enforce strict site security; and analyze how your site is being used. Unlike most Site Server books, this one contains in-depth coverage of Site Server system management -- techniques you can use with even the most sophisticated applications!

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Preface

This book is designed to be a resource for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) candidates. It is also a valuable resource for all Internet and Web-enabled application professionals implementing or administering Microsoft's Site Server version 3.0 and seeking concise information about properly installing, configuring, and maintaining a Site Server environment.

This book not only covers all aspects and stages of a Site Server implementation - from setting up the server to building Search engines and knowledge management models - but it also covers the Microsoft's official Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification requirements. Further-more, this book is a complement to the limited documentation that comes with Microsoft Site Server 3.0. Who This Book Is For

This book is aimed primarily at advanced users working on their MCSE certification and preparing for the MCSE "Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0" exam.

If you're an MCSE candidate, this Microsoft approved book will help you, step-by-step, to learn everything you need to pass the exam. Although this book covers the whole content of the class syllabus, it is suggested that you attend an MCSE course for certification if you can, as it will help to connect the dots of your new skill set.

This book is also aimed at systems and network administrators, as well as Internet Managers, advanced users, service technicians, and network administrators involved not only with e-mail messaging systems but also groupware and Internet-enabled applications. What You'll Need

The most important requirement for you to take full advantage of this self-paced study book is to have Microsoft Site Server loaded on your computer and try the step-by-step instructions in this book. There are some topics that involve more than one computer, for instance, those exploring Search configuration and remote management. Thus, it is recommended you have two computers if possible, one loaded with Microsoft Site Server and the other with Windows NT (Windows 95/98 will suffice for remote management), configured as described here.

Choose a computer listed on the Microsoft NT Hardware Compatibility List:

A Pentium-based processor computer for the Site Server and at least 166Mhz for the client version

128 MB of RAM for the server and 32 MB of RAM for the client

A page file of at least the amount of RAM plus 12 MB of RAM for each computer

At least 500 MB of hard disk space

3 1/2" 1.44 MB Floppy drive

SVGA video and monitor

Mouse or equivalent point device

CD-ROM drive (the faster the better)

Network Interface Card (NIC)

A miniport hub to create a test network (or be part of a nonproduction network)

Microsoft Windows NT server installed as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) for the server and Windows 95/98 or NT Workstation for the client

How This Book Is Organized

This book is divided into five parts, each focusing on one aspect of the MCSE curriculum and the objectives for every stage you will undertake when implementing and supporting a Microsoft Site Server 3.0.

Part 1, "Planning for Site Server Installation and Implementation," includes Chapters 1 through 4. The key word for these chapters is "Planning."

Chapter 1 covers choosing Site Server for Web-enabled needs. Chapter 2 discusses planning for Site Server installation and implementation. Chapter 3 discusses planning for systems and data backups and restores. Chapter 4 covers planning aspects for configuration of Site Server databases.

Part 2, "Installing and Configuring Site Server," includes Chapters 5 through 8. The key word for these chapters is "Installing." Chapter 5 covers the installation and configuration of Site Server components. Chapter 6 discusses the configuration and management of Site Server resources. Chapter 7 covers the aspects of using Site Server for publishing documents on the Web. Chapter 8 discusses the management of information in Site Server.

Part 3, "Integration and Interoperability of Site Server" includes Chapters 9 and 10. The key words for these two chapters are "integration" and "interoperability." Chapter 9 discusses the integration of Site Server with services and resources. Chapter 10 provides an overview of Site Server interoperability.

Part 4, "Monitoring and Optimizing Microsoft Site Server," includes Chapters 11 and 12, and the key word here is "monitoring." Chapter 11 discusses the optimization of Site Server. Chapter 12 discusses the monitoring of Site Server and resources.

Part 5, "Troubleshooting Microsoft Site Server," includes Chapter 13 and discusses the basic Site Server troubleshooting techniques, providing an outline of several glitches and bugs found in Site Server 3.0 and their resolutions.

From the Back Cover

Step-by-step coverage of the entire site lifecycle Detailed site planning techniques for installation, deployment, and backup/restore Site personalization, subscriptions, search, and management Site Server monitoring and performance optimization In-depth troubleshooting techniques — including Site Server's most common problems, and how to solve them

Pass Microsoft's Site Server MCSE Exam 70-056 — with flying colors!

If you're responsible for deploying or managing intranets, Web, or E-commerce using Microsoft Site Server 3.0 and Microsoft Site Server 3.0 E-Commerce Edition, here's all the information you need to maximize your ROI — and pass your MCSE Site Server exam with flying colors!

Learn to install and configure Microsoft Site Server 3.0 — and how to build sites faster using Customizable Starter Sites. Walk through publishing and deploying content; tagging text for search and personalization; adding a site search engine; and customizing personalized material based on client profiles or group membership. Discover how to distribute content on a schedule or via subscription; enforce strict site security; and analyze how your site is being used.

Site Server expert Marcus Goncalves demonstrates essential techniques for maximizing your site's performance, and presents sophisticated, in-depth coverage of Site Server system management that goes far beyond most other prep books.

This comprehensive learning solution includes a CD with a full 90-day evaluation copy of Microsoft's Site Server 3. Get this book, and you'll have a wealth of resources to ace your exam-and make the most of Site Server for years to come!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr (December 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139235175
• ISBN-13: 978-0139235177
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,479,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, January 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3 (Prentice Hall Ptr Mcse Certification Series) (Hardcover)

This book is terrible. The first chapter is a "marketing blurb" for the product. The next 3 chapters all discuss either how to install other products (NT server and SQL 7.0) or how to use NT's Backup feature. I looked ahead to the later chapters (5 and up) and found very short and vague explanations of technologies in Site Server. After 4 chapters (112 pages! ) I was still not even told how to start working with the application. I DO NOT RECCOMEND THIS BOOK PERIOD.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible..Not Worth a Penny, February 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3 (Prentice Hall Ptr Mcse Certification Series) (Hardcover)

Do not buy this book! It was horribly written. There is no real technical information about Site Server anywhere in this book. There is no way you could possibly pass the test with this book, so don't even try. I passed using the on-line documentation and hands on experience. I am writing a letter to the publisher to express my complete dismay with this book for it's lack of indepthness and preparation for the exam that it says it has.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MCSE Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft S, May 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: McSe: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3 (Prentice Hall Ptr Mcse Certification Series) (Hardcover)

This is probably the worst MCSE Study Guide that I have ever purchased. Does the author even know about the subject? The examples are horrible and the content is horrible. People WILL NOT be able to pass the Site Server test after reading this book. This is the biggest waste of money. Please learn from my mistake and don't buy this book.