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Windows Server Cookbook for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 1st Edition

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  • Paperback: 698 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (March 23, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0596006330
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596006334
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsDo you want the foundation to maintain Windows Networks/Systems?
By Rolling Thunder on October 12, 2005
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Most of us manage heterogeneous networks and need good references when swithcing between Windows and Unix platforms. This book not only provides an excellent compilation of scripts, but also points out many useful tools found in resource kits and support tool packages. The introduction to each chapter outlining the GUI tools, command-line tools, and scripting specifics that are covered in the chapter make the book easy to follow. You might have written or gathered some of these scripts throughout the years, but it is nice to see a good compilation gathered in one place. Very helpful!
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Scripting Resource
By G. Kneale on August 15, 2005
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This book is a must for any Windows systems administrator. True to the O'Reilly standards, the Windows Server Cookbook is easy to follow and packs a wealth of knowledge. For the novice admin, the short how-tos quickly get your task on target. For the more advanced admin, the script recipies are great for use in Group Policies or home brew management utils.

For larger IT shops, I also recommend Robbie Allen's "Active Directory Cookbook" in conjunction with this title.
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5.0 out of 5 starsReal SysAdmins...
By alerter on May 4, 2005
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This book can make better SysAdmins out of those of us who are serious their work, whether newbies or seasoned veterans...

In the *nix and SQL worlds, it's long been the case that Real SysAdmins have at their disposal a toolkit chock-full-o'-scripts that are designed to get work done, from mundane one-off chores, to repetetive bulk operations, to specialized heavy lifting duties that are best left to well-debugged scripts.

In the old days, these scripts were personally hand-rolled into closely kept personal script libraries, accumulated over the course of years of duty out on the front lines. In O'Reilly times, serious-minded newcomers to System Administration have been able to quickly and usefully equip themselves with a wide range of tried and tested admin (and utility-gadget) scripts from celebrated titles like _UNIX_PowerTools_, etc.

Over the course of win32/win64 evolution, MS eventually gave SysAdmins a real command-line interface, an assortment of command-line admin tools and the ever whiz-bangy WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) interface. Very, very recently, MS has even begun to pull together the many pieceparts of MS-authored admin (and utility) scripts into downloadable Scripting Guides and the MS Script Center Repository. While these last efforts are all well and good, (no matter how late they are being brought to the table,) there are still too many things, scripted, that are missing in action in MS-land.

In this powerful, yet underserved, context, Robbie Allen's _Windows_Server_Cookbook_for_Windows_Server_2003_and_Windows_2000 (along with his equally impressive earlier effort, _ActiveDirectory_Cookbook_) is a very happy development.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWindows Sys Admins -- Get This Book
By Mike Kline on June 6, 2005
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Just to follow up on the other reviews Robbie has once again come through with another great book. As he always does he covers a wide variety of subjects and explains the task using the GUI, command line (if available) and using scripts to complete the task that is being explained.

I also enjoy the Discussion section at the end of many of the recipes. Robbie goes more in-depth and explains the guts or the recipe for example; here is an excerpt from the discussion for Recipe 17.22 creating an address list

"Exchange doesn't actually use the filter to do an LDAP lookup against Active Directory. Instead, the RUS does its own compare on objects one by one. This is why you can't specify a search base where the address list should start; it encompasses the entire forest including the configuration container"

That is good information and that is what you will get in the discussion sections -- Great Stuff!!

In Addition Robbie also has a "See Also" section at the end of most of the recipes. These point the reader to Microsoft KB articles -- again another very useful part of this book.

I also recommend the Active Directory Cookbook and I can't wait to get the Exchange cookbook when it is released later this month.
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4.0 out of 5 starseasy to understand
By W Boudville HALL OF FAMEVINE VOICE on April 13, 2005
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Does the complexity of a program ever decrease? Rarely, for commercially important programs. And Microsoft Windows Server is no exception. As Microsoft revs up its Server versions, so too does the need for a book like this increase. Allen gives us over 300 recipes or hacks or tips about some sysadmin task that you might be trying.

The chapters are defined by the broad categories of these tasks. To a large extent, the chapter topics can be recognised by a sysadmin of any operating system - managing disks, running jobs, handling processes and so on. But some chapters are indeed very Microsoft-specific. Dealing with the Registry, IIS, Active Directory and Exchange Server.

All the recipes have the merit of being quick to read and understand. Which is the attraction. If you have a syadmin problem, it is worth checking here first, just in case. You can easily see whether or not a solution presents itself.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRecipes to Serve Administrators
By S. F. Crosby on April 11, 2005
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This is an excellent book. I already have a good 5 years of scripting experience used to help administer (primarily) Windows servers in large enterprises. I use wmi and adsi to gather a lot of data for my dashboards. I found THIS book to be a VERY VALUABLE ADDITION to my resource collection! I highly recommend it for those with scripting experience and especially to those new or contemplating scripting to help manage their infrastructure. PS - I write in Perl. The author has just about every script in the book available in Perl too. PLUS you are bound to discover a things that you hadn't known about (like Event Log triggers)!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsMust have for AD support folks.

I use this book and also the author's AD cookbook daily to help with supporting our global Active Directory server infrastructure. This is an absolutely indispensable reference.

Published on May 26, 2006 by A. Martin
5.0 out of 5 starsVery helpful to admins / IT support

We're a software engineering company, and I maintain our internal servers (6-7 servers) as well as provide customer support on our products. Read more

Published on March 13, 2006 by S. Marfisi
4.0 out of 5 starsStart here, it is all here!

This book has a sound foundation for managing a windows 2003 server. The chapters are logically organized. Read more

Published on March 3, 2006 by A. KHAIR
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book.

This book is a great resource covering a wide variety of interactions with Windows Servers. Whether you are new or experienced, this book is an invaluable tool.

Published on December 14, 2005 by R. Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource for Admins

This book is not one for beginners who don't know what they are doing and are looking for detailed explanations of topics. Read more

Published on December 10, 2005 by W. Leverett
5.0 out of 5 starsGood problem solver book

This book is a very handy repository to solve a miriad of problems with Windos 2003 (and 2000) server): keep it handy and your effectiveness will jump 200%. Read more

Published on December 4, 2005 by Hayekian
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent book

This book is an excellent guide to almost anything a system administrator want to script on Windows servers.

Published on November 12, 2005 by Nabil M. Aref
5.0 out of 5 starsTeaches advanced users the basics of operating a Windows server system

Robbie Allen's Windows Server Cookbook For Windows Server 2003 And Windows 2000 teaches advanced users the basics of operating a Windows server system, from common errors... Read more

Published on September 5, 2005 by Midwest Book Review
5.0 out of 5 stars"goldmine" for server administrators

The "Windows Server Cookbook" is very useful for new and experienced server administrators. The book shows how to solve administrative tasks in more than just one way. Read more

Published on August 15, 2005 by Cyril Weber
5.0 out of 5 starsIrrespective of your network

What makes this book so valuable, at least insofar as I am concerned, stems from the versitility of its premise. Read more

Published on August 1, 2005 by O. J. King

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