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The Book

  Table of Content
  Preface
  About This Book
  Index

Part I A Beginner's Guide to Terminal Services

1 Terminal Services Overview
2 System Installation
3 Licensing
4 System Configuration
5 User Access and Client Software
6 Application Installation
7 System Administration and Operation
8 Server Sizing and Scalability

Part II – An Expert's Guide to Terminal Services

9 Terminal Server Internals
10 Network Planning and High Availability
11 User Environment
12 Access and Security
13 Printing
14 Registry
15 Scripting
16 Web Technologies

Part III – Terminal Services Complementary Concepts

17 Third Party Extension Products
18 Desktop and Application Virtualization
19 Deployment Automation
20 Resource and Security Management
21 Testing and Quality Assurance
22 Optimization and Performance Tuning
23 Project Methodology
24 Terminal Services API

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services

Author: Bernhard Tritsch, © Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved

This comprehensive online book provides expert guidance to plan for, install and configure Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. This in-depth reference presents all the details you need to deliver Microsoft Windows-based applications and the Windows desktop itself to remote devices or desktops.

 

Chapter (Module) Topics (Lessons) Status
Preface Read this first! 0%
About This Book Quick start, book structure, informational notes 0%
Index   0%

 

Part I – A Beginner's Guide to Terminal Services
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Installation, Configuration and Operations Essentials]

Chapter (Module) Topics (Lessons) Status
1. Terminal Services Overview
1.1 Things You Should Know Before Getting Started
1.2 History and Features
1.3 Presentation Virtualization
80%
2. System Installation Requirements, installation options, installation phases, Server Manager 0%
3. Licensing Terminal Services licensing models, license server, licensing tools 0%
4. System Configuration Connection options, user sessions, server settings, TS RemoteApp, TS Web Access basics 0%
5. User Access and Client Software RDP basics, client types and planning, Remote Desktop Connection, Web Client, virtual desktop concepts, client scanning 0%
6. Application Installation
6.1 Application Requirements in Multi-User Environments
6.2 Application Installation Procedures
6.3 Support Tools
6.4 Installing Sample Applications
25%
7. System Administration and Operation Terminal Services management tools, system tools extensions, adapting standard environment 0%
8. Server Sizing and Scalability
8.1 Finding Out About Requirements
8.2 Scaling Up or Scaling Out?
8.3 Selecting the Right Hardware
8.4 Is 64-Bit the Solution?
25%

 

Part II – An Expert's Guide to Terminal Services
[Architecture Details and Technical Design Concepts]

Chapter (Module) Topics (Lessons) Status
9. Terminal Server Internals Terminal Services architecture, kernel, drivers, device redirection, subsystems, RDP, graphics subsystem 0%
10. Network Planning and High Availability Network architectures, load balancing, TS Session Broker, stability, streaming, hardware virtualization 0%
11. User Environment Users and groups, Terminal Services-specific Active Directory configuration, profiles, policies 0%
12. Access and Security Login and authentication, desktop and application security, TS Gateway, file access, client connection and network security 0%
13. Printing Printing architecture, configuration, TS Easy Print, fallback printer driver, third party printer tools 0%
14. Registry Terminal Services-specific keys and values, application-specific modifications, compatibility flags 0%
15. Scripting Terminal Services shell commands, application compatibility, Windows Script Host, Windows Management Instrumentation, Power Shell 0%
16. Web Technologies Web integration concepts, TS Web Access 0%

 

Part III – Terminal Services Complementary Concepts
[Third Party Products, Automation, Deployment, Projects and Programming]

Chapter (Module) Topics (Lessons) Status
17. Third Party Extension Products Citrix Presentation Server, Quest/Provision Networks, Ericom, Jetro, HOB, 2X, Propalms 0%
18. Desktop and Application Virtualization Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, desktop broker, application isolation and streaming, Microsoft Application Virtualization and 3rd party products 0%
19. Deployment Automation Strategies (OS, applications), unattended setup, imaging, application deployment, WDS, System Center Configuration Manager, client deployment 0%
20. Resource and Security Management Third party load balancing, Windows Server Resource Management, third party resource tools, Microsoft Operations Manager 0%
21. Testing and Quality Assurance
21.1 Test Criteria
21.2 Test Methodology
21.3 Available Tools and Products
90%
22. Optimization and Performance Tuning Operating system, applications, network, clients 0%
23. Project Methodology Infrastructure requirements, cost calculations, project workflows, best practices, system integration 0%
24. Developing for Terminal Services Custom Terminal Services system tools, TS API development using C, C++ and C#, virtual channels, extending RDP clients 0%