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Windows Services - 2 “free” & useful add-ons from MS

Windows Services - 2 “free” & useful add-ons from MS. Tech Coordinator Feast 2006 DuPage Session Josh Halls ( hallsj@district87.org ) Network Administrator –Bloomington Schools Terry Sullivan ( tsulliva@comwares.net ) Technology Director - Shiloh CUSD#1 & Edgar CUD#6. Introduction.

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Windows Services - 2 “free” & useful add-ons from MS

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  1. Windows Services - 2“free” & useful add-ons from MS Tech Coordinator Feast 2006 DuPage Session Josh Halls ( hallsj@district87.org ) Network Administrator –Bloomington Schools Terry Sullivan ( tsulliva@comwares.net) Technology Director - Shiloh CUSD#1 & Edgar CUD#6

  2. Introduction • Windows Scheduler • Quota Management • Volume Shadow Copy Service • Remote Administration • Terminal Services

  3. Internet Information Server 6.0 • Included with Windows 2003 Server • NOT installed by default • Even after installing most Web Service Extensions are off until turned on • Uses application pools to isolate web services for increased security • Can still manage using IIS Manager • Can still use Front Page Extensions • Tom Steele will host an IIS-6 Session Later

  4. Windows Scheduler • Utility • Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Scheduled Tasks • Classic AT Scheduler • “at 22:00 /every:monday,wednesday,friday shutdown.exe” • New command line utility • schtasks.exe • “schtasks /CREATE /RU system /SC WEEKLY /TNn demo /TR notepad.exe”

  5. Enabling Quotas • Network shares can be enabled to manage quotas for users • Must be an NTFS volume • Enable quota and set default space limits • Will show remaining space when user checks properties on their network shares.

  6. SERVER NTFS Properties

  7. Quota Configuration

  8. Windows Shadow Copy (VSS) • Will allow save copies of files and version for document stored on network shares • User can recover their own lost file or deleted/corrupted version • Works automatically with XP and need client for 2000 or older. • The Previous Versions client is a Windows Installer file named TWCLI32.MSI. It is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Clients folder

  9. Shadow Copy Configuration • VSC • Snapshots 100 Meg default 2/day • Client givesaccess lostor corrupt files • Rt Click on File OR Folder

  10. What is Terminal Services • All work is done at Server. • Only Transmits Screen Scrapes, keyboard and mouse movement.

  11. Remote Administration Services Options • Terminal Services • Remote Desktop • PcAnywhere • VNC • Citrix Metaframe • Outlook Web Access using HTTPS

  12. Enabling Remote Administration • Click on Start • Right click on My Computer and choose properties • Click on “Remote” tab. • Check box “Enable Remote Desktop” • Click OK to Warning and then click OK again.

  13. Terminal Services - Remote Administration • Comes free with windows 2000/2003 server. • Allows two remote connections to a server. • Non-administrators can not connect to terminal servers. • Runs as a service on the server. • Terminal services licensing service is not required for remote administration mode • Terminal Services Client or Remote Desktop Client can be used to connect to a Terminal server. • TS uses RDP (Port 3389 TCP) which can be NAT’d.

  14. Terminal Services –Application Mode • No limit on the number of connections. • TS licensing service is required for App mode. • Runs as a service on the server. • TS Client or Remote Desktop Client can be used to connect to a Terminal server. • Terminal Server CAL Changes • Windows 2000 Sever TS v. 2003 TS • with Windows Server 2003, a TS CAL is required for each device or user using Terminal Server functionality, irrespective of which desktop operating system is running on the device.

  15. Remote Desktop • Comes free with Windows XP. • Uses the RDP protocol the same as terminal services. Situations to use • A user or administrators can connect to a Windows XP desktop from a remote location. Limitations • Remote Desktop on Windows XP workstation cannot be used for remote control. When a user connects remotely the local session is disconnected. • HTML Option • Can run Remote Desktop Client as HTML application on an IIS server.

  16. Terminal Services – Win 2003 • Still includes 2 licenses for remote administration. • Activated via remote access • Control Panel – system – Remote – Enable Remote Desktop • Includes updated version of User Applications Terminal Services • Not installed by default • Requires licensing and a licensing server to manage terminal service logins • Need to install applications for terminal server use • Users must be given permission or added to the “Remote Users” Group to log into TS.

  17. Terminal Services Licensing • Application Mode • Terminal Services Licensing Server • Client CALS • Remote Administration Mode • 2-user • Enable Remote Desktop Access • TS v. Citrix • TS v. K12LTS

  18. Terminal Services Security • TS on stand along server • TS on Active Directory Member Server • TS on Active Directory Domain Controller

  19. Terminal Services Applications • Video Mode • Sound options • TS and Printers • Installing Applications – Transform Files

  20. Windows 2003 TS • Sound support • True Color Support • Drive mapping • Automatic Client re-connect • Can now manage with GPOs • User, client or combine with “loopback”

  21. Terminal Services WMI

  22. Terminal Services WMI cont. • What can I now do with scripts? • Configure License Servers • Disable and enable connections • Edit Connection properties • Virtual Channel Settings • Settings for device mapping • Set Home Dir and profile paths • Set Session time zone policies • And More…

  23. Can you replace every PC with a Thin Client • NO!! • But you usually can replace between 20% and 60% of your PCs with thin clients. • If your users use Internet, Documents, Email, and one or two other core apps their workstation can be changed to a thin client.

  24. Q&A

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