For a small environment, having a server host multiple roles may be
your only option, since servers are limited; for larger enterprises, you may want to
spread your roles among multiple servers to ensure maximum performance and
reliability. In addition, for each role, you should follow best practices??”for example,
if the server is going to perform the role of Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS), you probably don??™t want it to host SharePoint as well, since you won??™t
want to compromise the security of your domain controllers.
Figure 3-2. Adding Server Manager to a blank MMC
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Windows Server 2008 supports 16 roles and 35 features that can be managed using
Server Manager. Some of the features, such as Failover Clustering and BitLocker
Drive Encryption, require supporting hardware. Also, certain roles require other
roles to be installed as well. For example, if you want to install the SharePoint role,
you must install the Internet Information Services (IIS) role as well.
The following roles are supported:
?– Active Directory Certificate
Services
?– Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS)
?– Active Directory Federation
Services (AD FS)
?– Active Directory Lightweight
Directory Services (AD LDS)
?– Active Directory Rights Management
Services (AD RMS)
?– Application Server
?– DHCP Server ?– DNS Server
?– Fax Server ?– File Services
?– Network Policy and Access
Services
?– Print Services
?– Terminal Services ?– Universal Description, Discovery,
and Integration (UDDI) Services
?– Web Server (IIS) ?– Windows Deployment Services
The following features are supported:
?– NET Framework 3.
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