INF 207 Windows Server Longhorn – End to End Technical Overview Yaniv Weinberg Rapid Response Engineer (RRE) - Platforms Microsoft

Agenda The Windows Server Platform Acknowledging Complexity Addressing Complexity with Windows Server “Longhorn” Technical Overview (BETA 2) Features

Serving the IT Professional Keeping systems reliable and running is job #1 Patching requires too much effort & causes too much downtime Mobile & remote devices provide a back door for viruses/worms It’s too hard to deploy new technologies with my existing systems Securing systems is complex and hard to manage Many every day tasks just take too much time I need an OS that performs and scales well, and supports the latest hardware innovations Typical Feedback

Server Workload Focus Security, Security, Security Scenario-focused Integrated innovation Compatibility Heterogeneous interoperability Enabling broad industry ecosystem and volume economics Best of breed functionality for all server workloads Key Development Tenets Server Functions Operational Infrastructure Solutions Application Platform Information Worker Infrastructure Management Workloads Storage (file, portal) Print Collaboration Application/Web Server Unix integration services Database High Performance Computing Software Distribution Virtualization Operations Management General Purpose & Enterprise Medium Business Small Business Networking Remote Access Security Identity Management Terminal Server

Windows Server “Longhorn” All-Up Smart and Connected Applications Rapidly deliver rich new applications and experiences Rapidly deliver rich new applications and experiences Application Platform A rock-solid foundation The platform your business can rely on The Fundamentals Mobile & Connected Enable employee & partner collaboration in the office and on the road End-to-End Scenarios Policy-based Networking Control how users and devices connect to and utilize network resources Branch Management Provide LAN-like performance over the WAN without the cost Operations Infrastructure The Most Agile & Effective Platform Helping increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IT Helping increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IT

Threat Modeling Windows Hardening Secure startup Investments in the Fundamentals Early app testing & verification Unix interoperability IPv6 enabled server roles Downlevel Windows support Health & Events Modeling Single WW image & patches Modularization & compose-ability Instrumentation Scalability Fewer reboots Self-healing file system

Fundamentals IT Infrastructure Control Unified Server Manager & rich MMC snap-ins Transaction-based file & registry operations Resource throttling (CPU, Disk, RAM) Insight Integrated performance and diagnostics console Smart, actionable event data; rapid security assessment MOM management packs per role Flexibility Compose-able server with “foundation” roles Delegate-able administration (IIS, DC, Cert, WSS, IPSec) Fine-grained password and account lockout policy

Role Management Tool in Longhorn

Server Foundation Architecture CoreOS/Kernel Features Core Security, Domain Join TCPIP Networking Protocols: HTTP, SMB, LDAP Management Tools and Infrastructure: WMI, VBScript, JScript Targeted Device Driver Set Servicing Platform Server Foundation Server Roles DNSDHCPFileAD GUI, CLR, Shell, IE, Media, OE, Etc.

Server Foundation (File Server) in Longhorn

End-To-End IT Scenarios The Right Server For Your Business Policy Based Networking Network Access Protection Access to domain resources from managed PCs Easily enable device-device authentication Mobile and Connected Remote Access from outside the firewall Easily publish ‘desktop integrated’ TS applications Offline caching of Sharepoint content Branch Management Consolidate DC role onto single server Prioritize network traffic across the WAN with LH clients Ghosting and Clustering support for DFS

RODC and AD as a service

Read-only DC Hub Admin perspective Attacker perspective

Next Generation Platform Rapidly deliver new apps and experiences Developer Experience Builds on.NET and Win32 - leverage existing dev skills Deploy & manage applications centrally & more securely Support operational phases of the software lifecycle System Infrastructure Federated security: authorization, authentication & identity Multi-channel web application hosting with IIS 7.0 Scalable application services Connected Systems Web Services message-based architecture Dynamic partitioning, hot-pluggable subsystems 64x64 bit cores, 1TB RAM, and virtualization optimized

Windows Server Longhorn (Beta 2) Features: Network Access Protection Terminal Services Proxy Terminal Services Remote Programs IIS 7.0 Server Foundation Read Only Domain Controller RMT – Roles Management Tool Secure Startup Windows® Deployment Services Print Management Longhorn Event Viewer Initial Configuration Tasks

Tying it all together Server Core + Restartable AD Reduced reboots for servicing Server Core + RODC + Admin Role Separation The ultimate secure appliance domain controller

In Summary Windows Server “Longhorn” is shaping up to be a significant new release Were is BETA 2 this spring – and moving towards RTM in BETA 2 is getting feature rich and complete, review it and try it. Get more info on Longhorn at: stem/ stem/ stem/