6.5. Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to configure file and print servers within Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 includes two roles (the File Services role and the Print Services role) to support this functionality.

Once you add the roles through Server Manager, you can add more role services. You learned how to add the File Server Resource Manager and use it to provision shares on a file server.

You also learned how to add the Print Services role, add and share printers, and publish these printers to Active Directory. You learned about Distributed File System and how it can be used to organize data in a single namespace. You also learned how DFS can be used to replicate data.

Last, you learned about SharePoint services and ...

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