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CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 1

WINDOWS SERVER PROPOSAL FOR FIXING WINDOWS LLC

Professor CMIT 370 6386 Windows Server Networking Mar 3, 2019

CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 2 Executive summary I have been hired by Fixing Windows LLC as an Information Technology consultant to develop a technology proposal. Fixing Windows LLC manufactures and distributes solar panel for the consumer market. I will submit a proposal that meets their criteria of current implementation/concerns. The company has three locations (Los Angeles, Dallas, and Houston) but are planning to grow rapidly due to high demand in solar panels. Main staff will be at Dallas and Houston offices. The Windows Server 2016 operating system will be used for all aspects of the solution. The proposal will include Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) & DNS, File Services, Distributed File Service (DFS) Network Policy Server (NPS) and Remote Services by Windows Server 2016 operating system. DNS and DHCP The organization needs reliable and uninterrupted IP address connection. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides this solution. DHCP provides a reliable IP address configuration, automatically, and reduces network administration. By providing the DHCP server users can transport from one location to the other without interruption. The users are now able to connect to the network without having to reconfigure their device. Due to the multiple locations of the company, DHCP failover is the best method for the organization because the servers have knowledge of each other. DHCP failover can be configured in 2 ways, load balancing and hot standby. We will use hot standby because the physical site of each server are not in the same place. The main server will be in Dallas in the partner server will be in Los Angeles. With this method, you have a backup server just in case the primary DHCP goes down. The secondary DHCP can be used as a backup until the primary server comes back up. The default ratio of 95:5 will be the ratio of leased IP addresses, but this

CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 3 can be adjusted. Static IP We will also deploy a DHCP scope for static IP addresses will be implemented at each location with a 30-day lease time. The Same IP address must be used for all service not to include the DHCP in printer servers. In order to do this DHCP reservations must be maintained.

By implementing IPAM, there is a reassurance that DHCP server IP addresses and The Domain Name System (DNS) server are being monitored controlled, tracked and up-todate. With so many users on the network, IPAM is able to distinguish which IP address belongs to which server and who is using it and identify vacant IP addresses. IPAM is able to monitor the dynamic and static IPv6 address space. Without the Domain Name System (DNS), the Internet will not work correctly. DNS Gathers public IP addresses in associate them with names. Instead of putting the IP address to look up a website, you put in the name of the website , for example WWW.google.com. Fixing Windows will have both private and public DNS namespace. The private will be Intranet.FixingWindowsLLC.net and the public will be www.FixingWindowsLLC.com. Active Directory (AD) Integrated zones will be implemented. The main AD will be located in Dallas and the others will be located in Los Angeles and Houston allowing the intranet and internet to be divided. Active Directory replication is a critical service that keeps changes synchronized with other domain controllers in the forest. Problems with replication can cause authentication failures

CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 4 and issues accessing network resources (files, printers, applications). This will be used as the security measure in protecting the network. The DNS request for LA and Houston will be communicated to Dallas automatically. “RODC is designed primarily to be deployed in remote or branch office environments. Branch offices typically have the following characteristics: “(Technet, 2011). File Services, DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM (DFS) AND BRANCHCACHE: In order to make file sharing easier the Distributed Files System (DFS) provides a single hierarchical structure within the Windows Server 2016. Without it, it may be challenging to find share files, as more and more files are added. All files will be within the DFS and replicated across each server at each location. Each department will have their own folder. NTFS (NT file system; sometimes New Technology File System) is the file system that the Windows NT operating system uses for storing and retrieving files on a hard disk. I recommend NTFS and Share Permission for each member that is associated with each folder and/or file. The access will be granted via group membership., As a start, each share will have a quota of 500 MB and will be increased when needed. The File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) will alert the user and administrators. BranchCache is a bandwidth-optimization feature that has been available since the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems. Each client has a cache and acts as an alternate source for content that devices on its own network request. This will allow the user to access data locally. Each location’s domain should have their own domain controller (DC), which is a server that responds to security authentication requests and allows for the “Active Directory domain database to be stored as a read-only copy on the DC.” (Savill, 2008) Remote Services and NETWORK POLICY SERVER (NPS):

CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 5 Remote Services allow users to access the organization’s network remotely. The user will be able to work from home or another remote location away from the office. For security reasons, each user will be required to connect to the organization’s network using a combination of the traditional Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Direct access. Another remote service is Direct Access (DA). With the increase of users teleworking, this figure is very beneficial. With the use of Remote Access array users using Windows 7 or newer will access the network remotely using the direct Access, and all other users (non-domain joined machines, nonWindows, and machines not capable of access IPv6) will access the network via the VPN. In the main datacenter, Network Policy Server (NPS) will be implemented. Network Policy Server (NPS) is the Microsoft implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) server and proxy. It is the successor of Internet Authentication Service (IAS) Administrators are able to ensure the policy are enforced with using NPS [ CITATION Mic181 \l 1033 ].

High Performance Network Solutions & Software-Based Networking (SDN) . Software-defined networking (SDN) is an architecture that aims to make networks agile and flexible. The goal of SDN is to improve network control by enabling enterprises and service providers to respond quickly to changing business requirements. SDN allows segment traffic in the network with the excess routers and switches. SDN is capable of accelerate the automation of the network management tasks in a multi-vendor environment. Using High Performance Network Solutions & Software-Based Networking (SDN) will really cut cost for Fixing Windows LLC. Within the High-Performance Network Solutions there are two features, NIC Teaming, and SMB Direct. NIC Teaming allows you to group between one and 32 physical Ethernet

CMIT 370 6386: WINDOWS SERVER PROPSAL 6 network adapters into one or more software-based virtual network adapters. A NIC team that contains only one network adapter cannot provide load balancing and failover. [ CITATION Mic18 \l 1033 ]. SMB Direct is an extension of the Server Message Block technology by Microsoft used for file operations. The Direct part implies the use of various high-speed Remote Data Memory Access (RDMA) methods to transfer large amounts of data with little CPU intervention. [CITATION SMB19 \l 1033 ]. You can see the cost effectiveness of HighPerformance Network Solutions & Software-Based Networking (SDN).

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