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NAP(Network Access Protection )
 
The Network Access Protection (NAP) platform is a policy enforcement technology that allows third-party software vendors and system integrators to create complete solutions for validating and enforcing system health requirements for network access or communication. NAP is supported by Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008, Windows Vista™, and Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (which includes the NAP Client for Windows XP). This white paper describes the architecture of the NAP platform and the details of how NAP works for enforcement methods that are provided with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Network Access Protection (NAP) is a new set of operating system components in Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack 3 that provides a platform for system health validated access to private networks. The NAP platform provides an integrated way of validating the health state of a network client that is attempting to connect to or communicate on a network and limiting the access of the network client until the health policy requirements have been met.

To validate access to a network based on system health, a network infrastructure needs to provide the following areas of functionality:

· Health state validation Determines whether the computers are compliant with health policy requirements.

· Network access limitation Limits access for noncompliant computers.

· Automatic remediation Provides necessary updates to allow a noncompliant computer to become compliant without user intervention.

· Ongoing compliance Automatically updates compliant computers so that they adhere to ongoing changes in health policy requirements.

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack 3 provide the following NAP enforcement methods:

· Internet Protocol security (IPsec) enforcement for IPsec-protected communications

· 802.1X enforcement for IEEE 802.1X-authenticated connections

· Virtual Private Network (VPN) enforcement for remote access VPN connections

· Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enforcement for DHCP-based address configuration

Note Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista also include a NAP enforcement method for connections to a TS Gateway server.

The NAP platform provides a client and server-side architecture through which policy validation, network access limitation, automatic remediation, and ongoing compliance can occur through additional components supplied by third-party software vendors or Microsoft.

The NAP platform requires servers running Windows Server 2008 and clients running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows XP with Service Pack 3.

Note The NAP platform is not the same as Network Access Quarantine Control, which is a capability provided with Windows Server 2003 to provide additional protection only for remote access (dial-up and VPN) connections. For more information about Network Access Quarantine Control
 

Points to remember while configuring Borland Database Engine (BDE admin) in VISTA

 

Most of the issues coming under VISTA is because of permissions.
you can override this by following steps and i hope it will solve your issues.
Make a copy of the idapi32.cfg file (normally found in "program files\common files\borland shared\bde") in a directory OUTSIDE the 'program files' directory

Start the BDE Admin by going to the BDE directory in Windows Exploder(file name bdeadmin.exe), and right-click>properties>comaptibility>show settings for all users> then
uncheck all options and make sure only one option checked tht is "Run this program as administrator" and click ok on this and previous dialog box.
now u can do changes in configuration file. its better to have one new and make sure netdir is not root(c:\).
When you exit, you should be asked if this is to be your default config file. Answer yes

 Windows Server 2008 Backup


Windows Server Backup is a feature of the Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2008 operating system that provides a basic backup and recovery solution for the server it is installed on. This feature introduces new backup and recovery technology and replaces the previous Backup feature that was available with earlier versions of the Windows® operating system.

What Is Backup?

Backup is an optional feature in Windows Server 2008 that helps you reliably back up and recover the operating system, and restore files and folders stored on the server.

What’s New in Backup?

The Windows Server Backup feature in Windows Server 2008 includes the following improvements:

 New, faster backup technology.

Backup uses Volume Shadow Copy Service and block-level backup technology to efficiently back up and recover your operating system, files and folders. After the first full backup is created, Backup automatically runs incremental backups by saving only the data that has changed since the last backup. Unlike previous versions, you do not have to worry about setting up full and incremental backups manually.

Simplified restoration.

You can now restore items by choosing a backup to recover from and then selecting items to restore. You can recover specific files from a folder or all the contents of a folder. Previously, you would have needed to manually restore from multiple backups if the item was stored on an incremental backup. Now, you simply choose the date on which you backed up the version of the item you want to restore. You also can recover an entire volume from a backup.

Simplified recovery of your operating system.

Backup works with new Windows Recovery tools to make it easier for you to recover your operating system. You can recover to the same server, or, if hardware fails, you can recover to a new server that has no operating system.

Improved scheduling.

Backup now includes a wizard that guides you through the process of creating daily backups. System volumes are automatically included in all scheduled backups.

Support for DVD media.

You can manually back up volumes directly to DVD. Backup also retains support for backing up manually to shared folders and hard disks. Scheduled backups are stored on hard disks.

 

Note:

Tape is no longer a supported type of media. Supported media types are hard disk, DVD, and remote shared folders.