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16 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008
For those of you who are already Windows administrators, keep in mind that the standard
Server Manager is not available with SBS 2008. Instead, you use the SBS command console for
just about everything, as you’ll see throughout the rest of this book.
The reasons behind the decision to remove the Server Manager are pretty easy to under-
stand. If you think about it, the Server Manager isn’t exactly the most user-friendly tool on the
planet. It’s a little bulky and not very pleasant to look at. The SBS 2008 console, on the other
hand, is simply awesome looking and very easy to use. No thought required. Now, let’s get
started using it.
Addressing Alerts, Warnings, and Concerns
With SBS 2008, Microsoft tried to take the thinking out of a lot of major concerns with the sim-
ple summary screen shown in Figure 1.12. There, you can see four major concerns: Security,
Updates, Backup, and Other (general) alerts. Let’s start with the easiest thing first — updates.
Figure 1.12
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Summary screen
Updates with the Summary Screen
Thankfully, the days of manual updating are long gone. Now it’s simple! To install updates
with the Windows SBS Console, click the Updates picture, and then click Go To Updates. This
will bring you to the general Updates tab, shown in Figure 1.13.
The good news is that updates are exceedingly simple now. So, if you’re ready for it, the
steps for updating are as follows:
You’re done.
That’s right! Windows SBS 2008 updates automatically with all the critical updates. As you
can see from Figure 1.13, the updates are automatically updating under the Updates In Progress
section. However, you can choose whether to approve or deny updates listed under Optional
Updates. If you highlight one of these updates, say Update For Windows Server 2008 x64 Edi-
tion (KB955839), you will see the image in Figure 1.14 on the right of your screen. This section
is called the Tasks menu. There, you can click the Deploy The Update button or the Decline
The Update button. Rocket science, right?