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I am a college student and for some job requirement purposes I want to learn Windows Server Administration. Can anyone suggest me a good book or any tutorial link for the same?

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"Windows server administration" is a big thing. It's possible to be involved in managing active directory and never even look at the web server component (IIS) or vice-versa. You probably need to focus on what you specifically need to learn. – DJ Pon3 Jan 1 at 19:33
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Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide

is a good book.

This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell, server clustering, and more.

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I have heard some books don't focus much on active directory. – user962971 Jan 1 at 18:07
If you need to focus on Active Directory you need a book on Active Directory. This book expresses base concept of Active directory . – aleroot Jan 1 at 18:09
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Check out the self-paced training kit for Exam 70-640: "Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory®"

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/book.aspx?ID=11754&locale=en-us

"Focusing on Active Directory in Windows Server 2008, this official study guide covers configuring, managing, and supporting user and computer accounts, groups, Domain Name System zones and client settings; group policy objects; the new Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service and Active Directory Rights Management Service; backup and recovery; and communication security."

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Sure, use a book but to really know/nail it you'll need to do some lab work. Setup a VM and download an evaluation version of Windows Server and try to do something with it (for instance, DNS server, WSUS, Group Policy, file sharing, etc). Perhaps even setup a group of other VM's and add them and manage them in a virtual network environment (provided your system can handle it)? Use Google Books, http://books.google.com/books to guage the content prior to purchasing?

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