Introduction to Microsoft Windows 2000

Welcome to

Chapter 1

Windows 2000 Server

Introduction to Microsoft Windows 2000

• Integrated support for client/server and peer-to-peer networks

• Increased reliability, availability, and scalability

• Reduced TCO

• Internet and application support

Introduction to Microsoft Windows 2000

• Integrated support for client/server and peer-to-peer networks

• Increased reliability, availability, and scalability

• Reduced TCO

• Internet and application support

• Microsoft has Four Editions of Windows 2000

• Windows 2000 Professional

• Windows 2000 Server

• Windows 2000 Advanced Server

• Windows 2000 Data Center Server

Windows 2000 Professional•A high-performance, secure-network client computer and corporate desktop operating system that incorporates the best business features of Microsoft Windows 98 and builds on the traditional strengths of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation

•Multipurpose operating system

•Plug and Play capabilities

•Enhanced Power Management

•Preemptive Multitasking

•Supports up to 2 processors (Min. Pentium 133Mhz)

•Max 2GB RAM (Min 64 MB) Disk (671MB for installation Min. 2GB)

•USB support

•EFS – Encrypted File System

Windows 2000 Server

•A file, print, and application server, as well as a Web-server platform, that contains all the features of Windows 2000 Professional plus many new server-specific functions

•Contains server software such as DNS, DHCP…

•Ideal for small to medium size businesses

•Plug & Play

•USB support

•Supports up to 4 processors (Min. Pentium 133Mhz) Yah right!!!

•Max 4GB RAM (Min 256MB)

•Disk Space 671 Min for installation 2GB required in order to install

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

•A more powerful departmental and application server operating system that includes the full feature set of Windows 2000 Server and adds the advanced high availability and improved scalability required for enterprise and larger departmental solutions

•Support up to 8 processors

•Ideal for database-intense work (SQL-Oracle) Internet Sales

•Supports Clustering (technology that enables two or more servers to appears to clients as a single system)

•Can take and handle a lot of memory if needed

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

•A specialized high-end version of Windows 2000 Server designed for large-scale enterprise solutions and optimized for large data warehouses, econometric analysis, large-scale simulations in science and engineering, online transaction processing, and server consolidation projects

•Load Balancing

•Web Site Hosting

•Supports between 16 and up to 32 processors

•Can take and handle a load of RAM if needed

Features of Windows 2000

• Lower TCO

• Security

• Directory services

• Performance and scalability

• Networking and communication services

• Internet integration

• Integrated administration tools

• Hardware support

Directory

• Stored collection of information about objects

• Database of network objects

• Information related to network resources to facilitate locating and managing objects

Directory Service

• Identifies users and resources

• Provides a way to organize and access users and resources

• Allows you to perform a number of functions

• Acts as administration tool and end-user tool

Windows 2000 Workgroups

• A logical grouping of networked computers that share resources

• Advantages of Workgroup include:

• No server required

• Simple design

• Limited computers and close proximity

• Good for small groups who do not require a centralized administration

Windows 2000 Workgroups

Windows 2000 Domains

• A logical grouping of network computers that share a central directory of database.

• Advantages of Domain include:

• Scalability

• Centralized administration

• Backup

• Single logon

Windows 2000 Domains

Windows 2000 Active Directory Services

• Introduction to Active Directory services

• Active Directory features

• Active Directory structure

Introduction to Active Directory Services

• Included in Windows 2000

• Provides a single point of network management

• Includes the directory

• Organizes resources hierarchically

Active Directory Features

• Scalability

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Active Directory Structure

• Logical structure

• Physical structure

Logical / Physical Structure

• Logical

• Objects

• Organizational units (OUs)

• Domains

• Trees

• Forests

• Physical

• Domain Controllers

• Sites

Trees

Forests

• One or more sets of trees

• Disjointed namespaces between trees

• Kerberos transitive trust relationships

• Common schema

• Global catalog

Trust Relationships

• One-way explicit trusts (Windows NT)

• Two-way transitive trusts (Windows 2000)

One-Way Explicit Trusts

Two-Way Transitive Trusts

Physical Structure

• Domain controllers

• Sites