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Window s S erver 2003 Basics

Session Check listIIWin dows S erv er 2 00 3 ed itio nsIW in dow s m em ory an d p rocessin gIIWin dows tech no lo gy fo un da tio ns

W indows Server 2003 is the latest version of Microsoft's enterprise serveroperating system. The Windows Server 2003 family is the successor to theWindows 2000 Server family, which in turn built upon Windows N TServer. Windows Server 2003 introduces many new features and offers significantimprovements to many features found in earlier Windows Server operating systems.

Before you can begin using Windows Server 2003, though, you need to under-stand the family of products that carry the Server name and how they differ fromone another. You also have to understand their common memory and processorarchitecture, and some of the basic technologies that Windows Server 2003 is builtupon.


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- F rid ay E ve nin gT he W indo ws S erver Fam ilyWhen Microsoft introduced Windows 2000 Server, they created afamily, or series,of server operating systems. That family continues in Windows Server 2003 andconsists of four separate products: Windows Server 2003 - Standard Edition Windows Server 2003 - Web Edition Windows Server 2003 - Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003 - Datacenter EditionMicrosoft has also announced a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, which

will be available on server computers utilizing Intel's Itanium processor orcompatible processors from other companies. 64-bit editions of both WindowsServer 2003 - Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003 - Enterprise Editionwill be available.

The n am e "Windows Server 2003" is used to refer to the entirefam ily of server operating system s. In th is book, I use the nam e"Windows Server 2003" whe n d is cu ss in g f ea tu re s th at a pp Ly toa LLed itio ns, a nd I re fer to a sp ecific ed itio n by name w hen d is-c uss in g fe atu re s s up po rt ed o nL y by th at e ditio n.

Each of the three Windows Server 2003 editions has specific capabilitiesdesigned to meet specific business needs, and they build upon one another. Inother words, Windows Enterprise Server can do everything the standard editioncan do, and more.

Mi cr os of t aL so p rodu ce s a L in e o f a ppL ic at io n s er ve rs t ha t a rec oll ec tiv eL y r ef er re d t o a s t he "Ent er pr is e Servers." Th is L in ein cl ud es Commer ce S er ve r, SOLSe rv er , a nd Ex ch an ge S er ve r. D on'tc on fu se t he "Ent er pr is e Server" b rand w it h W ind ow s S er ve r2 00 3, w hich is th e o pera tin g sy stem th at a LLo f th e a pp Lic atio nse rv er s r un o n.

W in do w s S erver 200 3 - S tan dard E ditio nThe standard edition of Windows Server 2003 provides all of the basic functionalitya server operating system needs. The standard edition is intended to support


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Session 1 - Wind ow s S e rv er 2 00 3 Bas ic s -mall- to medium-sized businesses as a file server, application server platform, ordomain controller.SYNTAX 1 Afile s er ve r stores files, like Microsoft Office documents and enables usersto access these files over a network. An a p pli ca tio n s er v er runs application

server software, such as a Web server or database server. A d o ma in c o nt ro ll eris a special type of server that centralizes security and user accounts for abusiness. You1llearn more about domain controllers in Session 3.Windows Server 2003 has the following limitations:

A maximum of four microprocessors may be used. No more than 4G B of memory is allowed. Ofthat 4GB, the operating system

always reserves 2G B for its own use, allowing applications on the server toshare the remaining 2GB.

W ind ow s S e rver 2003 - W eb E ditio nSpecially designed for use as a Webserver, Windows Web Server provides a subset ofthe overall Windows Server 2003 functionality. The Web Server edition is optimizedfor Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server platform. The WebServer edition does not support some advanced services, including: Advanced network security features like Internet Authorization Server Fax services Terminal servicesAs the name implies, Windows Web Server is ideal for servers used as Internet or

intranet Web servers.W in dow s S e rve r 2 00 3 - E nte pris e E ditio nWindows Enterprise Server builds upon the Windows Server 2003 standard edition.Itprovides all of the same features and capabilities as the standard edition andadds the following: Support for up to eight microprocessors in a server. Expanded memory support that reserves only 1G B of memory for theoperating system, allowing applications on the server to share the remain-

ing 3GB.

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