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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 NTServer. 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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The Windows Server Family
When Microsoft introduced Windows 2000 Server, they created a
family,
or series,of server operating systems. That family continues in Windows Server 2003 andconsists of four separate products:
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Windows Server 2003—Standard Edition
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Windows Server 2003—Web Edition
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Windows Server 2003—Enterprise Edition
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Windows Server 2003—Datacenter EditionMicrosoft has also announced a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, whichwill 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 name “Windows Server 2003” is used to refer to the entirefamily of server operating systems. In this book, I use the name“Windows Server 2003” when discussing features that apply toall editions, and I refer to a specific edition by name when dis-cussing features supported only by that edition.
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.
Microsoft also produces a line of application servers that arecollectively referred to as the “Enterprise Servers.” This lineincludes Commerce Server, SQL Server, and Exchange Server. Don’tconfuse the “Enterprise Server” brand with Windows Server 2003, which is the operating system that all of the applicationservers run on.
Windows Server 2003—Standard Edition
The standard edition of Windows Server 2003 provides all of the basic functionalityaserver operating system needs. The standard edition is intended to support
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small-to medium-sized businesses as a file server, application server platform, ordomain controller.A
file server
stores files, like Microsoft Office documents and enables userstoaccess these files over a network. An
application server
runs applicationserver software, such as a Web server or database server. A
domain controller
is a special type of server that centralizes security and user accounts for abusiness. You’ll learn more about domain controllers in Session 3.Windows Server 2003 has the following limitations:
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A maximum of four microprocessors may be used.
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No more than 4GB of memory is allowed. Of that 4GB, the operating systemalways reserves 2GB for its own use, allowing applications on the server toshare the remaining 2GB.
Windows Server 2003—Web Edition
Specially designed for use as a Web server, Windows Web Server provides a subset of the 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:
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Advanced network security features like Internet Authorization Server
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Fax services
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Terminal servicesAs the name implies, Windows Web Server is ideal for servers used as Internet orintranet Web servers.
Windows Server 2003—Enteprise Edition
Windows Enterprise Server builds upon the Windows Server 2003 standard edition.It provides all of the same features and capabilities as the standard edition andadds the following:
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Support for up to eight microprocessors in a server.
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Expanded memory support that reserves only 1GB of memory for theoperating system, allowing applications on the server to share the remain-ing 3GB.
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