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Screenshot of Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Source model April 24, 2003; 14 years ago ( 2003-04-24) Service Pack 2 (5.2.3790) / March 13, 2007; 10 years ago ( 2007-03-13) Platforms, type and, with Preceded by (2000) Succeeded by (2005) Support status Mainstream support ended on July 13, 2010 Extended support ended on July 14, 2015 Windows Server 2003 is a produced by and released on April 24, 2003. It was a successor of Windows 2000 Server and incorporated some of 's features. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005. Its successor, was released on February 4, 2008. Windows Server 2003's kernel was later adopted in the. Contents.
Overview Windows Server 2003 was the follow-up to Windows 2000 Server, incorporating compatibility and other features from. Unlike Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003's default installation has none of the server components enabled, to reduce the of new machines. Windows Server 2003 includes compatibility modes to allow older applications to run with greater stability. It was made more compatible with domain-based networking. Windows Server 2003 brought in enhanced Active Directory compatibility, and better deployment support, to ease the transition from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 and Professional. Changes to various services include those to the, which was almost completely rewritten to improve performance and security, which now supports hosting multiple DFS roots on a single server, Terminal Server, Active Directory, Print Server, and a number of other areas. Windows Server 2003 was also the first operating system released by Microsoft after the announcement of its initiative, and as a result, contains a number of changes to and practices.
The product went through several name changes during the course of development. When first announced in 2000, it was known by its, 'Whistler Server'; it was named 'Windows 2002 Server' for a brief time in mid-2001, followed by 'Windows.NET Server' and 'Windows.NET Server 2003'. After Microsoft chose to focus the '.NET' branding on the, the OS was finally released as 'Windows Server 2003'.
Development Windows Server 2003 was the first version which was thoroughly subjected to semi-automated for with a software system called developed. The automated bug checking system was first tested on but not thoroughly. Amitabh Srivastava's PREfast found 12% of Windows Server 2003's bugs, the remaining 88% being found by human. Microsoft employs more than 4,700 programmers who work on Windows, 60% of whom are whose job is to find bugs in Windows. Microsoft co-founder stated that Windows Server 2003 was Microsoft's 'most rigorously tested software to date.' Microsoft later used Windows Server 2003's kernel in the. Manage Your Server The following features are new to Windows Server 2003:.
(IIS) v6.0. Significant improvements to. Manage Your Server – a role management administrative tool that allows an administrator to choose what functionality the server should provide. Improvements to, such as the ability to deactivate from the, or to run multiple instances of the (ADAM). Improvements to handling and administration. Provides a backup system to restore lost files.
Improved disk management, including the ability to back up from shadows of files, allowing the backup of open files. Improved and tools, which are part of Microsoft's initiative to bring a complete command shell to the next version of Windows. Support for a hardware-based ', which can restart the server if the operating system does not respond within a certain amount of time.
The ability to create a was removed in favor of (ASR). Editions Windows Server 2003 comes in a number of editions, each targeted towards a particular size and type of business.
In general, all variants of Windows Server 2003 have the ability to share files and printers, act as an application server, host message queues, provide email services, authenticate users, act as an certificate server, provide directory services, serve streaming media, and to perform other server-oriented functions. Supported hardware capabilities across editions of Windows Server 2003 Criteria Web Standard Enterprise Datacenter Maximum physical CPUs 2 4 8 64 Maximum RAM IA-32 2 GB 4 GB 64 GB 64 GB x64 N/A 32 GB 1 TB 1 TB Itanium N/A N/A 2 TB 2 TB Web Windows Server 2003 Web is meant for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML. It is designed to be used primarily as an 6.0 Web server and provides a platform for developing and deploying XML Web services and applications that use technology, a key part of the.
Terminal Services is not included on Web Edition. However, Remote Desktop for Administration is available. Only 10 concurrent file-sharing connections are allowed at any moment. It is not possible to install Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange software in this edition without installing Service Pack 1.
Despite supporting XML Web services and ASP.NET, cannot be deployed on Windows Server 2003 Web. The.NET Framework version 2.0 is not included with Windows Server 2003 Web, but can be installed as a separate update from Windows Update. Windows Server 2003 Web supports a maximum of 2 physical processors and a maximum of 2 GB of RAM. However, an instance of Windows Server 2003 Web cannot act as a domain controller.
It is the only edition of Windows Server 2003 that does not require any (CAL) when used as the internet facing server front-end for and. When using it for storage or as a back-end with another remote server as the front-end, CALs may still be required.
Standard. Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition cover box Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard is aimed towards small to medium-sized businesses.
Standard Edition supports file and printer sharing, offers secure Internet connectivity, and allows centralized desktop application deployment. A specialized version for the architecture was released in April 2005. The IA-32 version supports up to four physical processors and up to 4 GB RAM; the x64 version is capable of addressing up to 32 GB of RAM and also supports. Enterprise Windows Server 2003 Enterprise is aimed towards medium to large businesses. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to 8 physical processors and provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node using (MSCS) software and support for up to 64 of through.
Enterprise Edition also comes in specialized versions for the x64 and Itanium architectures. With Service Pack 2 installed, the x64 and Itanium versions are capable of addressing up to 1 TB and 2 TB of RAM, respectively. This edition also supports (NUMA).
It also provides the ability to hot-add supported hardware. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise is also the required edition to issue custom certificate templates. Datacenter Windows Server 2003 Datacenter is designed for infrastructures demanding high security and reliability. Windows Server 2003 is available for IA-32, Itanium, and x64 processors. It supports a maximum of 32 physical processors on IA-32 platform or 64 physical processors on x64 and IA-64 hardware. IA-32 versions of this edition support up to 64 GB of RAM.
With Service Pack 2 installed, the x64 versions support up to 1 TB while the IA-64 versions support up to 2 TB of RAM. Windows Server 2003 Datacenter also allows limiting processor and memory usage on a per-application basis. This edition has better support for (SANs): It features a service which uses Windows to emulate TCP/IP communication over native SAN service providers, thereby allowing a SAN to be accessed over any channel.
With this, any application that can communicate over TCP/IP can use a SAN, without any modification to the application. The Datacenter edition, like the Enterprise edition, supports 8-node. Clustering increases availability and fault tolerance of server installations by distributing and replicating the service among many servers.
This edition supports clustering with each cluster having its own dedicated storage, or with all cluster nodes connected to a common SAN. Derivatives Windows Compute Cluster Server Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 (CCS), released in June 2006, is designed for high-end applications that require. It is designed to be deployed on numerous computers to be clustered together to achieve speeds.
Each Compute Cluster Server network comprises at least one controlling head node and subordinate processing nodes that carry out most of the work. Compute Cluster Server uses the v2 (MS-MPI) to communicate between the processing nodes on the cluster network. It ties nodes together with a powerful inter-process communication mechanism which can be complex because of communications between hundreds or even thousands of processors working in parallel.
The consists of over 160 functions. A job launcher enables users to execute jobs to be executed in the computing cluster. MS MPI was designed to be compatible with the reference open source specification which is widely used in (HPC). With some exceptions because of security considerations, MS MPI covers the complete set of MPI2 functionality as implemented in MPICH2, except for the planned future features of dynamic process spawn and publishing. Windows Storage Server Windows Storage Server 2003, a part of the Windows Server 2003 series, is a specialized server for (NAS).
Launched in 2003 at in Chicago, it is optimized for use in file and print sharing and also in (SAN) scenarios. It is only available through (OEMs). Unlike other Windows Server 2003 editions that provide file and printer sharing functionality, Windows Storage Server 2003 does not require any CAL. Windows Storage Server 2003 NAS equipment can be headless, which means that they are without any monitors, keyboards or mice, and are administered remotely. Such devices are plugged into any existing network and the storage capacity is available to all users.
Windows Storage Server 2003 can use arrays to provide, and high performance. Multiple such NAS servers can be clustered to appear as a single device, which allows responsibility for serving clients to be shared in such a way that if one server fails then other servers can take over (often termed a ) which also improves fault-tolerance. Windows Storage Server 2003 can also be used to create a, in which the data is transferred in terms of chunks rather than files, thus providing more granularity to the data that can be transferred. This provides higher performance to and applications. Windows Storage Server 2003 also allows NAS devices to be connected to a SAN. Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, as a follow-up to Windows Storage Server 2003, adds file-server performance optimization, Single Instance Storage (SIS), and index-based search. Single instance storage (SIS) scans storage volumes for duplicate files, and moves the duplicate files to the common SIS store.
The file on the volume is replaced with a link to the file. This substitution reduces the amount of storage space required, by as much as 70%. Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 provides an index-based, full-text search based on the indexing engine already built into Windows server. The updated search engine speeds up indexed searches on network shares. This edition also provides filters for searching many standard file formats, such as.zip, and.pdf, and all file formats. Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 includes built in support for Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, and adds a Storage Management snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console. It can be used to manage storage volumes centrally, including shares, on servers running Windows Storage Server R2.
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 can be used as an target with standard and enterprise editions of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, incorporating iSCSI technology which Microsoft acquired in 2006 by from StringBean software. This will be an add-on feature available for purchase through OEM partners as an iSCSI feature pack, or is included in some versions of WSS as configured by OEMs. Windows Storage Server 2003 can be promoted to function as a domain controller; however, this edition is not licensed to run directory services. It can be joined to an existing domain as a member server. Features. (DFS): DFS allows multiple to be aggregated as a virtual file system. Support for and: Computers can connect to a Storage Server over the, and there is no need for a separate network.
Thus a can be created over the itself. ISCSI uses the protocol to transfer data as a block of bytes, rather than as a file. This increases performance of the Storage network in some scenarios, such as using a database server. Virtual Disc Service: It allows devices, devices and SAN shares to be exposed and managed as if they were normal hard drives. JBOD systems: ( Just a bunch of discs) systems, by using VDS, can manage a group of individual storage devices as a single unit. There is no need for the storage units to be of the same maker and model.
Software and Hardware RAID: Windows Storage Server 2003 has intrinsic support for hardware implementation of. In case hardware support is not available, it can use software enabled RAID. In that case, all processing is done by the OS. Multi Path IO (MPIO): It provides an alternate connection to IO devices in case the primary path is down. Editions.
This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and. (February 2012) Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 was available in the following editions: Express Workgroup Standard Enterprise Number of physical CPUs 1 1 1–4 1–64 x64 versions available Yes Yes Yes Yes Numbers of disk drives 2 4 Unlimited Unlimited NICs 1 2 Unlimited Unlimited Print service No Yes Yes Yes CALs required No No No No iSCSI target support Optional Optional Optional Optional Clustering No No No Yes. Microsoft office 2007 language pack free download. Microsoft defines a physical CPU/processor as a single socket/node on the systemboard. For O/S licensing purposes, a dual-socket single-core (Intel Pentium/4 Xeon, AMD Athlon/64) system counts as a total of 2 processors, whereas a single-socket quad-core CPU (such as AMD's Opteron and Intel's Xeon) counts as 1 processor. Microsoft's policy has no bearing on how third-party software vendors (such as Oracle) administer CPU licensing for its server applications.
Windows Unified Data Storage Server is a version of Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 with iSCSI target support standard, available in only the standard and enterprise editions. Windows Small Business Server. Main article: Windows Small Business Server (SBS) is a which includes Windows Server and additional technologies aimed at providing a small business with a complete technology solution. The Standard edition of SBS includes, Fax Server, a basic, and capabilities. The Premium edition of SBS adds 2000 and 2004. SBS has its own type of CAL that is different and costs slightly more than CALs for the other editions of Windows Server 2003. However, the SBS CAL encompasses the user CALs for Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server and ISA Server, and hence is less expensive than buying all other CALs individually.
Main article: Windows Server 2003 for Embedded Systems replaced 'Windows 2000 Server for Embedded Systems'. Intended use was for building firewall, VPN caching servers and similar appliances. Versions were available with 'Server Appliance Software' and with 'Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server' Availability of the original version ended May 28, 2003. Availability of R2 ended March 5, 2006.
End of Support is scheduled for July 14, 2015 (R2 and original), and End of Licence is scheduled for May 28, 2018 (R2 and original). The end of support date indicates that the supported service pack was dated July 14, 2005. The End of Licence date is the last date that OEM's may distribute systems using this version.
All versions continue to receive Critical security updates until the end of support: Microsoft has not announced extended support dates for Windows Server 2003 for Embedded Systems. Release 2 for Embedded Systems was available in 32 and 64 bit versions, Standard (1-4 CPU) and Enterprise (1-8 CPU): Updates Service Pack 1 On March 30, 2005, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. Among the improvements are many of the same updates that were provided to Windows XP users with Service Pack 2. Features that are added with Service Pack 1 include:. Security Configuration Wizard: A tool that allows administrators to more easily research, and make changes to, security policies.
Hot Patching: This feature is set to extend Windows Server 2003's ability to take DLL, Driver, and non-kernel patches without a reboot. IIS 6.0 Metabase Auditing: Allowing the tracking of metabase edits.: Brings many of the improvements from Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows Server 2003; also with the Security Configuration Wizard, it allows administrators to more easily manage the incoming open ports, as it will automatically detect and select default roles. Other networking improvements include support for Wireless Provisioning Services, better IPv6 support, and new protections against TCP attacks. Post-Setup Security Updates: A default mode that is turned on when a Service Pack 1 server is first booted up after installation. It configures the firewall to block all incoming connections, and directs the user to install updates. (DEP): Support for the which helps to prevent exploits that are often the attack vector of Windows Server exploits. version 10.
SV1 (e.g. 'IE6 SP2'). Support for fixed disks bearing data organized using the system A full list of updates is available in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Service Pack 2 Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 was released on March 13, 2007. The release date was originally scheduled for the first half of 2006. On June 13, 2006, Microsoft made an initial test version of Service Pack 2 available to Microsoft Connect users, with a build number of 2721. This was followed by build 2805, known as Beta 2 Refresh.
The final build is 3790. Microsoft has described Service Pack 2 as a 'standard' service pack release containing previously released security updates, hotfixes, and reliability and performance improvements. In addition, Service Pack 2 contains 3.0, Windows Deployment Services (which replaces ), support for, and improvements to and MSConfig. Service Pack 2 also adds Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack (SNP), which allows hardware acceleration for processing network packets, thereby enabling faster throughput. SNP was previously available as an out-of-band update for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 R2 is the title of a complementary offering by Microsoft. It consists of a copy of Windows Server 2003 SP1 on one and a host of optionally installed new features (reminiscent of ) on another.
It was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005 for IA-32 and x64 platforms, but not for. It was succeeded.
New features of Windows Server 2003 R2 include:. version 3.0.
Additionally, several new snap-ins are included:. Print Management Console, for managing.
File Server Resource Manager, for managing on. Storage Manager for SANs, for managing. A new version of that includes remote differential compression technology.
2005, a and the precursor to. Support lifecycle On July 13, 2010, Windows Server 2003's mainstream support expired and the extended support phase began. During the extended support phase, Microsoft continued to provide security updates; however, free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes are no longer being offered. Extended support lasted until July 14, 2015.
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Right, but the problem is MSDN and Technet aren't going to have the OEM version of it; when you install and it asks for the key, the versions of the software on MSDN and Technet reject the product key we have for the OEM version. We therefore truly need the original Dell disk. I understand that Dell isn't going to have a bunch of these in stock forever, but my hope is that somebody here, Dell employee or not, has one in a drawer somewhere and can burn/send a copy, make the ISO available for download, etc. Any help is much appreciated. Remember that you purchase a license - the right to use the software - you do NOT purchase or own the software itself. So, you should already have the license - you just need the installation media.
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Microsoft softened their approach to activation in V/7/2008/2008R2, allowing an OEM key to activate Retail media, but that was not the case with 2003. That is Microsoft's issue, not Dell's.
Microsoft sets the rules for OEM's for things such as media distribution, and while yes, it is Dell's responsibility to distribute the media, how long is feasible to stock it? Should I be able to call Dell and request Windows 98 media for my first computer? Sure, it would be nice if they did, but Microsoft does not require that of OEM's (and their policy likely already adheres to any applicable laws), so likely none do it voluntarily as simply a favor to the customer. Dell stopped stocking 2003 media 4 years ago, and it isn't just them.
Also, Dell doesn't distribute authentic retail Microsoft OS media (hologram), and if they did, it would come with a Retail key, and there wouldn't be an issue activating. Dell's media is Dell-branded/labeled OEM Windows media.
So, if the media has been lost, you just need to find it. partner or neighboring companies, local tech firms, schools, or the likes of eBay might be the best options for obtaining the correct media for the license you likely have (OEM). Not trying to get into the politics of this at all so not going to bite on that. I have looked on ebay, have even searched torrent sites, and no luck.
I'll even come right out and say 'Shame on us for losing the disk in the first place.' But what's done is done, and I'm in need of the disk. Having exhausted checking local tech firms, schools, eBay, and a shady guy named Guido who has been known to locate items from time to time; I am asking this community if anyone can help. It doesn't really matter if I believe Dell should have a 10 year old CD or not; it doesn't change the fact that they don't.
I could be angry at Microsoft, but anger at Microsoft isn't going to magically produce a disk out of thin air either. So the question remains: 'Does anyone here have the disk, and a willingness to put the ISO out somewhere I can download it, or burn a copy and send to me?' Many thanks for help.
The issue I'm running into is that it was Dell's fault for not supplying me the right disk in the first place. I didn't lose it- I never got it- they sent me the Microsoft 'halogram' version instead and now I'm stuck like the other posts I've found to try and get something that I originally paid for? Dell should work with Microsoft on this, not each consumer trying to solve this. Sure there's hacks out there to get it to work, but why should I have to hack something that should have been supplied to me in the first place. I'm just glad that this is a server that is not in critical need or i'd really be about this.
Applies To: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 Is it time to move to a newer version of Windows Server? Depending on what you are running now, you have lots of options to get there. Installation If you want to move to a newer version of Windows Server on the same hardware, one way that always works is a clean installation, where you just install the newer operating system directly over the old one on the same hardware, thus deleting the previous operating system. That is the simplest way, but you will need to back up your data first and plan to reinstall your applications. There are a few things to be aware of, such as system requirements, so be sure to check the details for, and. Moving from any pre-release version (such as Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview) to the released version (Windows Server 2016) always requires a clean installation. Migration (recommended for Windows Server 2016) Windows Server migration documentation helps you migrate one role or feature at a time from a source computer that is running Windows Server to another destination computer that is running Windows Server, either the same or a newer version.
For these purposes, migration is defined as moving one role or feature and its data to a different computer, not upgrading the feature on the same computer. This is the recommended manner in which to move your existing workload and data to a more recent version of Windows Server. To get started, check the for Windows Server 2016.
Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade is a new feature in Windows Server 2016 that enables an administrator to upgrade the operating system of the cluster nodes from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016 without stopping the Hyper-V or the Scale-Out File Server workloads. This feature allows you to avoid downtime which could impact Service Level Agreements. This new feature is discussed in more detail.
License Conversion In some operating system releases, you can convert a particular edition of the release to another edition of the same release in a single step with a simple command and the appropriate license key. This is called license conversion. For example, if your server is running Windows Server 2016 Standard, you can convert it to Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. In some releases of Windows Server, you can also freely convert among OEM, volume-licensed, and retail versions with the same command and the appropriate key. Upgrade If you want to keep the same hardware and all the server roles you have set up without flattening the server, upgrading is an option—and there are lots of ways to do it. In the classic upgrade, you go from an older operating system to a newer one, keeping your settings, server roles, and data intact.
For example, if your server is running Windows Server 2012 R2, you can upgrade it to Windows Server 2016. However, not every older operating system has a pathway to every newer one.
Note Upgrade works best in virtual machines where specific OEM hardware drivers are not needed for a successful upgrade. You can upgrade from an evaluation version of the operating system to a retail version, from an older retail version to a newer version, or, in some cases, from a volume-licensed edition of the operating system to an ordinary retail edition. Before you get started with an upgrade, have a look at the tables on this page to see how to get from where you are to where you want to be. For information about the differences between the installation options available for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, including the features that are installed with each option and the management options available after installation, see. Note Note: Upgrades that switch from a Server Core installation to a Server with a Desktop installation (or vice versa) are not supported.
If the older operating system you are upgrading or converting is a Server Core installation, the result will still be a Server Core installation of the newer operating system.
The following table describes features supported by the Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 operating system, and illustrates which editions of the operating system support which features. = Feature included = Feature partially supported = Feature not included Category Feature and Description Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition Web Edition Hardware Specifications 64-bit Support for Intel Itanium-based Computers(1) Support for 64-bit processing delivers far higher scalability than 32-bit file servers by providing a greatly enlarged virtual address space and paged pool area, the ability to handle increased numbers of users and connections, and increased hardware reliability through predictive error checking and notification of failures. Hardware Specifications Hot Add Memory(2, 3) Hot Add Memory allows ranges of memory to be added to a computer and made available to the operating system and applications as part of the normal memory pool. This does not require rebooting the computer and involves no downtime. This feature only operates on servers that have hardware support for adding memory while the server is operating. Most existing servers do not have such hardware support and can be damaged if memory is installed while the power is on. It is recommended that you consult your server operator's manual for more information.
Hardware Specifications Non-Uniform Memory Access(3) As processor clock rates continue to increase and put pressure on processor bus architectures, scaling is addressed by implementing multiple processor buses. This can result in an architecture consisting of processors and memory arranged in smaller subsystems called nodes. Processor access time to memory in other nodes is longer than access time to memory in the same node. This results in Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) across the system. The longer access times to other nodes can degrade software performance. The operating system attempts to limit degradation by scheduling threads from the same process on processors that are in the same node, and allocating all memory requests within the same node as the processor making the request.
In addition, an API is included to make NUMA architecture information available to application software. These features ensure that memory accesses are local to a node wherever possible, and limit software degradation caused by the NUMA architecture. Hardware Specifications Datacenter Program The Datacenter Program provides customers with an integrated hardware, software, and service offering, delivered by Microsoft and qualified server vendors such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Hardware Specifications 2-GB RAM Maximum RAM facilitates improved system scalability and performance. The more RAM added to a server beyond minimum requirements, the more memory available for applications to use. Designed for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web services, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition supports new systems with up to 2 GB of RAM. Hardware Specifications 4-GB RAM Maximum RAM facilitates improved system scalability and performance.
The more RAM added to a server beyond minimum requirements, the more memory available for applications to use. Designed for small organizations and departmental use, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition supports new systems with up to 4 GB of RAM. Hardware Specifications 32-GB RAM Maximum RAM facilitates improved system scalability and performance. The more RAM added to a server beyond minimum requirements, the more memory available for applications to use. Designed for demanding enterprise applications, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports new systems with up to 32 GB of RAM.
Hardware Specifications 64-GB RAM Maximum(4) RAM facilitates improved system scalability and performance. The more RAM added to a server beyond minimum requirements, the more memory available for applications to use. Designed for mission-critical applications, the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports up to 64 GB of RAM on x86-based computers. The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports systems with up to 64 GB of RAM.
Hardware Specifications 512-GB RAM Maximum(5) RAM facilitates improved system scalability and performance. The more RAM added to a server beyond minimum requirements, the more memory available for applications to use.
The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports systems with up to 512 GB of RAM. Hardware Specifications 2-Way Symmetric Multiprocessing The Windows Server 2003 family supports single or multiple CPUs that conform to the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) standard. Using SMP, the operating system can run threads on any available processor, which makes it possible for applications to use multiple processors when additional processing power is required to increase the capability of a system. New features include SMP locking performance, improved registry performance, and increased Terminal Server sessions. Designed for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web services, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition supports new systems with up to two-way SMP. Hardware Specifications 4-Way Symmetric Multiprocessing The Windows Server 2003 family supports single or multiple CPUs that conform to the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) standard.
Using SMP, the operating system can run threads on any available processor, which makes it possible for applications to use multiple processors when additional processing power is required to increase the capability of a system. New features include SMP locking performance, improved registry performance, and increased Terminal Server sessions.
Designed for small organizations and departmental use, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition supports new systems with up to four-way SMP. Hardware Specifications 8-Way Symmetric Multiprocessing The Windows Server 2003 family supports single or multiple CPUs that conform to the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) standard. Using SMP, the operating system can run threads on any available processor, which makes it possible for applications to use multiple processors when additional processing power is required to increase the capability of a system. New features include SMP locking performance, improved registry performance, and increased Terminal Server sessions. Designed for demanding enterprise applications, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports new systems with up to eight-way SMP. This includes the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. Hardware Specifications 32-Way Symmetric Multiprocessing The Windows Server 2003 family supports single or multiple CPUs that conform to the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) standard.
Using SMP, the operating system can run threads on any available processor, which makes it possible for applications to use multiple processors when additional processing power is required to increase the capability of a system. New features include SMP locking performance, improved registry performance, and increased Terminal Server sessions.
Designed for mission-critical applications, Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports new systems with 8-way to 32-way SMP. This includes the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition.
Hardware Specifications 64-Way Symmetric Multiprocessing The Windows Server 2003 family supports single or multiple CPUs that conform to the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) standard. Using SMP, the operating system can run threads on any available processor, which makes it possible for applications to use multiple processors when additional processing power is required to increase the capability of a system. New features include SMP locking performance, improved registry performance, and increased Terminal Server sessions. Designed for mission-critical applications, Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports new systems with up to 64-way SMP. The support for over 32 processors is only available with the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. Microsoft also offers a 128-way SKU for Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition so Windows can run on a 128-processor computer.
However, the largest partition supported would be 64 processors. Directory Services Active Directory® Directory Service Active Directory is the directory service for Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. It stores information about objects on the network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use. Active Directory uses a structured data store as the basis for a logical, hierarchical organization of directory information.
Directory Services Microsoft Identity Integration Server Support Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) is a centralized service that stores and integrates identity information from multiple directories in an organization. The goal of this metadirectory is to provide an organization with a unified view of all known identity information about users, applications, and network resources. A metadirectory solves important business issues that result from having information stored in multiple, disparate data repositories throughout an organization. MIIS is available via Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) or via an MIIS partner engagement.
Security Services Internet Connection Firewall Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) provides Internet security in the form of a firewall. Designed for use in the home and small business, ICF provides protection on computers directly connected to the Internet. This feature is available for LAN or dial-up networks, virtual private networks (VPNs), and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connections.
It also prevents scanning of ports and resources (such as file and printer shares) from external sources. Security Services Public Key Infrastructure, Certificate Services, and Smart Cards By using Certificate Services and certificate management tools, you can deploy your own public key infrastructure (PKI).
With a PKI, you can implement standards-based technologies, such as smart card logon capabilities, client authentication through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), secure e-mail, digital signatures, and secure connectivity using Internet Protocol security (IPSec). By using Certificate Services, you can set up and manage certification authorities (CAs) that issue and revoke X.509 v3 certificates. This means that you do not have to depend on commercial client authentication services, although you can integrate commercial client authentication into your PKI if you choose. Terminal Services Remote Desktop for Administration With Remote Desktop for Administration (formerly known as Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode), you can administer a computer from virtually any computer on your network. Based on Terminal Services technology, Remote Desktop for Administration is specifically designed for server management. Terminal Services Terminal Server Terminal Server lets you deliver Windows-based applications — or the Windows desktop itself — to virtually any computing device, including those that cannot run Windows. For example, a user can access a virtual Windows XP Professional desktop and x86-based Windows applications from hardware that cannot run the software locally.
Terminal Server provides this capability for both Windows-based and non–Windows-based client devices. When a user runs an application on Terminal Server, all of the application execution takes place on the server, and only keyboard, mouse, and display information traverses the network. Note. Terminal Server mode is not included on computers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition; however, Remote Desktop for Administration is available on Windows Server 2003, Web Edition.
Terminal Services Terminal Server Session Directory Terminal Server Session Directory allows users to easily reconnect to a disconnected session in a load-balanced Terminal Server farm. Session Directory is compatible with the Windows Server 2003 Network Load Balancing service, and is supported by third-party external load-balancer products from manufacturers such as F5 Networks (formerly F5 Labs) and Radware. Note. The Session Directory Service runs on all editions of Windows Server 2003; however, to participate in a Session Directory, the server must be running Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (including the 64- bit editions of the Windows Server 2003 family). Clustering Technologies Network Load Balancing Previously known as Windows NT Load Balancing Service (WLBS), Network Load Balancing distributes incoming TCP/IP traffic among multiple servers. Your clustered applications, especially Web server applications, can handle more traffic, provide higher availability, and provide faster response times. Lianja app builder serial killer. Clustering Technologies Cluster Service A cluster is a group of independent computers, called nodes, that work together to run a common set of applications and provide high availability.
If one node on the cluster fails, the application can be failed over to the next node. Server clusters of up to eight nodes are available only in Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. Communications and Networking Services Virtual Private Network Support You can give users ready access to your organization's network even when they are out of the office — and reduce the cost of this access — by implementing a virtual private network (VPN). The VPN connection creates a secure tunnel across the Internet into the private network. There are two types of VPN technologies in the Windows Server 2003 family: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), which employs user-level Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) authentication methods and Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPEE) for data encryption; and Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) with Internet Protocol security (IPSec). L2TP employs user-level PPP authentication methods and computer-level certificates with IPSec for data encryption.
On Windows Server 2003, Web Edition and Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, you can create up to 100 PPTP ports and up to 100 L2TP ports. However, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, can accept only one VPN connection at a time.
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, can accept up to 1,000 concurrent VPN connections via the ports. If 1,000 VPN clients are connected, further connection attempts are denied until the number of connections falls below 1,000. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition support unlimited concurrent users.
Communications and Networking Services Internet Authentication Service Internet Authentication Service (IAS) is the Microsoft implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) server and proxy. As a RADIUS server, IAS performs centralized connection authentication, authorization, and accounting for many types of network access including wireless, authenticating switch, and remote access dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) connections.
As a RADIUS proxy, IAS forwards authentication and accounting messages to other RADIUS servers. You can configure IAS in Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, with a maximum of 50 RADIUS clients and a maximum of 2 remote RADIUS server groups. With IAS in Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, you can configure an unlimited number of RADIUS clients and remote RADIUS server groups. In addition, you can configure RADIUS clients by specifying an IP address range.
Communications and Networking Services Network Bridge Network Bridge provides an easy way for you to connect different LAN segments, allowing users to bridge connections between different computers and devices on their network, even when they connect to the network through different methods. Network bridge is supported in Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. Communications and Networking Services Internet Connection Sharing By using the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature of Network Connections, you can connect your home network or small office network to the Internet.
For example, you might have a home network that connects to the Internet through a dial-up connection. By enabling ICS on the computer that uses the dial-up connection, you can provide network address translation (NAT), addressing, and name resolution services for all the computers on your network. Communications and Networking Services IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a suite of Internet standard protocols that will become the next generation of network layer protocols for the Internet.
IPv6 is designed to solve many of the problems of the current version of IP (known as IPv4) with regard to address depletion, security, autoconfiguration, extensibility, and more. File and Print Services Distributed File System Distributed File System (DFS) is enhanced for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition by allowing multiple DFS roots on a single server.
You can use this feature to host multiple DFS roots on a single server, reducing administrative and hardware costs of managing multiple namespaces and multiple replicated namespaces. Using Active Directory, DFS shares can be published as volume objects and administration can be delegated.
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition supports only one DFS root. DFS is partially supported in Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, where it is possible to access DFS files and act as a node in DFS tree, but only 10 concurrent incoming server message block (SMB) connections are permitted. File and Print Services Encrypting File System Encrypting File System (EFS) complements other access controls and provides an additional level of protection for your data.
EFS runs as an integrated system service on all disks (including clustered disks), making it easy to manage, difficult to attack, and transparent to the user. File and Print Services Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Shadow Copy Restore (Previous Versions) provides point-in-time copies for network folders.
Users can easily access previous versions of their files through Windows Explorer by right-clicking a file or folder. File and Print Services Removable Storage Removable Storage makes it easy to track your removable storage media (tapes and optical discs) and to manage the hardware libraries (such as changers and jukeboxes) that contain them. Because removable optical discs and tapes are less expensive per megabyte than hard disks, Removable Storage and Remote Storage can decrease your costs. File and Print Services Remote Storage Remote Storage uses criteria that you specify to automatically copy little-used files to removable media.
If hard disk space drops below specified levels, Remote Storage removes the cached file content from the disk. If the file is needed later, the content is automatically recalled from storage. Remote Storage now supports migration to magneto-optical media.
Remote Storage is not available in Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition or Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. File and Print Services Fax Service Fax Service lets users send and receive faxes by using a modem or a fax board. You can also send faxes by using your network. You can print to fax from any application, send a cover page, and track and monitor fax activity. New wizards simplify configuration and fax sending.
Also, developers can write applications using the new fax APIs to automatically send faxes from their applications. File and Print Services Services for Macintosh Services for Macintosh provides Macintosh users with access to files stored on a computer running Windows Server 2003. The file server is accessible over TCP/IP networks and over AppleTalk networks. Print services allow Macintosh clients to print to Windows NT or Windows 2000–based print shares via the AppleTalk protocol. In addition to the print server, there is a 300 dpi PostScript RIP engine that allows Macintosh-generated PostScript print jobs to be sent to non-PostScript printers, such as inkjet printers. Management Services IntelliMirror® Management Technologies To help reduce costs, administrators need high levels of control over portable and desktop systems.
IntelliMirror management technologies provide this control on client systems running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional. You can use IntelliMirror to define policies based on business roles, group memberships, and locations. With these policies, Windows 2000 Professional desktops and Windows XP Professional desktops are automatically reconfigured to meet a specific user's requirements each time that user logs on to the network, regardless of where the user logs on. Management Services Group Policy Results Group Policy Results allows administrators to see the effect a Group Policy setting has on a targeted user or computer.
Included in the Group Policy Management Console, Group Policy Results provides administrators with a powerful and flexible base-level tool to plan, monitor, and troubleshoot Group Policy. Group Policy Results uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), making the information available to administrators via the console and directly to other management applications via WMI.
Management Services Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provides unified access to the management functions of local and remote systems. By adding command-line access to WMI, administrators can directly access these management functions and create queries based on this data. You can monitor local and remote Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP systems directly, to view results through the command line or to retrieve the management data in XML format and processed into built-in or custom XSL output formats. WMI follows the specifications of the industry-standard Common Information Model (CIM) defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Management Services Remote OS Installation Remote OS Installation uses Group Policy, Remote Installation Services, and Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE) server hardware to re-image a server with a clean install of a Windows Server 2003–based environment. This feature can also be used to re-image Windows 2000 and Windows XP desktops. Administrators can use Remote OS Installation and IntelliMirror together to simplify the task of exchanging or bringing new computers into the network environment:.
Remote OS Installation can establish a full initial working set image directly to the computer hardware. IntelliMirror can restore policy-based settings for data, settings, and software use. Used together with IntelliMirror or on its own, Remote OS Installation can increase the efficiency of computer management in your organization while simplifying the task of maintaining corporate-standard environments on Windows-based servers and desktops. Management Services Remote Installation Services You can use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to create automated installation images of operating systems or of complete computer configurations.
You can then make these installation images available to users at client computers. You can also specify which RIS server will provide installations to a given client computer. The client computers must support remote booting with the Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE) ROM, or they must be started with a remote-startup floppy disk.
Management Services Windows System Resource Manager Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) provides resource management and enables the allocation of resources, including processor and memory resources, among multiple processes based on business priorities. An administrator sets targets for the amount of hardware resources that running applications or users (typically in a Terminal Server environment) are allowed to consume.
It also creates utilization accounting records for management, service level agreement (SLA) tracking, and enabling charge-backs.NET Application Services.NET Framework(2) The.NET Framework enables your developers to create great Web applications with the help of ASP.NET and other technologies. It also helps them build the same type of applications they design and develop today. The.NET Framework is language-neutral; virtually any programming language can target it. Developers can build.NET-based applications and services in a number of languages, including Visual C, Visual Basic.NET, JScript, and Visual C#. Integrated into the Windows Server 2003 family, the.NET Framework is the infrastructure for.NET.
The.NET Framework incorporates the common language runtime and a unified set of class libraries that include Windows Forms, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and other capabilities. The.NET Framework provides a fully managed, protected, and feature-rich application execution environment, simplified development and deployment, and seamless integration with a wide variety of programming languages.NET Application Services Internet Information Services 6.0 Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 is a full-featured Web server that provides the foundation for the Windows Server 2003 family and existing Web-based applications and XML Web services. IIS 6.0 offers dedicated application mode, which runs all application code in an isolated environment. IIS 6.0 also supports Web gardens, in which a set of equivalent processes on a computer each receive a share of the requests normally served by a single process, achieving better multiprocessor scalability.NET Application Services ASP.NET(2) ASP.NET is the engine for Web-based applications and XML Web services. It brings rapid application development to the server. Part of the class library in the.NET Framework, ASP.NET pages use a compiled, event-driven programming model that improves performance and enables the separation of application logic and user interface.NET Application Services Enterprise UDDI Services Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) is an industry specification for publishing and locating information about Web services. Some products in the Windows Server 2003 family include UDDI Services, a Web service that provides UDDI capabilities for use within an enterprise or across organizations.
UDDI Services is not included with Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. In addition, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, supports only stand-alone installations of UDDI Services. Distributed installation support is available with Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. In a stand-alone installation of UDDI Services, both the UDDI Web server component and the UDDI database component are installed on a single server.
In a distributed installation, UDDI components are distributed across multiple servers. Multimedia Services Windows Media® Services Windows Media Services provide streaming audio and video over corporate intranets and the Internet. In Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, Windows Media Services delivers advanced streaming functionality such as multicasting, wireless network support, Internet authentication, server plug-ins, and cache/proxy APIs. ( 1) Applies to 64-bit versions only.
( 2) Not supported in 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003. ( 3) Might be limited by lack of support by OEM hardware. ( 4) Both the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition and the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition support up to 64 GB of RAM.
( 5) The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports up to 512 GB of RAM.