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lNTRODUClNG
MlCROSOFT
WlNDOWS SERVER
2003
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CHAPTER OVERVlEW

ldentify the key differences among the Windows

Server 2003 editions.

lnstall Windows Server 2003.

Create a domain controller.

ldentify the key structures and concepts of Active

Directory.
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WlNDOWS SERVER 2003 EDlTlONS

Web Edition

Standard Edition

Enterprise Edition

Datacenter Edition
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SYSTEM REQUlREMENTS
W We eb b
E Ed di i t t i i o on n
S St t a an nd da ar rd d
E Ed di i t t i i o on n
E En nt te er rp pr ri i s se e
E Ed di i t t i i o on n
D Da at ta ac ce en nt t e er r
E Ed di i t t i i o on n
Minimum processor
speed
l33 MHz l33 MHz l33 MHz 400 MHz
Minimum processor
speed
550 MHz 550 MHz 733 MHz 733 MHz
Minimum RAM l28 MB l28 MB l28 MB 5l2 MB
Recommended
minimum RAM
256 MB 256 MB 256 MB l GB
Maximum RAM 2 GB 4 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP)
support
Up to 2
processors
Up to 4
processors
Up to 8
processors
Up to 32
processors
Minimum disk space l.5 GB l.5 GB l.5 GB l.5 GB

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WEB EDlTlON

Single-purpose Web server platform

Limit of l0 inbound SMB connections

Support for up to two processors and up to 2 GB

of RAM
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STANDARD EDlTlON

Designed as a departmental server or for smaller

organizations

Multipurpose server platform

Supports up to four processors and 4 GB of RAM

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ENTERPRlSE EDlTlON

Server platform for medium- to large-sized

businesses

Supports up to eight processors and 32 GB of

RAM

Eight-node clustering support through Microsoft

Clustering Services
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DATACENTER EDlTlON

Designed for high-end, high-traffic application

servers

Supports up to 32 processors and 64 GB of RAM

Does not include lCF or lCS

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64-BlT EDlTlONS
E En nt t e er rp pr ri i s se e
E Ed di i t t i i o on n
D Da at t a ac ce en nt t e er r
E Ed di it t i io on n
Minimum processor
speed
733 MHz 733 MHz
Maximum RAM 64 GB 5l2 GB
Symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP) support
Up to 8
processors
Up to 64
processors
Minimum disk
space
2 GB 2 GB

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lNSTALLlNG WlNDOWS SERVER 2003
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ACTlVATlNG WlNDOWS SERVER 2003
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CONFlGURlNG WlNDOWS SERVER 2003
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SERVER ROLES

File server

Print server

Application server
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SERVER ROLES (CONT.)

Mail server

Terminal Services server

Remote Access/VPN server

Domain contoller
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SERVER ROLES (CONT.)

DNS server

DHCP server

Streaming media server

WlNS server
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CREATE A DOMAlN CONTROLLER
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AN ACTlVE DlRECTORY PRlMER

Standards-based, LDAP-compliant directory

services system.

Hierarchical structure provides organizational and

administrative benefits.

Directory services database can be distributed

across multiple servers to provide fault tolerance
and increase performance.
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AN ACTlVE DlRECTORY PRlMER (CONT.)

Active Directory database is stored in the

\WlNDOWS\NTDS directory on each domain
controller.

A repository for objects and resources, including

user accounts, group accounts, computer
accounts, and printers.

Each object has a set of properties that is also

stored in Active Directory.
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DOMAlNS AND DOMAlN CONTROLLERS
Domain Controller
Contoso.com
Domains:
Provide administrative and security boundaries
Allow resources to be grouped logically
Can contain Organizational Units (OU' s) to further organize resources
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DOMAlNS, TREES, AND FORESTS

Domain

Administrative unit of Active Directory

Tree

A collection of one or more domains

Forest

A collection of one or more trees

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ACTlVE DlRECTORY TREE
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us.contoso.com europe.contoso.com
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ACTlVE DlRECTORY FOREST
contoso.com
us.contoso.com europe.contoso.com
adatum.com
ny.adatum.com chicago.adatum.com
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OBJECTS AND ATTRlBUTES

Objects

Users, groups, printers, computers

Attributes

Names, phone numbers, locations

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CONTAlNERS AND LEAVES

Containers

Domains, organizational units (OUs), groups

Leaves

Users, printers, computers

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GROUP POLlCY

Group policy objects

Collections of hundreds of possible configuration

settings.

Can be applied to users, computers, and OUs.

Policy applied at one level can override policy

applied at another level.
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SUMMARY

Windows Server 2003 is available in Web Edition,

Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Datacenter
Edition.

The Manage Your Server page and the Configure Your

Server Wizard make it easy to configure a Windows
Server 2003 system to perform specific roles.

Active Directory is a domain-based enterprise directory

service that consists of objects, which are themselves
composed of attributes.

The Active Directory hierarchy is formed using forests,

trees, domains, and organizational units. Permissions,
rights, and group policy settings all flow downward in the
hierarchy.