1 INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Chapter 1 Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 2 CHAPTER OVERVIEW  Identify the key differences among the Windows Server 2003 editions.  Install Windows Server 2003.  Create a domain controller.  Identify the key structures and concepts of Active Directory. Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 3 WINDOWS SERVER 2003 EDITIONS  Web Edition  Standard Edition  Enterprise Edition  Datacenter Edition Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 5 WEB EDITION  Single-purpose Web server platform from OEM  Limit of 10 inbound Server Message Block connections  Up to two processors and up to 2 GB of RAM  Does not support  Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)  Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)  Terminal Server (TS)  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server  Domain Name System (DNS) Server Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 6 STANDARD EDITION  Designed as a departmental server or for smaller organizations  Multipurpose server platform  Supports up to four processors and 4 GB of RAM Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 7 STANDARD EDITION SERVICES  Directory services  Internet services  Infrastructure services  TCP/IP routing  File and print services (SMB connections)  Terminal server  Security services  Encrypted file system (EFS)  IPSec and PKI Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 8 ENTERPRISE EDITION  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 Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 9 ENTERPRISE EDITION SERVICES  Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS)  Server clustering  Hot add memory  Windows system resource manager (WSRM) Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 10 DATACENTER EDITION  Designed for high-end, high-traffic application servers  Supports up to 32 processors and 64 GB of RAM  Does not include ICF or ICS  Preinstalled by hardware vendors [...]... Peer to peer  Domain  Central management  Domain controller  Active directory  Multiple-master (multi-master) replication Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 19 2003 CREATE A DOMAIN CONTROLLER Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 20 2003 AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY PRIMER  Standards-based, LDAP-compliant directory services system  Hierarchical structure provides organizational and...Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 11 2003 64-BIT EDITIONS Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 12 2003 INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2003  BIOS settings  Installation phases  Text mode  Create and format partition  Copy installation... 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 . 2003 8 ENTERPRISE EDITION  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. (WSRM) Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 10 DATACENTER EDITION  Designed for high-end, high-traffic application servers  Supports up to 32 processors and 64 GB of RAM  Does not include. computers  Peer to peer  Domain  Central management  Domain controller  Active directory  Multiple-master (multi-master) replication Chapter 1: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2003 19 CREATE A