Robin Hatfield

Lisa Penney

Lucy Williams

“A kick ass Windows 2000 upgrade”

IntroductionIntroduction

Windows 2003 Server is the product of two and a half years of improvements on the Windows 2000 Server.

Microsoft focused on improving reliability, availability, scalability, and security which makes Windows 2003 Server a more dependable product.

OverviewOverview

Windows 2003 Server FamilyBenefits of Windows 2003 ServerImprovements LimitationsResources

Release DatesRelease Dates

June 2001: limited distribution of Win 2003 Summer 2002: upgrade releasedApril 24 2003: Win 2003 server releasedOctober 9, 2003: Small Business Server

2003 release

Windows 2003 Server FamilyWindows 2003 Server Family

This Microsoft server is available in several editions, each is dedicated to a particular area of need. These include:

Small Business Server Web Edition Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition

Benefits of Windows 2003 Benefits of Windows 2003 ServerServer

Four Primary Benefits: Reliability Availability Security Scalability

All these enhancements make Windows 2003 Server a highly dependable platform.

“Windows Server 2003 is the fastest, most reliable, more secure Window operating system ever offered by Microsoft.”

Reliability and AvailabilityReliability and Availability

W/S 2003 family provides availability through enhanced clustering support. Server cluster is a key feature in W/S 2003 - this feature enable more flexibility in the way multi- site clusters can be managed - provide greater failover capabilities (if a node in the cluster becomes unavailable, another node node in the cluster immediately beginning providing service)

SecuritySecurityMicrosoft has the reputation of being "wide - open" by default What does this mean?

– insecure file system – insecure internet Browser (Trust worthy or secure internet

Computer) Microsoft has come up with a new formula SD3+c – Secure by Design - software that contains no security vulnerabilities – Secure by Default-there are as few permissions given as possible– Secure by Deployment - Measurements that are taken to verify that

the system stays secure while running on a corporate network. This entails detecting breaches, reporting them to take corrective action.

– Communication – (1) how information patches and security flaws and sent to costumers, (2) how well corrective information is understood.

Security - WizardsSecurity - Wizards

improved wizards are used to open up software, when you are doing downloads

Everything is closed up tight or zipped, Wizards accompany the new security architecture and are seen as helpful aids with very detailed instructions to direct you though what you are needing to do

SecuritySecurity

Microsoft has reviewed every line of coding underlying the W/S 2003 family to ensure that there is no possible fail points and exploitable weaknesses.

 Default Access Protection (NAP)New Architecture to isolate connecting

computers until their Health can be verified. Protects the client and server Architecture.

ScalabilityScalability

Window Server 2003 supports technologies such as NUMA-( Non- Uniform Memory Architecture) and hyperthreading. These features allow the w/s 2003 to be partitioned like a mainframe; this has helped in the performance of key servers.

RequirementsRequirements

RequirementRequirement Standard Standard EditionEdition

Enterprise Enterprise EditionEdition

Datacenter Datacenter EditionEdition

Web Web EditionEdition

Minimum CPU speed

133 MHz 133 MHz (Intel)

733 MHz (Itanium)

400 MHz (Intel)

733 MHz (Itanium)

133 MHz

Recommended CPU speed

550 MHz 733 MHz 733 MHz 550 MHz

Minimum RAM 128 MB 128 MB 512 MB 128 MB

Recommended RAM

256 MB 256 MB 1 GB 256 MB

Multi-Processor Support

1-2 Up to 8 Min 8

Max 32

1-2

Disk Space 1.5 GB 1.5 GB (Intel)

2.0 GB (Itan.)

1.5 GB (Intel)

2.0 GB (Itan.)

1.5 GB

PricingPricing

Version Price Description

Standard Edition $999 Includes 5 CALs

Standard Edition $1199 Includes 10 CALs

Enterprise Edition $3999 Includes 25 CALs

Web Edition $399 No licenses required

Datacenter Edition

N/A Includes 5 CALs

Small Business $599 Includes 5 CALs

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0Kernel-Mode Driver / HTTP Protocol

StacksActive Directory Volume Shadow CopyUser Friendliness

ImprovementsImprovements

IIS 6.0IIS 6.0

Enables quick and easy deployment of web sites and hosts the platform for Microsoft .Net framework.

Available in all versions of W2K3 server.Fault-tolerant architecture that reduces

server down time.Highly scalable.Healthy Monitoring feature.

IIS 6.0IIS 6.0

XML Web servicesKernel-Mode Driver / HTTP Protocol

Stacks (AKA HTTP.sys)“Locked down” out of the box…

“Nothing works, right out of the box”

Kernel-Mode Driver / HTTP Kernel-Mode Driver / HTTP Protocol StacksProtocol Stacks

Performance Enhancements:•Kernel-mode caching•Kernel-mode request queuing

Benefits:Uninterrupted serviceFaster processing of requests

Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003 Network

Active Directory Provides:Active Directory Provides:

Centralized location for allocation of administrative authority and network administration tasks.

Single log-on for user access to networkScalabilityStorage for application dataSynchronized directory updatesRemote administration

Volume Shadow CopyVolume Shadow Copy

AKA point-in-time archivesStores snapshots of filesLets you access and recover older versions

of files on the network after they’ve been changed or deleted

Users can restore files without administrator help

Requires more disk space

User FriendlinessUser Friendliness

Win 2003 server makes existing features from Win 2000 easier and more accessible

Installation and setup is a trivial taskOS is automatically locked down Option: Quick Format on a new partitionWizards for installing new hardware and

softwareInstallations are a single step procedure

LimitationsLimitations

Windows does not interact well with a lot of existing programs, including older versions of software from Microsoft

Example: You cannot use MS Exchange 2000 with Windows 2003 Server; it must be MS Exchange 2003

Price to upgrade

Do you need Windows 2003 Do you need Windows 2003 Server?Server?

It depends on what server you are currently using.

• Windows 2000 operators – Windows 2003 does not provide any fundamental changes in features except the IIS 6.0 feature.

• Windows NT operators – Windows provides numerous enhancements that are not available in the NT version.

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