Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Family

Windows server 2003 is the latest server member of windows server 2003 family
Windows servers 2003 consist of four edition which give extreme security and availability of features in small to medium or large sized network environments. Following are the editions of Windows server 2003

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Web edition offers great extensibility as the web server or to host the customer website. It is the ultimate way of easy web deployment of web pages, website and web applications and web services.
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
It is the robust standard edition provide the network services for the small to medium sized network environment.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprize Edition
It is the scalable edition of windows server 2003 capable of administering medium to large sized network environment. It plays the role of domain controller in the medium to large sized networks.

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Active Directory

Active directory is the database which is a group of configuration, properties and attributes of user, group and computer accounts
Active directory offers the following features to make the server environment more secure, scalable and extensible
Scalability
Extensibility
Security
DNS Integration

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Installation Requirements

Following are the installation requirements of windows server 2003
System Req. >> 233 MHz or higher
RAM. >> 128 MB or higher
Hard Disk >> 20 MB or higher


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Installation Methods

Following are the installation methods of windows server 2003
Attended Installation
The type of installation in which a user must interact with the installation procedure by providing all the information and answer required by the setup
Unattended Installation
The type of installation in which a user do not interact with the installation procedure as all the required information are given by the setup manager.
System Preparation Installation
The type of installation in which server and client packages or operating systems are installed by using image files created by the system preparation installation
Remote Installation Services
It is the type of installation in which systems are installaed by using the bootable lan card with the bootable client floppy disc.
Image Based Installation
Image based installation is that installation in which a third party software is required to copy the image and then paste as it is having the identical system configuration at both the ends.

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