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I do not understand the last portion of your question. I am hoping that you have a dedicated Windows System Administrator to setup this network for you, AND and that servers will be local within this network. If the servers will be scattered geologically please note there might be firewall issues, you will need to change this on the appropriate network hardware. First start by creating the domain, you will be able to do this within active directory, the change the servers to the domain via Computer > Properties > Computer Name, you will need to make a computer placeholder within active directory for each additional computer/user you add tot he domain. Please reply back with questions and clarification on your question, we will be able to assist you further. Thank you! Shaun B. Nuphonicblue at Gmail
Clustered servers are servers that all exist on the same network connection. If a number of servers are contained within the same room and are on the same connection, they would be considered clustered servers.
Web server Most organizations place their web servers in a perimeter network. A perimeter network is a special area located between the internal network's line of defense and the internet. This area allows you to place devices that are to be accessible to the public, while at the same time, protecting the private network from the public. Devices that are normally located in such networks include public web servers, e-mail servers, and FTP servers
in Active Directory server roles, computers that function as servers within a domain can have one of two roles: member server or domain controller. A member server is a computer that runs an operating system in the Windows 2000 Server family or the Windows Server 2003 family, belongs to a domain, and is not a domain controller. Member servers typically function as the following types of servers: file servers, application servers, database servers, Web servers, certificate servers, firewalls and remote-access servers.
File servers: Used to store and manage files for sharing within a network. Print servers: Facilitate print jobs from multiple users to network-connected printers. Web servers: Host websites and web applications accessible over the internet.
A virtual server is one that creates partitions within a physical server so that it functions as several servers, virtually. A Windows Virtual Server is one that runs on the Windows Operating System.
A network traffic monitor comes in two versions for Windows 2000. A lite version which comes with Windows 2000 and a full version which can be loaded within a Windows 4.0 framework, both of which can be purchased on CD-Rom directly from Microsoft.
The purpose of Windows Network Monitor is quite obvious: it allows one to monitor all the network activity that goes into the computer and out of it, which can be useful in tracking down viruses.
Active Directory Services is included with most Windows systems as it is a product of Microsoft. It is often used with Windows domain networks, authorizing computers within the network.
Your network monitoring system will either run in the cloud on a provider's servers, or will be installed within your network. Depending on the monitoring solution, it can be installed on a server or desktop, VM or not, and may require agents to be installed on the devices you want to monitor. In general, a proper monitoring system will have its own dedicated server to run on.
Usually its done via SNMP. A device(s) within the network tracks the packets/bytes and this information can be retrieved by the core network via SNMP GET. There are also other devices that integrate AAA and a flow monitoring device to report more accurate information.
You need to connect VMs to internal NAT (should be configured with physical adapter to access physical network). While within NAT VMs are going to have different IP addresses, within physical network (your local network) its IP address is going to be the same.