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Windows Server 2003
Also known as the Win2K3, Windows Server 2003 is a server OS (operating system) from the American software company Microsoft. This OS has the capability to share printers and files, provide email services, authenticate users, and host message queues.
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What is the purpose of the Primary Domain Controller on a Windows network?
The server holding the PDC emulator role will cause the most problems if it is unavailable. This would be most noticeable in a mixed mode domain where you are still running NT 4 BDCs and if you are using downlevel clients (NT and Win9x). Since the PDC emulator acts as a NT 4 PDC, then any actions that depend on the PDC would be affected (User Manager for Domains, Server Manager, changing passwords, browsing and BDC replication).
In a native mode domain the failure of the PDC emulator isn't as critical because other domain controllers can assume most of the responsibilities of the PDC emulator.
Which operating systems can be upgraded to windows server 2003 enterprise edition?
Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT Server 4.0 (SP5).
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How do you view replication properties for AD partitions and domain controlers?
Windows Server 2003 introduced the DomainDNSZones application partition, which is replicated to all DCs running the DNS service within a domain (so each domain has its own version of the DomainDNSZones partition) and the ForestDNSZones application partition, which is replicated to all DCs running the DNS service within the entire forest. To determine which directory partitions a DC running DNS is registered as part of the replica set, run the command dnscmd /enumdirectorypartitions which on my system resulted in the following output: Enumerated directory partition list: Directory partition count = 2 DomainDnsZones.savilltech.com Enlisted Auto Domain ForestDnsZones.savilltech.com Enlisted Auto Forest Command completed successfully. This example shows that the DC is enlisted in both the domain (DomainDNSZones) and forest (ForestDNSZones) application partitions. Alternatively, the status could show as "Not-Enlisted Auto Domain/Forest". To add the server to a partition's replica set, use the /enlistdirectorypartition parameter, as this example shows dnscmd /enlistdirectorypartition domaindnszones.savilltech.com Running this command displays the following output: DNS Server . enlisted directory partition: domaindnszones.savilltech.com Command completed successfully. To view all the members of the replica set of a partition, use the ntdsutil command as shown below (enter the commands in bold): ntdsutil ntdsutil: domain management domain management: connection server connections: connect to server savdaldc01 Binding to savdaldc01 ... Connected to savdaldc01 using credentials of locally logged on user. server connections: quit domain management: list Note: Directory partition names with International/Unicode characters will display correctly only if appropriate fonts and language support are loaded Found 6 Naming Context(s) 0 - CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com 1 - DC=savilltech,DC=com 2 - CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com 3 - DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=savilltech,DC=com 4 - DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=savilltech,DC=com 5 - DC=child,DC=savilltech,DC=com domain management: list nc replica dc=forestdnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com The application directory partition dc=forestdnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com's Replicas are: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=VPC2003ROOTDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC02,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com * CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com The *'ed items are currently uninstantiated replicas. domain management: list nc replica dc=domaindnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com The application directory partition dc=domaindnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com's Replicas are: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=VPC2003ROOTDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com domain management: quit ntdsutil: quit Disconnecting from savdaldc01... The sample code and output first shows starting the domain management functions of the NTDSUTIL command, then connecting to a DC. Next you use the list command to tell ntdsutil to show all the partitions that exist, then to display the members of the forestdnszones replica set and the domaindnszones replica set (for the savilltech.com domain). If the output shows any DCs listed as uninstantiated replicas, it means no replication object is configured to allow the replication of the information. You can force the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) to run to create the replication objects, as needed. To do so, type the command repadmin /kcc and then force replication by running the command repadmin /syncall
What is the file name for the Active Directory Database Where is it located?
Windows 2000 Active Directory data store, the actual database file, is %SystemRoot%\ntds\NTDS.DIT
DNS stands for Domain Name System. A DNS server resolves a name to an IP address, as stated in an earlier answer, but it can also point to multiple IP addresses for load balancing, or for backup servers if one or more is offline or not accepting connections.
Individual organizations may have their own DNS servers for their local Intranet.
Some sites have their own DNS server to switch between subdomains within them. For example, a site such as Blogspot can have subdomains come and go quite frequently. Rather than force every DNS server to update their own databases whenever someone creates a new blog, Blogspot could maintain their own DNS server to resolve names within the blogspot.com domain, e.g., to distinguish between myblog.blogspot.com and yourblog.blogspot.com ... their DNS server would be queried once blogspot.com is resolved, and it would be responsible for resolving myblog vs. yourblog.
Where can you add additional attributes by modifying the active directory schema?
Adding items to the Schema, also called "extending the Schema", or even modifying existing objects can be a tricky business, and if done without proper knowledge, can be very destructive to your existing Active Directory infrastructure. This is because the Schema is a forest-wide setting, and any additions or changes to the Schema will be immediately replicated to each and every Domain Controller in each and every domain in your AD Forest. You cannot make any changes to the Schema and yet keep it within your domain's boundaries. Furthermore, changing existing attributes (such as configuring an attribute to replicate itself to the Global Catalog) will cause a forest-wide replication of all the attributes and objects, even if your change was just made on one attribute. Note that this behavior was changed in Windows Server 2003, but even so, you might unintentionally cause a major network load and a lot of overhead by simply clicking one one small checkbox on one small attribute.
1.Open the Run command and type:regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
You should get a confirmation message.
2.Next, open Run and type mmc.exe. Press Enter.
3.In the new MMC window, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
4.Click Add, then, in the Add Standalone Snap-in window, select the Active Directory Schema snap-in from the list. Next click Add again.
5.Click Ok.
Windows 2000 only - Enable write operations to the Schema
If you're running Windows 2000-based AD, you'll probably need to allow the Schema to be written. To do so follow these guidelines (only required for W2K-based DC):
1.In the MC window from the previous procedure, under the Console Root, double-click on the Active Directory Schema snap-in and let it load (you'll know when it has loaded when you will see 2 nodes under the root - Classes and Attributes)
2.Right-click Active Directory Schema (your domain controller name) and
Adding 3 new attributes to the Schema
One method of creating new attributes in the Schema is by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in from an MMC.
In order to use this snap-in you must first register it with the command:regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
Connecting the new attributes to the User Object Class
One method of creating new attributes in the Schema is by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in from an MMC.
In order to use this snap-in you must first register it with the command:regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
The results
After adding the new attributes we now need to verify their existence and functionality.
What now?
After the new attributes were successfully added to the Schema and we've verified their functionality, we would now like to begin working with these attributes and begin populating their values.
A very simple way to avoid damaging or costly schema mistakes in your production forest is to first test your schema extensions on a test forest. By using a test environment, you can identify any potential problems in your plan before they affect your users and your production environment.
What is the name of the default site link that is created when Active Directory is first installed?
The default link name is Default first site
What is the purpose of a file server?
A file-server is essentially a computer with a HUGE hard-drive, masses of RAM and one or more super-fast processors - which is connected to all the other computers on the network. It not only stores programs and data, but also communicates with the computers, printers, plotters and other hardware on the network.
What is diffrnce Workgroup and Domain?
a workgroup is the name for a group of computers in a network environment. Under windows this is a name you can choose yourself for each computer. The computers who have the same workgroup name can easily exchange information through the network. A workgroup does not require a central server. a domain is basically an advanced workgroup where every computer & user requires authentication (login/pass for instance), maintained by a central server(s). workgroups are generally used in residential houses (for ex. to exchange data between 2 PCs), whereas domains are generally used in companies.
What are some advantages to using directory services?
Security-Having only one domain means better security through a single security policy and a single set of administrators. If you have multiple domains and forests, each has its own administrator. One weak but trusted domain exposes all the other forests and domains. With only a single domain, it's also far easier to enforce an organization-wide security policy
Single platform - a single directory service or Global Catalog (GC) means a single platform for all other directory-ware services, including monitoring and messaging.
Faster deployment-starts in an organization with just a single domain and shared account database solutions need only be deployed once, which means company-wide deployments are much faster than if the organization has multiple and separate domains.
Single management infrastructure-Having a single management infrastructure means there is just one infrastructure for all other directory services tasks, such as software deployment, inventory, and object managment sharing and delegation (such as for user accounts).
Single Group Policy container (GPC)-With a single GPC, management polices need to be defined only once, and can be used throughout the entire enterprise without the need to manually export and import Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
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Backup and recovery-Having only a single domain means better resiliency because every location has a full domain backup.
Less hardware-In an organization with multiple domains, every location needs two domain controllers (DCs). With a single domain, each location needs only a single DC because if the local DC fails, the locations can use hub DCs. Reduced hardware also means fewer licenses, less management software, and less overhead for server management. There's also no need to back up remote DCs because the remote DCs just hold the same information as the central DCs-assuming the DCs only perform directory services.
This is really simple. There are probably hundreds of places on the net that tell you how to do this, but the simplest way is to ensure that all of the computers have ethernet cards. Have all of the computers connect to a hub, including the server. Go into the control panel, then networking and setup all of the ethernet cards to support Netbeui. From there, on the server, right click on the folder you want to share and give it a share name. Then right click on my computer on each workstation and select map network drive and use the following pattern to map your drives: \\servername\sharename.
Read this for a more step by step explanation: http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/tutorials/3/1/
First we understand the concept. windows 2000 proffessional is not the server OS. this is the client OS. for client server technology server must be the server OS like windows 2000 server or NT server. client may be any OS. If u configure windows 2000 professional and win98, this is as the workgroup model. this not the client server technology. this is normal networking in LAN.
Why cannot you restore a DC that was backed up 7 months ago?
Because of the tombstone life which is set to only 60 days
How do you uninstall Windows Server 2003?
if the server is a Domain controller then first uninstall the active directory from it so that any role managed by the dc are properly tranferred and all other DCs get the information that DC is now not available and they can update themselves through replication and no error occurs regarding that server.
but if server is just a member server without active directory it can be taken out of network(before that do check does it have any share files/print server etc which could effect others)
What are the security administrative issues addressed by a read only domain controller?
Each RODC will have an analagous group that will prevent users passwords from being stored only on a single DC. Members of the purpose group are not eligible to have their passwords stored on any RODC in the domain
Active directory 2003 and active directory 2008 differences?
One of the really exciting new ones is the concept of the read-only domain controller. Before with AD, as compared with NT 4.0 in particular, every domain controller has a writable copy of your directory. You can make a change anywhere and it will propagate throughout the environment. At the same time, all of [the domain controllers] have secrets like your password. Right now with Windows Server 2003, if that server security is physically compromised and gets stolen and it's not secure, then you have a huge security issue in that all the password for that domain are in the DNCs. So the only approach you can take is to make everyone change their password. That's a big deal if you have 100,000 people on that domain.
With the new read-only domain controller feature, this change is two-fold. First you can now define which passwords are stored locally. Now if the server gets stolen, you only have to have 100 people change their passwords versus 100,000.
Second, you can't make any changes on that domain controller (DC), because it's read only.
1.we can install windows 2008 server either in full version(install all services& applications) or server core(only install minimal required services), but in 2003 we can only install fully O.S.
2.Windows server 2008 use Hyper-V application & Roles concept for better productivity but server 2003 does not have such features.
1)2008 is combination of vista and windows 2003r2. Some new services are introduced in it
1. RODC one new domain controller introduced in it
[Read-only Domain controllers.]
2. WDS (windows deployment services) instead of RIS in 2003 server
3. shadow copy for each and every folders
4.boot sequence is changed
5.installation is 32 bit where as 2003 it is 16 as well as 32 bit, that's why installation of 2008 is faster
6.services are known as role in it
7. Group policy editor is a separate option in ads
2) The main difference between 2003 and 2008 is Virtualization, management.
2008 has more inbuilt components and updated third party drivers Microsoft introduces new feature with 2k8 that is Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 introduces Hyper-V (V for Virtualization) but only on 64bit versions. More and more companies are seeing this as a way of reducing hardware costs by running several 'virtual' servers on one physical machine. If you like this exciting technology, make sure that you buy an edition of Windows Server 2008 that includes Hyper-V, then launch the Server Manger, add Roles.
3) In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies, some of which were not available in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts, and increase server efficiency.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been designed with energy efficiency in mind, to provide customers with ready and convenient access to a number of new power-saving features. It includes updated support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) processor power management (PPM) features, including support for processor performance states (P-states) and processor idle sleep states on multiprocessor systems. These features simplify power management in Windows Server 2008 (WS08) and can be managed easily across servers and clients using Group Policies
Is Windows server 2008 better than Windows server 2003?
There are several differences between 2003 and 2008 servers. They look different and their tools are different.
For example Windows 2008 native IP-stack is ver6, which differs from Windows 2003.
Management tools are different in Win 2008; some are better.
Installation is easier, adding new roles to server is much easier. Many support both systems in their work and believe Windows 2008 is quite good and is an improvement to Windows 2003.
Windows 2008 needs more power from the system than Windows 2003, but most problems are caused by mixing different server platforms on DC. You can mix Windows 2000, 2003 and 2008 member servers, but not DCs. There is one exception: Don't consider SBS2008. You can't upgrade it to standard, SBS is for little environment. If you have to buy new CALs, they are much expensive than standards CALs. SBS2008 is also only 64bit and you have to load in compatibility mode in normal systems.
I would consider not to install 2k8 if you are supporting a network with NT legacy as 2k8 is not reverse compatible to NT.
What is the Difference between server and domain controller?
Server is a computer which serves files to other users or computers. A server can be a windows XP operating system also, but it does not have any security
Domain controller is a computer which controls other users or computers .A domain controller must have windows 2003 server operating system and need to configure as a domain. It has a Excellent security
A conditional forwarder will forward DNS queries to different servers based on domain name.
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ANSWER: You can change a snap-in context by selecting Connect to another Computer from the Action menu. A snap-in does not have to be reloaded to change its configuration.
