Windows
2003 “R2”, the add-on to Windows
2003, enhances many of the core
technologies in Windows 2003 for
better security, identity
management, systems management,
administration, and reliability.
Unlike a service pack that
simply updates patches and
fixes, or like a full product
release that requires an
enterprise view of the network
OS update, Windows 2003 R2
provides point improvements to
specific technologies simply by
installing the R2 update on
existing Windows 2003 servers in
your environment.
This
seminar was led by Rand
Morimoto, industry expert and
author of the 1200-page “Windows
Server 2003 Unleashed 2nd
Edition” book. Rand presents
the new technologies in Windows
2003 R2, how organizations have
been implementing and taking
advantage of Windows R2 over the
past 18-months in beta
implementations, and what it
will take to upgrade key Windows
2003 servers in your environment
to be Windows R2 ready!
Rand
specifically highlights:
·
Active Directory Federation
Services (ADFS): this
technology improves identity
management and provides an
organization the ability to
integrate applications in
multiple forests into a single
logon environment
·
Active Directory in Application
Mode (ADAM): R2 updates this
technology that provides
organizations the ability to
have both internal and external
lists of users connected to
Active Directory for more
secured access to internally and
externally shared resources.
·
Branch Office / Distributed File
System Replication (BO/DFSR)
is an update to DFS that
provides replication of files
from an R2 server to another
server for the purpose of fault
tolerance and high availability,
however DFSR now provides the
replication at the bit level
(instead of file level) making
DFSR more efficient in the
replication of data across
limited bandwidth links.
·
Network File System (NFS):
Microsoft will include NFS as a
standard filesystem supported
within Windows R2 for the
interchange of files between
Windows and Unix-based systems
·
Print Management Console (PMC):
In Windows R2, print management
can now be done from a central
console to manage all printers
in an enterprise. No longer is
there a need to traverse the
network directory to find print
servers, and then manage the
individual print queues within a
print server.
·
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM):
File server resource manager
provides quota management and
storage reporting making it
easier to control filesystem
usage in a Windows R2
environment
·
Subsystem for Unix Applications
/ Identity Management for Unix (SUA
and IdMU): SUA is an
application environment that
allows Unix applications to run
on a Windows server, along with
IdMU that provides password
synchronization between the
Windows and Unix environments
·
Storage Manager for SANs (SSAN):
SSAN provides the core
technology that provides better
capabilities for provisioning,
configuration, and management of
Fibre and iSCSI storage
·
Windows SharePoint Services SP2
(WSS2): WSS2 is an
enhancement to SharePoint
Services introduced with Windows
2003 and provides support for
IP-bound virtual servers,
advanced extranet
configurations, Kerberos
security, better Web hosting
functionality, and enhanced
document storage capabilities
You should download and print
the
slide deck that will be used
throughout this session
Video #1 (1-hr
15-min):
Covers
Branch
Office capabilities of R2, ADFS,
and ADAM
Video #2 (47-minutes):
Covers NFS, Print Mgmt Console,
SNIS, and SharePoint SP2
Convergent Computing is a
technology consulting firm
headquartered in the San
Francisco Bay Area that helps
organizations plan, implement,
and support their networking
environments. If your
organization can use assistance
implementing, supporting, or
just getting better use of your
Windows Active Directory,
Exchange, SharePoint, or other
network or application
technologies, please contact our
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