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This was the last enhancement to the NT operating system series, and it provided a bridge for bit DOS applications to interface with bit desktop environments. The release also supported connections with non-Windows systems. In , the branding for Windows servers changed. After that, the server versions were named based on the year each edition was released. Windows Server provided the initial functionality for many features of the operating system still in use today.
The main features included:. The release also included specialized versions for different server environments, with Advanced Server and Datacenter Server editions as well as the standard Windows Server operating system. The release of Windows Server brought a significant rewrite to the server software.
The main goal of the change was to reduce the need to reboot the system, specifically by providing the ability to install updates and patches without needing to restart. With Windows , Microsoft provided updates to the security features. This was also the first time the company included the. NET framework in the server operating system. Another major addition with the release was the ability to define server roles. This allowed the operating system to be customized for specific tasks, like a DNS server.
Microsoft also provided multiple versions of the release, including the Standard, Advanced, and Datacenter versions, and a new Windows Server Web Edition meant for internet servers.
Another update came out not long after the initial release to convert the Windows Server system to a bit environment. This release focused on enhanced security, especially user authentication.
This was based on Active Directory, which remains the foundation for user authentication today. This gave users access to third-party applications without going through all the authentication steps for the external software, as long as the users were verified through the Active Directory extension. Another security feature of R2 was the Security Configuration Wizard, which provided the ability to define security policies for groups of computers.
Additionally, Windows Server R2 contained improved data compression for transfers and files and multi-site WAN replication procedures. Microsoft took another three years to develop significant updates to Windows Server, which were released as Windows Server This virtualization product allowed Windows Server users to create virtual machines VMs , which was increasingly important to IT teams.
This may have been included for competitive reasons, to prevent Windows users from looking elsewhere for a VM system. Windows Server included new software administration tools called Event Viewer and Server Manager.
These utilities gave administrators more control over important server activities. A different version of the Windows Server software was available with Server Core. This bare-bones version of the software, without the standard graphical user interface GUI , provided command-line access to the server.
This was a welcome change for administrators who were more familiar with Unix and Linux systems with existing command-line environments, and it made Windows Server an important competitive product for Microsoft.
The major change with this version involved the transition from being based on Windows Vista to being based on Windows 7. This brought the system to a bit environment. Normally a license of the Datacenter will be associated with a physical server in the form of OEM, meaning that they can be only been bought together.
The reason is that these servers typically cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars and the support from those who sold is given about the software and hardware, is not permissible for a server to stop due to a faulty motherboard much less by a system error. Windows Server Server Core All editions of Windows Server have two types , Full and Server Core Installation , Full installation is where most functions are managed via the GUI graphical user interface or CLI command line interface , Server Core run only in CLI , and it has two direct implications : First, a reduction in the attack interface, which means that the attacks of malicious agents is decreased.
The second implication is that once running the server will have fewer components requisites for the installation are simpler, as less memory and processing.
The most of time, you can use MMC, and add a snap-in for use configure you're Server Core after enabling preferences with sconfig.
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