Brief Windows 2000 for Lab 1

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Brief Windows 2000 for Lab 1
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Acknowledgment

• This document is based on Dr. Richard Ye's
  materials for his IS 435 labs, with additional or
  detailed materials from
• Michael J. Palmer MCSE Guide to Microsoft
  Windows 2000 Server, Course Technology, 2000
• http//www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/
• MUST study Windows 2000 Step-by-Step Guides
  (http//www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/pla
  nning/walkthroughs/default.asp) useful aid for
  answering questions in labs

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Agenda

• Installation preparations - planning
• Partitioning the Hard Disk
• File Systems NTFS vs. FAT32
• Server name Admin acct
• Choose Licensing Method
• Domain or Workgroup Membership
• Server Optional Components
• Networking Components

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Installation preparations

• Decisions to make in advance
• How to partition the disk
• What file system to use
• What the server name will be
• Password for the administrator account
• Protocols to be selected
• What licensing method will be used
• If the server will be a DC and what the domain
  name will be

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Partitioning the Hard Disk

• Partitioning a hard disk section is set up for
  use by an operating system
• A hard disk contains one or more partitions
• Each partition is a logical drive
• Each partition can use a different file system
• You can
• Use an existing partition
• Delete an existing partition and create a new one
• Create a new partition, if one does not exist
• MS recommends 2 GB

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File systems NTFS vs FAT

• File Allocation Table (FAT) an older file system
  that was designed for computers with small disk
  systems
• Initially developed to use with MS-DOS
• The NT File System (NTFS) is the native Win NT
  and W2K file system
• Designed for a network server environment
• Advantages long file names file compression
  large file capacity file activity tracking
  Active Directory

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Server name Admin acct pswd

• Server name affects everyone who uses the server
• Descriptive of servers function, or
• Reflective of the organization that uses it
• Not already used by another network computer
• Use a strong password
• 7 chars
• Combination of letters, s, and symbols
• At least one symbol in chars 2-6

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Choose licensing method

• Per seat licensing
• Purchasing a separate license for each client
  that will access the server
• Per server licensing
• Each server is granted a limited number of client
  access licenses (CALs) - clients that can log
  on the same time
• More cost-effective for larger settings
• Default W2K includes 5 per server or per seat
  licenses

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Domain or Workgroup Membership

• Domain a collection of accounts and network
  resources called objects - grouped within a
  boundary.
• All user accounts are stored in a centralized
  database - Active Directory - on the domain
  controllers.
• Active Directory (AD) a database of computers,
  users, groups, shared printers, shared folders,
  and other network resources

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Domain or Workgroup Membership(cont)

• A computer with W2K Server installed can be
  configured as the Domain Controller (DC), or can
  be added to an existing domain as a member
  server.
• A member server does not have a copy of the AD
• Types of member servers
• SQL Server, DHCP Server, Web server, file and
  print server, etc

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Domain or Workgroup Membership(cont)

• Workgroup a grouping of computers that share
  resources in a decentralized way
• generally used in peer-to-peer networks
• There is no centralized storage or account mgmt
• Network mgmt becomes more difficult
• Each computer has its own account database and is
  administered separately
• Security is not shared between computers
• When workgroup grows to 10 members, peer-to-peer
  networking is less effective

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Server Optional Components

• There are some optional components you can
  install.
• You can add any optional components later through
  the Add/Remove Programs app.
• Accessories and utilities
• Indexing service
• Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Provides support for Web site creation and
  management, along with File Transfer Protocol
  (FTP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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Networking Services

• COM Internet Services Proxy
• supports distributed applications that use HTTP
  to communicate through Internet Information
  Services
• Domain Name System (DNS) address resolution
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Simple TCP/IP Services
• Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) name
  resolution for clients running NT and earlier OS