Backing up Systems in Windows Server 2003

Although Windows Server 2003 is a highly reliable operating system, complemented with RAID-5 arrays, clusters and fault-tolerant server placements, things can and WILL go wrong. A CPU may fail, a cooling fan might blow, or even a fire may destroy your server, for this reason it is vital that as well as a data backup…

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Changing Domain Functional Level in Windows Server 2003

To raise the Domain Functional Level, Select Active Directory Users and Computers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Right-click on the domain. Select Raise Domain Functional Level. Select Raise to Change Mode. A warning box appears stating that this is a one way conversion. Click on OK to accept the warning. Click…

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Publishing Resources in Active Directory

Publishing resources such as shared folders in Active Directory makes the task of retrieval easier for other users. Users won’t need to know which machine the folder is located on as it will appear when browsing Active Directory. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To publish a resource the Active Directory Users…

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Creating Application Directory Partitions

Although most applications that use Application Directory Partitions will create and manage them, you may have to create, delete or configure your own Application Directory Partitions. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Application Directory Partitions can be managed from the NTDSUTIL command line utility. This can easily be accessed by typing “NTDSUTIL”…

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New Domain Clients

To join a  domain the client must have the correct TCP/IP settings and point to the correct DNS server that hosts the domain. You must also have an account with appropriate privileges to join a computer to the domain – normally this is the domain administrator. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson…

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Creating and Administering Organizational Units

To create a new OU, the Active Directory Users and Computers console is used. Click on Start. Select Administrative Tools. …and finally, Active Directory Users and Computers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Here the es-net.co.uk domain is displayed. To view the contents of the domain expand es-net.co.uk.  A domain has containers…

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Installing Active Directory 2003

Any machine running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition or Datacenter Edition can host an Active Directory Database. A server hosting Active Directory is known as a Domain Controller. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Active Directory can be installed in a number of ways, these are highlighted below. The Manage…

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The Active Directory Database

Networks are collections of users, computers, printers and resources. In pre-Windows 2000 domains information was scattered throughout the network, and finding an object would have needed several searches. Windows 2000 introduced the Active Directory Service. Active Directory is designed to store information about all of the objects on the network, including Users, Groups, Computers, Printers…

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