Windows 2000 Server
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Windows 2000 Server is a version of Microsoft's Windows 2000 that gives organisations the ability to run advanced Microsoft server software and related services. It also has 8-way Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP) support (Windows 2000 Professional could only handle up to two processors). The other versions in the Microsoft Windows 2000 stable are Professional, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server. Windows 2000 Server has functionality that is not available in Windows 2000 Professional, the most important being that it can act as a domain controller that supports Microsoft's Active Directory.
Windows 2000 Server has the following services and functionality built-in:
- Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) support
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) support
- DNS, including Dynamic DNS. The DNS service is necessary to be able to run Active Directory
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
- Microsoft Connection Manager Administration Kit and Connection Point Services
- DFS support
- Heirachical Storage Management support, a service that runs in conjunction with NTFS that automatically transfers files that are not used for some period of time to less expensive storage media
- Fault tolerant volumes, namely it supports Mirrored and RAID-5
- Group policy (part of Active Directory)
- IntelliMirror support
- Kerberos authentication
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support
- Terminal Services and support for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
- Internet Information Server (IIS) 5
References
- Microsoft. "Windows 2000 Server features (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/features/default.asp)". Product web page. Retrieved May 30, 2005.