Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition differs from Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition primarily in its support for high-performance servers and its ability to cluster servers for greater load handling and balancing. These capabilities provide reliability that helps ensure systems remain available even if problems arise.

At a high level, Windows Enterprise Server 2003 provides support for:

• Eight-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP). To increase server performance and capacity, you can add processors, an approach to increasing your network capacity known as scaling up. The enhanced support for SMP allows you to add processors that work together. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition supports up to eight processors in a single system or partition.
• Eight-node clustering. Server clusters of up to eight nodes are available only in Windows Server Enterprise 2003.
• Up to 64 GB of RAM. By adding memory, a computer can work with more information at once. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise includes enhanced memory capabilities that let you increase the memory available for server processing to as much as 64 GB of RAM.

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Built for Dependability

• Today's businesses expect technology to be a consistent enabler of business value. They want systems that are always up and always responsive, and they demand a level of security able to meet today's challenges.
   
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition includes new features and improvements that render it the most dependable, enterprise-ready server operating system Microsoft has ever created. Key technologies introduced in Windows 2000 Server have been enhanced, including network load balancing, server clusters, and the Active Directory service. Active Directory is now faster and more robust over unreliable wide area network (WAN) connections, thanks to more efficient synchronization and replication as well as credential caching in branch office domain controllers.
   
• In addition, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition introduces new technologies, such as a common language runtime that safeguards networks from malicious or poorly designed code. Moreover, the operating system reflects the Microsoft commitment to trustworthy computing, with leaps forward in security functionality, including improved security for Internet Information Services (IIS), public key infrastructure (PKI), and Kerberos, as well as new support for smart cards and biometrics.
   

Built for Productivity

• Organizations look to computing technology to improve productivity across their businesses, from information workers who want powerful tools that are easier to use, to administrators who want services that are quicker to deploy and easier and more flexible to manage.
   
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise and other members of the Windows Server 2003 family share many features that help make your organization and employees more productive. The Windows Server 2003 family enables greater productivity for both IT administrators and users through its enhanced capabilities in system management and storage. Microsoft has made great strides in evolving manageability. The new task-based design in the Windows Server 2003 family makes it easier to find and carry out common tasks. Improvements to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and Active Directory improve performance and make management easier.
   
• The Windows Server 2003 family contains several important new automated management tools including Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and server configuration wizards to help automate deployment. Managing Group Policy is made easier with the new Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), enabling more organizations to better use Active Directory and take advantage of its powerful cost-saving features. In addition, command-line tools let administrators perform most tasks from the command console.
   
• Other new management and administration features in the Windows Server 2003 family include domain renaming, cross-domain and cross-forest management, and Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) settings. Enhanced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers and command-line tools give administrators greater granular control of server tasks.
   
• Windows Server 2003 also makes storage and backup easier while significantly reducing the demands on system administrators. New and improved file services include the Volume Copy Shadow Service, which provides point-in-time backups of networked shares. This unique technology extends to users, who can now retrieve old copies of files or deleted files. In addition, file and print services have been improved with the addition of the Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) remote document sharing technology. Enhancements to the Distributed File System (DFS) and Encrypting File System (EFS) allow for powerful, flexible file sharing and storage.
   

Built for a Connected World

• Today's networks are connecting intranets, extranets, and the Web. More and more companies are using the Internet to communicate with their customers and partners everyday. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise, as well as other members of the Windows 2003 Server family share many features that help your organization and employees stay connected.
   
• Networking improvements and new features in the Windows 2003 Server family extend the versatility, manageability, and dependability of network infrastructures. Windows Server 2003 makes it easier than ever for users to stay connected to their centralized systems from anywhere and on any device. Microsoft has built significant networking enhancements in Windows Server 2003, including Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPoE), and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) over network address translation (NAT).
   
• Perhaps most important, though, is the optimized, native support of Microsoft .NET and XML. Windows Server 2003 R2 represents a revolutionary step forward as the ideal platform to develop, distribute, and host XML Web services created with .NET.

System Requirements

• Hard Drive Space: 2 GB
• Processor Type: Intel^® Pentium^®/Celeron^®, or AMD^® K6^®, Athlon^®, or Duron^® (supports up to 8 CPUs per server)
• Processor Speed: 133 MHz (550 MHz recommended)
• RAM: 128 MB (256 MB recommended, 64 GB maximum)
• Graphics: 800x600 VGA screen resolution
• Other: CD-ROM drive
• Advanced: Internet access, console redirection, appropriate network adapter