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Decision Point – Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server?
Jeremy Moskowitzmoskowitz-inc.com
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• MCSE, MCT, CNA– Principal Moskowitz, inc. (moskowitz-inc.com)
• Co-Authored SAMS Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Server in 24-hours ISBN: 0-6723-1940-3
•Authored Sybex’s Windows 2000: Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror ISBN: 0-7821-2881-5
•Written for Windows and 2003 Magazine, MCP Magazine, ENT Magazine, BackOffice, Windows NT and others
• Authored RTP’s DGEM (RTP) and DGWIT
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Windows’ new Name
Internal name – NT 5.2
• Codename: Whistler
Original name released to press – Windows 2002
Renamed to Windows .Net 2003 Server as
• Standard Server
• Enterprise Server
• Datacenter Server
• Web Server
Final name
• Windows Server 2003
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How major is the leap?
NT 3.5 to 3.51• Minor but significant
Took 1.5 years
NT 3.51 to 4.0 • Major release
Took two years
NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 • Major release
Took four years
Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Server • Major or Minor?• Many new features
Took almost 3 years
Moral of story: Time not most significant factor
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Great Win2003 Stuff
Lots of LITTLE things…
• More secure right out of the box
Share and NTFS permissions changes
• MFT moved to 1/3 from front of disk – frees front of
volume for executables and data files
• CHKDSK up to 700% faster
• ADMT Version 2 does password migration
• Dozens of new command-line utilities to go GUI-Less
• AD Support for 1 billion objects
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The Big Question
Do you need it?Or.. do you keep rolling
out Windows 2000?
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Keeping Score
Are you a big, medium or small
business?• Big = Greater than 500 clients, 15 or more
servers
• Medium = 100-599 clients, 5-14 servers
• Small = Less than 100 clients, 1-4 servers
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Keeping Score
Recommendation to seriously consider Windows
2003 Server if…
• Big = Add up to 40 points or more
• Medium = Add up to 30 points or more
• Small = Add up to 20 points or more
To start…
• Give yourself 10 points…
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Big sized NT business + 15 points Medium sized NT business + 10 points Small sized NT business + 5 points
•Windows NT support is going away
•http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/Availability/Retiring.asp
•D-Day #1: January 1, 2004: No non-security hotfixes•D-Day #2: January 1, 2005: No paid or online support
•Windows 2000 was an investment•Very stable•Support for years to come•Easy upgrade to Win2003 server
Is your business mostly Windows NT, or mostly Windows 2000?
Big sized W2k business + 5 points
Medium sized W2k business + 3 points
Small sized W2k business + 2 points
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Win2003’s IIS 6.0
Heavy IIS use + 10 points
Medium IIS use + 5 points
Light IIS use + 2 points
• Add 2 points if IIS will be used in public address space (in front of firewall)
•IIS 6.0 Highlights•Kernel-mode operation•Built-in Lockdown Wizard•Bandwidth throttling that really works•Default logon now Network (not Interactive)•Just a whole lot faster and secure
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Win2003 Clustering
Heavy Clustering/NLB use + 4 points
Medium Clustering/NLB use + 2 points
Light or no Clustering/NLB use + 1 point
Highlights:•Bigger clusters
•Datacenter: 8 nodes (was 4 nodes for W2k)•Enterprise: 4 nodes (was 2 nodes for W2k)•Standard: (Still not supported)
•Network Load Balancing now supported on•Standard Server•Terminal Services
• Add 2 points if NLB will be used for Terminal Services
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Win2003 and Exchange Compatibility
Deployed Exchange 5.5 or 2000?• E2000 AND E5.5 ARE NOT
compatible on Win2003 servers due to IIS change in metabase E2000 will still run
on W2k servers in Win2003 domain•Heavy - 5 points
•Medium - 4 points•Light - 2 points
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/ti/TiWin2003.doc
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Win2003 AD Branch-Office Improvements
Many Branch Offices (50+) + 6 points
Some Branch Offices (30-49) + 3 points
Few Branch Offices (1-30) + 2 points
No Branch Offices + 0 points
Highlights:•KCC streamlined – less need for manual connections (F)•Large number of sites handled well (F)•Can set bridgehead to not compress data•New DCs can be populated from tape / other media
•These highlights require all DCs in the (D) domain and (F) forest to be Win2003 server
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More than two domains and two forests + 5 points
Two domains or two forests + 4 points
One domain + 1 point
Highlights:•Cross Forest Trusts (F)•Domain Controller Renaming (D)•Domain Renaming (F)•Schema entry “nullify” (F)
•Planning on an acquisition in 3-12 months? +3 points
•Planning on a company rename in 3-12 months? +3 points
•These highlights require all DCs in the (D) domain and (F) forest to be Win2003 server
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Win2003 and In-place upgrades Highlights:
• Standard Server
Min: 550 MHz, min 256MB, max 4GB
• Enterprise Server
Min: 733MHz, min 256MB, max 32GB
• Datacenter Server
Min: 733MHz, min 1GB, max 64GB
• Web Server (new)
Min: 550MHz, min 256MB RAM, max 2GB
Keep your current servers - 3 points
Plan to upgrade to modern-speed servers + 5 points
Plan to upgrade to modern-speed servers with hot-swap memory and PCI boards
+ 7 points
Somewhat stronger minimums and recommended specs
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Win2003 and Older Hardware Highlights:
• Only the best drivers survive and are included
• Standard VGA drivers for all but a few adapters
Could mean 640x480 @ 60Hz support only
• Many “white-box” network cards left out
Only major chipsets supported: 3COM, DEC, IBM, etc
Have compatible NIC and VGA hardware + 5 points
Have incompatible NIC and VGA hardware - 3 points
Unknown? -1 point
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Win2003 Pilot Plans
More than five custom applications - 3 points
Two to five custom applications - 2 points
One or two custom applications - 1 point
Highlights:•New OS requires new rounds of application testing•New IIS requires new rounds of web-application programming and testing•New lab and/or pilot required
•Have equipment for test-lab already? + 2. No? - 2
•Have pilot population for Win2003 rollout? +1. No? +0
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Win2003 and Terminal Services
Heavy TS use + 4 points
Medium TS use + 3 points
Light TS use + 2 point
No TS use + 0 points
Highlights:•RDP 5.2 on 2003 Server
•More “forgiving” connection over the Internet•RDP 5.1 clients (XP)
•24-bit color•Native clipboard redirection•Native client printer and drive redirection•Bandwidth throttling for lan vs. dial-up connections•Time zone redirection
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Win2003 without WinXP
In 1 year, will XP be fully rolled out? + 5 points In 1 year, will XP be rolled out
to half of your users? + 2 points In 1 year, will XP be rolled out
to less than half of your users? - 2 points
Highlights:•XP Required for: Volume Shadow Copy (VSC)
•VSC = New feature which allows users to undelete/rollback own files•XP Required for: UPN Caching
•UPN Caching = Allows users to log on without always touching GC•XP Required for: Secure 802.1x Wireless with 2003 Certificates•XP Required for: Full Terminal Services RDP 5.1 client for 2003’s RDP 5.2 server
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Windows 2003 and Group Policy
Lots of Group Policies? + 5 points
Just starting Group Policy? +2 points
No plans for W2003 server? -4 points
(GPMC is just that cool)
Highlights:•DcGPOFix•New “GPMC” console•Folder Redirection to Homedrive•XP gets 180 new Group Policies added to Windows 2003. •GPO Backup and Restore
GPMC License requires at least one Windows 2003 Domain Controller.From FAQ: “You may install an unlimited number of copies of GPMC in your environment, provided you have at least one valid license for Windows Server 2003.”
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Win2003 and SAN/NAS support
Highlights:• Exposes API for accessing LUN information• Permits restructuring RAID arrays from OS• Boot to SAN/NAS• Replaces functionality now only available in proprietary
solutions• Destined to become the “Interface of Choice” for proprietary
solutions
Have SAN/NAS today + 4 points
Installing SAN/NAS within 1 year + 3 points
No plans for SAN/NAS within 1 year + 1 points
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Final Thoughts
Can you skip Windows2003?• If you’re in NT:
Probably not – you’ll want new servers, which may not have NT drivers
Your company data will be on UNSUPPORTED platform by end of 2004• No non-security NT hotfixes
Lifecycle chart for most MS business products:• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;LifeWin
If you’re on 2000: If you’re mostly Windows 2000 – you’ll be missing out on some great
new features And… (see next slide)
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Final Thoughts Is it already paid for?
• Do you have MS’s “Software Assurance” licensing with W2k? You get it when it ships! Only time, energy and hardware deployment costs
If it’s not paid for…• All Client CALs need to be upgraded with first
Windows 2003 server
• Use the score card – judge for yourself!
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Score Review
Recommendation to seriously consider
Windows 2003 Server if…• Big = Add up to 40 points or more
• Medium = Add up to 30 points or more
• Small = Add up to 20 points or more
To End… who’s going?
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Make Contact!
Jeremy Moskowitzjeremym@moskowitz-
inc.com
•Windows 2000 Training
•Sever
•Professional and
•Active Directory
•Windows XP Training
•Windows 2003 Server Training
•Consulting for Windows upgrades and migrations