Question:
what is the difference between win 2000 & win server 2003?
2007-10-05 01:08:13 UTC
what is the difference between win 2000 & win server 2003?
Four answers:
rahul
2007-10-05 01:19:36 UTC
In windows 2003 support SHADOW COPIES ..A NEW TOOLTO RECOVER FILES

Window 2003 server includes IIS server in it. That is the biggest advantage on top of better file system management

In 2003 server u can change the domain name at any time without rebulding the domain

where as in 2000 u have to rebuld the entire domain to change the domain name

In windows 2000 support maximum 10 users access shared folder at a time through network.

But in win2003 no limitation
Ajbabu
2007-10-05 03:17:22 UTC
Difference between Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server



1. In Windows 2000 server we cannot rename the Domain whereas in Windows 2003 server we can rename Domain.

2. In win2k3 we have concept of Volume shadow copy service which is used to create hard disk snap shot which is used in Disaster Recovery and win2k doesn’t have this service.

3. In win2k we have cross domain trust relationship whereas in win2k3 we have cross forest trust relationship.

4. Win2k supports IPv4 only whereas Win2k3 supports IPv4 and IPv6.

5. Win2k supports of 8 processors and 64GB RAM (in Advanced Server) whereas in Win2k3 supports up to 64 processors and max of 512GB RAM.

6. Win2k supports IIS5.0 whereas Win2k3 supports IIS6.0.

7. Win2k has basic concepts of DFS (Distributed File Systems) with defined roots whereas Win2k3 has enhanced DFS with multiple roots.

8. Win2k supports 4-node clustering and Win2k3 supports 8-node clustering.

9. In win2k we can create 1 million users whereas in win2k3 we can create 1 billion users.

10. Win2k3 has a service called Windows Share Point Services (It is an integrated portfolio of collaboration and communication services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems both within and beyond the organizational firewall). In Win2k there is no such service.
Divya K
2007-10-06 01:52:28 UTC
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 offer two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic.



Basic Disk Storage



Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. A disk initialized for basic storage is called a basic disk. A basic disk contains basic volumes, such as primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives. Additionally, basic volumes include multidisk volumes that are created by using Windows NT 4.0 or earlier, such as volume sets, stripe sets, mirror sets, and stripe sets with parity. Windows XP does not support these multidisk basic volumes. Any volume sets, stripe sets, mirror sets, or stripe sets with parity must be backed up and deleted or converted to dynamic disks before you install Windows XP Professional.



Dynamic Disk Storage



Dynamic storage is supported in Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. A disk initialized for dynamic storage is called a dynamic disk. A dynamic disk contains dynamic volumes, such as simple volumes, spanned volumes, striped volumes, mirrored volumes, and RAID-5 volumes. With dynamic storage, you can perform disk and volume management without the need to restart Windows.



Note: Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers or on Windows XP Home Edition-based computers.



You cannot create mirrored volumes or RAID-5 volumes on Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition-based computers. However, you can use a Windows XP Professional-based computer to create a mirrored or RAID-5 volume on remote computers that are running Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, or the Standard, Enterprise and Data Center versions of Windows Server 2003.



Storage types are separate from the file system type. A basic or dynamic disk can contain any combination of FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS partitions or volumes.



A disk system can contain any combination of storage types. However, all volumes on the same disk must use the same storage type.



To convert a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk:



1. Log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.

2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

3. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. You can also right-click My Computer and choose Manage if you have My Computer displayed on your desktop.

4. In the left pane, click Disk Management.

5. In the lower-right pane, right-click the basic disk that you want to convert, and then click Convert to Dynamic Disk. You must right-click the gray area that contains the disk title on the left side of the Details pane.



6. Select the check box that is next to the disk that you want to convert (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.



7. Click Details if you want to view the list of volumes in the disk. Click Convert.



8. Click Yes when you are prompted to convert the disk, and then click OK.



Warning: After you convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk, local access to the dynamic disk is limited to Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. Additionally, after you convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk, the dynamic volumes cannot be changed back to partitions. You must first delete all dynamic volumes on the disk and then convert the dynamic disk back to a basic disk. If you want to keep your data, you must first back up the data or move it to another volume.



Dynamic Storage Terms



A volume is a storage unit made from free space on one or more disks. It can be formatted with a file system and assigned a drive letter. Volumes on dynamic disks can have any of the following layouts: simple, spanned, mirrored, striped, or RAID-5.



A simple volume uses free space from a single disk. It can be a single region on a disk or consist of multiple, concatenated regions. A simple volume can be extended within the same disk or onto additional disks. If a simple volume is extended across multiple disks, it becomes a spanned volume.



A spanned volume is created from free disk space that is linked together from multiple disks. You can extend a spanned volume onto a maximum of 32 disks. A spanned volume cannot be mirrored and is not fault-tolerant.



A striped volume is a volume whose data is interleaved across two or more physical disks. The data on this type of volume is allocated alternately and evenly to each of the physical disks. A striped volume cannot be mirrored or extended and is not fault-tolerant. Striping is also known as RAID-0.



A mirrored volume is a fault-tolerant volume whose data is duplicated on two physical disks. All of the data on one volume is copied to another disk to provide data redundancy. If one of the disks fails, the data can still be accessed from the remaining disk. A mirrored volume cannot be extended. Mirroring is also known as RAID-1.



A RAID-5 volume is a fault-tolerant volume whose data is striped across an array of three or more disks. Parity (a calculated value that can be used to reconstruct data after a failure) is also striped across the disk array. If a physical disk fails, the portion of the RAID-5 volume that was on that failed disk can be re-created from the remaining data and the parity. A RAID-5 volume cannot be mirrored or extended.



The system volume contains the hardware-specific files that are needed to load Windows (for example, Ntldr, Boot.ini, and Ntdetect.com). The system volume can be, but does not have to be, the same as the boot volume.



The boot volume contains the Windows operating system files that are located in the %Systemroot% and %Systemroot%\System32 folders. The boot volume can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system volume.
2007-10-05 01:15:45 UTC
maybe the year it was made?

(probably stupid answer but i tried haha)


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