This document provides a comprehensive overview of Windows Server 2003, including its various editions and configuration guidelines. It covers setup instructions, server roles, Active Directory concepts, and installation procedures, along with user management and Group Policy configurations. Additionally, it discusses components such as IIS and FTP services, detailing their functionalities and command usage.

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MS Windows Server 2003
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Windows Server 2003 Editions
Windows
Server
2003
Editions
•Standard Edition
•Enterprise
Edition
•Web Edition
•Datacenter
Edition

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 Web Edition:- The feature set and licensing
allows customers easy deployment of Web pages,
Web sites, Web applications, and Web services.
 Standard Edition:- capable of providing
directory, file, print, application, multimedia, and
Web services for small to medium-sized
businesses.
 Enterprise Edition:-designed to be a powerful
server platform for medium- to large-sized
businesses.

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Setup Instructions
 Set up your computer according to the
manufacturer’s instructions. The server
configured as follows:
 Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 Computer name: Server01
 Domain controller in the domain
sysadminsrv.edu
 300 GB partitioned disk drive space

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Server roles
 File Server
 Provides convenient, centralized access to files and directories
 Print Server
 Application Server (IIS, ASP.NET)
 hosting of Web applications
 Mail Server (POP3, SMTP)
 Terminal Server
 Provides applications and server resources
 Remote Access/VPN Server
 Domain Controller (Active Directory)
 DNS Server
 DHCP Server
 Streaming Media Server

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Knowledge you will acquired
 After this lab session, you will be able to
 Install Windows Server 2003
 Identify the key structures and concepts of Active
Directory
 Create a Domain Controller , DC
 Create Active Directory , AD, objects including users,
groups, and organizational units (OUs)
 Configuring DHCP server roles
 Configuring DNS server roles
 Configuring FTP server roles , and
Many other related configurations

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Concepts of Active Directory
 AD: Is a centralized database where it contains the
information about the objects like
 users,
 groups,
 computers,
 printers etc.
 AD is a centralized hierarchical Directory Database.
 AD is a searchable Database
 A server where A.D. is installed is called D.C.
 AD is saved in a file called NTDS.DIT
 NTDS -New Technology Directory Services
 C:windowsntdsntds.dit

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Installing Active Directory
 Requirements
 An NTFS partition with enough free space
 An Administrator's username and password
 The correct operating system version
 A NIC
 Properly configured TCP/IP (IP address, subnet mask
and - optional - default gateway)
 A Domain name that you want to use,
(sysadminsrv.com)
 The Windows Server 2003 CD media (or at least the
i386 folder)

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Installing Active Directory
Two ways to install
Start > Run> dcpromo.msc 
Following the steps on
“Configure Your Server
Wizard:”

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After installing
You should notice 5 options like
ADUC Active Directory Users and
Computers
ADDT Active Directory Domains and Trusts
ADSS Active Directory Sites Services
DCSP Domain Controller Security Policy
DSP Domain Security Policy

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Some terms you should know
 Domains, Trees and Forests
 Domains:
 A domain is the core administrative unit of the
Windows Server 2003 directory service.
 A domain is collection of computers connected together
with server and users
 Trees: Multiple domain which share contiguous
DNS names. info.edu, cs.info.edu, it.info.edu ,
is.info.edu
 Forests: Multiple domain which do not share
contiguous DNS names.

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Objects and Organizational Units (OUs)
 Active Directory is capable of hosting millions of
objects, including :
 users,
 groups,
 computers,
 printers,
 shared folders,
 sites,
 site links,
 Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and even
 DNS zones and host records.

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Objects and Organizational Units (OUs)
OUs:- are containers within
a domain that allow you to
group objects that share
common administration or
configuration.

14. Creating Domain users
 First check the password policy before you create DU.
 Administrative tools  domain security policy 
account policy  password policy.
 To create Domain user account we have two options:
 Manual
 Using java scripts
 Create domain user accounts.
 Modify user account properties, including changing
logon and password settings in the user account.
 Reset the password.
 Enable and disable an account.

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How to add PCs on a server
1. Test the connection using ipconfig and ping
commands.
2. Use Ip address of the server as DNS IP address
for the local machine.
3. Goto my computer propertiescomputer
name…then follow the wizard to join the
computer.

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Group Policy
 GPOs are collections of hundreds of possible
configuration settings, from user logon rights
and privileges to the software that is allowed to
be run on a system.
Let us follow the steps to apply GPO.

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Server as a DHCP
 Administrative tools DHCP
Right click on the scope  properties

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Then finally
Right click on the scope  activate

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Connect a client computer
and check you work

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Application Server
(IIS, ASP.NET)
 Internet Information Service (IIS): It is a web server from
Microsoft used for administering, managing, controlling websites.
 IIS is the server component which provides services like www,
http, ftp, nntp, SMTP, FrontPage, .net frame works
 WWW: World Wide Web: enables use of internet.
 HTTP: (Hiper text transfer Protocol): Supports file types like text,
audio &video
 Gopher: used prior to http supported only text.
 FTP: (File Transfer Protocol): used for uploading or downloading,
huge size files.
 NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol): Used for publishing the
same message for a group of people.
 SMTP: (Simple mail transfer protocol); Used by exchange server for
sending mails.

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Installing IIS
 On DC or member server
 From Control Panel
 Add/rem programs
 Add/rem windows components
 Select application server
 Click on details
 Select I.I.S.
 Details
 Select F.T.P. & www. Services
 Ok – next

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FTP Server
 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) It is a service of I.I.S. used for
uploading or downloading large amount of files over internet or
intranet. runs on a port no.21
 Creating an FTP site:
 Put files on ftproot folder.
 Connecting to FTP server
 Start – run – cmd
 create a folder local in a drive - ex: md local
 Cd local
 Ftp (server’s ip address)
 Type administrator
 Type password
 You will be at FTP>.

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FTP commands:
 Dir or ls - for listing FTP contents
 Get - for downloading
 Put - uploading
 Prompt - disable interactive mode
 Mget - downloading multiple files
 Mput - uploading multiple files
 Bye - ending session
 Close - close the session
 Mkdir - to create a folder in ftp site
 Rmdir - to delete a folder
 Del - to delete a file
 Pwd - to list present working dir
 Lcd - locally change directory
 Cd - change directory in ftp site
 Bell - gives beep sound on/off after the action