What are the different types of Servers?
Answer Posted / dr pepper
There are 4 Types of Servers:
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Datacentre Edition
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
You have Domain controllers, Member servers and Standalone
Servers.
Windows 2003 Servers are configured based on the services
they provide. You can set them up to do certain roles.
The roles servers are setup with are:
Application Server - Web Services
DHCP Server - Assigning IPs to PC's
DNS Server - Resolves PC Names into IP
Domain Controller - has ADS, manages logon, Authenticates,
Provides Driectory services and has a Data store. Installs
DNS and ADS.
File server - Manages access to files
Mail server - For small sites where you need mail, but not
a powerful Echange server
Print Server - manages printers
Remote Access/VPN Server - routes Network traffic
Server Cluster Node - Server that operates as part of a
group. supported by Datacentre and Enterprise only
Streaming media Server - a server that provides Streaming
media to other systems on the network. Suported by Standard
and snterprise servers only
Terminal Server - a server that proceses tasks for multiple
client pc's in a termanl services mode.
Wins Server - Resolved Netbios Names into IP
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