Features of windows2003

Automated System Recovery (ASR) provides a facility to get Windows Server 2003 systems back up and running quickly after a failure occurs.

 Internet Information Service 6.0 (By default will not install)

Highly secured and locked down by default, new architectural model that includes features such as process isolation and a metabase stored in XML format.

Saved Queries: Active Directory Users and Computers now includes a new node named Saved Queries, which allows an administrator to create a number of predefined queries that are saved for future access.

Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is a new a new tool for managing Group Policy in Windows Server 2003. While Group Policy–related elements have typically been found across a range of tools—such as Active Directory Users And Computers, the Group Policy MMC snap-in, and others—GPMC acts as a single consolidated environment for carrying out Group Policy–related tasks.

 RSoP tool, the administrator could generate a query that would process all the applicable Group Policy settings for that user for the local computer or another computer on the network. After processing the query, RSoP would present the exact Group Policy settings that apply to that user, as well as the source Group Policy object that was responsible for the setting.

Remote Desktop: In Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services Remote Administration mode is known as Remote Desktop. Remote Desktop connections are enabled via the Remote tab in the System applet in Control Panel. When connecting to a terminal server using an RDP 5.1 client, many of the local resources are available within the remote session, including the client file system, smart cards, audio (output), serial ports, printers (including network), and the clipboard.

Cross-Forest Trust Relationships : Windows Server 2003 supports cross-forest transitive trust relationships to allow users in one forest to access resources in any domain in another, and vice versa.

 Domain Renaming & Domain Controller renaming is possible.

Universal Group Membership Caching: Windows Server 2003 introduces a new feature aimed at reducing the need for global catalog servers at all remote locations. Universal group membership caching is a new feature that can be enabled on selected domain controllers, making them capable of caching universal group information locally without being a full-fledged global catalog server.

 Volume shadow copies of shared folders feature makes point-in-time backups of user data to ensure that previous versions are easily accessible in cases where a user has accidentally deleted a file.

Application Directory Partitions: Active Directory forest has a copy of the schema partition, which defines the object types that can be created, and their associated properties. Similarly, all domain controllers in the forest hold a copy of the configuration partition, which holds information about sites and services. Within a domain, all domain controllers hold a copy of the domain partition, which includes information about the objects within that particular domain only.

 Application directory partition. This new partition is unique in that it allows directory information to be replicated to certain domain controllers only, on an as-necessary basis. Specifically designed for directory-enabled applications and services, application directory partitions can contain any type of object, with the exception of security principals such as users, computers, or security group accounts.

Distributed File System: DFS is enhanced for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server, Datacenter Edition by allowing multiple DFS roots on a single server. You can use this feature to host multiple DFS roots on a single server, reducing administrative and hardware costs of managing multiple namespaces and multiple replicated namespaces.