
Microsoft
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2003 White Paper
Windows NT 4.0 Server Upgrade Guide 5
2. Group Policy
Administrators can use Group Policy to define the settings and allowed actions for users and
computers. In contrast with local policy, Group Policy can be used to set policies that apply
across a specified site, domain, or organizational unit in Active Directory. Policy-based
management simplifies such tasks as system update operation, application installation, user
profiles, and desktop-system lockdown.
The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a new framework for managing
Group Policy. With GPMC, Group Policy becomes much easier to use, a benefit that enables
more organizations to better use Active Directory and take advantage of its management
features.
3. Server Performance
In internal tests, Windows Server 2003 shows dramatic performance gains over previous
versions of Windows server operating systems. For example, file and Web server
performance is two times faster than Windows NT Server 4.0. While an organization's
performance gains may vary because of unique network and computer settings, Microsoft is
confident that the improved performance of Windows Server 2003 will help deliver faster
service for network solutions.
4. Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
As part of Volume Shadow Copy service, this feature enables administrators to configure
point-in-time copies of critical data volumes without service interruption. These copies can
then be used for service restoration, archival purposes, or restoration. Users can retrieve
archived versions of their documents that are transparently maintained on the server.
Productivity is improved by the ability to better recover documents.
5. IIS 6.0 and the .NET Framework
IIS 6.0 is a full-featured Web server that enables Web applications and XML Web services.
IIS 6.0 has been completely rearchitected with a new fault-tolerant process model that greatly
boosts the reliability of Web sites and applications.
Now, IIS can isolate an individual Web application or multiple sites into a self-contained
process (called an application pool) that communicates directly with the operating system
kernel. This feature increases throughput and capacity of applications while offering more
headroom on servers, effectively reducing hardware needs. These self-contained application
pools prevent one application or site from disrupting the XML Web services or other Web
applications on the server.
IIS also provides health monitoring capabilities that discover, recover, and help prevent Web
application failures. On Windows Server 2003, ASP.NET natively uses the new IIS process
model. These advanced application health and detection features are also available to
existing applications running under IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0, and most applications do not need tp
be modified.
The .NET Framework provides the programming model for building, deploying, and running
Web-based applications and XML Web services in the IIS environment. It provides a
productive, standards-based, multiple-language environment for integrating existing
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