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Decision Point – Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server?

Decision Point – Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server?. Jeremy Moskowitz moskowitz-inc.com. MCSE, MCT, CNA– Principal Moskowitz, inc. (moskowitz-inc.com). Written for Windows and 2003 Magazine, MCP Magazine, ENT Magazine, BackOffice, Windows NT and others.

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Decision Point – Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server?

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  1. Decision Point – Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Server? Jeremy Moskowitz moskowitz-inc.com

  2. MCSE, MCT, CNA– Principal Moskowitz, inc. (moskowitz-inc.com) • Written for Windows and 2003 Magazine, MCP Magazine, ENT Magazine, BackOffice, Windows NT and others • Authored Sybex’s Windows 2000: Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror ISBN: 0-7821-2881-5 • Co-Authored SAMS Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Server in 24-hours ISBN: 0-6723-1940-3 • Authored RTP’s DGEM (RTP) and DGWIT

  3. Windows’ new Name • Internal name – NT 5.2 • Codename: Whistler • Original name released to press – Windows 2002 • Renamed to Windows .Net 2003 Server as • Standard Server • Enterprise Server • Datacenter Server • Web Server • Final name • Windows Server 2003

  4. How major is the leap? • NT 3.5 to 3.51 • Minor but significant • Took 1.5 years • NT 3.51 to 4.0 • Major release • Took two years • NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 • Major release • Took four years • Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Server • Major or Minor? • Many new features • Took almost 3 years • Moral of story: Time not most significant factor

  5. Great Win2003 Stuff • Lots of LITTLE things… • More secure right out of the box • Share and NTFS permissions changes • MFT moved to 1/3 from front of disk – frees front of volume for executables and data files • CHKDSK up to 700% faster • ADMT Version 2 does password migration • Dozens of new command-line utilities to go GUI-Less • AD Support for 1 billion objects 5

  6. The Big Question Do you need it? Or.. do you keep rolling out Windows 2000?

  7. Keeping Score • Are you a big, medium or small business? • Big = Greater than 500 clients, 15 or more servers • Medium = 100-599 clients, 5-14 servers • Small = Less than 100 clients, 1-4 servers

  8. Keeping Score • Recommendation to seriously consider Windows 2003 Server if… • Big = Add up to 40 points or more • Medium = Add up to 30 points or more • Small = Add up to 20 points or more • To start… • Give yourself 10 points…

  9. Is your business mostly Windows NT, or mostly Windows 2000? • Windows NT support is going away • http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/Availability/Retiring.asp • D-Day #1: January 1, 2004: No non-security hotfixes • D-Day #2: January 1, 2005: No paid or online support • Windows 2000 was an investment • Very stable • Support for years to come • Easy upgrade to Win2003 server • Big sized NT business + 15 points • Medium sized NT business + 10 points • Small sized NT business + 5 points • Big sized W2k business + 5 points • Medium sized W2k business + 3 points • Small sized W2k business + 2 points

  10. Win2003’s IIS 6.0 • IIS 6.0 Highlights • Kernel-mode operation • Built-in Lockdown Wizard • Bandwidth throttling that really works • Default logon now Network (not Interactive) • Just a whole lot faster and secure • Heavy IIS use + 10 points • Medium IIS use + 5 points • Light IIS use + 2 points • Add 2 points if IIS will be used in public address space (in front of firewall) 10

  11. Win2003 Clustering • Highlights: • Bigger clusters • Datacenter: 8 nodes (was 4 nodes for W2k) • Enterprise: 4 nodes (was 2 nodes for W2k) • Standard: (Still not supported) • Network Load Balancing now supported on • Standard Server • Terminal Services • Heavy Clustering/NLB use + 4 points • Medium Clustering/NLB use + 2 points • Light or no Clustering/NLB use + 1 point • Add 2 points if NLB will be used for Terminal Services

  12. Win2003 and Exchange Compatibility • Deployed Exchange 5.5 or 2000? • E2000 AND E5.5 ARE NOT compatible on Win2003 servers due to IIS change in metabase E2000 will still run on W2k servers in Win2003 domain • Heavy - 5 points • Medium - 4 points • Light - 2 points http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/ti/TiWin2003.doc

  13. Win2003 AD Branch-Office Improvements • Highlights: • KCC streamlined – less need for manual connections (F) • Large number of sites handled well (F) • Can set bridgehead to not compress data • New DCs can be populated from tape / other media • These highlights require all DCs in the (D) domain and (F) forest to be Win2003 server • Many Branch Offices (50+) + 6 points • Some Branch Offices (30-49) + 3 points • Few Branch Offices (1-30) + 2 points • No Branch Offices + 0 points

  14. Win2003 AD Inter-company Improvements • Highlights: • Cross Forest Trusts (F) • Domain Controller Renaming (D) • Domain Renaming (F) • Schema entry “nullify” (F) • These highlights require all DCs in the (D) domain and (F) forest to be Win2003 server • More than two domains and two forests + 5 points • Two domains or two forests + 4 points • One domain + 1 point • Planning on an acquisition in 3-12 months? +3 points • Planning on a company rename in 3-12 months? +3 points

  15. Win2003 and In-place upgrades Somewhat stronger minimums and recommended specs • Highlights: • Standard Server • Min: 550 MHz, min 256MB, max 4GB • Enterprise Server • Min: 733MHz, min 256MB, max 32GB • Datacenter Server • Min: 733MHz, min 1GB, max 64GB • Web Server (new) • Min: 550MHz, min 256MB RAM, max 2GB • Keep your current servers - 3 points • Plan to upgrade to modern-speed servers + 5 points • Plan to upgrade to modern-speed servers with hot-swap memory and PCI boards + 7 points 15

  16. Win2003 and Older Hardware • Highlights: • Only the best drivers survive and are included • Standard VGA drivers for all but a few adapters • Could mean 640x480 @ 60Hz support only • Many “white-box” network cards left out • Only major chipsets supported: 3COM, DEC, IBM, etc • Have compatible NIC and VGA hardware + 5 points • Have incompatible NIC and VGA hardware - 3 points • Unknown? -1 point

  17. Win2003 Pilot Plans • Highlights: • New OS requires new rounds of application testing • New IIS requires new rounds of web-application programming and testing • New lab and/or pilot required • More than five custom applications - 3 points • Two to five custom applications - 2 points • One or two custom applications - 1 point • Have equipment for test-lab already? + 2. No? - 2 • Have pilot population for Win2003 rollout? +1. No? +0

  18. Win2003 and Terminal Services • Highlights: • RDP 5.2 on 2003 Server • More “forgiving” connection over the Internet • RDP 5.1 clients (XP) • 24-bit color • Native clipboard redirection • Native client printer and drive redirection • Bandwidth throttling for lan vs. dial-up connections • Time zone redirection • Heavy TS use + 4 points • Medium TS use + 3 points • Light TS use + 2 point • No TS use + 0 points

  19. Win2003 without WinXP • Highlights: • XP Required for: Volume Shadow Copy (VSC) • VSC = New feature which allows users to undelete/rollback own files • XP Required for: UPN Caching • UPN Caching = Allows users to log on without always touching GC • XP Required for: Secure 802.1x Wireless with 2003 Certificates • XP Required for: Full Terminal Services RDP 5.1 client for 2003’s RDP 5.2 server • In 1 year, will XP be fully rolled out? + 5 points • In 1 year, will XP be rolled out to half of your users? + 2 points • In 1 year, will XP be rolled out to less than half of your users? - 2 points

  20. Windows 2003 and Group Policy GPMC License requires at least one Windows 2003 Domain Controller. • Highlights: • DcGPOFix • New “GPMC” console • Folder Redirection to Homedrive • XP gets 180 new Group Policies added to Windows 2003. • GPO Backup and Restore • Lots of Group Policies? + 5 points • Just starting Group Policy? +2 points • No plans for W2003 server? -4 points (GPMC is just that cool) From FAQ: “You may install an unlimited number of copies of GPMC in your environment, provided you have at least one valid license for Windows Server 2003.” 20

  21. Win2003 and SAN/NAS support • Highlights: • Exposes API for accessing LUN information • Permits restructuring RAID arrays from OS • Boot to SAN/NAS • Replaces functionality now only available in proprietary solutions • Destined to become the “Interface of Choice” for proprietary solutions • Have SAN/NAS today + 4 points • Installing SAN/NAS within 1 year + 3 points • No plans for SAN/NAS within 1 year + 1 points

  22. Final Thoughts • Can you skip Windows2003? • If you’re in NT: • Probably not – you’ll want new servers, which may not have NT drivers • Your company data will be on UNSUPPORTED platform by end of 2004 • No non-security NT hotfixes • Lifecycle chart for most MS business products: • http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;LifeWin • If you’re on 2000: • If you’re mostly Windows 2000 – you’ll be missing out on some great new features • And… (see next slide)

  23. Final Thoughts • Is it already paid for? • Do you have MS’s “Software Assurance” licensing with W2k? • You get it when it ships! • Only time, energy and hardware deployment costs • If it’s not paid for… • All Client CALs need to be upgraded with first Windows 2003 server • Use the score card – judge for yourself!

  24. Score Review • Recommendation to seriously consider Windows 2003 Server if… • Big = Add up to 40 points or more • Medium = Add up to 30 points or more • Small = Add up to 20 points or more • To End… who’s going? 24

  25. Make Contact! • Windows 2000 Training • Sever • Professional and • Active Directory • Windows XP Training • Windows 2003 Server Training • Consulting for Windows upgrades and migrations Jeremy Moskowitz jeremym@moskowitz-inc.com

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