Windows Server 2003

TrevorBubbles · Jul 27, 2013

Hi all
Apologies if this post is in the incorrect area but I felt this was the correct area after looking at all the rest.
My question is can anyone recommend good windows server 2003 tutorials that will guide the user from the very start and teach them the various areas of windows server 2003. to narrow it down I suppose it would be like what would be thought in your first year of college.
I have gotten some great feed back already from this site for other questions so hopefully ye can help again.

Regards, TW

noidea_77 · Jul 27, 2013

Maybe this: http://www.visualwin.com/

Reynod · Jul 27, 2013

Not bad ...

TrevorBubbles · Jul 27, 2013

hey guys,
that looks very good alright. ill have a good look at it. thanks for the replys

choucove · Jul 27, 2013

I don't mean this in any rude way at all, but I'm just curious why train specifically on a server OS that is over a decade old, and has been replaced by two major updates? It would be my recommendation to look into learning the newer server OS versions which have replaced 2003, and extrapolate what you learn to apply to the older OS as necessary. There are so many new things capable, and if you're going to train on something, train on what will be available now and into the future. You will still be able to take much of that knowledge and apply it towards what was in the past.

TrevorBubbles · Jul 30, 2013

choucove :

No problem. The reason is because Windows Server 2003 is what we were using when studying systems administration in college. I agree is totally out of date. I struggled with it last year and I am hoping to learn more about it before returning for 3rd year.

Beachnative · Jul 30, 2013

choucove :

This is a good question but in the small podunk couty I'm in most businesses use the if it's not broke don't fix it mentality and are cheap as can be.... Most of my work is for small to medium sized businesses and I've seen a few Windows 98 boxes acting as print servers...why? It's the owers stuff and they refuse to upgrade, if it breaks that's another story.

In the small colo I ran less than a six months ago, of the 100+ servers in the racks, I'd say about 30% were Server 2003, 60% were Server 2008, the remaining were up to date or another flavor.
Perhaps the Trevor will be able use the experience along with newer OS's to see the progression in technology to deal with the some of the el cheapos out there like I do, LOL!

choucove · Jul 30, 2013

Beachnative :

I know exactly what you mean. My business is in a very small town rural area, so the largest businesses we work with are about 30 to 40 employees. Most of the business environments we are dealing with are about five employees, and they are still utilizing old refurbished systems that are continuing to give them problems. The biggest issue then that we come across is when one system does finally go down, they want it replaced, but none of their other software, network, or other peripherals are compatible with anything currently available. It makes them really upset to know they have to upgrade the rest of their network to fix one failed component simply because they didn't keep up with things for the last ten years.

That's why I recommended researching and learning on the latest platform, though. While yes it is important to know how to fix and work with the older software, often times the best fix is going to be getting things updated. If you start by learning only the older software, you aren't going to know about all the new features, technologies, and methods available in the modern release generations to know what could be improved upon and the proper way today that computer systems should be handled. For instance, there's really no virtualization implemented with WS2003, while in WS2012 this is a HUGE component of the operating system, and any modern server and network design SHOULD be utilizing virtualization for better efficiency, upgradability, and data migration and protection.

Beachnative · Jul 30, 2013

choucove :

Beachnative :

I know exactly what you mean. My business is in a very small town rural area, so the largest businesses we work with are about 30 to 40 employees. Most of the business environments we are dealing with are about five employees, and they are still utilizing old refurbished systems that are continuing to give them problems. The biggest issue then that we come across is when one system does finally go down, they want it replaced, but none of their other software, network, or other peripherals are compatible with anything currently available. It makes them really upset to know they have to upgrade the rest of their network to fix one failed component simply because they didn't keep up with things for the last ten years.

No truer words have ever been spoken....

TrevorBubbles · Jul 31, 2013

Thanks for all the replys but at the moment I am dealing with WS 2003. My at the moment is to get very good grades in years 3 and 4.

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