New Features in Windows Server 2003

Where I come from in southern New Mexico, folks like giving nicknames to their friends. Well, if Windows Server 2003 were from New Mexico, it might very well earn the nickname “Bring 'em back alive” because so many new features are focused on maintaining continuity of access to data. Here are some of the new features:

  • Automated System Recovery (ASR). This feature simplifies the restoration of the operating system partition.

  • Goodbye, Emergency Repair Disk. There is no more ERD in Windows Server 2003. The only repair options are the Recovery Console or ASR.

  • Emergency Management Services (EMS). If a server cannot be reached via the network, EMS provides an out-of-band connection to the server via a serial port. ...

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