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Small Business Server 2000

Microsoft® Small Business Server 2000 is the 3rd generation release of the full-featured network solution designed to help businesses with up to 50 PCs take advantage of the Internet, strengthen customer relationships and improve employee productivity.

Small Business Server 2000 includes Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server, plus Windows 2000 Server-based solutions for e-mail, fax, database, and secure, shared Internet access. All of this powerful technology is integrated to enable a single, unified setup and centralized management across all of the component applications, setting new standards for ease of installation, use, and administration.

For administrators and technology consultants, Small Business Server 2000 offers an integrated Windows 2000-based setup, remote server management capabilities, rich server monitoring features, and improved alert-based reporting of critical server events.

Microsoft Small Business Server 2000
Feature Description
 

Suite Components
Multipurpose Operating System NEW VERSION! Windows 2000 Server: A best-of-breed network operating system that provides file/print, Internet Information Server 5.0 Web server, Microsoft Routing and Remote Access Service, shared application and additional communications services along with overall improvements in server performance and reliability.

·1 Disk Quotas – A technology consultant can setup disk partitions to limit the amount of disk space used on the server for a particular user.

·1 Index Service – Service that can be enabled to provide an easier way for users on the LAN to find documents stored on the server. Users can query based on document properties, date information, or words and phrases stored within each document.

·2 Better Backup – The updated Backup software now supports integrated scheduling of backups as well as support for additional backup media.

For networks with Windows 2000 Professional clients, additional features are introduced…

·2 IntelliMirror – Supports synchronization of data and user profile information on server-based folders to a local storage cache of Windows 2000 Professional client machines. Users can configure a folder and other profile settings located on the server to be made available offline. Changes to either the server copy or the local copy of data will be automatically synchronized during the next connection to the network.

·3 Group Policy Objects – Enables an easier way to deploy software to Windows 2000 Professional client machines. GPOs also offer the ability support roaming profiles where users can logon to any Windows 2000 Professional client machine on the network and get all of their user settings and server-based data folders as well as the ability to lock down desktop and Start menu settings for a given group of users.

·4 Application Assign and Publish – This feature allows a technology consultant to setup applications to be published in the Add/Remove Programs library for all Windows 2000-based clients on the network.
Messaging and Collaboration NEW VERSION! Exchange 2000 Server (and Outlook 2000): A reliable Internet and intranet messaging and collaboration server providing a rich set of features for users on the network as well as mobile or remote users. Features include e-mail, calendaring, news, forums, event scripting for collaboration, and broad Internet standards support.

·1 Improved Outlook Web Access (OWA) "Web Client" – Enables users to view their own email Inbox, calendars, contacts, and tasks as well as Exchange Public Folders through the new Exchange Web Client. Users can connect from any PC on the network or over an Internet-based virtual private network with a Web browser to retrieve their Exchange-based information without any special user configuration on the PC.

·2 Instant Messaging Service – Users can instantly set up a chat session with local or Internet users without having to pay any local or long distance phone fees by leveraging the shared connection to the Internet.

·3 Web Store – Allows businesses to publish Exchange Public Folders to appear as native file folders on the network. Documents stored in Exchange Public Folders can be visible on the network using the native file browsing tools.
Database NEW VERSION! Microsoft SQL Server 2000: A highly scalable relational database management system (RDBMS) for building distributed and transacted line-of-business applications, including order-processing, on-line analytical processing (OLAP), data warehousing, and electronic commerce on the Internet. The new version offers an easier way to publish database information such as your own inventory catalog on the Internet as well as increased performance, reliability, and availability.
Shared Internet Access, Internet Web Cache, and Firewall NEW VERSION! Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (successor to Microsoft Proxy Server with new features): An Internet Firewall and Web cache server that provides Internet security while improving network efficiency and increasing the speed of retrieval for frequently used Internet Web pages.

·1 New VPN Wizard – Enables a business to easily configure a secure virtual private network (VPN) to allow mobile workers to connect to the Small Business Server network over the Internet without having to dial directly into the server. VPNs can save companies from additional telephony costs by providing a way for workers outside of the telephone area code to dial in to their local Internet connection and use the Internet to perform the long distance connection at virtually no cost to the remote user.
Shared Fax Service UPDATED! The Small Business Server Fax Server has been completely redesigned into the new, reliable Shared Fax Service. This feature allows users to send faxes from their desktop through a multiple shared fax modem or interface. This can all be administered through your Small Business Server. Administrators can configure calling times, priorities, and manage the fax queue.

·2 Support for Brooktrout fax boards and additional ISDN cards – The new service offers support for all Windows 2000-based Class 1 Fax modems as well as introducing support for Brooktrout fax boards and AVT ISDN cards.

·3 Integrated Fax over IP services – Enables you to configure outbound faxes to be sent and received through either the local modem or fax board hardware or a list of 3rd party, Internet-based, Fax over IP services.

·4 Broadcast Fax support – Documents are spooled from the client machine to the server one time and the image is delivered to the list fax numbers in the fax queue without tying up the client machine or network traffic during the broadcast fax job.

Shared Modem Service UPDATED! Small Business Server includes a Shared Modem Service that enables the client machines to use modems shared on Small Business Server to connect to external information services. This enables businesses that regularly connect to information services to save money on hardware and telephony costs by not requiring a modem on each client PC and not requiring a dedicated phone line for each PC. Use of the shared modems can also be restricted to individual users or groups of users so you can determine who connects to external networks.
Server monitoring and alerting NEW! Health Monitor 2.1 Administrators and Power Users can view system performance metrics, set and modify thresholds to report server health, and configure alerts. The alerts can then be configured to run actions such as logging the issue, running a command line, or sending an email to a local or remote user. Technology Consultants can configure the alerts to send email messages to their own email accounts.

 
SUITE FEATURES:
Simplifying Deployment
Integrated Setup UPDATED! Small Business Server 2000 installs and configures the operating system, all application components and service packs through a single, integrated setup that includes disk space, system compatibility, and dependency checking. Small Business Server setup significantly reduces the complexity of server setup by automatically defaulting many common parameters and consolidating the number of setup screens a person needs to walk through.

With the Windows 2000-based Plug n Play support more hardware devices including many USB devices will be detected, installed, and configured by default. Small Business Server 2000 no longer requires a modem during the setup, which provides for a more reliable setup experience.
Client Setup (Setup Computer Wizard) UPDATED! Small Business Server 2000 helps automate the job of connecting client PCs to an SBS network by setting up and configuring networking components and deploying software applications to your client workstations.

The updated Setup Computer Wizard includes an Extensibility Wizard tool that enables a consultant to add applications that appear in the Setup Computer Wizard software list making it easier to deploy virtually any application to SBS-based client machines.

Internet Connection Wizard UPDATED! The Internet Connection Wizard guides you through configuring your Small Business Server as the gateway server connecting your network to the Internet. The wizard will help guide you through Windows 2000, IP, e-mail, and firewall configurations. Now integrating the Exchange Connector for POP3 Mailboxes, which allows you to continue to use existing POP3 e-mail accounts as part of your new Exchange 2000 Server. Plus, the Internet Connection Wizard will help configure the POP3 Gateway for you.
Suite Level Management Features
Customizable Management Consoles UPDATED! Managing the server is simplified by two customizable management consoles, which help a user to pro-actively monitor the server health, as well as manage network users, computers, and devices.

·1 User Console – A simplified console designed for the more technical user on the network to help monitor the status of the server, manage basic user permissions, add users, and manage printer and fax queues.

·2 Administrator Console – An advanced console designed for technology consultants that perform all tasks of the User Console plus the ability to fully configure settings for Exchange, SQL Server, Proxy Server, and Windows 2000.

Because the new consoles are based entirely on the Microsoft Management Console shipped in Windows 2000, technology consultants will have the ability to easily customize existing consoles or add new consoles based on customer need.
Windows Terminal Services-Based Administration NEW! You can use either an Internet connection via a Web client such as Internet Explorer 5.0, or through dedicated client software to manage remote sites with the Small Business Server Management Consoles and with the same software functionality as if you were on the LAN or sitting in front of the server console.
Add User Wizard UPDATED! Adding users is even easier with the updated three-screen wizard that creates a user account, an email mailbox, a home directory, and sets security permissions based on customizable template user accounts. A local "Power User" can be defined to add and disable user accounts on the network. This user enters the user information, password information, and selects a user template to model user permissions. Administrators can easily add user templates based on the needs of the business.
Server Status Reports and Server Status
View 		UPDATED! Now you can get regular snapshots of your server’s status automatically, including hardware condition, application health, and system performance. These reports can be e-mailed to administrators, and kept on-file for building historical views of server usage, which you can use to plan for future upgrades or required maintenance.
On-line Tours and Help with "Bayesian" Trouble-shooters NEW! Keeping your systems up and running 24x7 is now even easier with comprehensive HTML on-line help for all application and suite components, including 7 guided tours on deploying, managing, and using various application and suite services. New "Bayesian Troubleshooters" for Small Business Server 2000 will help guide you through administration rough-spots by asking questions that analyze your system’s condition, then providing possible steps to remedy the situation.

 

 
Hardware System Requirements
Server Requirements

·1 Pentium II 300Mhz or greater processor

·2 256MB RAM minimum; 512MB RAM recommended for heavier server use

·3 4GB hard disk; Two 8GB disks recommended for fault tolerance

·4 Ethernet network card

·5 Super VGA compatible display capable of 256 colors

·6 To use the Fax Service, you will be required to have a dedicated Class 1 Fax modem in addition to at least one other modem to be shared for other server services such as RAS, Proxy dial-up, and/or Modem Sharing. For moderate to heavy fax use, it is recommended you purchase one or more external, business-quality fax modems or a premium fax board such as a supported board from Brooktrout.
Client Requirements

·7 Pentium 90Mhz or greater processor

·8 32MB RAM recommended

·9 250MB available hard disk space

·10 Ethernet network card

·11 VGA compatible display

·12 3.5" Floppy disk drive
Small Business Server Optimizations and Limits
Server Optimizations The SBS 2000 component server applications are not limited in any way from the shipping Standard versions other than the fact that applications can only be installed on a Small Business Server 2000 machine. Limits or optimizations imposed on SBS are based on the following Windows 2000 Server optimizations:

·1 Small Business Server must be set up as the root Domain Controller of an Active Directory forest. This prevents SBS from serving as the branch office or divisional server of a larger organization with an existing Active Directory or NT4-based domain infrastructure.

·2 Similar to SBS 4.5, there is a maximum of 50 workstations that can be connected to an SBS 2000 network. This also limits the number of workstations that can access any of the component server applications.

·3 Trusts with other Active Directory forests are not allowed. Similar to SBS 4.5, a user will not be able to set up an explicit (i.e. NT4 style) trust w/ another domain. This optimization does not allow the SBS Exchange Server to connect to other Exchange Servers outside of the SBS 2000 domain.

·4 Client Access Licenses are enforced through bump pack disks that must be purchased separately. The License Manager Control Panel applet is not included in SBS 2000.

 

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