Guest Stephen Heward Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 We have recently purchased WSS2003 R2 boxes. I have noticed that in the add/remove options you can install most all the standard Windows Server 2003 Functions such as DNS, DHCP, IIS, etc... Are these server functions actually supported under Windows Storage Server? It also looks like dcpromo can run from these boxes?
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Re: Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Capabilities Hello Stephen, It is optimized for Storage functionality. You can not promote it to domain controller: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/productinformation/FAQ/default.mspx Question No11 Why will you "misuse" a product created for Storage solutions for normal services, which do not need this optimization? Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > We have recently purchased WSS2003 R2 boxes. I have noticed that in > the add/remove options you can install most all the standard Windows > Server 2003 Functions such as DNS, DHCP, IIS, etc... > > Are these server functions actually supported under Windows Storage > Server? It also looks like dcpromo can run from these boxes? >
Guest Stephen Heward Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Re: Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Capabilities Thank you for the quick reply. Essentially I run SBS in my main office and have VPN tunnels to my branch offices. All my branch offices connect to our domain perfectly fine and I have User Folder REdirection on these storage boxes along with printer server. I just happened to stumble across the ability in the add/remove components that show the ability to install other services. It would be nice to install DNS on these boxes as well, just to speed up DNS queries in my remote branches. I have installed the services for DNS just to test, but none of the clients are able to resolve through the Storage Server box. I am just wondering if Microsoft purposely has disabled the functions even though they allow them to be installed? Thanks "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > Hello Stephen, > > It is optimized for Storage functionality. You can not promote it to domain > controller: > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/productinformation/FAQ/default.mspx > Question No11 > > Why will you "misuse" a product created for Storage solutions for normal > services, which do not need this optimization? > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > > > We have recently purchased WSS2003 R2 boxes. I have noticed that in > > the add/remove options you can install most all the standard Windows > > Server 2003 Functions such as DNS, DHCP, IIS, etc... > > > > Are these server functions actually supported under Windows Storage > > Server? It also looks like dcpromo can run from these boxes? > > > > >
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Re: Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Capabilities Hello Stephen, If you can install DNS in your case, then it will work. The question is how did you configure DNS and the clients on the remote site? Please describe what you have done. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Thank you for the quick reply. > > Essentially I run SBS in my main office and have VPN tunnels to my > branch offices. All my branch offices connect to our domain perfectly > fine and I have User Folder REdirection on these storage boxes along > with printer server. > > I just happened to stumble across the ability in the add/remove > components that show the ability to install other services. > > It would be nice to install DNS on these boxes as well, just to speed > up DNS queries in my remote branches. > > I have installed the services for DNS just to test, but none of the > clients are able to resolve through the Storage Server box. > > I am just wondering if Microsoft purposely has disabled the functions > even though they allow them to be installed? > > Thanks > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: >> Hello Stephen, >> >> It is optimized for Storage functionality. You can not promote it to >> domain >> controller: >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/productinformati >> on/FAQ/default.mspx >> Question No11 >> Why will you "misuse" a product created for Storage solutions for >> normal services, which do not need this optimization? >> >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers >> no rights. >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >>> We have recently purchased WSS2003 R2 boxes. I have noticed that >>> in the add/remove options you can install most all the standard >>> Windows Server 2003 Functions such as DNS, DHCP, IIS, etc... >>> >>> Are these server functions actually supported under Windows Storage >>> Server? It also looks like dcpromo can run from these boxes? >>>
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