The software installation and maintenance technology in Windows Server 2003 uses Group Policy in conjunction with Windows Installer to automate and manage software installations, updates and removal from a centralized location. Group Policy can be used to assign the software application to a group of users that are members of an OU, and allows you to manage the various phases of software deployment.

There are four phases of software life cycle:

• Preparation: preparing the files that allows you to use Group Policy to deploy the application software. This involves copying the Windows Installer package files to a software distribution point. The Windows Installer application files can be obtained from the application’s vendor or can be created through the use of third-party utilities.

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My user just asking to me: ” How to Configuring RAS in Windows 2003 route traffic between two subnets ”

I have a Windows 2003 file server with two NICs. This server houses our website as well as print queues, applications, etc. I have 254 IP address that are almost gone so I want to create a new subnet (1.2.10.1) and move my statically assigned IP addressed printers to the new subnet. I confgured the second NIC for 1.2.10.1 and set the default gateway as the same. The primary NIC connected to the internal network is 1.2.3.1.

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Using clusters helps you provide users with reliable systems. However, when deploying a cluster on a Windows 2000-based network, using Microsoft Cluster Services can get a bit confusing. Follow my step-by-step instructions for a smoother setup and configuration, and look for more handy advice in my upcoming articles on MSCS clusters.

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Configure Network Load Balancing Parameters
To configure Network Load Balancing parameters, you must configure the cluster parameters, host parameters, and port rules.
Configure Cluster Parameters

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Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.

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Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.

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In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click to select the Network […]

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This step-by-step guide provides instructions for configuring Network Load Balancing (NLB) with Terminal Services.
Using NLB with Terminal Services offers the benefits of increased availability, scalability, and load-balancing performance, as well as the ability to distribute a large number of Terminal Services clients over a group of terminal servers.
NLB with Terminal Services overview
NLB distributes traffic across […]

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