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Sorting Out Storage

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In this issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we help you sort out your storage options. We cover dynamic disks, one of Windows 2000’s (Win2K’s) data-storage enhancements, and how they improve storage manageability in Win2K. We show you how to use Windows 2000 Server’s (Win2K Server’s) Remote Storage Service (RSS) to manage hierarchical storage. We explain the fundamentals of Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN), and help you find out which of these data-storage solutions meets your needs. Finally, we go further into SAN topology and detail how SANs enhance data manageability and accessibility without adding high overhead costs.


Ask the Doctor

By Sean Daily, 05/10/2000

Learn about the Num Lock key's boot-up status, an alternative to the Scopy utility, a batch file that creates user accounts, Win2K Pro software-compatibility problems, and BDC ...

Seize File Ownership with Fileman.vbs

By Mark Minasi, 05/10/2000

The Supplement 4 VBScript file also let you copy, delete, and rename files.

Windows 2000 Professional on the Road, Part 1

By Sean Daily, 05/10/2000

Take Win2K Pro on the road to test its remote-access capabilities and features.

Registry Tweaks

By Michael Otey, 05/10/2000

Mike Otey shares his favorite tips for customizing the NT desktop.

Options for On-the-Go Users

By John D. Ruley, 05/10/2000

Should you buy a Win2K Pro notebook or an alternative?

7 Steps to Using Tech Support

By Paul Robichaux, 05/10/2000

Learn how to get maximum satisfaction from a technical call.

From Sites to Groups

By Tony Redmond, 05/10/2000

Learn how administrative and routing groups can give you flexibility and added control over your Exchange 2000 Server organization.

Dual-Processor Windows 2000 Workstations

By Mark Weitz, 05/10/2000

Find out which workstation vendors offer dual-processor Windows 2000 workstations with speeds of 600MHz or faster.

Unattended Installs with Windows 2000 Professional

By Mark Minasi, 05/10/2000

Answer files for unattended installations in Win2K are much more powerful and easier to create than they were in Windows NT 4.0.

Scalar 1000

By Tom Iwanski, 05/09/2000

An expandable robotic tape library for enterprise-level backups.

Global Virus Insurance 24h-365d

By Allen Jones, 05/09/2000

Deploy virus updates automatically.

Baseline +Plus 2.2.1

By Ed Roth, 05/09/2000

Determine how clients compare to a corporate standard.

Enterprise Backup Software

By Tom Iwanski, 05/09/2000

You need to consider scalability, performance, and support when you shop for enterprise backup software. The Windows 2000 Magazine Lab puts five products through their paces.

The IPSec Offload Solution

By Lab Guys, 05/09/2000

IP Security offloads can help you reduce the monetary and performance costs of data encryption, and you can benefit from this new technology even if you haven’t migrated to Win2K.

Inside Win32 Services, Part 1

By Mark Russinovich, 05/09/2000

Win32 services resemble UNIX daemon processes and often implement the server side of client/server applications.

Unattended Installs in a Perfect World

By Mark Minasi, 05/09/2000

Windows 2000’s new rollout and deployment tools are a great improvement over Windows NT 4.0’s, but they still leave room for improvement.

Working with Windows 2000

By David Chernicoff, 05/09/2000

You might encounter a couple of problems that Win2K can’t solve.

IBM's Linux Push

By Barrie Sosinsky, 05/09/2000

IBM is positioning the company as a choice hardware and software provider in the rapidly growing Internet market sector in which Linux is strong.

Fault Tolerance on the Rise

By Barrie Sosinsky, 05/09/2000

Stratus Computer plans to market midrange and low-end Win2K fault-tolerant computers.

SBS 2000 On Its Way

By Barrie Sosinsky, 05/09/2000

The SBS team is readying SBS 2000 and plans to release the product in third quarter 2000.

BackOffice Readiness Kit for Windows 2000

By Barrie Sosinsky, 05/08/2000

The BackOffice Readiness Kit for Win2K Server will help manage the migration of BackOffice systems from NT to Win2K Server.

Microsoft and the DOJ

By Mark Smith, 05/08/2000

Will the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) case against Microsoft really affect the company's products? Mark Smith shares his take on the situation.

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 05/08/2000

Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.

IIS Problem Resolution

By Ken Spencer, 05/08/2000

Got an IIS headache? We have the remedy—solutions to several common IIS-related problems.

NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a's IIS and MTS Debugging Resources

By Ken Spencer, 05/08/2000

These Microsoft articles can help you navigate fixes to several common NT Server 4.0 IIS and MTS bugs.

AD Sites, Part 1

By Sean Deuby, 05/08/2000

Learn the basics about Active Directory site design and discover how AD sites let you manage your network’s Win2K replication traffic.

DNS Resources

By Gary C. Kessler, 05/08/2000

Gary Kessler provides a list of third-party products that let you provide a DNS service on an NT server.

Subnetting and Variable-Length Subnet Masks

By Gary C. Kessler, 05/08/2000

Understand VLSMs and get a handle on your organization's IP address setup.

Best Practices for High Availability

By Tony Redmond, 05/05/2000

These recommended procedures for Exchange Server administrators lay down the foundation of a plan to achieve high availability.

Monitoring Privileges and Administrators in the NT Security Log

By Randy Franklin Smith, 05/05/2000

With the privilege use and account management security events categories, you can track privileges as users exercise them and follow the actions of administrators and account ...

Navigating Name Resolution, Part 1

By Sean Daily, 05/05/2000

Understand and identify name-resolution problems that can compromise network client performance.

Getting Under the Hood with a Network Monitor

By Sean Daily, 05/05/2000

Network monitors can help you observe your system's name-resolution behavior.

SAN Topology

By Tom Henderson, 05/05/2000

SANs enhance data manageability and accessibility without adding huge overhead costs.

NAS vs. SAN

By C. Thi Nguyen, 05/05/2000

What you need to know to pick the best storage solution for your environment.

Unlimited Storage

By Douglas Toombs, 05/05/2000

RSS lets you increase your storage capacity without moving data completely offline. Here’s how to set it up.

Discover Dynamic Disks

By Sean Daily, 05/05/2000

Learn about Win2K's new data-storage feature, the diference between dynamic and basic isks, and how dynamic disks improve storage management in Win2K.

How DNS Works

By Gary C. Kessler, 05/01/2000

Is your organization preparing to connect to the Internet? Use these DNS references and tools to help get the job done right.

Windows Script Files in Action

By Bob Wells, 04/25/2000

Learn how to use XML-based WS files to create a powerful scripting framework

Showing the Sender's Email Address

By Sue Mosher, 04/25/2000

Learn how to add a new field to Outlook items and folders and how to determine the sender's email address.

Reader to Reader - June 2000

By Readers, 04/25/2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).


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