Description of components that are included with SBS 2000 (285881)

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NOTE: Later releases of SBS 2000 now have SP2 installed.

Each component is described in this section. The Small Business Server 2000 component server programs are not limited in any way compared with the stand-alone versions other than the fact that the programs can be installed only on a Small Business Server 2000 computer.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

• Windows 2000 Server is installed with Service Pack 1.
• Set up Small Business Server as the root domain controller of a Microsoft Active Directory forest. This prevents Small Business Server from serving as the branch office or divisional server of a larger organization with an existing Active Directory or Microsoft Windows NT 4.x-based domain infrastructure.
• Similar to Small Business Server 4.5, there is a maximum of 50 workstations that can be connected to a Small Business Server 2000 network. This also limits the number of workstations that can access any of the component server applications.
• Trusts with other Active Directory forests are not allowed. Similar to Small Business Server 4.5, a user will not be able to set up an explicit (such as the Windows NT 4.x style) trust with another domain.
• Client Access Licenses (CALs) are enforced through bump-pack disks that you purchase separately. The License Manager Control Panel tool is not included in Small Business Server 2000. Systems that are upgraded from SBS 4.5 are reset to five CALs. You must purchase SBS 2000 CALs separately to allow existing SBS 4.5 clients access to the server.
• Small Business Server 2000 installs and configures the operating system, 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 that a person needs to go through. With Windows 2000-based Plug and Play support, more hardware devices (including many universal serial bus [USB] devices) are detected, installed, and configured by default. Small Business Server no longer requires a modem during Setup, which provides for a more reliable setup experience.

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Microsoft Outlook 2000

• Exchange 2000 Server, with Outlook 2000 Clients: A reliable messaging and collaboration server that provides a rich set of features for users on the network, including mobile or remote users. Features include email, shared calendaring, task management, shared contacts, instant messaging, Microsoft NetMeeting conferencing functionality, and broad Internet standards support.
• Improved Outlook Web Access (OWA) Web Client: OWA enables users to view their own e-mail inbox, calendars, contacts, and tasks, as well as Exchange public folders through the new Exchange Web client. Users can connect from any computer on the network, or over an Internet-based virtual private network (VPN) with a Web browser, to retrieve their Exchange-based information without any special user configuration on the computer.
• Instant Messaging Service: With this service, users can instantly set up a chat session with local or Internet users without having to pay local or long distance phone fees, utilizing the shared connection to the Internet.
• Group Scheduling: With this service, users can organize meetings quickly and efficiently over the Internet so they no longer need to have a meeting to schedule a meeting.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000

• A relational database management system (RDBMS) and engine on top of which to run and/or build line-of-business software solutions. The new version offers an easier way to publish database information, such as your own inventory catalog, on the Internet, and also delivers improved performance, reliability, and availability.

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000

• Successor to Microsoft Proxy Server, an Internet Firewall and Web-cache server that provides rock-solid Internet security while allowing you to manage individualized Web-access policies, and to increase your speed of retrieval for frequently used Internet Web pages.
• VPN Wizard: The VPN Wizard enables a business to easily configure a secure 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 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.
• Managed Access: Managed Access helps prevent unauthorized employee Internet usage by allowing IT administrators to set and manage individual Web-access policies, as appropriate, on an employee-by-employee basis.

Shared Fax Service

• Formerly the Small Business Server Fax Server, with the Shared Fax Service users can send faxes from their desktop through a shared fax modem or interface, administered through Small Business Server. Administrators can configure calling times and priorities, and manage the fax queue.
• Support for additional ISDN cards: This service offers support for all Windows 2000-based Class 1 fax modems and supports fax boards and AVT ISDN cards.
• Broadcast Fax Support: This support allows documents to be spooled from the client computer to the server one time and the image to be delivered to the list fax numbers in the fax queue without tying up the client computing or causing network traffic during the broadcast fax job.

Shared Modem Service

• This feature enables client computers 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 and dedicated phone line for each client computer.
• Use of the shared modems can be restricted to individual users or groups of users so that you can determine who connects to external networks.

Health Monitor 2.1

• Administrators and power users can view system performance metrics, set and modify thresholds to report server health, and configure alerts.
• Alerts can be configured to run actions such as logging the issue, running a command line, or sending an e-mail message to a local or remote user.
• Technology consultants can configure the alerts to send e-mail messages to their own e-mail accounts.

Setup Computer Wizard

• Small Business Server 2000 helps automate the job of connecting client computers to a Small Business Server network by setting up and configuring networking components and deploying software programs to client workstations.
• The updated Setup Computer Wizard includes an Extensibility Wizard tool that enables a consultant to add programs that appear in the Setup Computer Wizard software list, making it easier to deploy virtually any program to Small Business Server-based client computers.

Internet Connection Wizard

• The Internet Connection Wizard guides you through configuring Small Business Server as the gateway server connecting your network to the Internet. The wizard guides you through Windows 2000, IP, e-mail, and firewall configurations.
• The wizard now integrates the Exchange Connector for Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) Mailboxes, which allows you to continue to use existing POP3 e-mail accounts as part of your new Exchange 2000 Server. The Internet Connection Wizard will also help you configure the POP3 connector.

Customizable Management Consoles

• Managing the server is simplified by two customizable management consoles, which help a user proactively monitor server health and manage network users, computers, and devices.
• Personal Console: This simplified console is 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.
• Administrator Console: This advanced console is designed to help technology consultants perform all tasks of the User Console and fully configure settings for Exchange, SQL Server, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (replaces Proxy Server), and Windows 2000. Because the new consoles are based entirely on the Windows 2000 Microsoft Management Console (MMC), technology consultants have the ability to easily customize existing consoles or add new consoles based on customer need.

Windows Terminal Services-Based Administration

• You can use either an Internet connection through a Web client, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, or a dedicated client software to manage remote sites with the Small Business Server Management Consoles and have the same software functionality as you would if you were on the local area network (LAN) or sitting in front of the server console.

Add User Wizard

• Adding users is simple with this three-screen wizard that creates a user account, an e-mail mailbox and a home directory, and sets security permissions based on customizable template user accounts. You can define local power users to add and disable user accounts on the network. This user enters the user information and 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 Vie

• You can get regular snapshots of your server's status automatically, including hardware condition, application health, and system performance. You can send these reports by email to administrators, and keep them on file for building historical views of server usage, which you can use to plan for future upgrades or required maintenance.

Online Tours and Help with Bayesian Troubleshooters

• SBS 2000 provides comprehensive HTML online help for all program and suite components, including seven guided tours on deploying, managing, and using various program and suite services. Bayesian Troubleshooters for Small Business Server 2000 help guide you through administration rough spots by asking questions that analyze your computer's condition, and then by providing possible steps to remedy the situation.