Introducing Support Services


Windows Server 2003 features built-in support services at several levels. If you access the Services node in Computer Management, you'll find a bundle of services dedicated to system support, including

  • Automatic Updates

    Responsible for performing automatic updates to the Windows Server 2003 operating system. Although this service typically is enabled, the Automatic Updates tab of the System properties dialog box controls how the service works. On servers the default setting in the System utility is for manual updates only.

  • Error Reporting Service

    Provides automated error collection, tracking, and reporting. When an application or component error occurs and the service is running, automated error information is generated and can be reported to Microsoft. Error reporting is discussed in the section entitled "Enabling and Disabling Error Reporting" in Chapter 2 , "Managing Servers Running Microsoft Windows Server 2003."

  • Help And Support

    Provides the application framework for automatic system monitoring. This is the heart of the help and support facility built into Windows Server 2003.

  • Terminal Services

    Enables users to remotely connect to the computer and handles the display of the desktop and application to those remote users. This one service provides the necessary background framework for Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, Fast User Switching, and Terminal Server.

    Caution

    Don't disable Terminal Services to prevent remote access. Instead, clear the Allow Remote Assistance and Allow Remote Desktop check boxes in the Remote tab of the System properties dialog box.


  • Volume Shadow Copy

    Creates and manages volume shadow copies for backups and redundancy. A shadow copy is a point-in-time copy of files on a network share. Although this feature is disabled by default, you can use the Disk Management tool to configure shadow copies and allow for file recovery from accidental deletion or overwriting and for version checking. See Chapter 14 , "Data Sharing, Security, and Auditing," for details.

  • Windows Time

    Synchronizes the system time with world time to ensure that the system time is accurate. You can configure computers to synchronize with a specific time server.

These support services provide the foundation for many of the enhanced features in Windows Server 2003. If they aren't running or aren't correctly configured, you might have problems using certain support features and, in some cases, Windows Server 2003 might not operate properly.

Many other services provide support features. However, you need these additional support services only in specific scenarios and they usually aren't configured to start automatically. For example, on all versions of Windows Server 2003, except Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, the application framework services are disabled or set to manual startup. If you're using a different version of Windows Server 2003 to provide application services that take advantage of the Windows Server 2003 framework, you might need to reconfigure these services.



Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator[ap]s Pocket Consultant
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator[ap]s Pocket Consultant
ISBN: 735622450
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 141

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