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Web services

case study uses of, 189–192

.NET, 187–189

Web services definition language, 188

Windows 2000

Active Directory, 15, 47, 149, 158–160

applications programming interfaces, 74

backups

built-in utility for, 48–49

differential, 47

elements of, 46–47

emergency repair disk, 49

full, 47

incremental, 47

types of, 46–47

basic disks in

description of, 39

dynamic disks converted to, 43

Certified for Windows 2000 program, 153–154

defragmentation of

administrative privileges, 83–84

free space, 84

I/O overload, 85

priority settings, 83

running of, 81–82

scheduling, 83

thoroughness of, 84–85

description of, 15

Disk Management Console, 42–43

disk quotas in, 103, 105–107

dynamic disks in

advantages of, 44

basic disks converted to, 43

description of, 40–41

fault-tolerant disk systems

description of, 41

mirrored volumes for, 42

fragmentation in, 66–67

hanging of, 72

hard quotas in, 105

magnetic disk systems

description of, 16

file allocation table, 16–17

migration to

case studies of, 163–165

description of, 158–159

directory consolidation, 162

mixed mode, 159–160

native mode, 159–162

parallel mode, 159–160

tools for, 161

mixed mode, 159–160

native mode, 159–162

new technology file system, See New technology file system

optical disk formats, 21–22

parallel mode, 159–160

Restore function, 49

Windows XP vs., 176

Windows 2000 Advanced Server, 154

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

Dell PowerEdge 8450, 146

description of, 143–144

drawbacks of, 157–158

features of, 154–155

Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY N850, 146

Hewlett-Packard ProLiant DL7602G, 145–146

IBM x440, 146

mid-range hardware for, 144–146

Process Control tool, 156

RAM usage by, 156

server consolidation uses, 155

study of, 155–158

Unisys ES7000, 144–145

Windows 2000 Server

description of, 151

features of, 151–152

IntelliMirror, 152

management services, 152

Windows Management Instrumentation, 152

Windows Me, 168

Windows Media Player, 176–177

Windows NT

applications programming interfaces, 74, 78

Cache Manager, 101

case study uses of, 150

defragmentation tests, 79–80

description of, 149–150

disk quotas, 103, 107

replacement of, 151

server consolidation in, 143

simultaneous multiprocessing, 149

Windows Script Host, 152

Windows Server 2003

Active Directory, 195

description of, 121, 194

features of, 194–195

improvements in, 194–195

management services, 195

scalability of, 194

security features of, 194–195

shadow sets, 129–130

64-bit, 197–198

snapshot technology, See Snapshot technology

storage evolution, 126–129

storage management features of, 195

versions of, 195–197

Virtual Disk Service, 126

Volume ShadowCopy Service, 126, 129–130

XML Web services, 196

Windows Terminal Services, 158, 182

Windows XP

advantages of, 174

applications programming interfaces, 177

architecture of, 174–176

Automated System Recovery, 168

Backup, 49–50, 181

backward compatibility of, 181

basic disks and, 43–44

benchmarks, 169

boot optimization, 171–172

CD Burner, 177

Defragger, 177–178

defragmentation

applications programming interfaces, 174

tests of, 80–81

Disk Defragmenter, 178

dynamic disks and, 43–44

Encrypting File System, 175, 178–179

Fast Resume, 172–173

Fastboot

description of, 169–170

layout optimization, 171

prefetching, 170–171

tips to improve, 173

features of, 167–169, 176–178

file optimization, 171–172

fragmentation in, 66–67

hard disk space requirements, 175

hardware lifespan, 181–182

hibernation mode, 172–173

Home Edition, 44

Internet Connection Firewall, 179

introduction of, 167

patches for, 213–214

Performance Tool, 180

quotas, 180

Second Edition, 199

security features of, 178–179, 213–214

system performance, 168

Task Manager, 179–180

Windows 2000 vs., 176

Windows Media Player, 176–177

workstation management features, 182

Write head, 4

WSDL, See Web services definition language

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