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Hi all,

At the moment this is just an idea but as im trying to find an I.T job atm which require 2003 server / Active Directory etc.So going to use internet and a practical task for myself :D


I have a small old pc with XP on it and nothing else.

So is 2003 server the way to go or is 2008(R2) in use these days?

bare in mind I've not touched networks since 2004 (college) so have no idea what advances have been done since or how easy it is to setup a unit say in a school for instance.

Was using win2000 at college :D
 
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You will be expected to know them all.
You will also be expected to perform magic on demand.

Welcome to IT Support :)
 
It's worth getting a box which you can install VMs on to practice with.
You can then install XP, 2003, Windows 7, 2008 R2 all alongside eachother, and see how they interact in different situations.

2003 and 2008 R2 aren't too different, but it's much more likely you'll be handling upgrade and migration scenarios from the 2003 -> 2008 R2 in the real world.
 
VMs are definitely a good idea. If you perhaps want to throw a little money at it then an HP ML115 or similar will provide a cheap base to install either Hyper-V server or VMWare ESXi (think it's called vSphere Hypervisor now).

Where I work 2008R2, 2008 and 2003 are all in production use. I also agree to start with 2003 and work forwards to the 2008 releases as it's more obvious as to what is different and it also avoids the "hmm well I could do task X an easier way in 2008"

if you are interested in the network infrastructure side of things in Windows Server then check out the matierials for MS exam 70-642 (Server 2008 Network Infrastructure)
 
Thanks for advice guys i shall have a look at VMware then :) the HP ML115 looks good!
I have a quad core with 4GB doing sod all atm so might use that!.

Where is the best place to purchase win2003 /08??

Also anyone have good links for 2003/08 to read up on.. atm using you tube and don't really want to buy books
 
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The best thing to do is just to subscribe to Technet.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/buy.aspx

You can grab copies of all the OS' and MS software off there to play around with at home, plus the forums and support are helpful.

I would probably recommend getting the Professional subscription as the Enterprise versions of 2008 R2 have additional functionality when it comes to replication services and some other bits.
 
VMware Workstation runs on top of the operating system. If you want to run multiple Virtual Machines (which you will need to do to learn) then it's probably not the best as the host OS is using most of the resources.

I'd recommend ESXi - the ML115 will be much more benifical (read the other posts). If you want to use your own quad core PC then I'd recommend a lot more RAM and still stick with ESXi (so you get the most out of your resources and also the benefits).



M.
 
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