Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Corporation
Published: February 2008
Project Author: Simon Farr
Project Editor: Carolyn Eller
Abstract
In Windows Server® 2008, Microsoft is introducing many new features and technologies, which were not available in Windows Server® 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), that will help to increase the security of computers running Windows Server 2008, increase productivity, and reduce administrative overhead. This document describes some of these features and technologies.



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Contents
Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008 7
Server Manager 9
Server Core Installation Option 31
Active Directory Certificate Services Role 36
Cryptography Next Generation 37
AD CS: Online Certificate Status Protocol Support 40
AD CS: Network Device Enrollment Service 46
AD CS: Web Enrollment 50
AD CS: Policy Settings 53
AD CS: Restricted Enrollment Agent 59
AD CS: Enterprise PKI (PKIView) 62
Active Directory Domain Services Role 64
AD DS: Auditing 65
AD DS: Fine-Grained Password Policies 70
AD DS: Read-Only Domain Controllers 75
AD DS: Restartable Active Directory Domain Services 81
AD DS: Database Mounting Tool 84
AD DS: User Interface Improvements 87
Active Directory Federation Services Role 92
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Role 98
Active Directory Rights Management Services Role 101
Application Server Role 107
DNS Server Role 114
Fax Server Role 122
File Services Role 125
Distributed File System 126
File Server Resource Manager 131
Windows Server Backup 134
Services for Network File System 138
Storage Manager for SANs 140
Transactional NTFS 142
Self-Healing NTFS 144
Symbolic Linking 146
Network Policy and Access Services Role 148
Network Access Protection 149
Network Policy Server 158
Routing and Remote Access Service 162
Print Services Role 167
Streaming Media Services Role 172
Terminal Services Role 176
Terminal Services Core Functionality 177
Terminal Services Printing 188
TS RemoteApp 191
TS Web Access 194
TS Licensing 199
TS Gateway 202
TS Session Broker 211
Terminal Services and Windows System Resource Manager 214