Importance of Small Business Server 2008

Small Business Server 2008 is basically a server suite for small and medium sized organizations, which helps them in operating their network infrastructure in a better manner. It is available in two editions namely, Standard Edition and Premium Edition.

Small Business Server 2008 or SBS 2008 Standard edition includes, Windows Server Update Services 3.0, Windows Server 2008 Standard Technologies, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, integration with Office Live Small Business, and Five Windows SBS 2008 Standard CALs.

Windows SBS 2008 Premium edition consists of all the applications available in its Standard edition, and along with that Windows Server 2008 Standard, SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business are also included in this edition.

Small Business Server 2008 offers you the facility to access your business desktop, including e-mail, files, business applications, etc. anytime, anywhere. With its help, you can share resources and equipment, like Internet access, printers, and fax machines.

Small Business Server 2008 has the feature of adding clients, servers and applications, or it can expand into other Microsoft technologies. It can protect your business information from loss, by backing up the data on your network and offers you the facility to recover mistakenly deleted files.

This server suite makes use of antivirus and anti-spam technology to protect your information from malicious attacks, viruses, and spam. It can maintain your computers, servers and your network with the latest updates.

With the use of this server suite, you can control your business and business information easily, because you will receive daily and weekly reports providing you the information on the health and security of your technology. Small Business Server 2008 offers you the facility to securely access business contacts, calendars, e-mail, files, and other important desktop resources from any Internet-connected computer.

How To Do Server Services

A wide range of server operating system has been launched by Microsoft. Some of the Windows Server operating systems include Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter and many others.

Microsoft Windows Server has the capability to set some of the parameters on its own, whenever you boot Windows. However, you can also configure some of the settings by using Control Panel.
The main point to be note here is that, once you execute certain commands, you will be unable to configure Server with the use of Control Panel Networks. The reason behind this concept is that when some commands are executed, then some of the set parameters get written to the registry.

If you want to restore the LAN Manager Server parameters to default, you can follow the given steps:

STEP 1: Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).

STEP 2: From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:
\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

STEP 3: Remove all the entries except the following:
EnableSharedNetDrives
Lmannounce
NullSessionPipes
NullSessionShares
Size

STEP 4: Quit Registry Editor and restart Windows.
With the completion of above steps LAN Manager Server parameters will be restored. Also, Windows will be configured to set Server service.

What is Small Business Server

Small Business Server

For managing good growth prospective in any business, business information, access information and resources should be managed well with absolute small business server. Microsoft is well concerned about the need of the small business; hence it has customized its Windows Server edition to meet their need.

Editions

Microsoft has given preference to all the features which constitute the building block of any server. For small business, it has induced both standard and Premium edition. But user need not to worry, because features like Microsoft Exchange Server, Internet Information Services, Windows sharePoint services and Windows Server Updates Services will remain an integral part of both edition.

Only difference between standard and premium will be the inception of Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server and Microsoft Office FrontPage Notice, small business server would also fused with Fax server which makes communication even live.

Architecture

Let’s consider the design and conception of Small Business Server.
Windows Small Business Server has its own type of Client Access License (CAL), that is different and costs slightly more than CALs for the usual editions of the Windows Server operating system. However, the SBS CAL encompasses the user CALs for Windows Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server, and hence is less expensive than buying all the other CALs individually.
Windows Small Business Server can be understood well from the below discussion.

The domain is centralized in a single computer. But, it doesn’t mean that domain is consolidated to a single server. It would support multiple server, but with a restriction that only one computer among the domain would be capable for running Windows Small Business Server
Windows Small Business Server will acquire the root of the Active Directory.

Small business Server can supports maximum of 75 users, which is also a subject matter of Client Access License (CAL).

For making use of Small Business Server your system should meet the basic x86-64 (64-bit) architecture. This is mandatory as per the requirements of Exchange Server 2007, whose production version is 64-bit only.

Remote desktop would be possible for only the Administrator.

Many enterprises are offering quality Small Business Server support. Users can choose from the versatile range of programs available to suit their needs.