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- DOCUMENT:Q101900 05-AUG-1993 [W_NTAS]
- TITLE :INF: Windows NT AS Features Not Included in Windows NT
- PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server contains all the features of
- Windows NT. It is, however, a superset of Windows NT. It has
- additional enhanced features ideally suitable for a versatile network
- server, as compared to Windows NT which can be used only as a
- workgroup server.
-
- The following features of Windows NT Advanced Server are not part of
- Windows NT:
-
- - Domain Control - Windows NT Advanced Server can be used as a Domain
- Controller which facilitates centralized network administration.
- Domain is a concept of logically grouping servers and workstations
- into one unit.
-
- - Trust Relationship - It can be used to set up trust relationship
- with other network domains to extend the network connectivity.
-
- - Advanced Fault Tolerance - It has advanced fault tolerance features
- which include disk mirroring, disk duplexing and disk striping with
- parity. This protects against data loses due to hard disk or
- computer failure.
-
- - Directory Replication - This feature of Windows NT AS allows export
- of files from a particular directory from the master server to
- multiple computers and update files automatically.
-
- - Central Location for User Profile - This facility provides the
- facility of storing multiple users operating environment called
- profiles at a central location so that these can be accessed from any
- workstation in the network.
-
- - Services for Macintosh - This enables Macintosh computers to
- connect to Windows NT Advanced Server as workstations and clients.
-
- - Extended RAS Support - Remote Access Services in the Advanced Server
- supports up to 64 ports, compared to 1 for Windows NT. This feature
- allows multiple remote workstations to connect to NT AS. It provides
- access to client-server applications and advanced security.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 as differences compare
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: winnt
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