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| WORKSTATION Vs SERVER |
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| The Difference Between NT Workstation and NT Server |
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| Before this overview of MicroSoft Windows NT (from here on referred to as simply Windows NT or NT) can progress much further, it's important that you get good and comfortable with two key concepts: - Workgroups - Domains Choosing Between the Workgroup and Domain Models NOTE: Throughout this book, except where differences are noted, Windows NT refers to both Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server. Workgroups and Domains are two prevalent methods of grouping networked computers for common purposes. Computers and their users may be grouped based on common usage requirements or on departmental or geographical traits. For example, all the member of an accounting department or all the computers on the third floor of a building may be grouped together. ____________________________________________________________ WORKGROUPS: A workgroup is a logical grouping of networked computers in which one or more of the computers has one or more shared resources, such as a shared folder or a shared printer. NOTE: The term folder and directory are synonymous in the wonderful world of Windows NT. The NT user interface does not use these terms consistently. Sometimes the interface refers to a folder, and sometimes it calls the same (or similar) item a directory. In a workgroup environment, the security and user accounts are all maintained individually at each separate computer. Resources and administration are distributed throughout the computers that make up the workgroup. In a workgroup configuration there is no centrally maintained user accounts database, nor any centralized security. Security is distributed throughout a workgroup environment. Notice that security is maintained individually at each separate computer in the workgroup. Typically, all of the computers in a workgroup run desktop operating systems, such as Windows95 or Windows NT Workstation. ____________________________________________________________ DOMAINS: A Domain is a logical grouping of networked computers in which one or more of the computers has one or more shared resources, such as a shared folder or a shared printer, and in which all of the computers share a common central domain directory database that contains user account and security information. One distinct advantage of using a domain (or domain model as it is sometimes called), particularly on a large network, is that administration and security for the entire network can be managed from a centralized location. Security is centralized in a domain environment. Note that the security of all the shared printers and hard disk is maintained at the domain controller. In a Windows NT domain, at least one of the networked computers that runs Windows NT Server. The server computer is configured as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC), which maintains the domain directory database. Typically, there is at least one additional server computer that also runs Windows NT Server. This additional computer is usually configured as Backup Domain Controller (BDC). The other computers on the network normally run Windows NT Workstation or Windows95 (although they may utilize other operating systems). These non-server computers can share their resources (such as hard disks and printers) on the network, but these shared resources are secured by the domain directory database that is maintained by the PDC. ____________________________________________________________ Choosing Between the Workgroup and Domain Models: Choosing the appropriate models of grouping computers and managing shared network resources depends upon the size and security needs of the network. Often, small to medium-sized networks (two or twenty computers) can be managed fairly easily by using the workgroup model, with the user of each computer controlling the security to the specific resources that are shared by that user's computer. In a larger network environment, administration and security become harder to manage; thus, the domain model, which provides centralized account administration and greater security, is usually the preferred choice. |
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