Windows server 2008 active directory new features

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Windows server 2008 active directory new features

We are going to discuss about the new features in Active Directory Of Windows Server 2008,Or improvements in active directory in Windows Server 2008.

There are lots of new features introduced in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, but we are going to discuss the just important ones.

(RDOC) Read only Domain Controller

Read only domain controller (RDOC) just supports inbound replication, but not support outbound replication. It means (RDOC) accepts the changes in other Domain Controller but you cannot create a new object in it and cannot make changes or modify the older one.

Read only domain controller (RDOC) gives extra security to your networks. For example if your office or database is far cry from you and you cannot provide security to your office physically and your mind feel insecurity that anyone can access your database then you can secure your database through Read only domain controller (RDOC).

Server Core

Server core is a light weight version which newly introduced in Windows Server 2008. Server core can operate and manage through commands. Actually Server Core is a command prompt, and you can manage your server and domain through Server Core.

Note: I will explain server core in detail in my next article Named (Server Core In Detail)

Fine-Grained Password Policies

In Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003, Active Directory domains were limited to one and only one password policy and this was a bad idea. But Microsoft learned from their previous versions of Windows Server software and introduced fine-grained password policies in Windows Server 2008. In fine-grained password policies the administrators can deploy more than one password policy within a single domain.

Moreover, through Fine-Grained Password Policies You can deploy Specific type policy on users and groups and make their password less Strict and More Strict.

Auditing of Active Directory modification and deletions

There is an improvement in Auditing of Active Directory in Windows Server 2008.

The administrator can do auditing of modification and deletions in Active Directory and also know about where modification and deletions are carrying out in a object.

Ability to Start and Stop Active Directory as Service

It uses to stop or restart Active Directory® Domain Services (ADDS) in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. The administrators now have the ability to stop the Active Directory services for various reasons. By the help of this the you can do many maintenance tasks such as moving Database file from one hard disk to another or to do other tasks of off line maintenance by stopping your services in off line mode and do the task and restart your Active Directory.

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