Overview
Building on the integrated set
of technologies in Windows® 2000
Server, Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Advanced Server provides advanced
symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
support, clustering, and
load-balancing technologies—so you
can run more demanding e-commerce
and line-of-business applications.
Benefits
-
Internet-enable
your
business:
Scale
out
using
Network
Load
Balancing
to
distribute
incoming
traffic
across
server
farms
when
running
busy Web
servers,
Terminal
Services,
e-commerce,
and VPN
solutions;
Scale up
by
utilizing
the
latest
server
hardware
for up
to 8-way
SMP and
up to 8
GB of
RAM;
integrated
Internet
services
power
reliable,
high-performance
Web
sites
and
applications
so they
can use
the full
potential
of the
Internet.
-
Increased
reliability:
Two-node,
high-availability
clustering
ensures
critical
applications
are up
and
running
on
demand;
Network
Load
Balancing
re-distributes
Web
workload
away
from
failed
servers;
improved
kernel
architecture
provides
design
enhancements
to
increase
system
uptime;
rolling
upgrade
support
to
reduce
planned
downtime
for
maintenance
or
upgrades,
including
upgrades
from
Windows
NT 4.0
clusters.
-
Easier
to use
and
manage:
Manage
clusters
remotely
with
both the
Cluster
Administrator
and NLB
scriptable
command
line
interface
from any
networked
Windows
2000
system;
Access
and
manage
Cluster
Service
clusters
as
Active
Directory
objects.
-
Best for
new
devices:
Take
advantage
of the
latest
server
hardware,
including
up to
8-way
SMP
using
Intel's
Profusion
chipset
and
architecture,
and up
to 8 GB
RAM with
Intel's
Physical
Address
Extension
(PAE).
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