Got this via an email, looks like companies may want to reconsider going to Windows 2003 Server.

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Subject: \t[DISCUSS] Win2003 Server Gotchas
Date: \tFri, 18 Apr 2003 21:22:23 -0500
From: \tScott Granneman
To: \tSLUUG Discuss


I thought y'all might find these interesting. They may be useful in
talking to someone thinking of "upgrading".

It's from an email newsletter, "W2Knews":

W2K3 "Gotchas"

I was pretty positive about W2K3 (and still am), but there are a
few things that you -should- know about the new code:

1. IIS6 will only run on W2K3. MS admits that IIS5 was buggy, slow
and full of security holes, but if you want to fix it, you HAVE
to upgrade the whole OS, not just the app. Just like how IIS5 is
unique to W2K, IIS6 is unique to W2k3. And yes IIS6 is by far the
best version of IIS that has been released yet.

2. Exchange 2000 will not run on W2K3. Exchange 2K is supported
in a W2K3 environment, but it must be run on a W2k server. See
the MS KB:
[link|http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030421RN-Exchange_2K|http://www.w2knews.c...421RN-Exchange_2K]

3. SQL 2000 will run on W2K3, but -only- if you apply SP3.
Reference:
[link|http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030421RN-SQL_2000|http://www.w2knews.c...030421RN-SQL_2000]

4. The statement that the free terminal services licenses that
worked on W2K Server that came with XP Pro do not work on W2K3 is
true...to a point. As we all know MS has changed their licensing
model greatly since the release of W2K. With the release of W2K3,
people will really start to get a feel for how much this is really
going to cost them. The link below has MS's licensing information
for W2K3, at the bottom they touch on the TS licensing a little.
If you currently have Windows XP deployed you have a little good
news. Be prepared to shell out for some new CALs. Reference:
[link|http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030421RN-TS_Licenses|http://www.w2knews.c...421RN-TS_Licenses]

5. Be aware that the process of upgrading AD might be painful. It
looks like the fixes in AD synchronization can only be achieved
by going to AD on W2K3. It sure would have been nice had they made
the AD a modular product that could be upgraded on W2K server.

6. If you want to continue running W2K, but buy W2K3 and downgrade,
I wonder how many of you will write a "Dear Santa, please may I
please downgrade..." letter to MS? Looking at the form, you should
allow 15-21 business days for a reply - how many small companies
plan new people that far in advance? In normal system admin exper-
ience, they usually find out someone new has arrived and needs a
PC/Software the very same morning they turn up. See the downgrade
permission link:
[link|http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=030421RN-Downgrades|http://www.w2knews.c...0421RN-Downgrades]

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