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Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Server Appliance Kit

Install a version of the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003. Use the following table as a guide for the Windows components you should enable and disable - depending on the type of server appliance you are building - during the installation process.

Component Subcomponent Windows Storage Server 2003 suggested setting Custom server appliance suggested setting Notes
Accessories and utilities Accessibility wizard N N  
  Accessories N N  
  Communication Y N  
  Games N N  
  Multimedia N N  
Certificate services Certification Authority (CA) N N  
  Certificate services Web enrollment support N N  
Cluster services   See Note N If clustering of multiple appliances is supported then select this component.
Indexing services   Y Y  
Internet Information Services (IIS) Common files Y Y  
  Documentation Y Y  
  File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server Y Y  
  Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000 extensions N Y  
  IIS plug-in Y Y  
  Internet Services Manager Y N  
  NNTP service N N  
  SMTP service Y Y Required for the e-mail alert feature.
  Visual RAD InterDev Remote Deployment Support N Y  
  World Wide Web server Y Y  
Management monitoring tool Connection manager components N N  
  Network monitor tools N N  
  SMNP N N  
Message Queuing services   N N  
Networking services Com Internet proxy N N  
  Domain Name System (DNS) N N  
  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) N N  
  Simple TCP/IP services N N  
  Site server Internet Locator Service (ILS) services N N  
  Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) N N  
Other network and file services File services for Macintosh-only if sharing to Macintosh clients Y N  
  Print services for Macintosh N N  
  Print services for UNIX N N  
Remote installation services   N N  
Remote storage   N N  
Script debugger   N N  
Terminal services Client creator files N N  
  Enable terminal services Y Y When prompted to select either Administration Mode or Application Mode when enabling this feature, select Administration Mode.
Terminal services licensing   N N  
Windows media services   N N  
Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1   Y Y Recommended for optimum performance of local UI.

For information about installing the support tools, see the sreadme.doc in the \support\tools directory of the Windows Server 2003 CD. The Support Tools Deployment Planning Guide has information about the installation options for Windows Server 2003.

For development, the server appliance hardware can include a CD drive, keyboard, mouse, and display. This hardware allows the operating system to be installed by booting the appliance with the operating system in the CD drive, and following the Setup Wizard.

To change one or more of the settings, modify the unattend.txt. Refer to the samples found under \support\tools\deploy.cab.