Editing Windows Server 2003 (section)

==Windows Server 2003 R2==
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'''Windows Server 2003 R2''' is an updated release of Windows Server 2003. It was released to manufacturing on December 6, 2005 for IA-32 and x64 platforms, but not for [[IA-64]].<ref name="R2informationweek">{{cite web |url=https://www.informationweek.com/software/new-version-of-windows-server-is-on-the-way |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212003046/http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174901192 |archive-date=2007-12-12 | title=New Version Of Windows Server Is On The Way |work=[[InformationWeek]] | date=6 December 2005 |publisher=[[UBM plc|UBM]] | access-date=May 30, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> It was succeeded by [[Windows Server 2008]].

New features of Windows Server 2003 R2 include:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Otey|first1=Michael|title=New Features in Windows Server 2003 R2|url=https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/new-features-windows-server-2003-r2|website=[[IT Pro]]|publisher=[[Penton (company)|Penton]]|date=24 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531005317/https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/new-features-windows-server-2003-r2|archive-date=31 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[.NET Framework 2.0]], which replaces the [[.NET Framework 1.0]] included with the standard releases
* [[Active Directory Federation Services]], a single sign-on solution for Active Directory Services
* [[Microsoft Management Console]] version 3.0. Additionally, several new snap-ins are included:
** Print Management Console, for managing [[print server]]s
** File Server Resource Manager, for managing [[disk quota]]s on [[file server]]s
** Storage Manager for SANs, for managing [[Logical unit number|LUNs]] 
* A new version of [[Distributed File System (Microsoft)|Distributed File System]] that includes remote differential compression technology
* [[Microsoft Virtual Server]] 2005, a [[hypervisor]] and the precursor to [[Hyper-V]]
* [[Windows Services for UNIX]], a UNIX environment for Windows

Windows Server 2003 R2 was distributed in two [[CD]]s, one containing a copy of Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 included and another containing a host of optionally-installed new features needed for Windows Server 2003 R2 installation, similar to that of [[Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95]].<ref name="Winserver 2k3R2 installation help">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/cc786375(v=ws.10).aspx| title=Windows Server 2003 R2 installation help | date=8 October 2009 |publisher=Microsoft | access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref>