Now that we have Windows Server 2003 patched with SP2 and with an Antivirus, is time to do the preparation to setup active directory for our domain controller in our testing network. you can read about our previous posts here “Free antivirus for windows server 2003“ and “Installing Windows Server 2003 on a VMware server.
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Now that we have installed Windows Server 2003 on the VM machine check the previous post here “Installing Windows Server 2003 in a VMware machine“ is time to install an anti-virus on the server. It seems that there are countless free anti-viruses for client operating systems but almost nothing to none for Windows Server 2003.

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In the last post we troubleshot a small issue when opening the virtual machine through the console. you can read the post here “error opening the remote virtual machine” today we will install windows server 2003 in that virtual machine to setup our domain controller in our testing network.

Once you login to the VMware server [...]

In the previous post we created a virtual machine which is going to host our Windows Server 2003 for the domain controller of our testing network. you can read the how-to post here “creating a virtual machine on VMware”

If you had installed VMware server the way I did, you most likely encountered an error when [...]

Creating a virtual machine in VMware is a straightforward process once VMware server is up and running. to learn how to setup a VMware server check my previous post on how to setup a testing network using VMware server. Today we will setup a virtual machine in VMware console to host our Windows Server 2003 [...]

IT departments are being asked to do more with less, and the best way to play that game is resource utilization. server virtualization can help reduce the amount of physical hardware, reduce energy consumption, reduce heat on server rooms, and free up valuable server rack space.

Some analysts estimate that average IT departments utilize only 5% [...]