Another Lab setup question

ElvisG

So my new ram and hard drive came today. I'm ready to download Window 2003 server from the microsoft website. Should I download Server 2003 or SBS 2003? This is to be used in a VM environment to obtain my MCSA -> E certs.

elaverick1981

I'd suggest going with Server 2003 rather than SBS. SBS is great for a small setup cos it does everything for you and gives you a ton of options via wizards. Unfortuatly it tends to prepare a bit much for you and it can be confusing in terms of study material.

dynamik

elaverick1981 wrote: »

I'd suggest going with Server 2003 rather than SBS. SBS is great for a small setup cos it does everything for you and gives you a ton of options via wizards. Unfortuatly it tends to prepare a bit much for you and it can be confusing in terms of study material.

Yep. SBS has its own way of doing things. You can do a lot with the Standard edition, but you'll need to use the Enterprise for things like PKI and clustering.

ElvisG

Thanks!

kctxau

Is the installation cd for ENT the same as for STD, with the only difference being the activation key?

elaverick1981

kctxau wrote: »

Is the installation cd for ENT the same as for STD, with the only difference being the activation key?

Pretty certain they're from different media. Its only really Vista that treats things like that as far as I know.