{"id":2452,"date":"2007-10-04T12:34:43","date_gmt":"2007-10-04T11:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2017-01-14T13:59:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T13:59:47","slug":"looking-forward-to-windows-server-2008-part-1-server-core-and-windows-server-virtualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/10\/looking-forward-to-windows-server-2008-part-1-server-core-and-windows-server-virtualization.htm","title":{"rendered":"Looking forward to Windows Server 2008: Part 1 (Server Core and Windows Server Virtualization)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst the first two posts that I wrote for this blog were quite generic, discussing such items as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/07\/security-why-the-banks-just-don%e2%80%99t-get-it.htm\">web site security for banks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/08\/a-call-for-open-standards-in-digital-rights-management.htm\">digital rights management<\/a>, this time\u00a0I\u2019m going to take a look at the technology itself \u2013 including some of the stuff that excites me right now with Microsoft\u2019s Windows Server System.<\/p>\n<p>Many readers will be familiar with Windows XP or Windows Vista on their desktop but may not be aware that Windows Server operating systems also have a sizable chunk of the small and medium size server market.\u00a0\u00a0 This market is set to expand as more enterprises implement virtualisation technologies (running many small servers on one larger system, which may run Windows Server, Linux, or something more specialist like VMware ESX Server).<\/p>\n<p>Like XP and Vista, Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server (both now defunct), Windows Server 2003 (and R2) and soon Windows Server 2008 have their roots in Windows NT (which itself has a lot in common with LAN Manager).\u00a0 This is both a blessing and a curse as while the technology has been around for a few years now and is (by and large) rock solid, the need to retain backwards compatibility can also mean that new products struggle to balance security and reliability with legacy code.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is often criticised for a perceived lack of system stability in Windows but it\u2019s my experience that a well-managed Windows Server is a solid and reliable platform for business applications.\u00a0 The key is to treat a Windows Server computer as if it were the corporate mainframe rather than adopting a\u00a0\u00a0 personal computer mentality for administration.\u00a0 This means strict policies controlling the application of software updates and application installation as well as consideration as to which services are really required.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s this last point that is most crucial.\u00a0 By not installing all of the available Windows components and by turning off non-essential services, it\u2019s possible to reduce the attack surface for any would-be hacker.\u00a0 A reduced attack surface not only means less chance of falling foul of an exploit but it also means less patches to deploy.\u00a0 It\u2019s with this in mind that Microsoft produced Windows Server Core \u2013 an installation option for the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 product (formerly codenamed Longhorn Server).<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, Windows Server Core is a version of Windows with just the core operating system components and a selection of server roles available for installation (e.g. Active Directory domain controller, DHCP server, DNS server, web server, etc.).\u00a0 Server Core doesn\u2019t have a GUI as such and is entirely managed from a command prompt (or remotely using standard Windows management tools).\u00a0 Even though some graphical utilities can be launched (like Notepad), there is no Start Menu, no Windows Explorer, no web browser and, crucially, a much smaller system footprint.\u00a0 The idea is that core infrastructure and application servers can be run on a server core computer, either in branch office locations or within the corporate data centre and managed remotely.\u00a0 And, because of the reduced footprint, system software updates should be less frequent, resulting in improved server uptime (as well as a lower risk of attack by a would-be hacker).<\/p>\n<p>If Server Core is not exciting enough, then Windows Server Virtualization should be.\u00a0 I mentioned virtualisation earlier and it has certainly become a hot topic this year.\u00a0 For a while now, the market leader (at least in the enterprise space) has been VMware (and,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriosoft.com\/Blog\/?p=183\">as Tracey Caldwell noted a few weeks ago, VMware shares have been hot property<\/a>), with their Player, Workstation, Server and ESX Server products.\u00a0 Microsoft, Citrix (XenSource) and a number of smaller companies have provided some 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