Automated System Recovery – A new feature in Windows Server 2003, Automated System Recovery (ASR) improves productivity by enabling a one-step restore of operating system, system state, and hardware configuration in disaster recovery situations.
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Makes rebuilding a server much easier since no actual software has to be reloaded. This makes
the process much faster
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Downtime reduced
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Geo-cluster support – This provides increased flexibility
of adding and removing hardware in a geographically dispersed cluster environment as well as providing improved scaling options for applications.
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Admins can deploy clusters that are geographically dispersed
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Protects information with disaster recovery scenario
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Headless Server – Allows operation of a server without a monitor, keyboard or mouse.
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Allows server farms and blades to be deployed more easily
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Lower capital equipment costs
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Hot add RAM – Hot Add Memory allows ranges of memory to be added to a computer and be made available to the Operating System and applications as part of the normal memory pool. This will not require rebooting the computer and involves no downtime.
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With the hot add memory feature,
service performance can be increased without service
interruption
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Lower downtime,
reduced costs
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Hot plug PCI – This feature will support OEMs who implement Hot Plug via Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0b mechanisms.
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An IT administrator will be able to utilize Hot Plug PCI to replace, add, and remove devices without scheduling downtime
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Lower downtime,
reduced costs
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