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I want to run Windows Server 2003 on a computer at home (not my desktop). All I care about at this point:
...plus third party services like MySQL and the far-superior PostgreSQL.
In the future, I may want to do Windows Media Services, assuming I ever find out if I can stream my ripped-from-DVDs DivX videos rather than re-encoding them all to WMV.
So:
- Domain controller
- IIS
- File Shares
- WINS server
- Whatever service does automated, interventionless backups of all connected systems
...plus third party services like MySQL and the far-superior PostgreSQL.
In the future, I may want to do Windows Media Services, assuming I ever find out if I can stream my ripped-from-DVDs DivX videos rather than re-encoding them all to WMV.
So:
- What edition of Windows Server 2003 do I want? Web edition is out because it can't run a domain controller, making it completely useless to me. Standard edition seems right. Is the version of WS2003 that comes with Small Business Server 2003 sufficient? It seems suspicious that I can get SBS2003 for half the price of WS2003 Standard, even though it includes extras like Exchange Server.
- What licensing model do I need? Do I need to buy it with 5 CALs included, or do I not need CALs at all? About five computers would connect. They do connect simultaneously, depending on your interpretation: they may all be using IIS, file shares, etc., but only one at a time would ever use RDP. That is, no two computers will be using RDP simultaneously--I'd only use it for administration anyway.
- How much should I expect to pay? $500 for WS2003 Standard with 5 CALs seems common. I am eligible for academic discounts...I called my campus bookstore though and they don't sell WS2003, which isn't surprising given its obscurity for students.
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