Manual
Introduction 9
Features in This Release
Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides the following
features and functionality:
• Efficient and unified file management by extending and consolidating
the management interface.
• Initial Configuration Tasks user interface and CLI support through the
special administration console (SAC) simplify setting up the storage
server.
• Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 console integrates
multiple snap-ins for file server management.
• File Server Management provides support for performing additional
administration tasks.
• Share and Storage Management is a new snap-in that includes two new
wizards for provisioning shares and storage.
• Microsoft iSCSI Software Target including the new iSCSI Software
Target snap-in and wizards for creating and managing iSCSI targets,
virtual disks, and snapshots.
• NFS provides an identity mapping interface and wizard.
• Remote Desktop for Administration provides a new Microsoft Remote
Administration applet that enables browser-based remote access to the
management console from client systems running Linux or Microsoft
operating systems.
These features and functionality provide significant improvements over
previous operating systems from Microsoft.