JSI Tip 6645. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit.

The Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit and the forthcoming Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit together provide a complete set of deployment and technical reference information for the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems.

The Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit provides guidelines and recommended processes for designing and deploying Windows Server 2003 technologies. The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit is not yet available, but for more information about what it will contain, see the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Web page.

These books and tools are available as free downloads from the Microsoft Download Center. Coming soon, they will also be available in a browsable version on TechNet.

	Planning, Testing, and Piloting Deployment Projects Provides guidelines for creating a deployment project plan, setting up a deployment test lab, creating software and hardware inventories, choosing a licensing method, and conducting a deployment pilot project.

Deploying Network Services Provides guidelines to help you build a TCP/IP network, deploy DHCP and DNS, and deploy WINS. This book also includes information about wireless netwo

	Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services Provides guidelines to help you design and deploy directory services, including upgrading and restructuring domains. This book also includes planning and deployment guidelines for distributed security services, including authentication, access control, public key infrastructures, and smart cards.

	Planning Server Deployments Provides guidelines to help you design and deploy file servers, print servers, server clusters, Network Load Balancing clusters, and terminal services. This book also provides information on planning for storage, high availability, and remote server management.

	Automating and Customizing Installations Provides deployment planning information for automated installations, multilingual deployments, and compatibility testing, and includes design information for unattended installations, image-based installations, and Remote Installation Services (RIS) installations.

	Designing a Managed Environment Provides guidelines to help you design and deploy Group Policy infrastructure, security policy, Group Policy-based software deployment, patch management, and a user data and settings management strategy.

	Resource Kit Tools for Windows Server 2003 Provides the complete set of Resource Kit Tools for Windows Server 2003 and tools help.