The file server role was included in the previous versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 however the R2 edition due to customer request has added several additional roles and components found in the chart at the end of this post to the File server role.
Other additional roles have been added to R2 such as the “Other Network File and Print Services” which includes the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications Client for NFS. Other new roles of importance include SharePoint Services and the Domain Controller (DC) role which when launched begins the Active Directory (AD) Installation Wizard. This component was added to the configure your server applet in order to place all of the components in one readily available location.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 File Server Components
DFS Management
DFS Replication Service
File Server Management
File Server Resource Manager
Microsoft Services for Network File System
Services for Macintosh.
Storage Management for SANs
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