Member Server setup

[Tom]

Ok, what is the setup procedure for a member server? I am
setting up a web server on a different subnet from the
domain we currently have, and was planning to make it a
member server. What does "member" exactly mean? Do I join
this server onto the domain as I would a Windows 2000 pro
machine or do I just Install the OS and leave it at that?
Would that be a standalone then? I could really use the
help here.

Thanks very much
T.

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

You're correct.

Member servers are servers operating within the domain (and can use domain
credentials for authentication) and would require network communication with
it's DC for domain authentication. This is similar to a workstation which
is a member of a domain.

A standalone server is a server operating outside of a domain.



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