Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Windows 2000 Advanced Server is a more powerful departmental and application server operating system that includes the full feature set of Windows 2000 Server and adds the advanced high availability and improved scalability required for enterprise and larger departmental solutions. Windows 2000 Advanced Server supports eight-way SMP and integrates high-availability two-way clustering, and it is ideal for database-intensive work. Hardware that is designed around the Intel Physical Address Extensions (PAEs) allows Windows 2000 Advanced Server to take advantage of more physical memory.

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved 169.254.0.0 through 169.254.255.255 for Automatic Private IP Addressing. As a result, APIPA provides an address that is guaranteed not to conflict with routable addresses.

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server is a specialized high-end version of Windows 2000 Server designed for large-scale enterprise solutions. Windows 2000 Datacenter Server is optimized for large data warehouses, econometric analysis, large-scale simulations in science and engineering, online transaction processing (OLTP), and server consolidation projects. It is also ideal for large-scale Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Web site hosting. Windows 2000 Datacenter Server includes the full feature set of Windows 2000 Advanced Server, providing load balancing services and enhancing clustering services by supporting four-way clustering. It is a specialized high-end version of Windows 2000 Server that supports up to 16-way SMP and up to 32-way SMP through original equipment manufacturer (OEM) operating system enhancements