Original: Disk Management : Microsoft Technet The Windows 2000 Server family has additional features , Windows 2000 Server Family including the ability to provide Active Directory services ( a hierarchical framework of resources ) , Distributed File System ( a file system that supports sharing of files ) and fault-redundant storage volumes .
Simplified: Novell ( a competitor of Microsoft ) did not think that Microsofts new directory service product ( part of Windows 2000 ) was as good as their own Novell Directory Services ( NDS ) technology .