This document provides an introduction to cPanel Server Suite (cPSS), a new product designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Domains. It controls multiple web, mail, and database servers in an Active Directory domain. cPSS uses a familiar interface for managing accounts through Web Host Manager and cPanel. It is written for the .NET framework and interfaces with various Microsoft and web technologies. Requirements include Windows Server 2008, IIS7, MySQL, and an Active Directory domain. Features covered include account management, DNS, mail, databases and more. Licensing is based on the number of authenticated Active Directory users.

1. An Introduction To
cPanel Server Suite
for Microsoft Windows Server 2008
John L. Koston, Manager of cPanel Server
Suite

2. Disclaimer
All trademarks used in this presentation are the sole
property of their respective owners.

3. Topics covered in this presentation
cPanel Server Suite ( cPSS)
What is it?
Architecture
Requirements
A little about Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Example Domain Configurations
CPSS Features
Web Host Manager
cPanel
Licensing
Question & Answers

4. What is cPanel Server Suite
Completely new product designed for Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Domains.
Controls the multiple Web Servers, Mail Servers and
Database Servers in a Microsoft Active Directory
Domain.
Uses the reseller structure from the Linux Product
with the addition of multilevel resellers.
Provides a familiar user experience for the Web Host
Manager and cPanel users.
Employs user based licensing so you only pay for
the users you need.

5. Software Design
cPSS is written in the Microsoft .Net programming
environment.
Uses the myriad of Interfaces to the Microsoft and
Web industry software
C++ / Common Language Infrastructure
Win 32 Application Programming Interface
Windows Management Instrumentation
Powershell
MySQL Connector
Mail Enable Commands
Communicates to all services with Windows
Communications Foundation.

6. Software Architecture

7. cPSS Requirements
Active Directory Domain 2003 or 2008
Windows Server 2008
x86 or x64
Standard or Enterprise
Not tested on DataCenter
Won't run on ServerCore
IIS7 with the New FTP Service for IIS7
External IP address

8. Software Controlled by cPanel
Server Suite
Active Directory Accounts
IIS 7 Web Sites
MySQL®
MailEnable® Standard
Microsoft New FTP Publishing Service
Microsoft DNS Service

9. A Little About
Windows Server 2008
Built on Vista SP1
Best performance with 2+GB Memory
Roles and Services are not installed by
default
To improve security and speed, you install
only what is needed.
For many web applications Windows
2008 with IIS7 is about 1.5x faster than
Windows 2003 with IIS6.

10. Windows Server 2008 Roles (17)

11. (17 showing of 41)
IIS7 Features

12. Example Active Directory
Domain Configurations
Single Server
Practical Minimum
Small Domain
Large Domain

13. Single Server Domain
All Software installed on One Server
cPSS
IIS7
New FTP
Active Directory
MailEnable
MySQL
Probably not an economical licensing
solution
Active Directory
cPSS License

14. Practical Minimum Domain

15. Small Domain

16. Large Domain

17. A Look at the Features of
Web Host Manager
cPanel
The web pages demonstrated in this presentation may be
different in the final release.
This is development code your seeing and it is not ready
for release.

18. Web Host Manager Features
Account Functions Languages
Account Information MySQL
Multi Account Reseller Plans
Backup Reseller Center
cPanel News Support
Certificates System Health
DNS Functions
IP Functions

19. Changes to the Reseller Model
Same reseller model as in cPanel for
Linux except:
Multi Level Reseller Model
Resellers can sell to resellers
An account is either in a plan or it is not.
No mixed settings.

20. cPanel Features
Preferences
Branding, Styles, Languages
File
Backups, File Manager, FTP, Disk usage
Mail
Lists, Accounts, MX, Forwarders
Domains
Add-on, Parked & Sub-domains
MySQL
Create and Manage Databases and Users
MIME Types, Network Tool (Ping)

21. Microsoft Licensing
Each WHM or cPanel Web Domain
owner is an authenticated Active
Directory® User.
Users of the web sites are not
authenticated.
There are SPLA's for authenticated and
non-authenticated users.

22. Acknowledgments
Charan Angara
Barbara Aquino
Eric Ellis
Richard Giliam
Jason Kiniry
Nick Koston
Tim Mullen
Andy Nguyen
Germain Preston
Sruthi Sanigarapu
Donald Washburn

23. Q/A