Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Introducing Windows Server 2012
Introducing Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds of Windows Server 2008 R2. There is no 32-bit version of Windows Server 2012, only a 64-bit operating system is available. Windows Server 2012 has no support for Itanium-based computers.
Selecting a Windows Server 2012 edition
Microsoft releases all of its operating systems in multiple editions, which provides consumers with varying price points and feature sets according to users need. There are four editions of Server 2012.
1- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter.
The Datacenter edition is designed for large and powerful servers with up to 64 processors and fault-tolerance features such as hot add processor support.
2- Windows Server 2012 Standard .
The Standard edition includes the full set of Windows Server 2008 features, differing from the Datacenter edition only in the number of virtual machine (VM).
3- Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
The Essentials edition includes nearly all of the features in the Standard and Datacenter editions, except for Server Core, Hyper-V, and Active Directory Federation Services. The edition is limited to one physical or virtual server and a maximum of 25 users.
4- Windows Server 2012 Foundation.
A reduced version of the operating system designed for small businesses that require only basic server features such as file and print services and application support. The edition includes no virtualization feature and is limited to 15 users.
Installation Hardware requirements.
If you want to install Server 2012, it should be met with following hardware requirement.
1.4 GHz 64-bit processor.
512 MB RAM.
32 GB available disk space.
DVD drive.
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor.
New Features in Server 2012
1. Server Manager: Create, Manage Server Groups.
One of the benefits of the new Server Manager interface is the capability to create server groups, which are collections of servers that are exist on your network and can be managed through the new user experience.
Selecting a Windows Server 2012 edition
Microsoft releases all of its operating systems in multiple editions, which provides consumers with varying price points and feature sets according to users need. There are four editions of Server 2012.
1- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter.
The Datacenter edition is designed for large and powerful servers with up to 64 processors and fault-tolerance features such as hot add processor support.
2- Windows Server 2012 Standard .
The Standard edition includes the full set of Windows Server 2008 features, differing from the Datacenter edition only in the number of virtual machine (VM).
3- Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
The Essentials edition includes nearly all of the features in the Standard and Datacenter editions, except for Server Core, Hyper-V, and Active Directory Federation Services. The edition is limited to one physical or virtual server and a maximum of 25 users.
4- Windows Server 2012 Foundation.
A reduced version of the operating system designed for small businesses that require only basic server features such as file and print services and application support. The edition includes no virtualization feature and is limited to 15 users.
Installation Hardware requirements.
If you want to install Server 2012, it should be met with following hardware requirement.
1.4 GHz 64-bit processor.
512 MB RAM.
32 GB available disk space.
DVD drive.
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor.
New Features in Server 2012
1. Server Manager: Create, Manage Server Groups.
One of the benefits of the new Server Manager interface is the capability to create server groups, which are collections of servers that are exist on your network and can be managed through the new user experience.
2-ReFS or the Resilient File System.
ReFS gives us data verification and auto correction. ReFS supports a theoretical limit of 256 zetabytes.
3-Dynamic Access Control
It is a security feature that helps IT professionals to create more centralized security.
4-Hyper-V 3.0.
New version of Hyper -V include support for as many as 64 virtual processors and 1 terabyte of memory for Hyper-V guests. A new VHDX virtual hard disk format with larger disk capacity of up to 64 terabytes, and additional resiliency.
5-Power Shell 3.0.
With Windows Server 2012 Microsoft has released there are approx 2300 PowerShell cmdlets available.
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