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Noteworthy New Features

Server Management

Manage multiple servers

Simplification

Deploy roles and features

Consult a single tool

Noteworthy New Features

DHCP

Failover

Load Balancing

All or Few Scopes

Force refresh

Noteworthy New Features

Noteworthy New Features

Resilient File System

More robust than NTFS

CHKDSK is now much faster

Automatic data deduplication

The fileserver component

Noteworthy New Features

Hyper-V

The third release of Hyper-V

You don't need a SAN

WS2012 also virtualizes storage and networking

The new storage pool system

Microsoft now recommends that all servers run virtualized – even Domain Controllers

VDI and Terminal Server functionality are both much improved

Features Removed or Deprecated in WS12

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831568.aspx 

 SQL Server

Versions of Microsoft SQL Server prior to 7.0 are no longer supported.

 Server Message Block (SMB)

SMB.sys has been removed. Replaced with Winsock Kernel (WSK)

Database management systems

ODBC support for 16- and 32-bit applications and drivers is deprecated.

Cluster.exe

will be replaced by failover cluster powershell cmdlets.

Token Rings

support is removed

Planning for WS12

Active Directory can be upgraded or migrated

File and Storage can be upgraded, but DFS must be reinstalled

Remote Desktop Services cannot be migrated

Web Server (IIS) No functionality has been removed or changed. Web apps that work

in IIS 7 will word in IIS 8

Installation Options for WS12

Core

PowerShell

RSAT

Smallest install footprint

Installation Options for WS12 Minimal Server Interface

Removal of Graphical Shell

IE10, Explorer, Desktop and

Start screen are removed

MMC Server Manager and

a subset of the Control

panel remain.

Installation Options for WS12 GUI

All standard Server components

Microsoft Store available

http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/a

rchive/2012/07/18/windows-server-201

2-installation-options.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12

Foundation

15 user account limit

No virtualization rights

32 GB max

1 Physical CPU

Limited AD functionality (migrations)

No upgrade path

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12

Essentials

Replacement of Small Business Server

25 user account limit

No virtualization rights

Some cloud connectivity

Only Migration not upgrades from old versions

Available for Eval

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514417.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12

Standard

Full server functionality

2 virtual instances

Available for Eval

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12

Datacenter

Replaces both Enterprise and Datacenter of 08

Full Server functionality

Unlimited Virtual instances

Available for Eval

Common Management Tasks and navigation in WS12

Live Demo