Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Microsoft four Windows Server 2012 editions and features: What you need to know

Editions

Windows Server 2012 has four editions: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.
Specifications
Foundation
Essentials
Standard
Datacenter
Distribution
OEM only
Retail, volume licensing, OEM
Retail, volume licensing, OEM
Volume licensing and OEM
Licensing model
Per server
Per server
Per CPU pair[c] + CAL[d]
Per CPU pair[c] + CAL[d]
Processor chip limit[43]
1
2
64[e]
64[e]
Memory limit
32 GB
64 GB
4 TB
4 TB
User limit
15
25
Unlimited
Unlimited
File Services limits
1 standalone DFS root
1 standalone DFS root
Unlimited
Unlimited
Network Policy and Access Services limits
50 RRAS connections and 10 IAS connections
250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections, and 2 IAS Server Groups
Unlimited
Unlimited
Remote Desktop Services limits
20 Remote Desktop Services connections
250 Remote Desktop Services connections
Unlimited
Unlimited
Virtualization rights
N/A
Either in 1 VM or 1 physical server, but not both at once
2 VMs[c]
Unlimited
DHCP role
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
DNS server role
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fax server role
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
UDDI Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Print and Document Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Web Services (Internet Information Services)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Deployment Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Server Update Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Application server role
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Server Manager
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows Powershell
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active Directory Domain Services
Must be root of forest and domain
Must be root of forest and domain
Yes
Yes
Active Directory Certificate Services
Certificate Authorities only
Certificate Authorities only
Yes
Yes
Active Directory Federation Services
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Server Core mode
No
No
Yes
Yes
Hyper-V
No
No
Yes
Yes









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