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Edition
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64-bit ISO
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versions to production bits. See the Installation, Migration, and Upgrade information.
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Windows Server 2012 is an operating system built by Microsoft and is the successor of Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the server-edition of Windows 8 and is available since September 2012. Its minor update (Windows Server 2012 R2) is available since Oktober 2013.
This article shows the differences between the individual Windows Server 2012 editions.
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Editions
Windows Server 2012 is available in 4 editions:
- Foundation
- Essentials
- Standard
- Datacenter
The editions are suitable for the following application areas:[1]
Edition | Ideal for... | High level feature-comparision | Licensing model | Memory limits[2] | Pricing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foundation | Cost-efficient allround server | Essential server functionality without virtualization rights | Server (Limited to 15 users) | 32 GB RAM | See Microsoft software in the Thomas-Krenn web shop. |
Essentials | Environments in small companies | Essential server functionality without virtualization rights | Server (Limited to 25 users) | 64 GB RAM | |
Standard | Non-virtualized or lightly virtualized environments | All features, with two virtual instances | Processor + CAL* | 4 TB RAM | |
Datacenter | Highly-virtualized private cloud environments | All features, with unlimited virtual instances | Processor + CAL* | 4 TB RAM |
- (*) CALs are required for each user or device, who directly or indirectly accesses a server. Find more information on this topic at the Client Access Licenses site at microsoft.com.
Minimal System Requirements for Windows Server 2012
The following are the minimal system requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2:[3]
Description | Requirements |
---|---|
CPU architecture | x64 |
CPU clock rate | 1,4 GHz |
RAM | 512 MB |
Disc capacity | 32 GB * |
- (*) Servers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files.
Edition comparison by physical / virtual instances
Windows Server 2012 instances can either run in a physical operating system environment (POSE) or a virtual operating system environment (VOSE):[4]
Edition | Running instances in POSE | Running instances in VOSE |
---|---|---|
Foundation | 1 | 0 |
Essentials | 1** | 1** |
Standard | 1* | 2 |
Datacenter | 1 | Unlimited |
- (*) When a customer is running all allowed virtual instances, the physical instance may only be used to manage and service the virtual instances.
- (**) Essentials can be run in either a physical or virtual operating system environment “1 or 1.”
Edition comparison by server roles
The Windows Server 2012 editions differ in the following server roles:[4]
Server role | Datacenter/Standard | Essentials | Foundation |
---|---|---|---|
AD Certificate Services | X | Automatically Installed/Configured (1) | Partial/Limited (1) |
AD Domain Services | X | Automatically Installed/Configured (2) | X (3) |
AD Federation Services | X | X | X |
AD Lightweight Directory Services | X | X | X |
AD Rights Management Services (4) | X (4) | X (4) | X (4) |
Application Server | X | X | X |
DHCP Server | X | X | X |
DNS Server | X | Automatically Installed/Configured | X |
Fax Server | X | X | X |
File Services | X | Automatically Installed/Configured (5) | Partial/Limited (5) |
Hyper-V | X | - | - |
Network Policy & Access Services | X | Automatically Installed/Configured | Partial/Limited |
Print & Document Services | X | X | X |
Remote Access | X | Automatically Installed/Configured (6) | limitiert (6) |
Remote Desktop Services (7) | X (7) | - (7)(8) | Partial/Limited (7)(9) |
UDDI Services | X | X | X |
Web Server (IIS) | X | Automatically Installed/Configured | X |
Windows Deploy Services | X | X | X |
Windows Server Update Services | X | - | - |
- (1) Limited to creating Certificate Authorities – there are no other Active Directory Certificate Services features (Network Device Enrollment Services, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information.
- (2) Must be root of ADDS forest and domain and have all FSMO roles.
- (3) If ADDS role is installed, must be root of forest and domain and have all FSMO roles.
- (4) Requires an incremental AD RMS CAL for access.
- (5) The data de-duplication feature is not available.
- (6) Limited to 50 RRAS connections, 10 IAS connections; DirectAccess and VPN are supported.
- (7) Requires an incremental RDS CAL for access, with the exception of using the Remote Web Access feature of the Essentials edition.
- (8) Only the RD Gateway role service is installed and configured, other RDS role services including RD Session Host are not supported.
- (9) Limited to 50 Remote Desktop Services connections.
Edition comparison by feature
Feature | Datacenter / Standard | Essentials | Foundation |
---|---|---|---|
BranchCache | X | X | X |
User Interfaces and Infrastructure (Server Core) | X | - | - |
Server Manager | X | X | X |
Windows Power Shell | X | X | X |
References
- ↑Windows Server 2012 Editionen - Die vier Editionen von Windows Server 2012 (www.microsoft.com)
- ↑Memory Limits for Windows and Windows Server Releases - Physical Memory Limits: Windows Server 2012 (msdn.microsoft.com)
- ↑System Requirements and Installation Information for Windows Server 2012 R2 (technet.microsoft.com, 24.06.2013)
- ↑ 4.04.1Windows Server 2012 Licensing Data Sheet (EN) (download.microsoft.com)
Additional Information
- Windows Server 2012 Products and Edition Comparison (download.microsoft.com)
- Windows Server 2012 Pricing Information (www.thomas-krenn.com)
Creating and managing a Group Policy on a Windows 2012 Server
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