Introduction to Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions

• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

 What Is Server Core?

• Is a more secure, less resource-intensive installation option
• Can be converted to full graphical shell version of Windows Server 2012
• Is the default installation option for Windows 
• Server 2012
• Is managed locally using sconfig.cmd

Windows Server 2012 Roles

• Roles are made up of role services components that provide additional functionality associated with the role
• In Server Manager 2012, console servers with a similar role are grouped together
• Role deployment also includes the configuration of dependencies

What Are the Windows Server 2012 Features?

• New Server Manager: Create, Manage Server Groups
• Better Edition, SKU Selection
•  A Command-Line First, GUI-Second Mentality
• Hyper-V Replication
• Expanded PowerShell Capabilities
• Storage Spaces: Flipping Complexity on Its Head
• Direct Access: A VPN Without the Pain of a VPN
• Dynamic Access Control: New Way of Thinking
• Resilient File System: An Evolution of NTFS
• Out-of-the-Box IP Address Management

Installing Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 has the following minimum hardware requirements:

• Processor Architecture - 64 bit
• Processor Speed          - 1.4 GHz
• Memory(RAM)             - 512 MB
• HDD Space                  - 32 GB

Windows Server 2012 deployment method options include:

What Is Server Manager?

You can use Server Manager to:

• Manage multiple servers on a network from one console
• Add roles and features
• Launch Windows PowerShell sessions
• View events
• Perform server configuration tasks
• Manage down-level servers