Do more with less? The HP & Microsoft partnership extends Windows Server 2012 features with the release of Windows Server 2012 R2. Combining the HP Pro Liant Gen 8 features with the advanced virtualization & scalability features of Windows Server 2012 R2 empowers IT users & provides flexible access to corporate resources while protecting corporate information. Editions:
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter: for highly virtualized private cloud environments
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard: for physical or minimally virtualized environments
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials: a unique cloud-enabled offering for up to 25 users
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation: a Windows Server experience for as many as 15 users This new release enhances server virtualization, storage, networking management, & application platform support. What's New
- Server Virtualization
- Supports 64 TB virtual disk format with online resize capability, & compression to accelerate live migration of VHD/VHDX files
- Storage
- Gives you the ability to transfer large scale file systems between multiple nodes within a cluster, & Windows Azure Hyper-V recovery manager ensures robust recovery using Hyper-V replica
- Network
- Introduces Software Defined networking via Hyper-V network virtualization & Hyper-V extensible switch, & enables SR-IOV capable devices to be directly accessed by the VMs Features Go Beyond Virtualization
- Windows Server 2012 R2 is a complete virtualization platform that delivers a fully isolated, multi-tenant environment. It
Includes:: tools to help guarantee service-level agreements (SLAs), enables chargebacks through use-based billing, & supports self-service delivery.
- Increase scalability & performance through a high-density, scalable environment that can perform optimally as it adapts to your changing needs.
- Get connectivity to cloud services using a common identity & management framework for reliable security-enhanced, cross-premises connectivity. Enjoy the Power of Many Servers With the Simplicity of One Platform
- Flexible storage. Improve performance, availability, & resource efficiency with the storage of your choice.
- Continuous availability. Provide cost-effective, highly available services with protection against a wide range of failure scenarios -- for a single server or an entire data center.
- Management efficiency. Automate a broad set of management tasks & simplify the deployment of server roles as you move toward full, lights-out automation. Benefit From a Platform With Apps Already Built & Deployed
- Enables you to build hybrid & symmetrical applications across the data center & the cloud.
- Provides frameworks, services, & tools to increase scalability & elasticity for applications & websites that are multi-tenant aware.
- Build mission-critical applications & take advantage of open frameworks, open source applications, & various development languages. Flexible User Access to Data & Applications
- Access from virtually anywhere, from any device. Seamless, on-demand access to a virtualized work environment from virtually anywhere, including branch locations & public connectivity services.
- Full Windows experience anywhere. A rich, personalized user experience on popular devices, while adapting to different network conditions quickly & responsively.
- Enhanced data security & compliance. Central audit & access policies enable granular access to data & corporate resources based on strong identity, data classification, & simplified administration for remote access.