WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 DATACENTER

Product Information "Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter"

Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter is the advanced version of Windows 2008 R2 Standard with particular attention to virtualization. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter has many improvements and new features that offer the best virtualization support on the servers. MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter is ideal especially for companies that make large use of virtual machines.

Professional features of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter

Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter Edition inherits the contents of the standard version with the addition of new features particularly dedicated to the virtualization environment. Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter allows you to use up to 2 terabytes of memory, instead of the previous 32 gigabytes. In addition, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter features "Failover Clustering" features to manage resources with groups of independent servers. The failover cluster can manage up to 18 Exabytes and 128 partitions, allowing the dynamic management of physical resources during execution.

Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter supports up to 64 processors, "Hot-add memory" and "Hot Replace Memory" as well as an unlimited number of "Terminal Services Gateway" and "Virtual Image Use Rights". Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter offers the unique advantage of being able to run an unlimited number of virtualization instances, all of which are licensed. Thanks to the Hyper-V role, which offers all the tools necessary for complete server virtualization, with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter you will enjoy the appropriate operating system for those who want to make the most of the advantages of virtualization.

Further improvements in Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter have been adopted above all with regard to the balancing of the machine workload, as well as for the management and transfer of data. For example, the network load balancing, distributes the overall load on multiple systems , to avoid overloading. Data throughput on MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter has tripled compared to 2003 and management can now be organized using different modes.

Optimization function in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter

Virtualization in Windows server 2008 R2 DataCenter is not the only positive aspect of this system. Numerous innovations and different features support you in your work and provide you with a stable and reliable server system:

• PowerShell: To manage the computer using scripts
• Active Directory: To manage users and resources
• IIS 7.0: new version of Internet information services with support for SSL, PHP and HTML
• Improved Terminal services: new additional features
• BitLocker: data encryption program
• MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter also allows only the installation of the Core, leaving you the possibility of renouncing the graphic interface, to save resources. In this way, the minimum version of the server operating system is obtained with the most important functions.

Security features in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter

In addition to numerous optimizations and new features, many security improvements have been implemented in Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter. The system has built-in network access protection (NAP), a renewed firewall, a Read only Domain controller as well as the Cryptography Next Generation.

WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 DATACENTER - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Platform

Windows

Supporting operating systems

Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter

Processor

Processor of at least 1 GHz for 32 bits of at least 1.4GHz for 64 bits

Recommended processor 2 GHz or higher

RAM

At least 512 MB

Recommended: 2 GB RAM or more

At most:

for 32-bit systems 4 GB (Standard Edition) 64 GB (Enterprise or Datacenter editions)

At most:

for 64-Bit 32 GB (Standard Edition) or 2 TB (Enterprise Edition, Datacenter) systems

Edition and Itanium based systems)

Hard disk

At least 10 GB

Recommended: 40 GB (full installation) or 10 GB (Server Core installation)

Graphic card

Super VGA (800 x 600) or Monitor with higher resolution

Audio card

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