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 particularly designed for virtualization. Furthermore, Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter presents many improvements and new features that offer the best virtualization support on servers. MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter is particularly ideal for companies that make heavy use of virtual machines.
Professional Features of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter
Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter Edition inherits the content of the standard version with the addition of new features particularly dedicated to the virtualization environment. Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter allows the use of up to 2 terabytes of memory, instead of the previous 32 gigabytes. Moreover, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter features "Failover Clustering" to manage resources with groups of independent servers. The failover cluster can manage up to 18 Exabyte and 128 partitions, allowing dynamic resource management during execution.
Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter supports up to 64 processors, the "Hot-add memory" and "Hot Replace Memory" features 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 running an unlimited number of virtualization instances, all provided with a license. Thanks to the Hyper-V role, which offers all the necessary tools for complete server virtualization, with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter you will enjoy the appropriate operating system for those who want to take full advantage of the benefits of virtualization.
Further improvements in Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter have been adopted mainly in terms of machine workload balancing, as well as data management and transfer. For example, network load balancing distributes the overall load across multiple systems to avoid overloads. The data throughput in MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter has tripled compared to the 2003 version and management can now be organized using different modes.
Optimized Features 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 various 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: additional new functions
- BitLocker: data encryption program
- MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter also allows the standalone installation of Core, giving you the option to forego the graphical appearance of interfaces to save resources. This way you still get the minimum version of the server operating system with the most important functions.
Protection Features in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter
In addition to numerous optimizations and new features, in Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter many improvements have been implemented in terms of security. The system has built-in network access protection (NAP), a renewed firewall, a Read only Domaincontroller as well as Cryptography Next Generation.
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 DATACENTER - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Platform
Windows
Supported operating systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter
Processor
At least 1 GHz processor for 32 bits at least 1.4GHz for 64 bits
Recommended processor 2 GHz or higher
RAM
At least 512 MB
Recommended: 2 GB RAM or more
Maximum:
For 32-Bit systems 4 GB (Standard Edition) 64 GB (Enterprise or Datacenter editions)
Maximum:
For 64-Bit systems 32 GB (Standard Edition) or 2 TB (Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition and Itanium-based Systems)
Hard Disk
At least 10 GB
Recommended: 40 GB (full installation) or 10 GB (Server Core Installation)
Graphics card
Super VGA (800 x 600) or Monitor with higher resolution
Sound card
N/A
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