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. 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 ideal especially 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 can use up to 2 terabytes of memory, instead of the previous 32 gigabytes. In addition, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter has "Failover Clustering" features to manage resources with independent server groups. The failover cluster can manage up to 18 Exabyte and 128 partitions, allowing the dynamic management of physical resources in execution.

Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter supports up to 64 processors, the "Hot-add memory" and "Hot Replace Memory" functionality 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 licensed. 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 make the most of the advantages of virtualization.

Further improvements in Win Server 2008 R2 DataCenter have been adopted mainly in regard to machine workload balancing, as well as for data management and transfer. For example, network load balancing, distributes the overall load on multiple systems, to avoid overloads. The data throughput in MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter is tripled compared to the 2003 version 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 various features support you at 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 functions
• BitLocker: data encryption program
• MS Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter also allows the installation of the Core only, leaving you the possibility to give up the graphic appearance of the interfaces, to save resources. In 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 for 32 bit or at least 1.4GHz for 64 bit

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 Drive

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