Transcript Server 2012
Presented by: Shane Kullman VMware / Microsoft Consultant TIES 1667 Snelling Avenue North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108 Office: 651.999.6232 Fax: 651.999.6210 www.ties.k12.mn.us Noteworthy New Features Server Management Manage multiple servers Simplification Deploy roles and features Consult a single tool Noteworthy New Features DHCP Failover Load Balancing All or Few Scopes Noteworthy New Features Force refresh Noteworthy New Features Resilient File System More robust than NTFS CHKDSK is now much faster Automatic data deduplication The fileserver component Noteworthy New Features Hyper-V The third release of Hyper-V You don't need a SAN WS2012 also virtualizes storage and networking The new storage pool system Microsoft now recommends that all servers run virtualized – even Domain Controllers VDI and Terminal Server functionality are both much improved Features Removed or Deprecated in WS12 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831568.aspx SQL Server Server Message Block (SMB) ODBC support for 16- and 32-bit applications and drivers is deprecated. Cluster.exe SMB.sys has been removed. Replaced with Winsock Kernel (WSK) Database management systems Versions of Microsoft SQL Server prior to 7.0 are no longer supported. will be replaced by failover cluster powershell cmdlets. Token Rings support is removed Planning for WS12 Active Directory can be upgraded or migrated File and Storage can be upgraded, but DFS must be reinstalled Remote Desktop Services cannot be migrated Web Server (IIS) No functionality has been removed or changed. Web apps that work in IIS 7 will word in IIS 8 Installation Options for WS12 Core PowerShell RSAT Smallest install footprint Installation Options for WS12 Minimal Server Interface Removal of Graphical Shell IE10, Explorer, Desktop and Start screen are removed MMC Server Manager and a subset of the Control panel remain. Installation Options for WS12 GUI All standard Server components Microsoft Store available http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/a rchive/2012/07/18/windows-server2012-installation-options.aspx Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12 Foundation 15 user account limit No virtualization rights 32 GB max 1 Physical CPU Limited AD functionality (migrations) No upgrade path http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12 Essentials Replacement of Small Business Server 25 user account limit No virtualization rights Some cloud connectivity Only Migration not upgrades from old versions Available for Eval http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514417.aspx Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12 Standard Full server functionality 2 virtual instances Available for Eval Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12 Datacenter Replaces both Enterprise and Datacenter of 08 Full Server functionality Unlimited Virtual instances Available for Eval Common Management Tasks and navigation in WS12 Live Demo