Windows Server 2012 R2 is the core of the Microsoft Cloud OS and offers Microsoft’s experience in delivering large-scale cloud services in your infrastructure with new features and enhancements in virtualization, management, storage, networking, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, access and data security, the Web and application platform, and more.
Powerful tools to save time and reduce costs
With Windows Server 2012 R2, you run your most important work volumes with robust recovery options. You benefit quickly from optimum value through a wide range, low-cost high-performance storage options and simplified delivery of IT services for multiple tenants. You can build applications on site and in the cloud, deploy, manage and monitor. Provide users with secure access to corporate resources from any device.
Server Virtualization
New levels of performance and cross-platform support.
Networking
Hybrid networking with breakthrough levels of flexibility and performance.
Server Management and Automation
Increased management efficiency for a diverse datacenter.
Web and Application Platform
Modern apps build and deployed to scale on-premises and in the cloud.
Access and Information Protection
Consistent and Flexible user access to corporate resources while protecting data.
Virtual desktop Infrastructure
Great performance, easy to deploy and cost-effective.
Features
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V with Hyper-V Extensible Switch
Hyper-V Replica
Failover Clustering
Live Migration
Dynamic Memory
Remote Desktop Services & Direct Access
Data Security & Compliance
Gen 2 VMs: UEFI based, legacy free devices, SCSI boot, faster deployment due to removed legacy devices
Remote access to VM over VM bus
Significantly faster live migration
Online VHDX resize
Live export of VMs
More robust Linux support in Hyper-V
Significant enhancements to the storage stack
Benefits
Support of more complex virtual environments
Easy-to-handle connection of VMs to physical networks
Hyper-V Replica enables business continuity and disaster recovery
Live migration without SAN thanks to SMB failover
Increase storage capacity thanks to direct connection between the VMs and Fiber Channel–based storage
Keep virtual machines running although physical memory is not available thanks to second level paging
Reduce downtime and costs in the case of file system failure
Compare Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions
Feature
Essentials
Standard
Datacenter
Core functionality of Windows Server
OSEs / Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation
2
Unlimited
Windows Server containers without Hyper-V isolation
Host Guardian Service
Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica
Shielded Virtual Machines
Networking stack
Licensing Model
Specialty servers
Core-based
Core-based
CAL Requirements
No CAL required
Windows Server CAL
Windows Server CAL
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter is the ideal edition for customers with highly virtualized private and hybrid cloud environments. It provides a virtualization flat rate thanks to the unlimited virtual use rights.
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