My top 10 things in Windows Server R2 that will make your life easierMike ResselerEvangelist Veeam Software@mikeresseler | @veeam

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Number 1: Server Manager

Number 2: PowerShell!• Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

• Save-help

• Windows PowerShell debugger

• Additional bugfixes and enhancements

Number 3: Core!

Windows Server 2012 allows you to have three levels of user interface

• Server Core

Traditional server core with command line-only interface

• Minimal Installation Shell (“MiniShell”)

Server Core plus select UI elements such as MMC support and Server

Manager

• Full Shell

Full Windows desktop, which can also include the Desktop Experience

• Server Core now supports more roles and services, including the .Net Framework 4.5 and SQL Server 2012

• Firewall-friendly remote management (WinRM) and Windows PowerShell are enabled and installed by default

• Added the ability to easily move between Server Core and MiniShell

Microsoft promotes Server Core as the

primary server deployment option

• .Net Framework 4.5

• Active Directory (AD)

• Active Directory Lightweight Directory

Services (ADLDS)

• Active Directory Certificate Services

(ADCS)

• DHCP Server

• DNS Server

• File Services

• BITS Server

• BranchCache

• Hyper-V

• Internet Information Services (IIS)

• Printing Services

• Streaming Media Services

• iSCSI

• Load Balancing

• MPIO

• qWave

• Telnet

• Unix Migration

• SQL Server 2012

Server Core

Server Core Minimal Server Interface

Server with a GUI Desktop Experience

Command Prompt a a a a

Windows PowerShell/.NET a a a a

Server Manager x a a a

MMC x a a a

Control Panel x x a a

CPL Applets x Some a a

Explorer Shell x x a a

Taskbar x x a a

System Tray x x a a

Internet Explorer x x a a

Help x x a a

Themes x x x a

Start screen (Metro) x x a a

Metro-style apps x x x a

Media Player x x x a

Number 4: Hyper-V Replication!• Allows a Hyper-V administrator to execute a failover of production workloads

to replica servers at a secondary location within minutes (in the event of fire, power outage, server failure, etc.)

• Provides the necessary management APIs to enable IT management vendors to build an enterprise class Disaster Recovery solution for customers

• Enables Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for hosting providers that host dedicated/virtual servers for customers

• Seamlessly integrates with Clustering and Volume Shadow Services (VSS)

• Supports heterogeneous storage between primary and recovery

• Previously multi-site clustering required a 3rd party replication solution

Number 5: Storage Spaces!• New in Windows Server 2012• Provides an in-box storage virtualization that can use low-cost

commodity storage devices

• Aggregates unallocated space on physical disks installed in or connected to servers through a “pooling” model

• Can provide a cost-effective platform for business critical storage across a variety of scenarios

• Tiered Storage spaces (R2)

Storage Spaces + Thin Provisioning

• “Just-in-Time” allocations of storage with the ability to reclaim storage (“Trim”)

• Integrated with Storage Spaces

Number 6: IPAM!A Windows Server 2012 built-in framework for discovering, monitoring, auditing, and

managing the IP address space used on a corporate network

Automatic IP address infrastructure discovery• Domain controllers, DHCP servers, and DNS servers in the domains you choose

Custom IP address space display, reporting, and management• Display of IP addresses is highly customizable

• Detailed tracking and utilization data is available

Audit of server configuration changes and tracking of IP address usage• Operational events are displayed for the IPAM server and managed DHCP servers

• IP address tracking is enabled using DHCP lease events and user logon events collected from Network Policy

Server (NPS), domain controllers, and DHCP servers

• Tracking is available by IP address, client ID, host name, or user name

Monitoring and management of DHCP and DNS services • Automated service availability monitoring for Microsoft DHCP and DNS servers across the forest

• The IPAM console displays DNS zone health and detailed DHCP server and scope management

How Does IPAM Work?

Number 7: Data Deduplication!• VDI Support

• Yes, CSV is now supported

• Optimization of OPEN files

• Improved optimization performance

• Improved read/write performance

Number 8: Automatic VM Activation!• Proof of Purchase mechanism

• Only Datacenter edition needed (OEM / Volume license)

• Guest: R2 family

• slmgr /ipk <AVMA_key>

Number 9: Storage QoS!• Specify the maximum IOPS for a VHD(X)

• Receive notification when the minimum IOPS is not met

• Monitoring

Number 10: Hyper-V Enhanced SessionMode!• RDP (a-like) connectivity

• Redirection possibilities (display, audio, printers, clipboard, smart cards, usb devices, drives, P&P devices

• Host must be Windows Server 2012 R2

• Guest: Windows 8.1 / or 2012 R2

• Disabled by default on Server

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