Windows Server 2012 R2: A brief overview of exciting new features and capabilities.

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Windows Server 2012 R2: A brief overview of exciting new features and capabilities.

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• MCSE, MCSAx2, MCT• SME: Windows Server, Active

Directory, Microsoft Lync• MCT since 1999• International Trainer, Presenter since

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Trainer2013 Instructor of the Year

Today’s Presenter


Part One: What’s New (45 Minutes)• Windows Server 2012 R2 Overview• Windows Server 2012 Certification Roadmap• What’s New in Storage Spaces• What’s New in Hyper-V

Part Two: Q & A ( 15 Minutes)

Today’s Agenda


All Server 2012 Courses Updated- January 2014• 20410-C: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012• 20411-C: Administering Windows Server 2012• 20412-C: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services• 20413-C: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure• 20414-C: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure• 20417-C: Upgrading your skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

All Server 2012 Exams Updated- January 28th 2014

70-410 * 70-411 * 70-412 *70-413 * 70-414

* 70-417

Windows Server 2012 Certification Changes

Certification


Windows Server 2012 Certification Roadmap

OR

MCSA Windows Server 2012

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

Exam 70-410(20410)

Administering Windows Server 2012

Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

Exam 70-412(20412)

Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

Exam 70-417(20417)

MCSE Server Infrastructure

Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

Exam 70-413(20413)

Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure

Exam 70-414(20414)

Exam 70-411(20411)

All Server 2012 Courses & Exams Updated for ‘R2’ - January 2014

Certification


• New Active Directory Features• New Wired & Wireless Access Features• New Remote Desktop Features• New Failover Clustering Features• New Group Policy Features• New IPAM features• New DNS Server features• New Hyper-V Virtualization Features• New FSRM• New DFS Replication Features• New WDS Features• New Certificate Services Features• New Bitlocker Features• New GUI Features• New DHCP Features• New iSCSI features

Just the ‘TIP’ of the Iceberg….

Just the ‘TIP’ of the Iceberg….• New Print / Documents Features• New Remote Access Features• New Remote Desktop Features• New Networking Features• New Security and Protection Functionality• New Storage Spaces• New Windows PowerShell ( Version 4.0 )• New Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials• New SMB Features• New Virtual Hard Drive Features• New File Classification & Access Features• New Server Manager Features• Expanded Hardware Capabilities• Expanded Virtual Hardware Capabilities• New DHCP Features• And Much Much more……

Your Learning Access is…… TRAINING!

Server 2012 R2


R2 Enhancements

Server 2012 Server 2012 R2

SMB 3.0: Scale-Out File Server, San-Like File Access

SMB Scale Out, Transparent Failover, SMB Direct, SMB Multichannel, SMB Encryption

Data Deduplication Now Supports open Virtual Disks, Now compatible with CSV’s

Storage Spaces use Flat Storage Tiered Storage based on usage & Disk I/O

VHD / VHDX VHDX – attachable to Multiple VM’s Simultaneously

Windows Server 2012, introduced a new storage architecture called the Scale-Out File Server, a scalable and continuously available storage platform with transparent failover.

Storage Spaces


SMB 3.0 Traffic

Scale-Out- File Server Example

Storage Spaces


Tiered Storage ExampleStorage Spaces


Server 2012 Server 2012 R2Gen 1 VMs Only Gen 1 and Gen 2 VMs

Standard VM Activation Auto-VM Activation on Activated R2 Datacenter Host

VHD & VHDX- Offline Resize VM’s can Share a VHDX –Online VHDX resize (G2)

(v) IDE Boot Only (v) SCSI Boot Support

N/A Enhanced Session Mode

R2 EnhancementsNEW:

• Shared VHD(x)• Storage QoS• Gen 2 VM’s• Enhanced Session Mode• Automatic VM Activation• VM Virtual SCSI Boot

UPDATED:• Resize VHD(x)• Live Migrations• Integration Services• Export• Automatic VM Activation• Failover Clustering & Hyper-V• Hyper-V Replica• Linux Support• Management• Hyper-V Networking

Hyper-V


Generation 1 & 2 VM Examples

GEN 1

GEN 2

Hyper-V


Shared VHD(x) example

Hyper-V


Enhanced Session Mode example

Hyper-V


What’s New in R2• Windows Server 2012 R2 Overview• Windows Server 2012 Certification Roadmap• What’s New in Storage Spaces• What’s New in Hyper-V

Windows Server 2012 R2: A brief overview of exciting new features and capabilities.

Overview


Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Free Webinars with Paul:• March 13th | Windows 8.1• April 22nd | Lync Server

Paul Silva

• NetCom Learning’s Senior Microsoft Trainer• 2013 Instructor of the Year


Date CourseMAR 10 20410-C: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012MAR 17 20411-C: Administering Windows Server 2012MAR 24 20412-C: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 ServicesAPR 07 20687-C: Configuring Windows 8.1APR 21 20336-B: Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013APR 28 20337-B: Enterprise Voice and Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013

Paul Silva

• NetCom Learning’s Senior Microsoft Trainer• 2013 Instructor of the Year

Paul’s Upcoming NetCom Microsoft Classes

Upcoming Classes

Additional Study Materials

• Additional materials in prepping for your R2 exams and staying up to date on the technology changes: http://a.netcominfo.com/webinars/slides/MCSA_R2_Materials.pdf


http://a.netcominfo.com/webinars/slides/MCSA_R2_Materials.pdf

http://a.netcominfo.com/webinars/slides/MCSA_R2_Materials.pdf


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