WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 STANDARD

Product Information "Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard"

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard is the next version of Windows Server 2008 Standard, both based on Windows 7. Numerous new features, such as DirectAccess support and maximum availability of work with 256 logical processors as well as many improvements and programs, make Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Optimal standard for your business.

Optimal server management and virtualization with Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Windows 2008 R2 Standard is the operating system for companies of all sizes. It includes many new features, especially in the areas of management, virtualization, network load balancing and data transfer. This is possible thanks to the different management methods available. The Server Manager is responsible for the central administration of the functions and roles, he allows an overview of the status of the system and of each component for a complete display of the events.

Other management methods in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard are incorporated in the MMC snap-in, as well as an integrated WMI interface, as well as the possibility of managing using PowerShell. With the Hyper-V virtualization platform, Windows 2008 R2 Standard offers an optimal virtualization environment, with which it is possible to virtualize complete server systems.

Better performance with improved features

Through a redesign of the communication stack, the throughput of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard was tripled compared to Windows Server 2003. In addition, thanks to intelligent balancing, the transmission load is split over several systems. Win Server 2008 R2 Standard supports IPv6 and IPv4.

The system requirements for Windows 2008 R2 Standard, compared to the previous version, are slightly high, in terms of processor and hard disk. You will need at least 1.4 GHz instead of the previous 1 GHz and a disk space of at least 32 GB, compared to 10 GB in the previous version.

• Which is new in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• Many new programs and features offer optimal support and a reliable Server system. The most important innovations of Win Server 2008 R2 Standard are:
• Active Directory: user and resource management
• Improved Terminal Service: Added new features
• PowerShell: modern alternative to the command line utility
• IIS 7.0: new version of Internet information services with support for SSL, PHP and HTML
• BitLocker: program to encrypt data
• Core server: minimal version of the operating system
• Security in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Windows 2008 R2 Standard primarily offers an excellent security service with many new security features as well as numerous functional improvements and optimizations. These include Network Access Protection (NAP) which seamlessly analyzes network traffic and client statuses to discover unsafe conditions.

Excellent integrated firewall support, as well as firewall settings and IPsec criteria of the new administrative snap-in. Overlay settings are easier to view through a common front end. Other key security features include Cryptography Next Generation for cryptographic applications, Read only Domaincontroller useful in security critical areas, as well as DC isolation strategies. The latter is used to be able to manage completely isolated resources and domains, the establishment of logical networks within a physical network.

WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 STANDARD - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Platform

Windows

Supporting operating systems

Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Processor

Processor of at least 1 GHz for 32 bits of at least 1.4GHz for 64 bits

Recommended processor 2 GHz or higher

RAM

At least 512 MB

Recommended: 2 GB RAM or more

At most:

for 32-bit systems 4 GB (Standard Edition) 64 GB (Enterprise or Datacenter editions)

At most:

for 64-Bit 32 GB (Standard Edition) or 2 TB (Enterprise Edition, Datacenter) systems

Edition and Itanium based systems)

Hard disk

At least 10 GB

Recommended: 40 GB (full installation) or 10 GB (Server Core installation)

Graphic card

Super VGA (800 x 600) or Monitor with higher resolution

Audio card

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