Description
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter powers enterprise-level IT infrastructures with enhanced features. Boost your organization’s IT capabilities with Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, an advanced server operating system designed to meet the unique needs of large-scale enterprise environments. Enjoy improved efficiency, scalability, and security features tailored to handle your business’s most demanding workloads while ensuring operational efficiency, reliability, and growth.
Key Features:
- Enhanced Virtualization: Maximize resource utilization and minimize hardware costs with powerful virtualization capabilities, including Hyper-V and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) support.
- Advanced Storage Management: Simplify storage management with features like Storage Spaces, Data Deduplication, and iSCSI Target Server for enhanced flexibility and efficiency.
- Robust Networking: Streamline network management with advanced features like NIC Teaming, QoS, and network virtualization for improved performance and reduced complexity.
- Enhanced Security: Safeguard your organization’s valuable data and applications with robust security features such as Windows Defender, AppLocker, and BitLocker.
- Dynamic Scalability: Accommodate your business’s growth with a highly scalable and flexible infrastructure, supporting up to 64 GB RAM and 4 TB storage.
- Seamless Integration: Ensure compatibility with your existing software and applications, including popular Microsoft products like SQL Server and Exchange Server.
System Requirements
Hardware Requirements:
- Processor: x64-bit architecture, 1.4 GHz (2.0 GHz or faster recommended)
- Memory: 512 MB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
- Storage: 32 GB available hard drive space (may vary depending on installed roles and features)
- Network: Gigabit Ethernet adapter
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM drive (for installation from DVD media)
- Input Devices: Keyboard and mouse
- Monitor: Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution monitor
Software Requirements:
- Active Directory Domain Services
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
- Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Additional Considerations:
- For certain roles and features, additional hardware and software requirements may apply.
- For optimal performance and to support large-scale enterprise environments, higher hardware specifications may be necessary.
Note that these are the minimum requirements, and your specific needs may vary depending on factors such as the applications and services you plan to run on the server. It’s essential to evaluate your requirements and plan accordingly to ensure optimal performance for your Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter deployment.
