Presented by:
Shane Kullman
VMware / Microsoft Consultant
TIES
1667 Snelling Avenue North
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108
Office: 651.999.6232
Fax: 651.999.6210
www.ties.k12.mn.us

Noteworthy New Features
 Server Management
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Manage multiple servers
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Simplification
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Deploy roles and features
 Consult a single tool

Noteworthy New Features
 DHCP
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Failover
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Load Balancing
 All or Few Scopes

Noteworthy New Features
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Force refresh

Noteworthy New Features
 Resilient File System
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More robust than NTFS
 CHKDSK is now much faster
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Automatic data deduplication
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The fileserver component

Noteworthy New Features
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Hyper-V
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The third release of Hyper-V
You don't need a SAN
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WS2012 also virtualizes storage and networking
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The new storage pool system
 Microsoft now recommends that all servers run virtualized – even Domain
Controllers
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VDI and Terminal Server functionality are both much improved

Features Removed or Deprecated in WS12
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 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831568.aspx
SQL Server
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Versions of Microsoft SQL Server prior to 7.0 are no longer supported.
Server Message Block (SMB)
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SMB.sys has been removed. Replaced with Winsock Kernel (WSK)
Database management systems
 ODBC support for 16- and 32-bit applications and drivers is deprecated.
Cluster.exe
 will be replaced by failover cluster powershell cmdlets.
Token Rings
 support is removed

Planning for WS12
 Active Directory can be upgraded or migrated
 File and Storage can be upgraded, but DFS must be reinstalled
 Remote Desktop Services cannot be migrated
 Web Server (IIS) No functionality has been removed or changed. Web apps that work in IIS 7 will word in IIS 8

Installation Options for WS12
 Core
 PowerShell
 RSAT
 Smallest install footprint

Installation Options for WS12
 Minimal Server Interface
 Removal of Graphical Shell
 IE10, Explorer, Desktop and
Start screen are removed
 MMC Server Manager and a subset of the Control panel remain.

Installation Options for WS12
 GUI
 All standard Server components
 Microsoft Store available
 http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/a rchive/2012/07/18/windows-server-
2012-installation-options.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12
 Foundation
 15 user account limit
 No virtualization rights
 32 GB max
 1 Physical CPU
 Limited AD functionality (migrations)
 No upgrade path
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12
 Essentials
 Replacement of Small Business Server
 25 user account limit
 No virtualization rights
 Some cloud connectivity
 Only Migration not upgrades from old versions
 Available for Eval
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514417.aspx

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12
 Standard
 Full server functionality
 2 virtual instances
 Available for Eval

Evaluating Versions and Upgrade Options for WS12
 Datacenter
 Replaces both Enterprise and Datacenter of 08
 Full Server functionality
 Unlimited Virtual instances
 Available for Eval

Common Management Tasks and navigation in WS12
 Live Demo