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Server 2012 R2 Essentials - What’s new ?
Bart Bultinck
bart@integreat.be
@evilbart
Technine Group
SERVER DEPLOYMENT
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials can be installed as a member server in a
domain.
•Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials can be installed on a physical server or
as a virtual machine,
depending on the OEM’s configuration.
• You can have more than one server running Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials in your network.
• As part of your installation process, you can opt to install Windows Server
2012 R2 Essentials as a virtual machine by following instructions in a wizard.
CLIENT DEPLOYMENT
• The Connector can be used to connect to a server running Windows
Server 2012 R2 Essentials from a remote location.
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The Connector can trigger automatic VPN dialing in domainjoined clients, so that customers can always be connected to
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials when they are working off
premise.
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The Connector can be configured to connect to other servers
running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials without reinstallation.
•
The Connector performance has been improved by reducing its
memory and CPU usage.
USERS & GROUPS
•You can create user groups and add user accounts to them.
•User account permissions can be managed through their user group
memberships.
•If your server is integrated with Office 365,
you can manage your Office 365 distribution groups from the Dashboard.
SERVER STORAGE
•Folder management on a second server in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials network
•You can create shared folders on a secondary server
while keeping the same Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path prefix.
•Server Folder quota
•You can specify a space quota for a Server Folder.
You receive an alert when a Server Folder size grows beyond its defined quota.
DATA PROTECTION
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials includes improved File
History.
– File History backups are configured per user instead of per
device.
– Also, you can automatically restore your data through File
History backups on a new computer, if your old computer
is no longer functional or is unavailable.
– The first time you log on to your new computer in the
network, you are prompted to restore your files from your
File History backups.
HEALTH REPORTS
• Health Reports is integrated with Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials, and it no longer needs to be installed as an add-in.
– The Home page includes the Alerts and Reports tabs.
Depending on your business needs, you can customize the
system health reports to display items that you want to
monitor
OFFICE 365 INTEGRATION
• The following functionalities are available when Office 365 is
integrated with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials:
– SharePoint Libraries management
Manage your Office 365 SharePoint Libraries from the
Dashboard.
– Office 365 distribution groups management
Manage your Office 365 distribution groups from the
Dashboard.
MOBILE DEVICES
• If your server is integrated with Office 365, you can manage
your mobile devices by using the Exchange Active Sync
functionalities, for example, you can define email access from
a mobile device, set up password policies, and perform a
remote wipe of the mobile device.
CLIENT FULL SYSTEM RESTORE
• You can create a client restore service by using the Set Up
Client Restore Service task, and you can perform client full
system restore over the network instead of using an image
that is saved on a DVD.
REMOTE WEB ACCESS
• Remote Web Access experience is updated.
– Remote Web Access is optimized for touch devices and
enhanced with rich HTML5 support.
• Questions?