Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Customer presentation © Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Table of contents • • • • • • 2 What’s new in Windows Server 2012 R2 HP for Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM Licensing Windows Server 2012 R2 from HP Procuring HP OEM Windows Server 2012 R2 licensing HP Support References © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. What’s NEW in Windows Server 2012 R2 3 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2: Overview Windows Server 2012 R2 capabilities *HP is evaluating supporting Microsoft Storage Spaces features in a future release of our HP SAS Host Bus Adapters 4 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions - Summary • • • • • • NEW • NEW • NEW • • NEW • NEW • • 5 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Why choose Windows Server 2012 R2 Enterprise-class Simple and cost-effective Application focused User centric • Best-in-class performance and scale for Microsoft workloads • SMB traffic offload to RDMAcapable NICs for dramatic performance improvements • Always-on remote access to corporate information from trusted devices • Industry-leading support for 64-node clusters and 8,000 VMs per cluster • Flexible guest clustering options for file and block storage with shared VHDX files that preserve dynamic memory, live migration and storage live migration for guest VM • Complete VM portability between Windows Server and Windows Azure without the need for VM conversion • 64 TB VHDX virtual disk with online resize for dynamically growing and shrinking the VHDX file • Hyper-V Network Virtualization and multitenant VPN gateway for inbox software-defined networking (SDN) solution 6 • Windows Azure Backup for reliable and cost-effective backup to the cloud • Same development model between Windows Server and Windows Azure • Common development tools between Windows Server and Windows Azure for a rich and complete environment to build applications onpremises and for the cloud • VDI storage de-duplication © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. • Consistent, inbox Windows experience for remote users virtually anywhere on any device • Unified application and device management with common identity on-premises and in the cloud • Granular, policy-based data protection and regulatory compliance Windows Server 2012 R2 – Editions Overview SMB to the Datacenter offerings 7 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Editions overview License Type Foundation No virtualization Essentials Small Business, Cloud Enabled Standard* Low density or no virtualization Datacenter* High density virtualization 8 Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Features Per Server • Limited to 1 processor only • Up to 15 users Per Server • Up to 2 processors only • Up to 25 users Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Processor + CALs • Full product features (parity with Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Processor + CALs • No processor limit © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Virtualization Rights As Guest OS Only Two virtual instances Unlimited Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation Small business licensing No change in licensing model for Foundation Economical general purpose server Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation 9 • Available only thru OEM © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Essentials Small business licensing No change in licensing model for Essentials Economical entry level, cloud enabled general purpose server Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 10 • Cloud connected first server © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Standard & Datacenter Two editions differentiated only by virtualization rights Datacenter offers unlimited virtualization. Standard offers 2 virtual instances and 2 CPU’s. Both editions require the additional purchase of Windows Server 2012 CALs. Common licensing structure Both editions will have a processor + CAL licensing model. Each software license will cover up two physical processors on a single server. Additive licenses available for additional 2 VM’s and 2 CPU’s Common features across editions High availability features such as failover clustering are included. Same memory and processor capabilities across edition. 11 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Additive licenses Standard & datacenter path for growth: Adding the “additive” licenses allows customers to add capacity as needed at a constant price per instance. Example: Stack Standard Licenses Customers with Standard edition licenses can attach multiple licenses to a single server to increase virtualization rights. Each license will increase virtualization rights by two virtual machines. $882 $882 License License Add one license to the server for a total for two licenses ($1,764) $882 License 4 VMs $882 License Add one license to the server for a total for three licenses ($2,646) NOTE: Prices shown are Microsoft ILP. For HP OEM Pricing please contact your HP Sales Representative or Reseller. 12 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. $882 License $882 License 6 VMs NEW – Windows Server Essentials Experience Essentials functionalities are enabled via a dedicated server role in Windows Server Standard and Windows Server Datacenter. Familiar and seamless deployment experience that sets up the most fundamental roles for the primary server. Optional unattended deployment and configuration using PowerShell. 13 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP for Windows Server 2012 R2 14 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP: The world’s leading platform for MSFT Windows Server As strategic partners and industry leaders for nearly 30 years, HP and Microsoft are combining the intelligence of HP ProLiant Gen8 – the world’s most self-sufficient servers -- with the ease of management and virtualization capabilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. • HP is world’s #1 server platform for Microsoft Windows Server • HP is world’s #1 Microsoft service provider, with 23,000 MSFT Trained Professionals • More Hyper-V deployments on ProLiant that any other platform 15 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Unleash business value with HP and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Together, we’re delivering solutions that make it easy to deliver application services quickly, consolidate and optimize infrastructure, and administer your entire IT environment – with less time and complexity. Deploy with confidence • • • 16 More customers choose HP for Windows than any other vendor Leaders in 1TB memory support Gen8 world’s most Selfsufficient servers Go virtual with ease • • • Get the most from your server virtualization investment HP is the #1 MSFT Hyper-V Platform HP Servers designed from the ground up to reach the limits of Hyper-V scale-ability © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Manage all IT with less • • Most Intelligent platform for HP and MSFT 2012 R2 HP is the Leader in MSFT System Center integration Windows Server 2012 R2 hardware specifications WS Server 2012 R2 Foundation Essentials Standard Limited to 1 Proc; per server licensing Up to 2 Proc; per server licensing Up to 2 Proc per licenses; no processor limit Up to 2 Proc per licenses; no processor limit 1.4 GHz x64 1.4 GHz x64 1.4 GHz x64 1.4 GHz x64 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB (16GB Recommended) 2GB/unlimited 2GB/unlimited ECC Yes Yes Yes Yes NIC multiple NICs supported multiple NICs supported Internal optical bay drive allowed Yes Yes Yes Yes Min. OS Storage Footprint 32 GB* 160 GB with a 60-GB system partition 32 GB* 32 GB* SW RAID Yes Yes Yes Yes Video Yes Yes Keyboard, Mouse Yes Yes CPU Min. CPU Req. X64 RAM STD/ Max multiple NICs supported (Recommend Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) * For systems with 16GB+ RAM more disk space will be required. 17 Datacenter © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Ethernet adapter) Yes; Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution monitor Yes Yes ProLiant Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 HP ProLiant platform support ML - 100/300 series DL - 100/300/500 series SL – 200 series BL - 400/600 series MicroServer – Gen8 • • • • • • Refer to this HP web link to see the most up to date servers supported by HP for the Windows Server 2012 Family: www.hp.com/go/wincert • Windows Server 2012 Certification is covered by Microsoft, see this site for more details: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com 18 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. •SL230s Gen8 •SL250s Gen8 •SL270s Gen8 •SL4540 Gen8 •SL2500 Gen8 MicroServer •ML110 G7 •ML310e Gen8 •ML310e Gen8 V2 •ML10e •ML350 G6 •ML350e Gen8 •ML350e Gen8 v2 •ML350p Gen8 SL •DL160 Gen8 •DL320e Gen8 •DL320e Gen8 V2 •DL360 G6 •DL360 G7 •DL360e Gen8 •DL360p Gen8 •DL360p Gen8 se •DL380 G6 •DL380 G7 •DL380e Gen8 •DL380p Gen8 •DL385 Gen8 •DL560 Gen8 •DL580 G7 •DL580 Gen8 •DL980 G7 ML •BL420c Gen8 •BL460c G6 •BL460c G7 •BL460c Gen8 •BL465c Gen8 •BL660c Gen8 DL BL Windows Server 2012 R2 Supported Servers from HP •HP Microserver •HP Microserver Gen8 www.hp.com/go/wincert will provide confirmation of Hardware Certification, testing & support 19 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Licensing Windows Server 2012 R2 from HP 20 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Availability Customers have several license options: • Open Value − Buy from Microsoft or Authorized Microsoft reseller − HP offers these licenses via www.hp.com/go/slms • Open Business − Buy from Microsoft or Authorized Microsoft reseller • Retail (“FPP”) − Buy from Microsoft or Authorized Microsoft reseller • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) − Buy from HP or HP Authorized reseller WS Server 2012 Trial available? CALs Channel (Route to Market) 21 Foundation Essentials Standard Datacenter No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes OEM only FPP, VL, OEM, SBC, SPLA FPP, VL, OEM, SBC, SPLA VL, OEM, SBC, SPLA © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 HP availability will be a staggered release Windows Server 2012 R2 is available through HP as: Option What does HP do and When? Benefit Pre-Installed HP bundles Windows with a ProLiant Server Customer choice of OS Preinstalled or Drop in the box. Discounted pricing with special SKUs: Smart Buy, etc. 2Q14 Drop-in-box 1Q14 Reseller Option Kit Windows Server 2012 R2 sold as an option. Reseller bundles the OS with server. EFIGS and Japanese 4Q13 ROW Languages 1Q14 22 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Gives resellers flexibility in stocking inventory and opportunity to add other services. What is ROK? ROK – Reseller Option Kit Is our OS packaged as a “option kit” meaning our channel partners can buy the OS, marry it to the server at their location for customer installations See www.hp.com/go/ROK ROK provides the following benefits to the partner • Typically, the lowest cost option for purchasing an OS for a SMB customer • Simplicity in one-stop shopping from HP and HP distributors • 90 days free Telephone Technical support from HP for Installation and Configuration 23 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Downgrade program 1Q14 Windows Server 2012 will be added as a downgrade option for Windows Server 2012 R2 No changes to current Downgrade Program New Downgrade BOMS will be available for OEMs for Windows Server 2012 R2 Products, which will continue to include media and keys See the website: www.hp.com/go/wsdowngrade 24 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Downgrades allowed by Microsoft WS 2008 WS 2008 R2 WS 2012 WS 2012 R2 Datacenter 25 WS 2012 R2 Standard WS 2012 Datacenter WS 2012 Standard WS 2008 R2 Datacenter WS 2008 R2 Enterprise WS 2008 R2 Standard Datacenter Standard Standard Datacenter Datacenter Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Datacenter Datacenter Standard Datacenter Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Standard Procuring Windows Server 2012 R2 from HP 26 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Release for 4Q13 Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation ROK Product Description Part Number English, French, Italian, German, Spanish MS WS12 R2 Fndn ROK E/F/I/G/S SW 748920-B21 Japanese MS WS12 R2 Fndn ROK ja SW 748920-291 Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials ROK Product Description Part Number English, French, Italian, German, Spanish MS WS12 R2 Ess ROK E/F/I/G/S SW 748919-B21 Japanese MS WS12 R2 Ess ROK ja SW 748919-291 Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard ROK Product Description Part Number English, French, Italian, German, Spanish MS WS12 R2 Std ROK E/F/I/G/S SW 748921-B21 Japanese MS WS12 R2 Std ROK ja SW 748921-291 Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter ROK Product Description Part Number English, French, Italian, German, Spanish MS WS12 R2 Datacntr ROK E/F/I/G/S SW 748922-B21 Japanese MS WS12 R2 Datacntr ROK ja SW 748922-291 Windows 2012 CALs apply to Windows 2012 R2 editions 27 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 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Windows Server 2012 – Client Access Licenses Remote Desktop Services: User and Device 5 pack Windows Server 2012 RDS CAL 5 Device Product Description Part Number MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV EMEA Lic 701604-A21 MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV en/fr/es/xc Lic 701604-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV en/ko Lic 701604-371 Japanese MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV ja Lic 701604-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV xt Lic 701604-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 RDS CAL 5DEV zh Lic 701604-AB1 Windows Server 2012 RDS CAL 5 User Product Description Part Number MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR EMEA Lic 701605-A21 MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR en/fr/es/xc Lic 701605-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR en/ko Lic 701605-371 Japanese MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR ja Lic 701605-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR xt Lic 701605-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 RDS CAL 5USR zh Lic 701605-AB1 English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian 28 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 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Windows Server 2012 – Client Access Licenses CALs: User and Device 5 pack Windows Server 2012 CAL 5 User Product Description Part Number MS WS12 CAL 5USR EMEA Lic 701606-A21 MS WS12 CAL 5USR en/fr/es/xc Lic 701606-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 CAL 5USR en/ko Lic 701606-371 Japanese MS WS12 CAL 5USR ja Lic 701606-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 CAL 5USR xt Lic 701606-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 CAL 5USR zh Lic 701606-AB1 Windows Server 2012 CAL 5 Device Product Description Part Number MS WS12 CAL 5DEV EMEA Lic 701607-A21 MS WS12 CAL 5DEV en/fr/es/xc Lic 701607-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 CAL 5DEV en/ko Lic 701607-371 Japanese MS WS12 CAL 5DEV ja Lic 701607-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 CAL 5DEV xt Lic 701607-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 CAL 5DEV zh Lic 701607-AB1 English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian 29 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 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Windows Server 2012 – Client Access Licenses CALs: User and Device 1 pack Windows Server 2012 CAL 1 User Product Description Part Number MS WS12 CAL 1USR EMEA Lic 701608-A21 MS WS12 CAL 1USR en/fr/es/xc Lic 701608-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 CAL 1USR en/ko Lic 701608-371 Japanese MS WS12 CAL 1USR ja Lic 701608-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 CAL 1USR xt Lic 701608-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 CAL 1USR zh Lic 701608-AB1 Windows Server 2012 CAL 1 Device Product Description Part Number MS WS12 CAL 1DEV EMEA Lic 701609-A21 MS WS12 CAL 1DEV en/fr/es/xc Lic 701609-DN1 English, Korean MS WS12 CAL 1DEV en/ko Lic 701609-371 Japanese MS WS12 CAL 1DEV ja Lic 701609-291 Chinese Simplified MS WS12 CAL 1DEV xt Lic 701609-AA1 Chinese Traditional MS WS12 CAL 1DEV zh Lic 701609-AB1 English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish English, French, Spanish, Brazilian 30 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Datacenter & RDS pricing increases all Microsoft channels Datacenter All Versions 31 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. RDS CALS 2012 Only HP Support 32 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Support for the New Style of IT Personalized, Proactive, Simplified Foundation Care services Proactive Care services Datacenter Care services A blend of reactive support services, giving you more choice and simplicity Prevent problems and increase focus on business growth and innovation Flexible, comprehensive and tailored solution support for your whole environment Lifecycle Event Services A comprehensive services portfolio to help you at every stage of the technology lifecycle 33 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP Technology Services for Microsoft Single point of accountability for hardware & software Breadth Porting & Migration • Consulting • Project Management • Deployment • Training • Software support across TS Portfolio • Depth Remote access • HW/SW problem isolation • Fast analysis and resolution • Escalation management • Backed by two levels of engineering support • Flexible coverage window • Excellence Over 70,000 channel partners • Global scale, operate in 170 countries • 24x7 availability • 2 hr response • One purchase order • One phone number • Thousands of MS Professionals • HP resolves 95% of Microsoft calls independently - we escalate for limited instances related to issues with software bugs or source code issues where code edits are typically required. 34 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 HP Foundation Care for Microsoft • 1-year 24x7 Microsoft OS & Application Telephone Technical Support Care Packs aligned to environment based support – – – – Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation: Cost effective entry level solution Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard: Fits small business and cloud enabled environments Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essential: Workload optimized Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter: optimized for virtualized environments • HP Collaborative Support – hardware support for your HP ProLiant server includes basic software support (diagnosis and collaborative call management) for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 for customers who purchase software support directly from Microsoft HP Proactive Care for Microsoft combination proactive services and reactive support • HP Care Packs for 3, 4, 5 year support terms 35 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Support recommendations for your Microsoft Windows Server 2012 environment Optimized recommendation • Flexible and scalable service packages that strike right balance between affordability and service level commitments • Integrated service packages that cover the entire lifecycle, addressing wider set of customer needs • Packaged solutions that enable you to optimize technology operations, minimize risk and drive better business outcomes Ensures optimum performance • • HP Proactive Care for your hardware and for Microsoft software Installation and startup service for Microsoft Windows Server Standard recommendation Maintain high level of uptime • 36 HP Foundation Care 24x7 software support for Windows Server 2012 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. References 37 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Need additional information? Here are some great references to locate more information URL Microsoft Website www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2012r2 HP Website www.hp.com/go/ws2012R2 HP ProLiant Server Certification www.hp.com/go/wincert HP ROK Website www.hp.com/go/rok HP MSFT FAQ document www.hp.com/go/windowsfaq HP Microsoft Coffee Coaching program www.hp.com/go/coffeecoaching 38 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Thank you 39 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Full Partial/Limited Automatically Installed/Configured Not Available 40 Datacenter Standard Essentials Foundation AD Certificate Services 1 1 AD Domain Services 2 3 AD Federation Services AD Lightweight Directory Services AD RMS4 © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. AD = Active Directory RMS = Rights Management Service DNS = Domain Name System 1Limited to creating Certificate Authorities―there are no other Active Directory Certificate Services features (Network Device Enrollment Services, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information. 2Must be root of ADDS forest and domain and have all FSMO roles. 3If ADDS role is installed, must be root of forest and domain and have all FSMO roles. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Full Partial/Limited Automatically Installed/Configured Not Available 41 Datacenter Standard Essentials Foundation Application Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server File Services 5 5 Hyper-V Network Policy & Access Services Print & Doc Services © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. 5The data deduplication feature is not available. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Full Partial/Limited Automatically Installed/Configured Not Available 42 Datacenter Standard Essentials Foundation Remote Access 6 6 Remote Desktop Services7 8 9 UDDI Services Web Server (IIS) Windows Deploy Services Windows Server Essentials Experience Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. 6Limited to 50 RRAS connections, 10 IAS connections; DirectAccess and VPN are supported. 7Requires an additive RDS CAL for access, with the exception of using the Remote Web Access feature of the Essentials edition. 8Only the RD Gateway role service is installed and configured, other RDS role services including RD Session Host are not supported. 9Limited to 50 Remote Desktop Services connection.