New Windows Server 2012 released…..

Excited about new server platform released by Microsoft, the Windows Server 2012….

It comes with 4 Editions:

•  Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2012 Standard
• Windows Server 2012 Essentials
• Windows Server 2012 Foundation

Below table show the supported upgrade path:

There is hundreds of new functionality provided by Windows Server 2012, which there are few, catches my eyes and keep me to drill in more details, such as; 

Cloning of Active Directory Domain Controller

This feature allow AD administrator to clone existing virtualized domain controller, thus saving time in term of DC deployment. 

High Availability of DHCP server (without using Cluster)

This feature provides the ability to have two DHCP servers serve IP addresses and option configuration to the same subnet or scope, providing for continuous availability of DHCP service to clients.

Hyper-V Replica

This feature enables you to replicate virtual machines between two sites to provide business continuity and disaster recovery. It is something like VMware SRM.

For full new features introduce by Windows Server 2012, you can refer to:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831769

I’m still downloading the trial version of this new release, meanwhile whoever wants to test on the virtual lab, you can go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/evaluate/virtual-labs.aspx

For Trial download, get it from:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/evaluate/trial-software.aspx

Next... will drill more on features mentioned above…