Windows Server 2012 R2

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Mar 31, 2020 Windows Server 2012 R2, was released along with Windows 8.1 in October 2013. A service pack, formally designated Windows Server 2012 R2 Update, was released in April 2014. Windows Server 2012 R2 offers exciting new features and enhancements across Virtualization, storage, networking, virtual desktop infrastructure, access and information. Windows Server 2012 R2, codenamed 'Windows Server 8.1', is the seventh version of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was unveiled on June 3, 2013 at TechEd North America, 5 and released on October 18 of the same year. Nov 25, 2013 Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows Server 2012 R2 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. This applies to the following editions: Datacenter, Essentials, for Embedded Systems, Foundation, Standard. Windows Server 2012 R2 provides a wide range of new and enhanced features and capabilities spanning server virtualization, storage, software-defined networking, server management and automation, web and application platform, access and information protection, virtual desktop infrastructure, and more. Windows Server 2012 R2, was released along with Windows 8.1 in October 2013. A service pack, formally designated Windows Server 2012 R2 Update, was released in April 2014. Windows Server 2012 R2 offers exciting new features and enhancements across Virtualization, storage, networking, virtual desktop infrastructure, access and information.

Windows Server 2012 R2
A version of the Windows NT operating system
DeveloperMicrosoft
OS familyMicrosoft Windows
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed source / Shared source
Released to
manufacturing		August 27, 2013; 7 years ago[1]
General
availability		October 18, 2013; 7 years ago[2]
Latest release6.3 (Build 9600) / October 17, 2013; 7 years ago[3]
Marketing targetBusiness
Update methodWindows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeHybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default user interfaceWindows shell (GUI)
LicenseTrialware
Preceded byWindows Server 2012
Succeeded byWindows Server 2016
Official websitewww.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/default.aspx
Support status
  • Start date: October 17, 2013
  • Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018
  • Extended support until October 10, 2023[4]
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Windows Server 2012 R2, codenamed 'Windows Server 8.1', is the seventh version of the Windows Serveroperating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was unveiled on June 3, 2013 at TechEd North America,[5] and released on October 18 of the same year.[2] It is the successor to the original Windows Server 2012, and is the Windows 8.1 derived server operating system to receive official support from Microsoft.

A further update, formally designated Windows Server 2012 R2 Update, was released in April 2014.[6] It is a cumulative set of security, critical and other updates.[7] Windows Server 2012 R2 is derived from the Windows 8.1 codebase, and runs only on x86-64 processors (64-bit).

Windows Server 2012 R2 was succeeded by Windows Server 2016, which is derived from the Windows 10 codebase.

Features[edit]

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The following features are introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2:

  • Automated Tiering: Storage Spaces stores most frequently accessed files on fastest physical media[8]
  • Deduplication for VHD: Reduces the storage space for VHD files with largely similar contents by storing the similar contents only once[8]
  • Windows PowerShell v4, which now includes a Desired State Configuration (DSC) feature
  • Integrated Office 365 support (Essentials edition)
  • User interface changes reflecting Windows 8.1, including visible Start button.[9]
  • UEFI-based virtual machines
  • Upgrades from driver emulators to synthetic hardware drivers to minimize legacy support
  • Faster VM deployment (approximately half the time)[10]
  • Internet Information Services 8.5: Support for logging to Event Tracing for Windows and the ability to log any request/response headers. To improve scalability, if IIS is configured with 100 or more web sites, by default it will not automatically start any of them. Alongside this, a new 'Idle Worker Process Page-Out' configuration option has been added to application pools to instruct Windows to page-out the process if it has been idle for the idle time-out period (by default, 20 minutes).[11]
  • Server Message Block: Performance and event logging quality improvements, support for Hyper-V Live Migration over SMB, bandwidth prioritization management, and the ability to remove SMB 1.0 support[12]
  • Windows Deployment Services: Support for managing WDS via PowerShell.[13]
  • Windows Defender is available in a Server Core installation, and is installed and enabled by default.[14][dubious]
  • IP Address Management (IPAM): Extended to support role-based access control, allowing for fine-grained control over which users can view or change configurations for DHCP reservations, scopes, IP address blocks, DNS resource records, etc. Additionally, IPAM can integrate with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 to have coordinated IP policy across both physical and virtual environments. The IPAM database can be stored in a SQL Server instance instead of Windows Internal Database.[15]
  • Group Policy has a new 'Policy Cache' setting which allows domain-joined machines to store a copy of the group policy settings on the client machine and, depending on the speed of access to the domain controller, use those at startup time instead of waiting for the policy settings to download. This can improve startup times on machines that are disconnected from the company network.[16] New Group Policy settings have been added to cover new features in Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11, such as enabling/disabling SPDY/3 support, configuring start screen layouts, and detecting phone numbers in web pages.[17]
  • TLS support is extended to support RFC5077, 'Transport Layer Security (TLS) Session Resumption without Server-Side State', which improves performance of long-running TLS-secured connections that need to reconnect due to session expiration.
  • Hyper-V role and Hyper-V management console are added to the Essentials edition.[18]
  • Windows Server Update Services was made available for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials edition.[19]
  • ReFS gained support for alternate data streams and automatic error-correction on parity spaces.[20]

Editions[edit]

According to the Windows Server 2012 R2 datasheet published on May 31, 2013, there are four editions of this operating system: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.[21] As with Windows Server 2012, the Datacenter and Standard editions are feature-identical, varying only based on licensing (particularly licensing of virtual instances). The Essentials edition has the same features as the Datacenter and Standard products, with some restrictions.[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Anderson, Brad (27 August 2013). 'Today is the RTM for Windows Server 2012 R2!'. Enterprise Mobility and Security Blog. Microsoft.
  2. ^ abJeff Meisner (August 14, 2013). 'Save the date: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Intune update coming Oct. 18 - The Official Microsoft Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs'. TechNet Blogs. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. ^http://blogs.technet.com/b/in_the_cloud/archive/2013/08/27/today-is-the-rtm-for-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx
  4. ^'Search product lifecycle – Windows Server 2012 R2'. Microsoft.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^Damien Caro (June 10, 2013). 'Windows Server 2012 R2–First look - Damien Caro's Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs'. Blogs.technet.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  6. ^'August updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Experience BlogWindows Experience Blog'. blogs.windows.com.
  7. ^'Windows Server 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355)'. Microsoft Download Center.
  8. ^ abJackson, Joab (June 5, 2013). 'Windows Server 2012 R2 bulks up on storage and networking'. PC World. IDG. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  9. ^Sams, Brad (June 25, 2013). 'Windows 8.1 Start button revealed in Windows Server 2012 R2'. Neowin.net. Neowin LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  10. ^Tulloch, Mitch (2013). Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2(PDF) (Preview Release ed.). Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Press. ISBN978-0-7356-8293-1. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  11. ^'What's New in IIS 8.5?'. Microsoft.
  12. ^'What's New for SMB in Windows Server 2012 R2'.
  13. ^'What's New for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2012 R2'.
  14. ^'What's Changed in Security Technologies in Windows 8.1'.
  15. ^'What's New in IPAM in Windows Server 2012 R2'.
  16. ^'What's New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012 R2'. Microsoft.
  17. ^'What's new in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012 R2'. Group Policy Central. 25 June 2013.
  18. ^Fabritius, David (3 September 2013). 'Understanding Licensing for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and the Windows Server Essentials Experience role'. The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog.
  19. ^'Windows Server 2012 R2 Products and Editions Comparison'. Download Center. Microsoft. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  20. ^'Resilient File System Overview'. TechNet Library. Microsoft. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  21. ^'Cloud Optimize Your Business'(PDF). Microsoft. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  22. ^Mackie, Kurt (June 20, 2013). 'Microsoft Enhancing Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials for SMBs'. Redmondmag.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013.

Further reading[edit]

  • Mackie, Kurt (June 20, 2013). 'Microsoft Profiles Hyper-V Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2'. Redmondmag.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  • 'Best of TechEd 2013 – What's New in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 - IT Pros ROCK! at Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs'. Blogs.technet.com. June 10, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  • 'Top Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Virtualization Features'. Petri.co.il. June 3, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  • Savill, John (June 3, 2013). 'New Features Windows Server 2012 R2 | Windows Server 2012 content from'. Windows IT Pro. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  • Thurrott, Paul (June 7, 2013). 'Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 Preview | Windows Server 2012 content from Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows'. Winsupersite.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  • 'Microsoft Announces Windows Server 2012 R2 at TechEd 2013 North America - Canadian IT Professionals - Site Home - TechNet Blogs'. Blogs.technet.com. June 3, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
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