Tuesday, June 21, 2011

New and Updated Features in Windows Server 2008 R2

New and Updated Features in Windows Server 2008 R2

In the table below is a summarized version of all new and updated features for Windows Server 2008 R2 

KEY:
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= Available

New/Updated Features
Enterprise
Datacenter
Standard
Web
Itanium
Foundation
HPC
License Requirements
AD Rights Management Services
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Not Available
Covered by server license, but incremental RMS CALs required, similar to Remote Desktop Services.
BranchCacheTM Content Server
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Not Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
BranchCacheTM Hosted Server
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
DirectAccess
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Hyper-VTM
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Internet Information Services 7.5
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Network Access Protection
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Not Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Remote Desktop Services
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Available
Covered by server license, but incremental RDS CALs required, similar to AD Rights Management Services.
Server Core
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Server Manager
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Windows Deployment Services
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.
Windows PowerShellTM
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Covered by server license. No incremental licensing requirements.

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