Common Questions Regarding Windows Server 2012 R2 Answered!

When talking about Windows Server 2012 R2, it was known to bring a lot of new features and capabilities to the infrastructure in a lot of different areas. There were new features and enhancements introduced in Storage, Clustering, File Services, Networking, PowerShell, Directory Services, Hyper-V, Windows Deployment Services, and Security. In this blog, we will learn more in detail about Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard version by answering a few important questions associated with it.

What were the new features introduced in Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2?

The following are some of the new features that were introduced in Windows Server 2012.

·         Data deduplication

·         Windows remote management

·         NFS provider for WMI

·         iSCSI target server

·         User access logging

·         Windows clustering (allows the user to manage both network load-balanced clusters and failover clusters as well)

The following are some significant features associated with Windows Server 2012 R2.

·         Server manager

·         Dynamic access control

·         Liberty to choose the interface

·         Server message block

·         Not oriented towards just a single server

·         The NIC teaming was incorporated

Can Windows Server 2012 R2 be considered an operating system?

Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 is considered to be an operating system created by none other than Microsoft itself and is the successor of Windows Server 2008 R2. This version of Windows Server is also known to be the server edition of Windows 8 and was made available in September of 2012.

Is Windows Defender compatible to run on Windows Server 2012?

Yes, Windows Defender is compatible with Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. As a matter of fact, in Server Core, Windows Defender is known to be enabled by default on the Windows Server 2012 R2, even without a GUI.

What exactly is Windows Server 2012 R2 used for?

Windows Server 2012 R2 is configured via Server Manager, just like Server 2012. At that time, it was considered to be a modern-style desktop application that provided the user with an overview of running services from its dashboard, and launching the familiar Windows Server management tools, while handling role and feature installation too.

Is Windows Server 2012 R2 free?

Windows Server 2012 R2, just like other servers, tends to come with four paid editions, which are ordered by price from low to high. The four editions are named Foundation (OEM only), Standard, Essential, and Datacenter. The Standard and Datacenter editions are known to offer Hyper-V while the other two editions fail to provide that. However, the completely free Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 also tends to include Hyper-V.

By now, you must have gotten the answers to most of your questions regarding the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard version. So, you can make a well-informed decision if you are considering purchasing this server.

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