Windows Server 2012, formerly code-named Windows Server 8, is the most recent release
of the Windows Server operating system. Windows Server 2012 offers features unlike any
Windows Server operating system before. It is optimized for use with Windows 8 clients.
Windows Server 2012 shares features and management tools with Windows 8, such as Server
Manager, which allow remote server management for IT administrators. These features
depend on a Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 environment to function. Additionally,
Windows Server 2012 supports multiple installation options: Server Core, Full, and Minimal
Server Interface, which is similar to a server with a GUI installation but does not include
Internet Explorer 10, Windows Explorer, the Desktop, or the Start screen. This customization
allows administrators to pick and customize their interface layout.
Virtualization
Virtualization offers many benefits to an organization. Some of these benefits include greater
agility, improved cost efficiency, and expanded flexibility. To meet the changing demands
of today’s business environment, combining virtualization with the infrastructure and tools
needed to provision a cloud environment is essential. Windows Server 2012 makes this
expansion possible through integrated tools like Hyper-V. For more information on how
virtualization can improve your environment, see Chapter 11, “Windows 8 virtualization.”
ReFS
Resilient File System (ReFS) is a new file system available in Windows Server 2012 and
Windows 8. ReFS is an improvement on NTFS that has major feature upgrades. Below is a
quick description of the primary file system upgrades found in ReFS:
The new available maximum file size is 16 Exabytes and the maximum volume size is 1
Yottabyte. These storage capabilities provide immense future scalability
Resiliency to disk corruption To minimize disk corruptions, ReFS has built-in
features that minimize the need for tools such as chkdsk. ReFS metadata is
check-summed and stored off-page to allow real-time corruption, miswrite, and bit rot
detection. This new option, known as integrity streams , ensures that preexisting data is
not lost due to the new written data.
mount pints, etc. without requiring new system application programming interfaces
(APIs). This makes ReFS easy to implement into existing data structures.
allows users to select parity and mirroring features on a folder-by-folder basis
Summary
Windows 8 offers a wide variety of targeted improvements while keeping its standard
usability and functionality derived from Windows 7. With reimagined system applications,
simple configuration, vast customization options, a redesigned NTFS health model, and new
features such as windows PowerShell 3.0, networking enhancements, and Client Hyper-V,
Windows 8 is the most improved Windows operating system yet. Its design integrates the
best of Windows 7 and improves specific applications and features that make your life as an IT
pro easier
of the Windows Server operating system. Windows Server 2012 offers features unlike any
Windows Server operating system before. It is optimized for use with Windows 8 clients.
Windows Server 2012 shares features and management tools with Windows 8, such as Server
Manager, which allow remote server management for IT administrators. These features
depend on a Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 environment to function. Additionally,
Windows Server 2012 supports multiple installation options: Server Core, Full, and Minimal
Server Interface, which is similar to a server with a GUI installation but does not include
Internet Explorer 10, Windows Explorer, the Desktop, or the Start screen. This customization
allows administrators to pick and customize their interface layout.
Virtualization
Virtualization offers many benefits to an organization. Some of these benefits include greater
agility, improved cost efficiency, and expanded flexibility. To meet the changing demands
of today’s business environment, combining virtualization with the infrastructure and tools
needed to provision a cloud environment is essential. Windows Server 2012 makes this
expansion possible through integrated tools like Hyper-V. For more information on how
virtualization can improve your environment, see Chapter 11, “Windows 8 virtualization.”
ReFS
Resilient File System (ReFS) is a new file system available in Windows Server 2012 and
Windows 8. ReFS is an improvement on NTFS that has major feature upgrades. Below is a
quick description of the primary file system upgrades found in ReFS:
- Robust disk capabilities ReFS vastly raises the upper limits for the following: file
The new available maximum file size is 16 Exabytes and the maximum volume size is 1
Yottabyte. These storage capabilities provide immense future scalability
Resiliency to disk corruption To minimize disk corruptions, ReFS has built-in
features that minimize the need for tools such as chkdsk. ReFS metadata is
check-summed and stored off-page to allow real-time corruption, miswrite, and bit rot
detection. This new option, known as integrity streams , ensures that preexisting data is
not lost due to the new written data.
- Compatibility with existing technology ReFS supports many of the existing
mount pints, etc. without requiring new system application programming interfaces
(APIs). This makes ReFS easy to implement into existing data structures.
- Storage Spaces Storage Spaces is the new storage virtualization pool technology
allows users to select parity and mirroring features on a folder-by-folder basis
Summary
Windows 8 offers a wide variety of targeted improvements while keeping its standard
usability and functionality derived from Windows 7. With reimagined system applications,
simple configuration, vast customization options, a redesigned NTFS health model, and new
features such as windows PowerShell 3.0, networking enhancements, and Client Hyper-V,
Windows 8 is the most improved Windows operating system yet. Its design integrates the
best of Windows 7 and improves specific applications and features that make your life as an IT
pro easier
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