What are the different editions of Windows Server 2008 R2?
The four main editions include Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard, Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter, and Windows® Web Server 2008 R2 (or Windows Server® 2008 Standard, Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter, and Windows® Web Server 2008).
What are the four major versions of Windows 2008 Server?
There are four editions of Windows Server 2008: Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web.
What is the latest version of Windows Server 2008 R2?
Windows Server 2008
| General availability | February 27, 2008 |
| Latest release | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 with March 19, 2019 or later update rollup (6.1.7601.24499) / March 19, 2019 |
| Marketing target | Business |
| Update method | Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM |
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What is the difference between Server 2008 and 2008r2?
Exactly, Windows Server 2008 is based on the 6.0 kernel (with SP1); Windows Server 2008 R2 is based on the 6.1 one, the same of Windows 7. Ah yes, your right, it is the WindowsNT 6.0 service pack 1.
What is the difference between Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2?
Server 2008 has the same kernel as Vista and is available for both 32 and 64 bit platforms. Server 2008 R2 has the same kernel as Windows 7 x64 and is available only for 64 bit platforms.
Does Windows Server 2008 R2 still get updates?
Extended support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ended on January 14, 2020. Extended support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will be ending on October 10, 2023.
Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently available in seven editions: 1 Limited to creating Certificate Authorities – no other ADCS features (NDES, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information. 2 Limited to 1 standalone DFS root. 3 Limited to 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections and 2 IAS Server Groups.
What are the system requirements for Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition?
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter edition supports up to 2TB of RAM and a minimum of 8 processors up to a maximum of 64. Upgrade paths to Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition are available from the Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 and 2003.
What is Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation?
Server core installation option provides a minimal, low-maintenance environment of Server 2008 R2. By using server core installation we reduce the attack surface of our server. On the server core installation we use a command prompt for administration (it has limited GUI support).
What is OpenWindows web server R2 2008?
Windows Web Server R2 2008 is essentially a version of Windows Server 2008 R2 designed primarily for the purpose of providing web services. It includes Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 along with associated services such as Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Telnet. It supports up to 4 processors but RAM is limited to 32GB.