Overview

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications and large-scale virtualization on small and large servers. Improve availability, enhance power management, and integrate solutions for mobile and branch workers. Reduce infrastructure costs by consolidating applications with unlimited virtualization licensing rights. Scale from two to 64 processors. Windows Server R2 2008 Datacenter provides a foundation on which to build enterprise-class virtualization and scale-up solutions.

Features

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter offers the following features over and above the Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard:
• Support for 2 terabytes of RAM
• Scalable up to 64 x64/64-bit processors
• Unlimited virtual image use rights
• Hyper-V–based unlimited virtualization
• Support for a 16-node failover cluster
• Hot Add/Replace Memory and Processors with supporting hardware
• Fault-tolerant memory synchronization
• Cross-file replication (DFS-R)
• Virtually unlimited Network Access Service connections (RRAS and IAS)
• Virtually unlimited Network Policy Server connections
• Virtually unlimited Remote Services Gateway connections
• Advanced identity management
• AD Rights Management Services
• BranchCache Content Server
• BranchCache Hosted Server
• DirectAccess
• Hyper-V
• Network Access Protection (NAP)
• Remote Desktop Services
• Internet Information Services 7.5
• Server Core Support
• Server Manager
• Windows Powershell 2.0

System Requirements

• Processor
• Minimum: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
• Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
• Memory
• Minimum: 512 MB RAM
• Maximum: 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems)
• Disk Space Requirements
• Minimum: 32 GB or greater
• Foundation: 10 GB or greater
• Note: Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
• Display
• Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor
• Other
• DVD Drive, Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse (or compatible pointing device), Internet access (fees may apply)