Lesson 1 Flashcards
Windows Server 2012 requires what processor architecture?
64-bit
What are the core editions of Windows Server 2012?
Windows Server 2012 Data Center
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Designed for powerful servers with up to 64 processors & fault-tolerance features like hot add processor support.
Hot add CPU / Processor
The ability to dynamically add CPUs to a running system. Adding CPUs can occur physically by adding new hardware, logically by online hardware partitioning, or virtually through a virtualization layer
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Full set of server 2012 features. Differs only in the number of VM instances permitted by the license.
Standard and Datacenter differ how
Datacenter has no limit on the number of VM instances of the OS on a single machine. Datacenter is only available via volume licensing and OEM.
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Has all of Standard’s features except for Server Core mode, Hyper-v, and Active Director Federation services. Limited to 1 physical or virtual server instance with a max of 25 users.
Server Core Mode
CLI only
Hyper-V
Virtualization platform - hypervisor
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
Intended for small businesses that require just file and print services and application support. No virtualization rights and limited to 15 users.
3 categories of roles included with Windows Server 2012
Directory Services
Infrastructure Services
Application Services
Directory Services
Store, organize, and supply information about a network and its resources
Infrastructure services
Provide support services for network clients
Application services
Provide communications services, operating environments, or programming interfaces for specific applications
Name five directory services roles
Active directory certificate services
Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Federation Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Name 8 infrastructure services roles
DHCP Server DNS Server Hyper-V Network Policy & Access Services Remote Access Volume Activation Services Windows Deployment Services Windows Server Update Services
Name Six application services roles
Application Server Fax Server File & Storage Services Print & Document Services Remote Desktop Services Web Server
Active Directory Certificate Services
Directory Service. Certification authorities (CA) and other services that facilitate the creation and management of the public key certificates used by ID and access control systems within 2012.
AD DS
Directory Service. Active Directory Domain Services. Configures the server to function as an AD domain controller, which stores and manages a distributed DB of network resources and application-specific info
AD FS
Directory Service. Allows for single sign-on environments by implementing trust relationships that enable users on one network to access applications on another without providing a secondary set of logon credentials.
DHCP
Infrastructure Service. Allows for dynamically assigned IP addresses and other TCP/IP config settings, such as subnet masks, default gateway and DNS server addresses
DNS
Infrastructure Service. Provides name-to-address and address-to-name resolution services for AD DS and Internet clients. Supports dynamic DNS and DHCP integration.
Hyper-V
Infrastructure Service. Provides hypervisor-based environment in which admins can create VMs.
Application Server
Application Service. Environment for deploying and running server-based business applications designed within/for the organization, like those that require IIS, .NET Framework, ASP, etc
Fax Server
Application Service. Enables you to manage fax devices and clients to send and receive faxes over the network.
File & Storage Services
Application Services. Enhance 2012’s ability to provide network clients access to files stored on server drives, including distributed file system, DFS replication, SANs, file services for UNIX