


Together with System Center 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 can provide an end-to-end software defined networking solution across public, private, and hybrid cloud implementations.įollowing a standards-based management approach, the Windows Management Framework provides a common platform for automation and integration to help you automate your routine tasks with tools like Windows PowerShell. Automatic rerouting around storage, server, and network failures keeps file services online with minimal noticeable downtime. You can manage an entire network as a single server, so you get the reliability and scalability of multiple servers at a lower cost. Windows Server 2012 R2 helps ensure your storage remains continuously available, so your services can be, continuously available too. It also lets you build scalable, high-performance, highly available storage solutions using industry-standard hardware and Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows Server 2012 R2 helps you optimize your existing storage investments, such as SANs. Whatever your storage platform, the data it holds is the bedrock of your business. Windows Server 2012 R2 extends Hyper-V’s capabilities with additional features and industry-leading scalability for host processors and memory. Hyper-V runs multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux, and others, in parallel, on a single server. Take advantage of the cost savings of virtualization, and maximize server hardware investments by consolidating your servers as virtual machines on a single physical host. $25 x 12 months add's up to a lot over the years.Product Description Server virtualization Everything then stays the same but no longer being billed for the copy of windows. Them into the control panel and onto the servers. But my server provide tells me that people buy SPLA keys all the time and inputs I know I can buy windows server 2012 R2, pay for a KVM link and wipe the whole server and install that way but i'll lose 3 years of work and have to reconfigure everything. I use the server to Host about 14 game servers, an 8 person VOIP server, FTP server, and one static website, along with using it as a backup storage for media. What I have done was, Rented the server and then rented the license for the Windows server and installed the OS directly to the system making it the main OS as I didn't need Hyper-V or ESXI, as I just needed a server with the full OS.

I rent a full dedicated server and I am not running any VM's on it.

No the $25 a month is just for the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit OS.
