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Acknowledgments
Microsoft Learning would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their contribution towards developing this title. Their effort at various stages in the development has ensured that you have a good classroom experience.
Andrew J. Warren – Content Developer
Andrew Warren has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, many of which he has spent teaching and writing. He has been involved as a subject matter expert for many of the Windows Server 2008 and 2012 courses, and the technical lead on a number of other courses. He also has been involved in developing TechNet sessions on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Based in the United Kingdom, he runs his own IT training and education consultancy.
Ulf B. Simon-Weidner – Content Developer
Ulf B. Simon-Weidner secured his first jobs in digital electronics and microprocessor programming, and then began more than 20 years ago programming and building network infrastructures. In 1998, he joined a European provider for infrastructure solutions in Germany consulting in the Windows
Client/Server field, and found his passion on the first days in Active Directory (in the NT 5 Preview, which was later renamed into Windows 2000). Today, he is working as Principal Consultant and Manager for Microsoft Solutions-Strategy and Presales. He also is an independent author, consultant, speaker and trainer. He has been repeatedly awarded as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows Server – Directory Services for the past decade, as well as being a Microsoft Certified Trainer for more than 10 years. Throughout his professional career, Simon-Weidner has had uncountable consulting engagements with major European or Global corporations. He also published multiple books and a lot of magazine articles about Active Directory, Windows Server Infrastructures, Client and security. Ulf is a frequently visiting speaker for conferences such as Microsoft TechEd North America and Europe, the Directory Experts Conference and The Experts Conference, and provides his technical and from-the-field experience in multiple Windows Server courses as a technical reviewer and author.
Vladimir Meloski – Content Developer
Vladimir is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, an MVP on Exchange Server, and consultant, providing unified communications and infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft Exchange Server, Lync Server, and System Center. Vladimir has 16 years of professional IT experience, and has been involved in Microsoft conferences in Europe and the United States as a speaker, moderator, proctor for hands-on labs, and technical expert. He has also been involved as a subject matter expert and technical reviewer for several Microsoft Official Curriculum courses.
Jay Ferron – Technical Reviewer
Jay is a CEH, CISM, CISSP, CRICS, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, MVP, NSA–IAM
For the last 25 years, he has focused on Windows, security designs, Network infrastructures, enterprise security solutions and Mobility issues.
Jay authored the following courses:
• Architecting Microsoft Server Virtualization Solutions with Hyper-V™ and System Center Virtual Machine Manager
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Migrating NetWare to Microsoft Windows 2003 (Microsoft) • Converting GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange (Microsoft)• Security Challenges and Solutions Workshop Series for Microsoft Partners (Microsoft) • Security Business Decision Sales Maker (Microsoft)
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• Security Class Business Decision Maker (Microsoft) • Right Management for Microsoft Partners (Microsoft) • Windows Mobile Security Training (Microsoft) • Enterprise Search Training (Microsoft)
• Compute Cluster Server Course and LLIFT Sessions
• Smart Computing Magazine (assorted articles on Microsoft Technologies)
• Subject Matter Expert for Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager Course MOC Course 6064a
• Subject Matter Expert for Windows Server 2008 OEM E-courses
Co-author:
• HIPAA Manual -2002 HIPAAssociates, Inc • Active Defense Advanced Tools Course
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Contents
Module 1: Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration
Lesson 1: Upgrade and Migration Considerations 1-2
Lesson 2: Creating a Server Upgrade and Migration Plan 1-9
Lesson 3: Planning for Virtualization 1-13
Lab: Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration 1-18
Module 2: Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Selecting an Appropriate Server Imaging Strategy 2-2 Lesson 2: Selecting a Deployment Automation Strategy 2-7 Lesson 3: Implementing an Automated Deployment Strategy 2-11 Lab: Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure 2-24
Module 3: Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and Address Management Solution
Lesson 1: Designing and Implementing DHCP 3-2
Lesson 2: Planning and Implementing DHCP Scopes 3-10
Lesson 3: Planning and Implementing an IPAM Provisioning Strategy 3-13 Lab: Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and IP Address
Management Solution 3-20
Module 4: Designing and Implementing Name Resolution
Lesson 1: Designing a DNS Server Implementation Strategy 4-2
Lesson 2: Designing the DNS Namespace 4-7
Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing DNS Zones 4-11
Lesson 4: Designing and Configuring DNS Zone Replication
and Delegation 4-17
Lesson 5: Optimizing DNS Servers 4-23
Lesson 6: Designing DNS for High Availability and Security 4-29 Lab: Designing and Implementing Name Resolution 4-36
Module 5: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Forest and
Domain Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Designing an AD DS Forest 5-2
Lesson 2: Designing and Implementing AD DS Forest Trusts 5-8 Lab A: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain
Services Forest Infrastructure 5-14
Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing AD DS Domains 5-21 Lesson 4: Designing DNS Namespaces in AD DS Environments 5-27
Lesson 5: Designing AD DS Domain Trusts 5-32
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Module 6 Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Organizational Unit Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Planning the Active Directory Administrative Tasks DelegationModel 6-2
Lesson 2: Designing the OU Structure 6-8
Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory
Group Strategy 6-17
Lab: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Organizational
Unit Infrastructure and Delegation Model 6-34
Module 7: Designing and Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy
Lesson 1: Gathering the Information Required for a GPO Design 7-2Lesson 2: Designing and Implementing GPOs 7-6
Lesson 3: Designing GPO Processing 7-14
Lesson 4: Planning Group Policy Management 7-19
Lab: Designing and Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy 7-23
Module 8: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Topology
Lesson 1: Designing and Implementing AD DS Sites 8-2
Lesson 2: Designing AD DS Replication 8-8
Lesson 3: Designing the Placement of Domain Controllers 8-19 Lesson 4: Virtualization Considerations for Domain Controllers 8-28 Lesson 5: Designing Highly Available Domain Controllers 8-33 Lab: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services
Physical Topology 8-42
Module 9: Planning and Implementing Storage
Lesson 1: Storage Considerations 9-2
Lesson 2: Planning and Implementing iSCSI SANs 9-6
Lab: Planning and Implementing Storage 9-13
Module 10: Planning and Implementing File Services
Lesson 1: Planning and Implementing DFS 10-2
Lesson 2: Planning and Implementing BranchCache 10-7
Lesson 3: Planning and Implementing Dynamic Access Control 10-11 Lab: Designing and Implementing File Services 10-19
Module 11: Designing and Implementing Network Access Services
Lesson 1: Designing and Implementing Remote Access Services 11-2 Lesson 2: Designing RADIUS Authentication by Using NPS 11-15
Lesson 3: Designing a Perimeter Network 11-22
Lesson 4: Planning and Implementing DirectAccess 11-27 Lab: Designing and Implementing Network Access Services 11-35
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Module 12: Designing and Implementing Network Protection
Lesson 1: Overview of Network Security Design 12-2
Lesson 2: Identifying and Mitigating Common Network Security Threats 12-7 Lesson 3: Designing and Implementing a Windows Firewall Strategy 12-14 Lesson 4: Designing and Implementing a NAP Infrastructure 12-22 Lab: Designing and Implementing Network Protection 12-32
Lab Answer Keys
Module 1 Lab: Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration L1-1 Module 2 Lab: Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment
Infrastructure L2-5
Module 3 Lab: Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and
IP Address Management Solution L3-13
Module 4 Lab: Designing and Implementing Name Resolution L4-21 Module 5 Lab A: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory
Domain Services Forest Infrastructure L5-29
Module 5 Lab B: Designing and Implementing an AD DS Domain
Infrastructure L5-33
Module 6 Lab: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory
Organizational Unit Infrastructure and Delegation Model L6-37 Module 7 Lab: Designing and Implementing a Group Policy
Object Strategy L7-47
Module 8 Lab: Designing and Implementing an Active Directory
Domain Services Physical Topology L8-53
Module 9 Lab: Planning and Implementing Storage L9-59
Module 10 Lab: Designing and Implementing File Services L10-63 Module 11 Lab: Designing and Implementing Network Access Services L11-75 Module 12 Lab: Designing and Implementing Network Protection L12-95
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About This Course
This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience, suggested prerequisites, and course objectives.
Course Description
Note: This first release (‘A’) MOC version of course 20413A has been developed on RTM software. Microsoft Learning will release a ‘B’ version of this course with enhanced PowerPoint slides, copy-edited content, and Course Companion content on Microsoft Learning site.
Audience
The primary audience for this course is IT professionals who are responsible for planning, designing, and deploying a physical and a logical Windows Server 2012 enterprise Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure including the network services necessary. They have experience of previous Windows Server operating systems and possess Windows Server 2012 certification (MCSA) or equivalent skills.
The secondary audience for this course includes IT professionals who are looking to take the exam 70-413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure, as a stand-alone, or as part of the requirement for the MCSE: Server Infrastructure certification will take this course as preparation material.
Student Prerequisites
In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:
• A good understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) fundamentals and networking concepts.
• A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS). For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
• A good understanding of both scripts and batch files.
• A solid understanding of security concepts, such as authentication and authorization. • Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools.
• Ability to work in a team/virtual team.
• Ability to produce good documentation and have the appropriate communication skills to create proposals and make budget recommendations.
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Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 MCSA
Students attending this course are expected to have passed the following exams, or have equivalent knowledge:
• 20410A: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 • 20411A: Administering Windows Server 2012
• 20412A: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services OR
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Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to: • Implement server upgrade and migration. • Design an automated server installation strategy. • Plan and implement a server deployment infrastructure. • Plan and implement file and storage services.
• Design and implement a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution. • Design a name resolution solution strategy.
• Design and manage an IP address management solution. • Design a VPN solution.
• Design a DirectAccess solution.
• Implement a scalable remote access solution. • Design a network protection solution. • Implement a network protection solution. • Design a forest and domain infrastructure. • Implement a forest and domain infrastructure. • Design a Group Policy strategy.
• Design an Active Directory permission model. • Design an Active Directory sites topology. • Design a domain controller strategy.
• Design and implement a branch office infrastructure
Course Outline
This section provides an outline of the course: Module 1, Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration
Module 2, Planning and Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure
Module 3, Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and Address Management Solution Module 4, Designing and Implementing Name Resolution
Module 5, Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Forest and Domain Infrastructure
Module 6, Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Organizational Unit Infrastructure Module 7, Designing and Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy
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Module 8, Designing and Implementing an Active Directory Domain Services Topology Module 9, Planning and Implementing Storage
Module 10, Planning and Implementing File Services
Module 11, Designing and Implementing Network Access Services Module 12, Designing and Implementing Network Protection
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Exam/Course Mapping
This course, 20413A: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure, has a direct mapping of its content tothe objective domain for the Microsoft exam 70-413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure.
The below table is provided as a study aid that will assist you in preparation for taking this exam and to show you how the exam objectives and the course content fit together. The course is not designed exclusively to support the exam but rather provides broader knowledge and skills to allow a real-world implementation of the particular technology. The course will also contain content that is not directly covered in the examination and will use the unique experience and skills of your qualified Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Note: The exam objectives are available online at the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-413.
Module#/Lab Module/Lab Goal Lesson
Objective Exam OD Mapping Planning Server Upgrade
and Migration Plan a server upgrade and migration strategy. (1.3) Planning and Implementing
a Server Deployment Infrastructure
Plan an automated server installation strategy and plan and implement a server deployment infrastructure.
(1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
Designing and Maintaining an IP Configuration and Address Management Solution
Design and maintain IP address management and a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) solution.
(2.1, 2.3)
Designing a Name
Resolution Strategy Design a name resolution solution strategy. (2.2) Designing and
Implementing an AD DS Forest and Domain Infrastructure
Design and implement an AD DS forest and domain infrastructure. (4.1, 4.2) Designing and Implementing an AD DS OU Infrastructure and AD DS Delegation Model
Design and implement an OU infrastructure and AD DS permissions model.
(4.4)
Designing and
Implementing a Group Policy Object Strategy
Design and implement a
GPO strategy. (4.3)
Designing and
Implementing an AD DS Physical Topology
Design an AD DS sites topology and a domain controller placement strategy.
(5.1, 5.2)
Planning and Implementing
Storage Services Plan and implement storage services. (1.5) Planning and Implementing
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Designing and
Implementing Network Access Services
Design and implement
network access services. (3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
Designing and
Implementing Network Protection
Design and implement
network protection. (3.4, 3.5)
Important Attending this course in itself will not successfully prepare you to pass any associated certification exams.
The taking of this course does not guarantee that you will automatically pass any certification exam. In addition to attendance at this course, you should also have the following:
• A good understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) fundamentals and networking concepts.
• A good working knowledge of both Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS). For example, domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership.
• A good understanding of both scripts and batch files.
• A solid understanding of security concepts, such as authentication and authorization. • Familiarity with deployment, packaging, and imaging tools.
• Ability to work in a team/virtual team.
• Ability to produce good documentation and have the appropriate communication skills to create proposals and make budget recommendations.
• Knowledge equivalent to Windows 2012 MCSA.
There may also be additional study and preparation resources, such as practice tests, available for you to prepare for this exam. Details of these are available at the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?id=20413a
You should familiarize yourself with the audience profile and exam prerequisites to ensure you are sufficiently prepared before taking the certification exam. The complete audience profile for this exam is available at the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?id=20413a
The exam/course mapping table outlined above is accurate at the time of printing, however it is subject to change at any time and Microsoft bears no responsibility for any discrepancies between the version published here and the version available online and will provide no notification of such changes.
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Course Materials
The following materials are included with your kit:
• Course Handbook: a succinct classroom learning guide that provides the critical technical information in a crisp, tightly-focused format, which is essential for an effective in-class learning experience.
• Lessons: guide you through the learning objectives and provide the key points that are critical to the success of the in-class learning experience.
• Labs: provide a real-world, hands-on platform for you to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the module.
• Module Reviews and Takeaways: provide on-the-job reference material to boost knowledge and skills retention.
• Lab Answer Keys: provide step-by-step lab solution guidance.
Course Companion Content: searchable, easy-to-browse digital content with integrated premium online resources that supplement the Course Handbook.
• Modules: include companion content, such as questions and answers, detailed demo steps and additional reading links, for each lesson. Additionally, they include Lab Review questions and answers and Module Reviews and Takeaways sections, which contain the review questions and answers, best practices, common issues and troubleshooting tips with answers, and real-world issues and scenarios with answers.
• Resources: include well-categorized additional resources that give you immediate access to the most current premium content on TechNet, MSDN®, or Microsoft® Press®.
Student Course files: includes the Allfiles.exe, a self-extracting executable file that contains all required files for the labs and demonstrations.
• Course evaluation: at the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to complete an online evaluation to provide feedback on the course, training facility, and instructor.
• To provide additional comments or feedback on the course, send an email to
[email protected]. To inquire about the Microsoft Certification Program, send an email to [email protected].
Virtual Machine Environment
This section provides the information for setting up the classroom environment to support the business scenario of the course.
Virtual Machine Configuration
In this course, you will use Microsoft Hyper-V to perform the labs.
Important At the end of each lab, you must revert the virtual machines to a snapshot. You can find the instructions for this procedure at the end of each lab.
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The following table shows the role of each virtual machine used in this course: Virtual machine �Role
20413A-LON-DC1 A domain controller running Windows Server 2012 in the Adatum.com domain.
20413A-LON-SVR1 A member server running Windows Server 2012 in the Adatum.com domain.
20413A-LON-SVR2 A standalone server running Windows Server 2012 that you will use for joining domains and initial configuration. 20413A-LON-SVR3 A blank virtual machine on which you will install Windows Server 2012 on. 20413A-LON-SVR4 A member server running Windows Server 2012 in the Adatum.com domain. This server is located on a second subnet.
20413A-LON-RTR A member server running Windows Server 2012 in the Adatum.com domain. This server provides routing between the subnets
20413A-TREY-DC1 A domain controller running Windows Server 2008 R2 in the Treyresearch.net. This server is used in a variety of labs, principally those where multiple domains are required.
20413A-CON-SVR A standalone server running Windows Server 2012 that you will use for joining domains and initial configuration. It is part of the Contoso organization.
20413A-LON-CL1 A client computer running Windows 8 and Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in the Adatum.com domain. You will use this computer primarily to test server configurations.
20413A-LON-CL2 A client computer running Windows 8 and Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) in the Adatum.com domain. You will use this computer primarily to test server configurations. It resides in the second subnet.
Software Configuration
The following software is installed on each virtual machine: • Windows Server 2012
• Windows 8
Classroom Setup
Each classroom computer will have the same virtual machine configured in the same way.
Course Hardware Level
To ensure a satisfactory student experience, Microsoft Learning requires a minimum equipment configuration for trainer and student computers in all Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS) classrooms in which Official Microsoft Learning Product courseware are taught.
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Hardware Level 6
• Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) processor • Dual 120 gigabyte (GB) hard disks 7200 RM SATA or better*
• 8 GB random access memory (RAM) or higher • DVD drive
• Network adapter
• Super VGA (SVGA) 17-inch monitor
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device • Sound card with amplified speakers
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Module 1
Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration
Contents:
Module Overview 1-1
Lesson 1: Upgrade and Migration Considerations 1-2
Lesson 2: Creating a Server Upgrade and Migration Plan 1-9
Lesson 3: Planning for Virtualization 1-13
Lab: Planning a Server Upgrade and Migration 1-18
Module Review and Takeaways 1-23
Module Overview
Planning an operating system deployment is one of the most important activities for your organization. Planning must begin with your organization’s business requirements and goals. The IT department is responsible for determining an appropriate solution that will meet an organization’s business requirements. Organizations must spend significant time on design and planning. A well-designed solution can lead to an IT infrastructure that is cost-effective and yields positive return on investment. The planning process should produce detailed documentation and checklists for the steps involved in
deployment. The documentation should also include major decisions about the new solution, including the edition of operating system to be deployed, the licensing model, and whether the solution is to be deployed in a physical or virtual environment.
Because Windows Server 2012 is a cloud-ready operating system, one of the most important decisions is whether the organizations choose to use private cloud virtualization technology, or continue to use physical servers. Organizations must also create a compatibility plan in which they check all current infrastructure and application solutions for compatibility with Windows Server 2012, and ascertain whether they require an upgrade or migration.
Objectives
In this module, you will learn on how to plan a server upgrade and migration strategy for Windows Server® 2012 by:
• Analyzing upgrade and migration considerations. • Creating a server upgrade and migration plan. • Planning for virtualization.
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Lesson 1
Upgrade and Migration Considerations
When planning your Windows Server 2012 operating system deployment, you must determine which edition of the operating system best suits your organization. To do this, you must consider your organization’s business needs, the cost of the solution, and return on investment (ROI).
You must have a firm understanding of your organization's requirements to decide upon and then deploy the appropriate edition of Windows Server 2012. You must also understand which hardware configuration is appropriate for Windows Server 2012, whether a virtual deployment is more suitable than a physical deployment, and which installation method enables you to deploy Windows Server 2012 efficiently. This lesson provides an overview of the different Windows Server 2012 editions, hardware requirements, deployment options, and installation process.
Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Describe the different Windows Server 2012 editions
• Describe the recommended minimum requirements for installing Windows Server 2012 • Differentiate between an in-place upgrade and server migration
• Describe the supported in-place upgrade scenarios • Describe the benefits of migrating to Windows Server 2012
• Describe the tools that are available to help plan for an upgrade and migration.
Windows Server 2012 Editions
There are four editions of Windows Server 2012. Organizations should select the edition of
Windows Server 2012 that best meets their needs. Systems Administrators can save costs by selecting the appropriate edition when deploying a server for a specific role. The editions of Windows Server 2012 are listed in the following table.
Edition Features
Windows Server 2012
Standard edition • Provides all roles and features available on the Windows Server 2012 platform. • Supports up to 64 sockets and up to 4 terabytes (TB) of random access
memory (RAM).
• Includes two virtual machine licenses.
Windows Server 2012
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Edition Features
• Supports 64 sockets, up to 640 processor cores, and up to 4 TB of RAM. • Includes unlimited virtual machine licenses for virtual machines that are run
on the same hardware. Windows Server 2012
Foundation edition • Allows only 15 users, cannot be joined to a domain. • Supports one processor core and up to 32 gigabytes (GB) of RAM. • Includes limited server roles.
Windows Server 2012
Essentials • Serves as the next edition of Small Business Server. • Cannot function as a Hyper-V® server, failover clustering server, Server Core server, or Remote Desktop Services server.
• Supports up to 25 users, and 50 devices.
• Supports two processor cores and 64 GB of RAM. • Must be a root server in domain.
The first consideration in choosing the appropriate Windows Server 2012 version is the number of users that connect to a server. If that number is greater than 25, then you should choose Windows Server 2012 Standard edition, or Windows Server 2012 Enterprise edition.
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter vs. Windows Server Standard
In earlier versions of Windows Server, organizations had to base their choice on the different capabilities of the Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter editions. Now organizations have a simple and economic choice between Standard and Datacenter Edition, based on only one consideration – virtualization. Windows Server 2012 Standard and Enterprise editions have same set of capabilities, except for virtualization. Although Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition includes two virtual machine licenses, Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition includes unlimited virtual machine licenses.
If your organization’s strategy is to deploy servers and applications in a virtual environment, then Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition would be the preferred choice. If your organization’s strategy is to deploy servers and applications in mostly non-virtual environments, then you should select Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition.
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
For an organization with fewer than 25 users and that does not require virtualization, high availability, or Server Core deployment, Windows Server 2012 Essentials would be the most suitable solution.
Windows Server 2012 Foundation
For the smallest organizations that do not require Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) and have fewer than 15 users, the most convenient solution would be Windows Server 2012 Foundation, offered through the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) program.
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Preinstallation Requirements
The minimum hardware requirements for Windows Server 2012 are shown in the following table.
Component Requirement
Processor
architecture x64
Processor speed 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) Memory (RAM) 512 megabytes (MB) Hard disk drive
space 32 GB
The hardware requirements that are listed in the table above define the absolute minimum required to run the server software. Because each service and feature or server role places a unique load on network, disk input/output (I/O), processor, and memory resources, the actual hardware requirements depend on the following:
• The applications and the services that the server is running • The number of users connected on the server
• Whether the solution is running in a physical or virtual environment.
Furthermore, when estimating hardware requirements, you should consider whether the solution is to be implemented in a high availability configuration where applications load is distributed among multiple servers, or if it is to be run on a single server. If implemented in a high availability configuration, the solution might require less powerful hardware. This is because server utilization might be distributed between multiple servers, instead of running on one server.
In addition, when planning for hardware requirements, you should consider best practices or recommendations of the specific product to be installed on the Windows Server 2012 server, such as Microsoft® Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server®, or Microsoft System Center.
Virtualized deployments of Windows Server 2012 must match the same hardware specifications as physical deployments. Windows Server 2012 is supported on Hyper-V and certain non-Microsoft virtualization platforms.
Additional Reading: For more information about the Windows Server Virtualization Validation Program, see Welcome to the Windows Server Virtualization Validation Program at http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/svvp.aspx.
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In-Place Upgrade vs. Server Migration
When deploying Windows Server 2012, organizations must make the following choice: • Use existing hardware and upgrade from
supported versions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012.
• Install Windows Server 2012 on new
hardware, and, if required, migrate the roles, features, and settings from servers running from supported earlier editions of Windows Server.
When planning whether to upgrade or migrate a server to Windows Server 2012, consider the options shown in the following table.
Installation option Description
Upgrade An upgrade preserves the files, settings, and applications that are installed on the original server. You perform an upgrade when you want to keep all these items and want to continue using the same server hardware. An upgrade requires x64 processor architecture and an x64 edition of the Windows Server operating system.
If you are upgrading from Windows Server 2008, you must have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. If you are upgrading from Windows Server 2008 R2, you must have Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.
You start an upgrade by running Setup.exe from the original Windows Server operating system.
You can perform the upgrades listed in the following table. Original operating system and edition Upgrade edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard or
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2012 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Standard
Migration Use migration when you migrate from an x86 version of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows Server 2008. You can use the Windows Server Migration Tools feature in Windows Server 2012 to transfer files and
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Installation option Description
settings from computers that are running the following editions: • Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2003 R2 • Windows Server 2008 • Windows Server 2008 R2
In-Place Upgrade Scenarios
An in-place upgrade is the process of upgrading the Windows Server operating system on the server that is running an earlier edition of Windows Server. One of the benefits of an in-place upgrade is avoiding hardware expenses, because Windows Server 2012 is installed on the existing hardware. You would choose an in-place upgrade of the Windows Server operating system in the following scenarios:
• When the hardware configuration of the existing servers meets the requirements for Windows Server 2012. Because the hardware
requirements for Windows Server 2012 do not differ significantly from those for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, an in-place upgrade can be performed on those servers.
• When the software products that run on the existing servers support in-place upgrade of Windows Server 2012. Before performing an in-place upgrade, you must list all of the software products that are running on the server, such as SQL Server, Exchange Server, non-Microsoft software, and anti-virus software. Next, verify that these products support an in-place upgrade of Windows Server 2012. If an in-place upgrade is supported, refer to the documentation of the specific product on how to perform the in-place upgrade, including any issues or risks that might occur.
• When you want to keep all user data that is stored on the existing servers, such as data stored on file servers, and security permissions for accessing those data. When performing an in-place upgrade, user data and security permissions for accessing the data remain unchanged. This scenario is convenient, because after the upgrade users can continue to access their data that is stored on the same file servers.
• When you want to install Windows Server 2012, but you want to keep all roles, features, and settings of the existing server. Before performing an in- place upgrade on a server that has specific roles, features, or settings—such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), or AD DS—list those configurations. Then, check if those configurations support an in-place upgrade of Windows Server 2012. If an in-place upgrade is supported, refer to the detailed instructions for the specific roles, features, or settings on how to perform the in-place upgrade, including any issues or risks that might occur.
If any of these scenarios do not meet your organization’s requirements, then you should perform a migration to Windows Server 2012.
