1. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

2. What’s NEW in Windows Server 2012 R2

3. Windows Server 2012 R2 capabilities Windows Server 2012 R2: Overview *HP is evaluating supporting Microsoft Storage Spaces features in a future release of our HP SAS Host Bus Adapters

4. Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions - Summary 4

5. Why choose Windows Server 2012 R2 Best-in-class performance and scale for Microsoft workloads Industry-leading support for 64-node clusters and 8,000 VMs per cluster 64 TB VHDX virtual disk with online resize for dynamically growing and shrinking the VHDX file Hyper-V Network Virtualization and multi- tenant VPN gateway for inbox software-defined networking (SDN) solution SMB traffic offload to RDMA- capable NICs for dramatic performance improvements Flexible guest clustering options for file and block storage with shared VHDX files that preserve dynamic memory, live migration and storage live migration for guest VM Windows Azure Backup for reliable and cost-effective backup to the cloud VDI storage de-duplication Complete VM portability between Windows Server and Windows Azure without the need for VM conversion Same development model between Windows Server and Windows Azure Common development tools between Windows Server and Windows Azure for a rich and complete environment to build applications on- premises and for the cloud Always-on remote access to corporate information from trusted devices Consistent, inbox Windows experience for remote users virtually anywhere on any device Unified application and device management with common identity on-premises and in the cloud Granular, policy-based data protection and regulatory compliance Enterprise-class Simple and cost-effective Application focused User centric

6. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Editions Overview SMB to the Datacenter offerings

7. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Editions overview Foundation No virtualization Essentials Small Business, Cloud Enabled Standard* Low density or no virtualization Datacenter* High density virtualization Per Server Processor + CALs Limited to 1 processor only Up to 15 users Up to 2 processors only Up to 25 users Full product features (parity with Datacenter) No processor limit Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter As Guest OS Only Two virtual instances Unlimited License TypeFeatures Virtualization Rights

8. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation Small business licensing No change in licensing model for Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Economical general purpose server

9. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Essentials Small business licensing No change in licensing model for Essentials Economical entry level, cloud enabled general purpose server Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

10. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Standard & Datacenter Common features across editions High availability features such as failover clustering are included. Same memory and processor capabilities across edition. Two editions differentiated only by virtualization rights Datacenter offers unlimited virtualization. Standard offers 2 virtual instances and 2 CPU’s. Both editions require the additional purchase of Windows Server 2012 CALs. Common licensing structure Both editions will have a processor + CAL licensing model. Each software license will cover up two physical processors on a single server. Additive licenses available for additional 2 VM’s and 2 CPU’s

11. Windows Server 2012 R2 – Additive licenses Standard & datacenter path for growth: Adding the “additive” licenses allows customers to add capacity as needed at a constant price per instance. Example: Stack Standard Licenses Customers with Standard edition licenses can attach multiple licenses to a single server to increase virtualization rights. Each license will increase virtualization rights by two virtual machines. Add one license to the server for a total for two licenses ($1,764) 4 VMs 6 VMs Add one license to the server for a total for three licenses ($2,646) NOTE: Prices shown are Microsoft ILP. For HP OEM Pricing please contact your HP Sales Representative or Reseller. License $882 License $882 License $882 License $882 License $882 License $882

12. Optional unattended deployment and configuration using PowerShell. Familiar and seamless deployment experience that sets up the most fundamental roles for the primary server. Essentials functionalities are enabled via a dedicated server role in Windows Server Standard and Windows Server Datacenter. NEW – Windows Server Essentials Experience

13. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Datacenter Standard EssentialsFoundation AD Certificate Services 11 AD Domain Services 2 3 AD Federation Services AD Lightweight Directory Services AD RMS 4  Full  Partial/Limited  Automatically Installed/Configured  Not Available AD = Active Directory RMS = Rights Management Service DNS = Domain Name System 1 Limited to creating Certificate Authorities ― there are no other Active Directory Certificate Services features (Network Device Enrollment Services, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information. 2 Must be root of ADDS forest and domain and have all FSMO roles. 3 If ADDS role is installed, must be root of forest and domain and have all FSMO roles.

14. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Datacenter Standard EssentialsFoundation Application Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server File Services 55 Hyper-V  Network Policy & Access Services Print & Doc Services  Full  Partial/Limited  Automatically Installed/Configured  Not Available 5 The data de- duplication feature is not available.

15. Edition comparison by server roles Server role Datacenter Standard EssentialsFoundation Remote Access 66 Remote Desktop Services 7 89 UDDI Services Web Server (IIS) Windows Deploy Services Windows Server Essentials Experience  Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)   Full  Partial/Limited  Automatically Installed/Configured  Not Available 6 Limited to 50 RRAS connections, 10 IAS connections; DirectAccess and VPN are supported. 7 Requires an additive RDS CAL for access, with the exception of using the Remote Web Access feature of the Essentials edition. 8 Only the RD Gateway role service is installed and configured, other RDS role services including RD Session Host are not supported. 9 Limited to 50 Remote Desktop Services connection.