Overview

“I got a sneak peek at the new R2 last week, and spending a few days with the leaner, faster (and 64-bit only) OS, was a jaw dropping experience.” “R2's market advantage over VMWare's ESX solution is clear. R2 is a multipurpose server, so you can deploy virtual machines and many other services in the same box. It's not often that I find myself so excited about a server OS, far less an r2 release of an existing one, but R2 is a special case. I predict many businesses will feel the same way.” "Microsoft has put significant resources into improving the product, so much that calling it a “Release 2” version is arguably a mistake – Microsoft should call the product Windows Server 7." "Microsoft is also ready to start talking performance for the first time, and Microsoft has a compelling story to tell there." “In R2, Hyper-V inches up ever closer to VMWare's market dominant Infrastructure 3. In fact, the newest Hyper-V closes the gap in live server migration. Just like VMWare's Sphere VMotion technology, R2's Hyper-V can do live migration of virtual servers, and it's free with your Server 2008 license, whereas VMotion costs an additional US$6,958.” "Windows Server 2008 R2 is evolving into the stealth Server release of the decade, a seemingly minor update that, in fact, adds almost as much new functionality as its predecessor."

Major Release 2003 Release Update 2005 Major Release 2008 Release update 2009 H2 Next Major Release 2012? TODAY 2 years 4 years

Management Web Virtualisation IIS 7.5 ASP.NET on Server Core Enhanced FTP and WebDAV Administration Modules & Cmdlets Hyper-V™ with Live Migration Hot Add/Remove VM Storage Remote Desktop Services Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads Power Management Windows PowerShell AD Administrative Center Best Practices Analyzer Better Together with Windows 7 Scalability and Reliability DirectAccess™ BranchCache™ Enhanced Group Policies RemoteApp & Desktop Connections 256 Core Support Componentisation Boot from SAN or VHD Support for Solid-state Devices File Classification Infrastructure

Microsoft’s virtualisation vision Server virtualisation with Hyper-V Presentation virtualisation with RDS

Cluster Node 1 Network Storage Cluster Node 2 Configuration Data Virtual Machine Memory Content VHD Memory Sync Virtual Machine User

Migrate virtual machines between hosts with no interruption of service Benefits: No dropped network connections High availability for production workloads Flexible management Enables dynamic IT environment

Hyper-V Management Console PowerShell command-line interface System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Boot from.vhd Enables pre-configuration of virtual and physical computers Reduces the number of managed images Simplifies test deployments Boot VHD

Improved Management Toolset Reduce repetitive task with RDS PowerShell support, improved application install, connection broker install & profile management RDS and VDI – An Integrated Solution Single broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V Improving the User Experience Experience rich multimedia, VoIP integration, aero glass remoting, true multi-monitor support RemoteApp & Desktop Connections Centrally hosted applications integrated into start menu, desktop, etc. Can personalise a non-work PC with work applications without installing them locally Platform Investments Multiple levels of extensibility for custom partner solutions for Remote Desktop Services & VDI based solutions

Remote Application Access RDS & VDI – an integrated solution Remote Application Access Hyper-V support for virtual desktops Single discovery, broker & publishing infrastructure SCVMM Support RemoteApp & Desktop Connections RemoteApp & Desktop & Web Access RemoteApp & Desktop & Web Access RD Gateway Security Improvements True multiple monitor support True multiple monitor support Multimedia Support & Bi direction audio Multimedia Support & Bi direction audio 2D and 3D remoting for DirectX 10.1 (DXGI 1.1) 2D and 3D remoting for DirectX 10.1 (DXGI 1.1) Platform & Management New API, Connection Broker Extensibility,, Powershell Support, Best Practices Analyzer Platform & Management New API, Connection Broker Extensibility,, Powershell Support, Best Practices Analyzer

Remote Desktop Gateway Server Remote Desktop Connection Broker Remote App Servers RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Server Client Authentication Hyper-V-based Remote Desktops

Remote Desktop Gateway Server Remote Desktop Connection Broker Remote App Server RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Server Virtual Desktop 1 Client Authentication Hyper-V-based Remote Desktop

Aero Glass for Remote Desktop Server Uses have the same new Windows 7 look and feel when using Remote Desktop Server RemoteApp & Desktop Connections RemoteApp & Desktops icons integrated into start menu etc Icons refreshed & updated automatically Multimedia Support & Audio Input Experience rich multimedia redirection Use VoIP applications and speech recognition. True multiple monitor support Use up to 10 monitors of any sise or layout with RemoteApp and Desktops Applications behave like users expect – e.g. PowerPoint installing them locally RemoteApp™ Language Bar Support Configure applications that use alternate language settings (e.g. right to left languages) from the local language

Integrated Single Sign On. only a single logon for RemoteApp & Desktop connections Forms based logon for RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access RDS and VDI – An Integrated Solution Single broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V RemoteApp & Desktop Connections Centrally managed list of applications and desktops (RDS & VDI) Automatically published, refreshed & integrated with Windows 7 RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Integrated with RemoteApp & Desktop Connection management tools Provides access to applications & desktops from Windows 7, Vista & XP Remote Desktop Gateway. Session & Idle timeouts to enforce policy and authorisation refresh Pluggable authentication and consent signing

Power management Streamlined administration Windows PowerShell remote scenarios The PowerShell graphical interface Extending Windows PowerShell scripts AD & identity management Best Practice Analyzers

2.8 GHz Dual Core Processor Processor Core 1 Active Processor Core 2 Inactive Processor Core 4 Inactive Processor Core 3 Inactive Core Parking Adjusting P-states Centralised storage Processor Core 1 P-State=0P-State=0P-StatePercentFrequency GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz P-StatePercentFrequency GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz GHz Processor Core 2 P-State=4P-State=4 Storage Area Network

Fan-Out (1 to Many) Send the script Select properties – Allows you to specify which properties to bring back Throttling – limits number of concurrent operations Async support – Runs the command in background on client Fan-In (Many to 1) Hosting model Share static data between sessions (eg: cmdlet metadata from snap-in) Send progress information to client (eg: Connecting, Connected)

Graphical PowerShell Out-GridView Integrated development environment Multi-tabbed interface Syntax coloring

Advanced functions Call.NET APIs Improved debugging Event log subscription Write cmdlets in PowerShell script Script translation New cmdlets Community site

Active Directory server role enhancements New forest functional level PowerShell management Microsoft System Center Management Pack Active Directory Administrative Center Recycle Bin Offline domain join Managed service accounts Active Directory Federated Services update Authentication assurance

Integrated Best Practice Analyzer Validates configuration information Enhances infrastructure reliability Improves compliance with service level agreements

Introducing IIS 7.5 Expanding IIS Manager Easier Troubleshooting IIS 7.5 FTP Services Extensible architecture

Enhanced IIS Manager Configuration Editor IIS Manager UI Extensions Request Filtering Windows PowerShell Provider.NET on Server Core

Auditing changes and application configuration Failed Request Tracing for FastCGI Best Practice Analyzer

Supports New Web Standards FTP over SSL USC and UTF8 IPv6 Virtual Host Names

Windows Server 2008 Introduced Modularity and Extensibility 3 rd Party Windows Server 2008 R2 Extensions bundled with IIS 7.5 PowerShell Provider, FTP publishing, WebDAV publishing and New IIS Administration Pack modules

Performance & Scalability Failover Clustering in Server 2008 R2 Storage Performance

256 Logical Cores Reduced overhead via Server Core High performance storage

Improved physical processor and memory resources Runs exclusively on 64-bit processors Supports up to 256 logical processor cores Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V supports up to 32 physical processor cores Improved virtual processor resources Each virtual machine supports up to 4 logical cores Supports Second-Level Address Translation (SLAT) and CPU Core Parking

The OS as Components Install only what you need Example: Server Core, Branch RoDC Role = Active Directory Services Features = BitLocker Server = Kernel, TCP/IP & Security

Monitoring: clusters, nodes and applications PowerShell Provider Read-Only Access

New HA Roles: DFS-Replication, Hyper- V and Terminal Services Session Broker Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2

Disk 5 VHDVHDVHDVHDVHDVHD SAN Single Volume Concurrent access to a single file system

SAN VHDVHD SAN Connectivity Failure I/O Redirected via network Volume mounted on Node 1 VM running on Node 2 is unaffected Node Failure Brief queuing of I/O while volume ownership is changed Volume relocates to a healthy node VM running on Node 2 is unaffected Routed to Redundant Network Network Path Connectivity Failure

Storage Area Network Multi-path performance optimisation iSCSI Performance Enhancements

DirectAccess™ BranchCache™ Read-Only DFS for branch security Serving Up the Virtual Desktop Protection for Mobile Data

Remote access is now ubiquitous Comprehensive anywhere access for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Seamless, always-on, secure connectivity; no separate client software required Utilises networking technologies already in Windows Server 2008 No separate action required to connect to corpnet while remote. Corpnet is simply there. Leverages policy-based network access Enables desktop management regardless of client location.

IPv6 Devices IPv4 Devices DirectAccess Server Windows 7 Client Native IPv6 with IPSec IPv6 Transition Services Supports variety of remote network protocols DirectAccess provides transparent, secured access to intranet resources without a VPN Allows desktop management of DirectAccess clients Allows IPSec encryption and authentication Supports direct connectivity to IPv6- based intranet resources Support IPv4 via 6to4 transition services or NAT-PT IT desktop management AD Group Policy, NAP, software updates Internet

Reduces Wide Area Network (WAN) link utilisation Completely transparent to the user Supports end-to-end encryption between clients and servers HTTP, SMB and BITS protocols are optimised Two deployment models: Distributed mode Hosted caching

1.First client downloads data from main office server Main Office Client 1 Client 2 2.Second client downloads identifiers from main office server 3.Second client searches local network for data and downloads from first client Branch Office

1.First client downloads data from main office server Client 1 Client 2 Branch Office 2.Content pushed to hosted cache from first client 3.Second client downloads identifiers from main office server 4.Second client downloads from hosted cache Main Office

Regional Datacenter Read/Write Replica of DFS Branch Office Read-only Replica of DFS Deletions are not allowed Support for read-only DFS Provides a read-only, replica copy of read/write DFS resources Prevents modifications within branch office

RDS extended to include VDI Simplified publishing and access Support for managed & unmanaged clients Tight integration with Windows 7 ‘Feeds’ Start menu, system tray and control panel RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Improved end-user experience High-end multimedia, multi-monitor, Aero, more

Encrypt data on removable drives Provided by BitLocker Drive Encryption Store encryption keys in Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory

Beta RTM 2010

Increased server consolidation Greater administrative control Rich Web-based experiences Performance and scalability enhancements Unprecedented synergies with client OS Anywhere access Taking an enterprise-class foundation to the next level

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