Windows Server 2008 is one server line of operating systems of Microsoft Windows'. Released on February 4, 2008, it is the successor to Windows Server 2003, A second release on July 22, 2009 named Windows Server 2008 R2.Look like Windows Vista & Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 is based on Windows NT 6.x.
History Windows Server:
Windows Server 2008 Originally known as Windows Server Codename "Longhorn", Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced its official title (Windows Server 2008) during his keynote address at WinHEC 16 May 2007.
Features of Windows Server 2008:
Windows Server 2008 is built from the same code base as Windows Vista; therefore, it shares much of the same architecture and functionality. Since the code base is common, it automatically comes with most of the technical, security, management and administrative features new to Windows Vista such as the rewritten networking stack ,native IPv6, native wireless, speed and security improvements,improved image-based installation, deployment and recovery; improved diagnostics, monitoring, event logging and reporting tools,BitLocker and ASLR new security features ,improved Windows Firewall.
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Windows Server 2008 Server Core User interface:
Server Core does not include the .NET Framework, Internet Explorer, Windows PowerShell or many other features not related to core server features Domain controller/Active Directory Domain Services, ADLDS (ADAM), DNS Server, DHCP Server, file server, print server, Windows Media Server, IIS 7 Web server and Hyper-V virtual server. Server Core can also be used to create a cluster with high availability using failover clustering or network load balancing.
Active Directory roles:
Active Directory roles are expanded with identity, certificate, and rights management services. Active Directory, until Windows Server 2003, allowed network administrators to centrally manage connected computers, to set policies for groups of users, and to centrally deploy new applications to multiple computers. This role of Active Directory including Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), (formerly Active Directory Application Mode, or ADAM), Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), and Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS).
Hyper-V of Windows Server 2008:
Hyper-V is hypervisor-based virtualization software, forming a core part of Microsoft's virtualization strategy. It virtualizes servers on an operating system's kernel layer
Windows System Resource Manager:
Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) is integrated into Windows Server 2008. It provides resource management and can be used to control the amount of resources a process or a user can use based on business priorities.
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Active Directory improvements:
Read-only domain controllers (RODCs) in Active Directory, intended for use in branch office or other scenarios where a domain controller may reside in a low physical security environment. The RODC holds a non-writeable copy of Active Directory, and redirects all write attempts to a Full Domain Controller. It replicates all accounts except sensitive ones.In RODC mode, credentials are not cached by default. Moreover, only the replication partner of the RODC needs to run Windows Server 2008.
Group Policyimprovements:
- All of the Group Policy improvements from Windows Vista are included. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is built-in. The Group Policy objects are indexed for search and can be commented on.
- Policy-based networking with Network Access Protection, improved branch management and enhanced end user collaboration. Policies can be created to ensure greater Quality of Service for certain applications or services that require prioritization of network bandwidth between client and server.
Windows Server 2008 System requirements:
System requirements for Windows Server 2008 are as follows:
Minimum for Windows Server 2008 | Recommended for Windows Server 2008 | Minimum for Windows Server 2008 R2 | Recommended for Windows Server 2008 R2 | ||
Processor | 1 GHz (IA-32) or 1.4 GHz (x86-64) or Intel Itanium 2 | 2 GHz or faster | 1.4 GHz (x86-64 processor) or Intel Itanium 2 | 2 GHz or faster | |
Memory | 512 MB RAM (may limit performance and some features) | 2 GB RAM or higher
| 512 MB RAM | Maximum: 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems) | |
Video adapter and monitor | Super VGA (800 × 600) | Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution | Super VGA (800 × 600) | Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution | |
Hard drive disk free space |
| 40 GB or higher |
| 32 GB or greater for editions other than Foundation
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Optical drive | DVD-ROM | ||||
Devices | Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution monitor, keyboard and mouse | ||||
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