Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview

[Chiefcrowe]

http://arstechnica.com/information-...view-your-cloud-on-ramp-is-under-construction


Anyone have experience with Server 2012 yet? I haven't really used it yet and was wondering how it was...

 

[ViRGE]

I'm using Server 2012 Essentials for my home file server. I probably can't offer you much insight, but I can try.

 

[Mushkins]

I have a 2012 Standard DC in one of our offices and a 2012 Standard fileserver at home. Day to day, its honestly not much different than 2008 R2, but it really depends on your usage. Just like Win8, there's a lot of under the hood security and OS features, and there's a lot of upgrades to some of the more high-end server functionality.

Classic Start still works on it too, which is great because they still shoehorned a lot of that metro crap into it. All in all I like it. I wouldn't run out to upgrade all my servers to 2012 just because, but I dont see a reason to hold onto 2008 R2 as you refresh unless your business is big enough where upgrading all your CALs is going to be cost prohibitive. Just remember that the license doesnt come with the 5 baked-in user CALs like previous versions did :/

I also like the new Server Manager waaaay better than the old ones.

 

[rasczak]

http://arstechnica.com/information-...view-your-cloud-on-ramp-is-under-construction


Anyone have experience with Server 2012 yet? I haven't really used it yet and was wondering how it was...

Using 2012 in a production environment. What did you want to know?

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Is it a DC? just wondering how easy/difficult it is to migrate from 2008 R2.

Using 2012 in a production environment. What did you want to know?

 

[Oyeve]

Nope, installed a 2010 server last year just for email. My companies other 5 servers are 2003 and I will be migrating them to 2010 as well this year. Or i may stay with 2003 until they die.

 

[quikah]

Other than the broken RDP experience* 2012 is pretty good.

*If you run an rdp session in a window the hotspot to bring up the start screen or charms bar is something like 1 pixel big (exaggeration, but it is small), so you need to hunt around with the mouse to find it or go fullscreen or use keyboard shortcuts.