2. Edition in Windows 2012
There are 4 Edition available,they are
Foundation
Essentials
Standard
Datacenter
3. Foundation
Used for small businesses
Upto 15 users can access
Foundation edition can be implemented in
environments where features such as file
sharing, printer sharing, security and remote
access are required.
Foundation edition cannot upgrade to other
editions
4. Foundation
Advanced server features such as Hyper V,
dynamic memory, IPAM (IP Address
Management), hot add memory, windows
update services and failover clustering are not
available in the Foundation edition
5. Essentials
Used for small businesses
Up to 25 users can access
Unlike Foundation Edition it support features
like Hyper V, dynamic memory and hot
add/remove RAM
Cost of Essentials Edition is $425/server
6. Standard Edition
Ideal for small and medium business
No limits on number of users
Full windows functionality with two virtual
machines allowed
Advanced features such as certificate services
role, Hyper V, RODC (Read Only Domain
Controller), IPAM (IP Address Management),
failover clustering
Cost of standard edition is $882/ 2 processor
server
7. Datacenter
There is no functionality difference between
Standard and Datacenter edition
They actually differ virtualization rights
In standard there is only 2 virtual machine
allowed whereas in datacenter edition there is
no such limit.
Datacenter is ideal for environments with
extensive use of virtualization technology
Cost of Datacenter edition is $4,809 per 2
processor server
8. Licensing Model
Foundation : OEM (Original Equipment
manufacture) per server, need to buy license at
the time of purchasing the server
Essentials : OEM and in retail store (per
server)
Standard and Datacenter
+ CAL
: Processor based
Each Software license covers upto 2
physical processors on a single server
9.
10.
The standard and datacenter editions of Server
2012 support Client Access License (CAL)
licensing model.
When a CAL license is assigned to a user it
allow that user to access the server via any
device