1. The document highlights top features of Windows Server 2012 for storage, security, access control, and Hyper-V including file system improvements, thin provisioning, dynamic access control, shared-nothing live migration, and support for up to 320 logical processors and 4 TB of physical memory on a single host. 2. New features allow for improved storage management, centralized SSL management, network virtualization, and dynamic virtual machine queue management. 3. Windows Server 2012 provides enhanced security features such as classification, direct access, private virtual LANs, and multitenant security and isolation in Active Directory.

4. TOP FEATURES OF STORAGE TO MEET CUSTOMER CHALLENGES
1 2 3 4 5
File system Cluster Shared SMB 3.0 for
Storage spaces improvements Thin provisioning Volume workloads
6 7 8 9 10
Offloaded data Storage
transfer Transparent failover NFS support iSCSI target management

5. 1 2 3 4 5
Website density Application Dynamic IP NUMA-Aware
and mutlitenancy Initialization Restrictions CPU Throttling Scalability
6 7 8 9 10
Comming
Centralized SSL “Just works” with Embracing web Application Development
management PHP and node.js standards symmetry Platform

6. 1 2 3 4 5
Single Root I/O
Network DHCP server Virtualization
NIC Teaming virtualization failover (SR-IOV) Resource Metering
6 7 8 9 10
IP Address
Dynamic Virtual Management Quality of Service SMB Direct and
Machine Queue (IPAM) (QoS) BranchCache Multichannel

7. 1 2 3 4 5
Multiserver Role and feature Disconnected
management deployment Integrated console 2,400 cmdlets Sessions
6 7 8 9 10
Windows Windows Syntax
PowerShell PowerShell Web Windows Simplification and
Workflow Access PowerShell ISE Script Sharing IntelliSense

8. Add/remove Graphical Management
Server Graphical Shell Desktop Experience
Feature Tools and Infrastructure
PowerShell
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra Server-Gui-Shell Desktop-Experience
Uninstall-WindowsFeature

16. TOP FEATURES FOR SECURITY & ACCESS
1 2 3 4 5
Simpler Domain Name
Dynamic Access deployment of System Security
Control Classification DirectAccess Active Directory Extensions
6 7 8 9 10
Kerberos
Active Directory Active Directory constrained Private virtual LAN Multitenant security
virtualization cloning delegation (PVLAN) and isolation

17. Country x 50
Department x 20
Sensitive
Make that 2000 groups

20. Windows
Server 2012
Active
In Active Directory: Directory
Resource
Property
Definitions
Access Policy
On File Server:
Windows
At Runtime: Server 2012
File Server
End User Allow/
Deny

21. User claims Device claims File properties
User.Department = Finance Device.Department = Finance File.Department = Finance
User.Country = US Device.Managed = True File.Country = US
ACCESS POLICY
Applies to: File.Country exists AND File.Department Exists
Allow | Read, Write | if (User.Department == File.Department) AND (User.Country == File.Country)

23. AD Admin Center 1
1
Claims
2
Properties
Access Policies
3
AD RMS
2 4
4
USE LICENSE
Dynamic Access Control
FCI  CLASSIFY  PROTECT
DYNAMIC DYNAMIC
POLICY POLICY
PROTECTOR 3 MODULE
Windows Server 2012 Desktop Windows Server 2012 GigaTrust Contact: ppainter@gigatrust.com

24. Windows
Server 2012
Active
In Active Directory: Directory
Resource
Property
Definitions
In Group Policy: Audit Policy
On File Server:
Windows
At Runtime: Server 2012
File Server
End User Audit
Yes/No
Event collection system
Event collected to central repository for
analysis and reporting

27. 1 2 3 4 5
Hyper-V Network Shared-nothing live Cluster
Virtualization migration Massive scale enhancements Hyper-V Replica
6 7 8 9 10
Hardware Virtual Fibre Guest NUMA Runtime memory Hyper-V network
offloading Channel support configuration switch

28. Maximum number
Improvement
Windows Server
System Resource Windows 2008 R2
2012
factor
Logical processors on hardware 64 320 5×
Physical memory 1 TB 4 TB 4×
Host Virtual processors per host 512 1,024 2×
Virtual processors per virtual machine 4 64 16×
Memory per virtual machine 64 GB 1 TB 16×
Virtual
Active virtual machines 384 1,024 2.7×
machine Virtual disk size 2 TB 64 TB 32×
Nodes 16 64 4×
Cluster Virtual machines 1,000 4,000 4×

29. Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
HW Logical Processor 16 LPs 64 LPs 320 LPs
Support
Physical Memory Support 1 TB 1 TB 4 TB
Cluster Scale 16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs 16 Nodes up to 1000 VMs 64 Nodes up to 4000 VMs
Virtual Machine Processor Up to 4 VPs Up to 4 VPs Up to 64 VPs
Support
VM Memory Up to 64 GB Up to 64 GB Up to 1 TB
Live Migration Yes, one at a time Yes, one at a time Yes, with no limits. As many
as hardware will allow.
Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage No. Quick Storage Yes, with no limits. As many
Migration via SCVMM Migration via SCVMM as hardware will allow.
Servers in a Cluster 16 16 64
VP:LP Ratio 8:1 8:1 for Server No limits. As many as
12:1 for Client (VDI) hardware will allow.

30. • Live Storage Migration • Online MetaOperations
• Virtual Fiber Channel • Live VHD Merge
• Live New Parent
• Support for File Based
Storage on SMB 3.0 • Native 4K Disk Support
• New VHDX Format • Offloaded Data Transfer
(ODX)

31. Token
Offload Offload
Token Token
Read Write
Virtual Actual Data Transfer Virtual
Disk Intelligent Disk
Storage Array

32. Creation of a 10 GB Fixed Disk
200
150
~3 Minutes
100
Time (seconds)
50
0 <1 Second!
Average ODX
Desktop

33. Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
Live Storage Migration No. Quick Storage No. Quick Storage Yes, with no limits. As many
Migration via SCVMM Migration via SCVMM as hardware will allow.
VMs on File Storage No No Yes, SMB 3.0
Guest Fiber Channel No No Yes
Virtual Disk Format VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TB VHD up to 2 TB
VHDX up to 64 TB
VM Guest Clustering Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI Yes, via iSCSI or FC
Native 4k Disk Support No No Yes
Live VHD Merge No, offline. No, offline. Yes
Live New Parent No No Yes
Secure Offloaded Data No No Yes
Transfer (ODX)

34. • Windows NIC Teaming
• Continuously Available File Server (SMB) storage
• CSV 2.0 Integration with Storage Arrays for Replication & HW
snapshots out of the box
• Guest Clustering via Fiber Channel for HA
• Support for Concurrent Live/Live Storage Migrations
• Major Failover Cluster Enhancements…

35. Failover cluster
• Support for 64 nodes & 4000 • Cluster Wide Task Scheduling
VMs in a Cluster • Inbox Live Migration Queuing
• Cluster Aware Updating • SMB Support
• Cluster Shared Volumes 2.0 • Hyper-V App Monitoring
• VM Failover Prioritization • Guest Clustering via Fiber
• Anti-Affinity VM Rules Channel…

36. NPIV port(s)

37. • Hyper-V Replica for Asynchronous Replication
Disaster Recovery
• CSV 2.0 Integration with Storage Arrays for Synchronous Replication
• Non-Cluster Aware Apps: Hyper-V App Monitoring
Application/Service
• VM Guest Cluster: iSCSI, Fiber Channel
Failover
• VM Guest Teaming of SR-IOV NICs
• Network Load Balancing & Failover via Windows NIC Teaming
I/O Redundancy • Storage Multi-Path IO (MPIO)
• Multi-Channel SMB
Physical Node • Live Migration for Planned Downtime
Redundancy • Failover Cluster for Unplanned Downtime
Hardware Fault • Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA)/RAS

38. Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
Hyper-V PowerShell No No Yes
Network PowerShell No No Yes
Storage PowerShell No No Yes
SCONFIG No Yes Yes
Enable/Disable Shell No No Yes, MinShell
(Server Core @ OS Setup) (Server Core @ OS Setup)
VMConnect Support for N/A No Yes
RemoteFX

41. MS Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012
Release Date: August 2011 Coming Soon
Cost: Free Download from: Free Download from:
www.microsoft.com/hvs www.microsoft.com/hvs
Physical Processor Support: Up to 8 processors Up to 64 processors
(no core limitations) (no core limitations)
Physical Memory Support: Up to 1 TB per server Up to 4 TB per server
Virtual Processors Up to 4 per VM Up to 64 per VM
Virtual Machine Memory Support: 64 GB of memory per VM 1 TB of memory per VM
(no memory tax) (no memory tax)
Live Migration/High Availability: Yes Yes
Live Storage Migration: No Yes
Shared Nothing Live Migration: No Yes
RemoteFX: Yes More monitors, more resolutions
Storage Spaces: No Yes
VMs on File Based Storage No Yes