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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Windows 2008 R2 enhancements (source: MS Elearning)

Windows Server 2008 R2 reduces the effort for managing physical and virtual servers by providing enhanced management consoles and automation for repetitive day-to-day administrative tasks. You can use Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 R2 to manage local and remote systems, integrate BPA, and improve integration with other management consoles. Windows Server 2008 R2 includes File Classification Infrastructure (FCI), which automates file management tasks. In addition, Windows Server 2008 R2 has many enhancements to Power Management and Windows Server Backup. These enhancements provide better energy efficiency and performance by reducing power consumption and lowering overhead costs. Windows Server 2008 R2 also has Windows PowerShell 2.0, which integrates with the .NET Framework and provides a command-line environment to control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and the applications that run on Windows

4 comments:

  1. in the original 2008 version, server manager can't manage remote systems

    Server Core includes a new configuration tool named SConfig, which makes initial configuration easier. Using SConfig, you can perform tasks such as configuring network settings, renaming a computer, joining to the domain, configuring a firewall, configuring remote management, configuring Windows Update, and enabling Remote Desktop

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  2. Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services is no longer available. ... interesting I never had a chance to touch this feature

    Windows Server Update Services is a new role, available for installation on Windows Server 2008 R2.

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  3. well the server manager remote is for R2 - R2, W7 RSAT - R2

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  4. in w7, you need goto control panel - program features to turn on server manager

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