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Windows Server 2012 Product Family Windows Server® 2012 Products and Editions Windows Server 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server 2012 Standard 2012 Essentials 2012 Foundation

Microsoft Hyper-V® Windows Storage Windows Storage Server 2012 Server 2012 Server 2012 Standard Workgroup

Windows Windows MultiPoint Server MultiPoint Server 2012 Premium 2012 Standard

Locks and Limits Maximum number of users Maximum SMB Connections Maximum RRAS Connections Maximum IAS Connections Maximum number of 64-bit sockets Maximum RAM Server can join a domain DirectAccess

based on licenses 16,777,216 unlimited 2,147,483,647 64 4 TB Yes Yes

based on licenses 16,777,216 unlimited 2,147,483,647 64 4 TB Yes Yes

25 16777216 50 10 2 64 GB For migration only See documentation

15 30 50 10 1 32 GB For migration only Yes

unlimited 16,777,216 250 50 64 4 TB Yes No

unlimited 16,777,216 50 50 64 4 TB Yes Yes

50 250 50 50 1 32 GB Yes Yes

20 sessions 16,777,216 unlimited 2147483647 2 4 TB Yes See documentation

10 sessions 50 50 10 1 32 GB No See documentation

Active Directory® Certificate Services Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Federation Services AD Lightweight Directory Services

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Required Yes No

Yes Yes (optional) Yes Yes

No No No No

No No No Yes

No No No Yes

No No No No

No No No No

AD Rights Management Services Application Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No No No No

No No Yes Yes No

No No No No No

No Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes

File Services Hyper-V Network Policy and Access Services Print and Document Services Terminal Services Application Sharing Terminal Services Gateway Web Services (IIS) Windows Deployment Services Windows Media Services support (Streaming Media Services) WINS Server

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes See Installation Options documentation Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes See Installation Options documentation Yes

Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes

Limited features Yes No No No No No No No

Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No

Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes No Yes Yes Yes See documentation Yes Yes See Installation Options documentation Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

RODC – read only domain controller Best Practices Analyzer BranchCache Hosted Server BranchCache P2P Cache Windows Control Panel Distributed File System Replication Data Deduplication ISCSI target support

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes No No No No No No

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes No No Yes No No No

No Yes No No Yes No No No

DirectAccess Dynamic Memory (in virtualization) Failover Clustering "Hot" add/replace RAM IPAM (IP Address Management) Microsoft Management Console Minimal Server Interface Network Load Balancing Windows PowerShell

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes

No No Yes Yes No Remote only No No Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

See documentation Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

See documentation Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Server Core mode Server Manager SMB Direct and SMB over RDMA Storage Management Service Storage Spaces Volume Activation Services VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) integration Windows Server Update Services

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Yes--the only option From a remote computer Yes Basic file server only Yes No No

after setup Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

after setup Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

See documentation

No

No

No

No

No

No

Server Roles

Features