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Windows Server 2012 Editions
Windows Server 2012 has four editions: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.
Specifications | Foundation | Essentials | Standard | Datacenter |
---|
Distribution | OEM only | Retail, volume licensing, OEM | Retail, volume licensing, OEM | Volume licensing and OEM |
Licensing model | Per server | Per server | Per CPU pair + CAL
| Per CPU pair + CAL
|
Processor chip limit
| 1 | 2 | 64
| 64
|
User limit | 15 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
File Services limits | 1 standalone DFS root | 1 standalone DFS root | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Network Policy and Access Services limits | 50 RRAS connections and 10 IAS connections | 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections, and 2 IAS Server Groups | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Remote Desktop Services limits | 20 Remote Desktop Services connections | 250 Remote Desktop Services connections | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Virtualization rights | N/A | Either in 1 VM or 1 physical server, but not both at once | 2 VMs
| Unlimited |
DHCP role | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DNS server role | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fax server role | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UDDI Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Print and Document Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Services (Internet Information Services) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows Deployment Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows Server Update Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Active Directory Rights Management Services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Application server role | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows Powershell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Active Directory Domain Services | Must be root of forest and domain | Must be root of forest and domain | Yes | Yes |
Active Directory Certificate Services | Certificate Authorities only | Certificate Authorities only | Yes | Yes |
Active Directory Federation Services | Yes
| No | Yes | Yes |
Server Core mode | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Hyper-V | No | No | Yes | Yes |