zag Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Some new features here have been disclosed - Rolling upgrades for Hyper-V clusters to the next version of Windows Server without downtime for your applications and workloads. This includes support for mixed versions as you transition your infrastructure. New components for our software-defined networking stack that enable greater flexibility and control, including a network controller role to manage virtual and physical networks. - New synchronous storage replication that enhances availability for key applications and workloads plus storage Quality of Service to deliver minimum and maximum IOPS in environments with workloads with diverse storage requirements. - Enhanced application compatibility with OpenGL and OpenCL support. - New scenarios to reduce the risk profile of administrators with elevated rights, including time-based access with fine-grained privileges, and new application publishing capabilities. There is also a new version 5.0 of powershell. Nothing too exciting that I can see. Lets hope they fix the interface though. Desktop, schmesktop: Microsoft reveals next WINDOWS SERVER • The Register
Arthur Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Old news. www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/142923-windows-10-thread.html#post1225256
zag Posted October 3, 2014 Author Posted October 3, 2014 Nice but I thought it deserved its own thread Mind copying the info in here?
timbo343 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Is there a date on when we can test this server OS?
Arthur Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Is there a date on when we can test this server OS? It's available to download now. www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-vnext-technical-preview 1
Arthur Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Mind copying the info in here? Done! An early look at the future of the datacenter from Microsoft « Server and Cloud Blog We are excited today to start to share just a bit of what is to come with these releases. Some of the cloud innovation features you will see include: Infrastructure upgrades: Rolling upgrades for Hyper-V clusters to the next version of Windows Server without downtime for your applications and workloads. This includes support for mixed versions as you transition your infrastructure. Networking: New components for our software-defined networking stack that enable greater flexibility and control, including a network controller role to manage virtual and physical networks. Storage: New synchronous storage replication that enhances availability for key applications and workloads plus storage Quality of Service to deliver minimum and maximum IOPS in environments with workloads with diverse storage requirements. Remote Desktop: Enhanced application compatibility with OpenGL and OpenCL support. Identity and Access Management: New scenarios to reduce the risk profile of administrators with elevated rights, including time-based access with fine-grained privileges, and new application publishing capabilities. As our first step in this journey, we will be making a “Technical Preview” available for the next version of Windows Server and System Center on October 1. Windows 10 enterprise management with System Center Configuration Manager and Intune « System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog In alignment with these changes for Windows 10, the next version of Configuration Manager will be more easily updatable to support each of these Windows 10 updates. At the same time we also recognize that not all of our customers will immediately upgrade to this next version of Configuration Manager so for this reason we will provide support across previous versions. In summary: The next version of System Center Configuration Manager will deliver full support for client deployment, upgrade, and management of Windows 10 and associated updates. System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager or SP1 - we will provide an update to support Windows 10 deployment, upgrade and management with existing ConfigMgr features. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SP2, R2, and R3) – we will provide an update to support the management only of Windows 10. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) will be updated with support for Windows 10. In addition, as Windows 10 delivers advanced mobile device management (MDM) to support evolving enterprise requirements, Intune will provide the leading mobile-first, cloud-first management capabilities for Windows 10. Intune is Microsoft’s cloud-based MDM solution and forms part of the Enterprise Mobility Suite – which delivers MDM, cloud identity and access management, and information protection solutions for your business. Finally, for Windows Server, Configuration Manager will also support the evolving servicing model covered at a high level in the Windows Server announcement today. We will have options for those moving to the next version of Configuration Manager, in addition to customers with existing System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and SP1 infrastructure. 1
timbo343 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 starting to wonder why I moved over to 2012 R2 for virtualisation now, I should have just waited maybe.
JRowley Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) starting to wonder why I moved over to 2012 R2 for virtualisation now, I should have just waited maybe. Your still going to be waiting another year or two at least before you consider using the next version of Windows Server, so you probably made the right decision. Edited October 3, 2014 by JRowley 1
zag Posted October 3, 2014 Author Posted October 3, 2014 I personally don't see the point in regularly upgrading the server operating systems. We ran 2003 R2 for 6 years I think, then made the bump to 2008 R2 and virtualization. I don't anticipate changing them for many years unless some killer feature comes along. Stability is always my main concern, not version numbers. 2
tmcd35 Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 ^yep. If it ain't broke don't fix it! (which is why I still have 1 or 2 non mission critical 2003 servers).
fiza Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 I like the option to change text size without increasing the size of everything else on the screen. You can change it for title bars, menus, message boxes, palette titles, icons and tooltips. not sure if you could do this in 8 as I never took the plunge.
Arthur Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Hyper-V in the Windows Server Technical Preview now requires a processor that supports SLAT / EPT... http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7523fc22-8942-4c9a-840f-788a3e68446e/error-launching-hyperv-in-windows-server-technical-previe This means that 5400-series "Harpertown" Intel Xeon processors (and older) will not be compatible although I doubt this will be an issue for most people here. Edited October 8, 2014 by Arthur
Arthur Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) Click the link for more details... Windows Server Technical Preview – New/Removed Windows Server Roles and Features New Windows Server Roles and Features The following is the list of server roles and features that I have observed as being new (in comparison to Windows Server 2012 R2). Server Roles MultiPoint Services Network Controller Windows Server Update Services > WID Connectivity Windows Server Update Services > SQL Server Connectivity Server Features Canary Network Diagnostics MultiPoint Connector Remote Server Administration Tools > Role Administration Tools > Network Controller Management Tools Soft Restart Windows Defender Windows Defender > GUI for Windows Defender Windows PowerShell > Windows PowerShell 5.0 Windows Volume Replication Removed Windows Server Roles and Features Server Roles Application Server > .NET Framework 4.5 Application Server > COM+ Network Access Application Server > Distributed Transactions Application Server > Distributed Transactions > WS-Atomic Transactions Application Server > Distributed Transactions > Incoming Network Transactions Application Server > Distributed Transactions > Outgoing Network Transactions Application Server > TCP Port Sharing Application Server > Web Server (IIS) Support Application Server > Windows Process Activation Service Support Application Server > Windows Process Activation Service Support > HTTP Activation Application Server > Windows Process Activation Service Support > Message Queuing Activation Application Server > Windows Process Activation Service Support > Named Pipes Activation Application Server > Windows Process Activation Service Support > TCP Activation Windows Server Update Services Windows Server Update Services > WID Database Windows Server Update Services > Database Server Features Remote Server Administration Tools > Role Administration Tools > AD DS and AD LDS Tools > AD DS Tools > Server for NIS Tools [DEPRECATED] Telnet Server Windows Feedback Forwarder Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 Windows PowerShell > Windows PowerShell 4.0 Edited October 9, 2014 by Arthur
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