You could already download windows server 2012 R2 from teched or msdn but now the R2 product is general availability
At the heart of the Microsoft Cloud OS vision, Windows Server 2012 R2 brings Microsoft’s experience delivering global-scale cloud services into your infrastructure. Windows Server 2012 R2 offers exciting new features and enhancements across virtualization, storage, networking, virtual desktop infrastructure, access and information protection, and more.
These are new Posters for Windows Server 2012 R2 including Hyper-v 3.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster and Hyper-V Mini-Posters
- Generation 2 Virtual Machines GA
- Hyper-V and Failover Clustering GA
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Session Modes GA
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Upgrading Your Private Cloud GA
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Live Migration GA
- Hyper-V Storage GA
- Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Sharing GA
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Component Architecture GA
Hyper-V Server is a dedicated stand-alone product that contains the hypervisor, Windows Server driver model, virtualization capabilities, and supporting components such as failover clustering, but does not contain the robust set of features and roles as the Windows Server operating system. As a result, Hyper-V Server produces a small footprint and requires minimal overhead. Organizations consolidating servers where no new Windows Server licenses are required or where the servers being consolidated are running an alternative OS may want to consider Hyper-V Server.
What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2
This content focuses on changes that will potentially have the greatest impact on your use of this release.
- What’s New for iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new and changed functionality of iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New for SMB in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic introduces the new features and functionality for Server Message Block (SMB) in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2012 R2
A Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview can be managed using the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for WDS. Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets, you can add driver packages, add client images, enable and disable boot and install images, and do many other common WDS tasks. For a full reference, see Windows PowerShell Support for Windows Server. - What’s New in Active Directory in Windows Server 2012 R2
You can leverage new features in Active Directory to enable employees and partners to access protected corporate data from their personal devices and at the same time manage risk and govern the use of corporate resources. - What’s New in BitLocker in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
BitLocker now provides support for device encryption on x86-based and x64-based computers with a Trusted Platform Module that supports connected standby. This topic describes the new functionality. - What’s New in DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the features that were added to DFS Replication (DFSR or DFS-R) in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in DHCP in Windows Server 2012 R2
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview provides new features and capabilities over previous versions. This document describes new deployment, manageability, and capabilities added to the DHCP Server role in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in DNS Server in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic provides information about new and changed functionality in the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the Failover Clustering functionality that is new or changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - New and changed functionality in File and Storage Services
File and Storage Services provides a number of new management, scalability, and functionality improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in File Server Resource Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic summarizes the File Server Resource Manager functionality in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview that is new or changed since Windows Server 2012. - What’s New in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new and changed functionality of the Group Policy feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new and changed functionality of the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Hyper-V Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new or changed features and functionality in Hyper-V Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic provides information about the new features in Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in IPAM in Windows Server 2012 R2
IP Address Management (IPAM) is a feature that was first introduced in Windows Server 2012 that provides highly customizable administrative and monitoring capabilities for the IP address infrastructure on a corporate network. IPAM in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview includes many enhancements. - What’s New in Networking in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new and changed functionality of networking in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Print and Document Services in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the new and changed functionality of Print and Document Services in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - What’s New in Remote Access in Windows Server 2012 R2
A number of new Remote Access server and client features are included in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and Windows 8.1 Preview. - What’s New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the Remote Desktop Services functionality that is new or changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview. - New and changed functionality in security and protection in Windows Server 2012 R2
This topic describes the significant changes to security technologies in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and Windows Server 2012 and how those changes impact Windows 8.1 Preview. - What’s New in Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell includes several significant features that extend its use, improve its usability, and allow you to control and manage Windows-based environments more easily and comprehensively. - What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
The content in this section describes what’s new and changed in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview. This content focuses on changes that will potentially have the greatest impact on your use of this release.
