Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview

Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview

Technology Investment Areas Virtualization Web Management Hyper-V with Live Migration Power Management IIS 7.5 Hot Add/Remove VM Storage PowerShell 2.0 ASP .NET on Server Core Remote Desktop Services AD Administrative Center Web Management Best Practices Analyzer Web Publishing Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads Scalability and Reliability 64 Core Support Componentization Better Together with Windows 7 DirectAccess BranchCache Enhanced Group Policies Remote Desktop & App Connections

Virtualizati on

Overview Microsoft’s virtualization vision Server virtualization with Hyper-V Presentation virtualization with RDS

Increasing Availability Live Migration Virtual Machine User Cluster Node 1 Virtual Machine Configuration Memory Memory Content Sync Data VHD Network Storage Cluster Node 2

Increasing Availability Live Migration Migrate virtual machines between hosts with no interruption of service Benefits: No dropped network connections High availability for production workloads Flexible management Enables dynamic IT environment

Streamlining Virtualization Management Hyper-V Management Console PowerShell command-line interface System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Simplifying Deployment Boot from .vhd Enables pre-configuration of virtual and physical computers Reduces the number of managed images Simplifies test deployments VHD Boot

Remote Desktop Services in R2 RDS and VDI – An Integrated Solution Single broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V Improving the User Experience Experience rich multimedia, VoIP integration, aero glass remoting, true multi-monitor support RemoteApp & Desktop Connections Centrally hosted applications integrated into start menu, desktop, etc. Can personalize a non-work PC with work applications without installing them locally Improved Management Toolset Reduce repetitive task with RDS PowerShell support, improved application install, connection broker install & profile management Platform Investments Multiple levels of extensibility for custom partner solutions for Remote Desktop Services & VDI based solutions

RDS New & Improved RDS & VDI – an integrated solution for Hyper-V Hyper-V support support for Remote Application Access RemoteApp RemoteApp & & Desktop Desktop Remote Application Access True True multiple multiple Single Single discovery, discovery, broker broker & & publishing publishing infrastructure infrastructure RemoteApp RemoteApp & & Desktop Desktop & & Web Web Access Access Multimedia Multimedia Support Support & & Bi Bi direction direction audio audio SCVMM Support RD Gateway Security RD Gateway Security Improvements Improvements 2D and 3D remoting for DirectX 10.1 (DXGI 1.1) virtual virtual desktops desktops Connections Connections Platform & Management monitor monitor support support New API, Connection Broker Extensibility,, Powershell Support, Best Practices Analyzer

RDS & VDI – An Integrated Solution Remote App Servers Hyper-V-based Remote Desktops Authenticati on Client Remote RemoteApp Desktop & Gateway Desktop Server Web Access Server Remote Desktop Connection Broker

RDS & VDI – An Integrated Solution Hyper-V-based Remote Desktop Remote App Server Virtual Desktop 1 Authenticati on Client Remote Desktop RemoteApp & Gateway Desktop Server Web Access Server Remote Desktop Connection Broker

Full Fidelity RemoteApp & Desktops RemoteApp & Desktop Connections RemoteApp & Desktops icons integrated into start menu etc Icons refreshed & updated automatically Multimedia Support & Audio Input Experience rich multimedia redirection Use VoIP applications and speech recognition. True multiple monitor support Use up to 10 monitors of any size or layout with RemoteApp and Desktops Applications behave like users expect – e.g. PowerPoint installing them locally Aero Glass for Remote Desktop Server Uses have the same new Windows 7 look and feel when using Remote Desktop Server RemoteApp Language Bar Support Configure applications that use alternate language settings (e.g. right to left languages) from the local language

Remote Application Access RDS and VDI – An Integrated Solution Single broker to connect users to sessions or virtual machines, out of the box solution for VDI scenarios with Hyper-V RemoteApp & Desktop Connections Centrally managed list of applications and desktops (RDS & VDI) Automatically published, refreshed & integrated with Windows 7 RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Integrated with RemoteApp & Desktop Connection management tools Provides access to applications & desktops from Windows 7, Vista & XP Integrated Single Sign On. only a single logon for RemoteApp & Desktop connections Forms based logon for RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Remote Desktop Gateway . Session & Idle timeouts to enforce policy and authorization refresh Pluggable authentication and consent signing

Manageme nt

Overview Power management Streamlined administration Windows PowerShell remote scenarios The PowerShell graphical interface Extending Windows PowerShell scripts AD & identity management Best Practice Analyzers

Power Management Core Parking Adjusting P-states Centralized storage 2.8 GHz Dual Core Processor P-State Percen Frequency t 0 100 2.800 GHz P1 90 2.520 GHz State 0 Processor Processor 2 85 2.380 GHz Core 1 Active 3 Core 75 2 Inactive 2.100 Storage AreaGHz Processor 4 60 1.680 GHz Network Core 1 5 50 1.400 GHz P-State Percen Frequency t Processor Processor 0 100 2.800 GHz P90 4 Inactive 2.520 GHz Core 3 Inactive 1 Core State 4 2 85 2.380 GHz 3 75 2.100 GHz Processor 4 60 1.680 GHz Core 2 5 50 1.400 GHz

New & Improved Consoles Management console Server Manager Active Directory Administrative Center IIS Manager Hyper-V Improvements Provides support for remote management of computers Leverages capabilities provided by PowerShell Task driven user interface Leverages capabilities provided by PowerShell Task driven user interface New VM management consoles Updated SCVMM support

Remote PowerShell Scenarios Fan-Out (1 to Many) Send the script Select properties – Allows you to specify which properties to bring back Throttling – limits number of concurrent operations Async support – Runs the command in background on client Fan-In (Many to 1) Hosting model Share static data between sessions (eg: cmdlet metadata from snap-in) Send progress information to client (eg: Connecting,

The PowerShell Graphical Interfaces Out-GridView Graphical PowerShell Multi-tabbed interface Integrated developmen t environment Syntax coloring

Extending PowerShell Scripts Advanced functions Call .NET APIs Improved debugging Event log subscription Write cmdlets in PowerShell script Script translation New cmdlets Community site

AD & Identity Management Active Directory server role enhancements New forest functional level PowerShell management Microsoft System Center Management Pack Active Directory Administrative Center Recycle Bin Offline domain join Managed service accounts Active Directory Federated Services update Authentication assurance

Increasing Compliance Integrated Best Practice Analyzer Validates configuration information Enhances infrastructure reliability Improves compliance with service level agreements

We b

Overview Introducing IIS 7.5 Expanding IIS Manager Easier Troubleshooting IIS 7.5 FTP Services Extensible architecture

Solid Web Server Foundation More Reliable Increased availability through dynamic request handling, improved caching and powerful troubleshooting tools More Control Simplified, distributed management through set of customizable administration tools with easier application deployment for developers More Secure More Choice Improved security and server protection through reduced server footprint and enhanced publishing and request filtering capabilities Flexible platform with enhanced support for multiple application development platforms and media content delivery Scalable Web Infrastructure Powerful Administration Enhanced Server Tools Protection ASP.NET and PHP Support Dynamic Caching and Compression Centralized Web Management Secure Content Publishing Modular & Extensible Web Server Rich Diagnostic Tools Delegated Remote Management Improved Access Protection Intelligent Media Serving

New Management Tools Enhanced IIS Manager Configuration Editor IIS Manager UI Extensions Request Filtering Windows PowerShell Provider .NET on Server Core

Reducing Troubleshooting Effort Auditing changes and application configuration Failed Request Tracing for FastCGI Best Practice Analyzer

IIS 7.5 FTP Services Supports New Web Standards FTP over SSL USC and UTF8 IPv6 Virtual Host Names

Extending IIS Functionality and Features Introduced Modularity and Extensibility Windows Server 2008 Extensions bundled with IIS 7.5 3rd Party PowerShell Provider, FTP publishing, WebDAV publishing and New IIS Administration Pack Windows Server 2008 R2 modules

IIS 7.0 Extensions Available Extension FTP Publishing Service for IIS 7.0 WebDAV for IIS 7.0 IIS 7.0 Manager for Remote Administration IIS 7.0 Administration Pack Windows PowerShell Provider for IIS 7.0 URL Rewriter URL Scan Web Playlists Bit Rate Throttling Application Request Routing Web Deployment Tool Database Manager Web Platform Installer Web Application Installer RTW Beta Futur e

Scalability and Reliability Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads

Overview Performance & Scalability Failover Clustering in Server 2008 R2 Storage Performance

Performance and Scalability 256 Logical Cores Reduced overhead via Server Core High performance storage

Processor Power and Memory Capacity Improved physical processor and memory resources Runs exclusively on 64-bit processors Supports up to 256 logical processor cores Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V supports up to 32 physical processor cores Improved virtual processor resources Each virtual machine supports up to 4 logical cores Supports Second-Level Address Translation (SLAT) and CPU Core

Componentization The OS as Components Install only what you need Example: Server Core, Branch RoDC Role Active Directory Services Features BitLocker Server Kernel, TCP/IP & Security

Failover Clustering in R2 Monitoring and Management Monitoring: clusters, nodes and applications PowerShell Provider Read-Only Access

Cluster Migration Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 New HA Roles: DFS-Replication, Hyper-V and Terminal Services Session Broker Windows Server 2008 R2

Cluster Shared Volumes Concurrent access to a single file system SAN VHD Single Volume VHD Disk 5 VHD

Cluster Fault Tolerances Network I/O Node Connectivity Fault Fault Tolerance Tolerance Fault Tolerance Routed to Redundant Node Failure Network Volume mounted on Volume Node 1 to a relocates healthy node I/O Redirected via network VM running on Node 2 is unaffected SAN VHD Brief queuing of I/O while volume SAN Networkownership Path is Connectivity Connectivity changed Failure Failure

Storage Performance iSCSI Performance Enhancements Multi-path performance optimization Storage Area Network

Solid Foundation for Enterprise Workloads Better Together

Oveview DirectAccess BranchCache Read-Only DFS for branch security Serving Up the Virtual Desktop Protection for Mobile Data

DirectAccess Remote access is now ubiquitous Comprehensive anywhere access for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Seamless, always-on, secure connectivity; no separate client software required Utilizes networking technologies already in Windows Server 2008 No separate action required to connect to corpnet while remote. Corpnet is simply there. Leverages policy-based network access Enables desktop management regardless of client location.

DirectAccess IPv4 Devices IPv6 Devices IT desktop manageme nt AD Group Policy, NAP, software updates Supports direct Native IPv6 with IPSec Support IPv4 via 6to4 transition services or NAT-PT DirectAccess provides Allows desktop transparent, secured management of access to intranet DirectAccess without a IPv6 Transition resources clients Services VPN connectivity to IPv6DirectAccess based intranet Server resources Allows IPSec encryption and authentication Internet Supports variety of remote Windows 7 network Client protocols

BranchCache Reduces Wide Area Network (WAN) link utilization Completely transparent to the user Supports end-to-end encryption between clients and servers HTTP, SMB and BITS protocols are optimized Two deployment models: Distributed mode Hosted caching

Improving Branch Performance Distributed Mode 2.Second client downloads identifiers from main office server Client 1 Main Office 1.First client downloads data from main office server Branch Office Client 2 3.Second client searches local network for data and downloads from first client

Improving Branch Performance Hosted Caching 2.Content pushed to hosted cache from first client 4.Second client downloads from hosted cache Client 1 Main Office 1.First client downloads data from main office server Branch Office Client 2 3.Second client downloads identifiers from main office server

Improving Branch Office Security Regional Datacente r Support for read-only DFS Read-only Replica of DFS Read/Write Replica of DFS Provides a read-only, replica copy of read/write DFS resources Prevents modifications within branch office Branch Office Deletions are not allowed

Serving Up the Virtual Desktop RDS extended to include VDI Simplified publishing and access Support for managed & unmanaged clients Tight integration with Windows 7 ‘Feeds’ Start menu, system tray and control panel RemoteApp & Desktop Web Access Improved end-user experience High-end multimedia, multi-monitor,

Protection for Mobile Data Encrypt data on removable drives Provided by BitLocker Drive Encryption Store encryption keys in Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory

Windows Server Roadmap Beta 2003 2005 2008 2009 2010 RTM

Summary Increased server consolidation Greater administrative control Rich Web-based experiences Performance and scalability enhancements Unprecedented synergies with client OS Anywhere access Taking an enterprise-class foundation to the next level

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