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Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2012
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Processor/Memory Feature
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| Logical processors on hardware |
64 |
320 |
| Physical memory |
1TB |
4TB |
Virtual processors per host
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512 |
2,048 |
| Virtual processors per virtual machine |
4 |
64 |
| Memory per virtual machine |
64GB |
1TB |
| Active virtual machines |
384 |
1,024 |
| Maximum cluster nodes |
16 |
64 |
| Maximum cluster virtual machines |
1,000 |
8,000 |
| Network Feature |
| NIC Teaming |
Yes, through partners |
Yes, Windows NIC Teaming in box |
| VLAN Tagging |
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| MAC spoofing protection |
Yes, with R2 SP1 |
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| ARP spoofing protection |
Yes, with R2 SP1 |
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| SR-IOV networking |
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Network QoS
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| Network metering |
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Network monitor modes
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IPsec task offload
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| VM Trunk Mode |
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Storage Feature
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| Live storage migration |
No, quick storage migration through System Center Virtual Machine Manager
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Yes, with no limits
(as many as the hardware will allow)
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| Virtual machines on file storage |
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Yes, Server Message Block 3.0 (SMB3) |
| Guest Fibre Channel |
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| Virtual disk format |
VHD up to 2 TB
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VHD up to 2 TB
VHDX up to 64 TB |
| Virtual machine guest clustering |
Yes, through iSCSI |
Yes, through iSCSI, Fibre Channel, or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) |
| Native 4 KB disk support |
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Live virtual hard disk merge
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No, offline |
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Live new parent
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Secure offloaded data transfer
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| Manageability Feature |
| Hyper-V PowerShell |
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| Network PowerShell |
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Storage PowerShell
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REST APIs
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SCONFIG
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Enable/Disable shell
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No, server core at operating system setup
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VMConnect support for RemoteFX
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