Windows Server 2008 R2

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Windows Server 2008 R2
Version of the Windows NT operating system
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Screenshot of Windows Server 2008 R2 showing the Server Manager application which is automatically opened when an administrator logs on
Developer Microsoft
OS family Windows Server
Source model
Released to
manufacturing 		July 22, 2009;15 years ago (2009-07-22)
General
availability 		October 22, 2009;15 years ago (2009-10-22) [1]
Latest release Service Pack 1 with December 2024 monthly update rollup (6.1.7601.27467) / December 10, 2024;2 days ago (2024-12-10) [2]
Marketing targetBusiness
Update method Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM
Platforms x86-64 (and originally Itanium)
Kernel type Hybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default
user interface 		Windows shell (Graphical)
License Commercial software (Retail, volume licensing, Microsoft Software Assurance)
Preceded by Windows Server 2008 (2008)
Succeeded by Windows Server 2012 (2012)
Official website docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd349801(v=ws.10)
Support status
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. [3]
Extended support ended January 14, 2020. [3]

Paid updates; only for Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter volume licensed editions: [4] [5]

ESU (Extended Security Updates) support ended on January 10, 2023, for non-Azure &
January 9, 2024, for Azure. [6] [3]

Grandfathered [7] Premium Assurance security update support until January 13, 2026. [8] [9]

See § Paid extended updates for details.

Windows Server 2008 R2, codenamed "Windows Server 7", is the eighth version of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft and released as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, [10] and became generally available on October 22, 2009, the same respective release dates of Windows 7. [11] It is the successor to Windows Server 2008, which is derived from the Windows Vista codebase, released the previous year, and was succeeded by the Windows 8-based Windows Server 2012.

Contents

Enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 include new functionality for Active Directory, new virtualization and management features, version 7.5 of the Internet Information Services web server and support for up to 256 [12] logical processors. It is built on the same kernel used with the client-oriented Windows 7, and is the first server operating system released by Microsoft which dropped support for 32-bit processors, an addition which carried over to the consumer-oriented Windows 11 in 2021.

Windows Server 2008 R2 is the final version of Windows Server that includes Enterprise and Web Server editions, the final that got a service pack from Microsoft and the final version that supports IA-64 and processors without PAE, SSE2 and NX (although a 2018 update dropped support for non-SSE2 processors). Its successor, Windows Server 2012, requires a processor with PAE, SSE2 and NX, in any supported architecture.

Seven editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 were released: Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server and Itanium, as well as Windows Storage Server 2008 R2. A home server variant called Windows Home Server 2011 was also released.

History

Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2008 R2 at the 2008 Professional Developers Conference as the server variant of Windows 7, based on the Windows NT kernel.

On January 7, 2009, a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2 was made available to subscribers of Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN programs, as well as those participating in the Microsoft Connect program for Windows 7. Two days later, the beta was released to the public via the Microsoft Download Center. [13]

On April 30, 2009, the release candidate was made available to subscribers of TechNet and MSDN. [14] On May 5, 2009, the release candidate was made available to the public via the Microsoft download center. [15]

According to Windows Server Blog, [16] the following are the dates of the year 2009 when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 has been made available to various distribution channels:

Additionally, qualifying students have been able to download Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition in 15 languages from the Microsoft Imagine program (known as DreamSpark at the time). [17]

New features

A reviewer guide published by the company describes several areas of improvement in R2. [18] These include new virtualization capabilities (Live Migration, Cluster Shared Volumes using Failover Clustering and Hyper-V), reduced power consumption, a new set of management tools and new Active Directory capabilities such as a "recycle bin" for deleted objects. IIS 7.5 has been added to this release which also includes updated FTP server services. Security enhancements include encrypted clientless authenticated VPN services through DirectAccess for clients using Windows 7, and the addition of DNSSEC support for DNS Server Service. Even though DNSSEC as such is supported, only one signature algorithm is available: [19] #5/RSA/SHA-1. Since many zones use a different algorithm – including the root zone – this means that in reality Windows still can't serve as a recursive resolver.

The DHCP server supports a large number of enhancements [20] such as MAC address-based control filtering, converting active leases into reservations or link layer based filters, DHCppP Name protection for non-Windows machines to prevent name squatting, better performance through aggressive lease database caching, DHCP activity logging, auto-population of certain network interface fields, a wizard for split-scope configuration, DHCP Server role migration using WSMT, support for DHCPv6 Option 15 (User Class) and Option 32 (Information Refresh Time). The DHCP server runs in the context of the Network Service account which has fewer privileges to reduce potential damage if compromised.

Windows Server 2008 R2 supports up to 64 physical processors [21] or up to 256 logical processors per system. (Only the Datacenter and Itanium editions can take advantage of the capability of 64 physical processors. Enterprise, the next-highest edition after those two, can only use 8.) [22] When deployed in a file server role, new File Classification Infrastructure services allow files to be stored on designated servers in the enterprise based on business naming conventions, relevance to business processes and overall corporate policies. [23]

Server Core includes a subset of the .NET Framework, so that some applications (including ASP.NET web sites and Windows PowerShell 2.0) can be used.

Performance improvement was a major area of focus for this release; Microsoft has stated that work was done to decrease boot time, improve the efficiency of I/O operations while using less processing power, and generally improve the speed of storage devices, especially iSCSI.

Active Directory has several new features when raising the forest and domain functional levels [24] to Windows Server 2008 R2: Two added features are Authentication Mechanism Assurance and Automatic SPN Management. When raising the forest functional level, the Active Directory recycle bin feature is available and can be enabled using the Active Directory Module for PowerShell. [25]

Support lifecycle

Support for the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 R2 ended on April 9, 2013. [3] [26] Users had to install Service Pack 1 to continue receiving updates. [27]

On January 13, 2015, Windows Server 2008 R2 exited mainstream support and entered the extended support phase; Microsoft continued to provide security updates every month for Windows Server 2008 R2, however, free technical support, warranty claims, and design changes were no longer offered. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020, about ten years after the release of Windows Server 2008 R2. [28]

In August 2019, researchers reported that "all modern versions of Microsoft Windows" may be at risk for "critical" system compromise due to design flaws of hardware device drivers from multiple providers. [29]

Itanium

Microsoft announced that Server 2008 R2 would be the last version of Windows supporting the Itanium architecture, with extended support to end on July 10, 2018. [30] [31] [32] However, monthly security updates continued until January 14, 2020, [33] and a final unscheduled update appeared in May 2020 via WSUS. [34]

Windows Server 2008 R2 was eligible for the paid ESU (Extended Security Updates) program. This program allowed volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system until January 10, 2023, only for Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter volume licensed editions. The program was included with Microsoft Azure purchases, and offered Azure customers an additional year of support, until January 9, 2024. [3] [4] [6] [35]

Prior to the ESU program becoming available, Windows Server 2008 R2 was eligible for the now discontinued, paid Premium Assurance program (an add-on to Microsoft Software Assurance) available to volume license customers. Microsoft will, however, honor the program for customers who purchased it between March 2017 and July 2018 (while it was available). The program provides an extra six years of security update support, until January 13, 2026. [8] [7] [9] [36] This will mark the final end of all security updates for the Windows NT 6.1 product line after 16 years, 5 months, and 22 days.

Paid extended updates are not available for Itanium customers. [37] [36]

Service Pack

On February 9, 2011, Microsoft officially released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to OEM partners. Apart from bug fixes, it introduces two new major functions, RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. RemoteFX enables the use of graphics hardware support for 3D graphics in a Hyper-V based VM. Dynamic Memory makes it possible for a VM to only allocate as much physical RAM as is needed temporarily for its execution. On February 16, SP1 became available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers as well as volume licensing customers. As of February 22, SP1 is generally available for download via the Microsoft Download Center and available on Windows Update. [38]

System requirements

System requirements for Windows Server 2008 R2 are as follows: [39]

Processor
1.4 GHz x86-64 or Itanium 2 processor
Memory
Minimum: 512  MB RAM (may limit performance and some features)
Recommended: 2  GB RAM
Maximum: 8 GB RAM (Foundation), 32 GB RAM (Standard), or 2  TB RAM (Enterprise, Datacenter and Itanium)
Display
Super VGA (800×600) or higher
Disk Space Requirements
Minimum (editions higher than Foundation): 32  GB or more
Minimum (Foundation edition) 10  GB or more.
Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging and dump files. [39]
Other
DVD drive, keyboard and mouse, Internet access (required for updates and online activation)

Editions

Windows Server 2008 R2 edition comparison chart [40]
FeaturesFoundationStandardWeb HPC EnterpriseDatacenterItanium
Maximum RAM on x86-64 8 GB32 GB256 GB2 TB
Maximum physical CPUs 14864
Failover cluster nodes (Nodes)————168
Cross-file replication (DFS-R)NoYesYesYesYesYesYes [41]
Fault tolerant memory syncNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Memory modules: Hot additionNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Memory modules: Hot replacementNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
CPUs: Hot additionNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
CPUs: Hot replacementNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
IAS connection1050NoNoUnlimitedUnlimited2
Remote Desktop Services connections50250NoNoUnlimitedUnlimitedNo
RRAS connections50250No250UnlimitedUnlimitedNo
Virtual image use rightsForbiddenHost + 1 VM1 VMHost + 1 VMHost + 4 VMsUnlimitedUnlimited
FeaturesFoundationStandardWeb HPC EnterpriseDatacenterItanium

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