Windows Server 2016
| Windows Server 2016 | |
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| developer | Microsoft |
| License (s) | Microsoft EULA (Closed Source) |
| First publ. | October 12, 2016 |
| Current version | Windows Server 2016 (August 11, 2020 / Version 1607 [Build 14393.3866]) |
| ancestry | Windows NT |
| Architecture (s) | x64 |
| timeline |
Windows NT 3.1 |
| Others | Expected end of support: January 12, 2027 |
| Microsoft Server 2016 | |
Windows Server 2016 is a server operating system from Microsoft .
It was developed parallel to Windows 10 as part of the Windows NT family. The first technical preview version was published on October 1, 2014 together with the technical preview of the System Center and was in the public beta phase (until September 2016) . The final version of Windows Server 2016 was published on October 12, 2016 at Microsoft's Ignite Conference , instead of simultaneously with the corresponding client operating systems, as was often the case before. A 180-day trial is available as a public download.
Support for Windows Server 2016 and thus the delivery of security updates will end on January 12, 2027.
Functions
Windows Server 2016 includes some new features:
- Active Directory Federation Services: It is possible to assign users who are not in AD systems, such as B. x.500 LDAP and SQL databases are entered, to manage and authenticate.
- Windows Defender : Windows Server Antimalware is now installed by default without a GUI, which can be installed later.
- Remote Desktop: Supports OpenGL 4.4 and OpenCL 1.1 with increased performance and stability.
- Storage Spaces Direct: Enables the local hard disks ( SATA , SAS , NVMe ) of a Windows Server 2016 cluster to be combined into a single logical pool. This eliminates the need for a SAN .
- Storage Replica: This is a block-based replication service that keeps the data on two volumes in a cluster at different locations synchronized.
Hardware requirements
| architecture | 64-bit |
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| processor | 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor with NX / DEP , SLAT and analog Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, the functions CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, PrefetchW.
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| random access memory | 512 MB (Server Core and Server Nano) , 2 GB (with desktop display) |
| Graphics card and monitor | 1024 × 768 pixels |
| network | Gigabit Ethernet |
| HDD free space | 32 GB of free hard disk space (from 16 GB of RAM, correspondingly more for the larger swap, hibernation and crash dump files) |
| optical drive | DVD drive (only for installing DVD / CD media) |
| BIOS | UEFI system with secure boot (UEFI 2.3.1c) (for certain features) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/4571694/windows-10-update-kb4571694
- ↑ zdnet.com: Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 hits general availability
- ↑ Windows Server 2016 is now available , heise online on October 15, 2016.
- ↑ Support for Windows Server 2016 ends on January 12, 2027. In: Windows Support. Microsoft, accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Windows Server 2016 System Requirements. In: microsoft.com. Microsoft TechNet , accessed October 31, 2016 .
