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However, backwards compatibility is generally assured. For example, Windows Server 2012 CALs can not only be used to access servers running on Windows Server 2012, but they can be used to access one of the servers running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003, and any previous versions at any given time.
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.
A second release of Windows Server 2008 (codenamed: Windows Server 7) based on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009 [63] and became generally available on October 22, 2009. [64]
MDT can help build an automated installation source for deploying Windows operating systems from Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 onwards, from either a single machine or a central server distribution tool, such as Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). [5]
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 [4] (code named Centro) [4] was Microsoft's server offering for mid-size businesses (up to a maximum of 300 Users and/or Devices). [5] It was released to manufacturing on 15 September 2008 [6] and was officially launched on 12 November 2008. [1] It was discontinued on 30 June 2010. [7]
As Server Core is not a different version of Windows Server 2008, but simply an installation option, it has the same file versions and default configurations as the full server version. [1] In Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, if a server was installed as Server Core, it cannot be changed to the full GUI version and vice versa. [2]
Windows Server 2008 R2: Windows Server 7 October 22, 2009 NT 6.1 7601 [d] x86-64, Itanium: January 14, 2020 Windows Server 2012: Windows Server 8 September 4, 2012 NT 6.2 Windows Server Foundation; Windows Server Essentials; Windows Server Standard; Windows Server Datacenter; 9200 x86-64: October 10, 2023 Windows Server 2012 R2: Windows Server ...
Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was released on July 27, 1993 [citation needed] as an edition of Windows NT 3.1, an operating system aimed towards business and server use. As with its Workstation counterpart, Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server was a 32 bit rewrite of the Windows kernel that retained a similar use interface to Windows 3.1.