Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
- Addition of two containers - this feature has been highly anticipated in this
- updated version. It includes two containers in it which are Hyper V and the
- windows server container. Window server container is isolated from others but
- runs n operating system. Hyper V runs from Microsoft Hyper V virtual machine.
- Built in support is also provided by the Windows server 2016, this support is for
- docker. This docker helps in the maintenance of both types of the containers.
- Replacement of Hyper V - Production checkpoints is taking place of Hyper-V
- snapshots with production checkpoints allow administrators to roll back a VM to
- an earlier point in time without having to restore from a backup. Unlike snapshots,
- checkpoints use Volume Shadow Copy Services.
- Nano server - It is a light weight installation option especially designed for
- running exclusively in cloud & container based scenarios. It is about 93% smaller
- when compared to traditional setups of Windows Server. Traditional .NET
- framework or GUI is not included in Nano Server; Administrators manage its
- instances remote by using Windows Management Instrumentation and
- PowerShell .
- Network controller - It is the new server role which provides programmable and
- centralized automation point to configure, monitor, manage & troubleshoot
- physical and virtual and network services and devices. One can use it with System
- Center products such as Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager and
- PowerShell as well.
- Storage replica - It is also a new feature enabling storage agnostic and
- synchronous replication (block level) between clusters or servers for disaster
- recovery and preparedness .
- Rolling upgrades - It is a feature for scaling out file server clusters and Hyper V.
- With the help of this feature a Windows Server 2016 node can be added to any
- Hyper V cluster with the nodes running Windows Server 2012 R2.Windows Server
- 2016 customers benefit from a variety of new features. New features in Standard
- Edition include Nano Server and unlimited Windows Server containers; customers
- also receive rights to two Operating System Environments (OSEs) or Windows
- Server containers with Hyper-V isolation. New features exclusive to Datacenter
- Edition include Shielded Virtual Machines, software-defined networking, Storage
- Spaces Direct, and Storage Replica; customers receive rights to unlimited OSEs or
- Windows Server containers with Hyper-V isolation