Clearing Up the Confusion: Serveur Windows 2012 R2 System Requirements Explained

Clearing Up the Confusion: Serveur Windows 2012 R2 System Requirements Explained.

• Installation is the basic concept of getting the new operating system on your matériel. Specifically, a clean installation requires deleting the previous operating system.
• Mise à niveau means moving from your existing operating system to Serveur Windows 2012 R2, while staying on the same matériel. Even while staying on the same matériel, some server roles might require specific steps to ensure a smooth upgrade.
• Migration means moving from your existing operating system to Serveur Windows 2012 R2 by transferring to a different set of matériel.

Clean installation

Before you start a clean installation of Serveur Windows 2012 R2, you should perform the following steps.

1. Review the system requirements
2. Review preinstallation documentation
3. Obtain the product
4. Perform preinstallation tasks

Processeur

Processor performance depends not only on the clock frequency of the processor but also on the number of processor cores and the size of the processor cache.

• Minimum: 1.4 Processeur 64 bits GHz

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Voici les besoins estimés en RAM pour ce produit:

• Minimum: 512 Mo (Only for installation, for using you need more)

Important

Si vous créez un machine virtuelle avec le minimum supporté matériel paramètres (1 cœur du processeur et 512 Mo de RAM) puis essayez d'installer cette version sur le machine virtuelle, L'installation échouera.

Pour éviter cela, effectuez l'une des opérations suivantes:

• Allouer plus de 800 MB RAM to the machine virtuelle you intend to install in this release. Once Setup has been completed, vous pouvez modifier l'allocation aussi peu que 512 Mo de RAM, en fonction de la configuration réelle du serveur.
• Interrompez le processus de démarrage de cette version sur le machine virtuelle avec MAJ+F10. Dans l'invite de commande qui s'ouvre, utilisez Diskpart.exe pour créer et formater une partition d'installation. Courir Wpeutil créer un fichier de page /path=C:\pf.sys (en supposant que la partition d'installation que vous avez créée était C:). Fermez l'invite de commande et procédez à l'installation.

Disk space requirements

The following are the estimated minimum disk space requirements for the system partition.

• Minimum: 32 FR (Only for installation, for using you need more)

La partition système aura besoin d'espace supplémentaire dans l'une des circonstances suivantes:

• Si vous installez le système sur un réseau.
• Ordinateurs avec plus de 16 Go de RAM nécessitera plus d'espace disque pour la pagination, hibernation, et vider les fichiers.

Autres exigences

You also must have the following:

• Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapter
• DVD drive (if you intend to install the operating system from DVD media)

Perform preinstallation tasks

Before you install Serveur Windows 2012 R2, follow the steps in this section to prepare for the installation.

• Disconnect UPS devices. If you have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to your destination computer, disconnect the serial cable before running Setup. Setup automatically attempts to detect devices that are connected to serial ports, and UPS equipment can cause issues with the detection process.
• Back up your servers. Your backup should include all data and configuration information that is necessary for the computer to function. It is important to perform a backup of configuration information for servers, especially those that provide network infrastructure, such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers. When you perform the backup, be sure to include the boot and system partitions and the system state data. Another way to back up configuration information is to create a backup set for Automated System Recovery.
• Disable your virus protection software. Virus protection software can interfere with installation. Par exemple, it can make installation much slower by scanning every file that is copied locally to your computer.
• Provide mass storage drivers. If your manufacturer has supplied a separate driver file, save the file to a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive in either the root directory of the media or the amd64 dossier. To provide the driver during Setup, on the disk selection page, cliquez Load Driver (or press F6). You can browse to locate the driver or have Setup search the media.
• Be aware that Windows Firewall is on by default. Server applications that must receive unsolicited inbound connections will fail until you create inbound firewall rules to allow them. Check with your application vendor to determine which ports and protocols are necessary for the application to run correctly.

Evaluation versions of Serveur Windows 2012 R2

Evaluation versions are 64-bit only and can be installed with the Server Core option or the Server with a Interface graphique option. For more information about these installation options, how to convert between them, and how to use the Minimal Server Interface and Features on Demand.

For all editions, you have 10 days to complete online activation, at which point the evaluation period begins and runs for 180 jours. During the evaluation period, a notification on the Desktop displays the days remaining in the evaluation period (except in Serveur Windows 2012 Essentials). You can also run slmgr.vbs /dlv from an elevated command prompt to see the time remaining.

slmgr.vbs /dlv

Limits of evaluation versions

All evaluation versions are fully functional during the evaluation period, although booting to Safe mode is not available. Le Serveur Windows 2012 R2 Standard and Serveur Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter editions come with the activation key pre-installed. After the 180-day evaluation period elapses, the server warns you in various ways depending on the edition:

Serveur Windows 2012 R2 Standard; Serveur Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter:

• The following warning appears on the Desktop: Fenêtres License is expired
• When you enregistrer on to Fenêtres, you are prompted with the following options:
  • Activate now
  • Ask me later
• The system shuts down every hour.
• The only updates that can be installed are security updates.
• ID d'événement 100 from source WLMS “The license period for this installation of Fenêtres has expired. The operating system will shut down every hour.” appears in the Application enregistrer.