Improve the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications with the new virtualization innovations provided in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, supported on the new HP ProLiant Generation 8 platforms. This service pack release delivers two new features, namely Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX, to help businesses further optimize their datacenter and desktops.

ProLiant Generation 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is supported by HP when utilizing Service Pack 1 only.

• Dynamic Memory lets Hyper-V administrators pool available memory on a physical host and dynamically distribute it to any virtual machine(s) running on that host.
• RemoteFX lets Windows Server 2008 R2 administrators provide a rich end user desktop virtualization experience by delivering vivid content, independent of any graphics stack, to server-hosted virtual and session-based desktops.

Dynamic Memory

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V introduces a new feature, called Dynamic Memory, in the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. It allows customers to achieve increased density when they?re consolidating physical servers into a virtual realm, providing them with predictable performance and linear scalability.

Dynamic Memory allows the allocation of a range of memory (minimum and maximum) to individual virtual machines (VMs), enabling the system to dynamically adjust the memory usage of the VM based on demand. This provides more consistency in system performance, enabling better manageability for administrators.

With Dynamic Memory, IT administrators are able to pool available memory on a physical host and then dynamically dole that memory out to virtual machines running on the host, based on current workload needs.

The goal of Dynamic Memory is to reduce physical memory requirements in a virtual environment, so it should help HP server customers reduce costs.

RemoteFX

RemoteFX, a key feature of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) lets IT administrators deliver a rich graphics experience to end-users through virtualized desktops. Using new protocol enhancements between Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, end users can now access virtual machines on a wide variety of target devices and still get a rich graphics experience with server-side graphics processing.

Connected knowledge and task workers can experience their workspaces in full fidelity, improving end-user productivity RemoteFX adds support for any application, including 3D, and rich media to a virtual desktop environment. In doing so, RemoteFX complements and extends the user experience enhancements of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services.

Businesses can take advantage of these innovations to help deliver new capabilities such as private cloud and VDI.

HP ProLiant Servers will be supporting this edition. Find below the technical White Paper to know more about Implementing RemoteFX on HP ProLiant servers.

To learn about this offering on HP, visit: www.hp.com/go/remotefx

Ideal Environment

Ideal for...

Infrastructure supporting 50 to 300 users: Windows Server 2008 R2 is an advanced server platform that provides more cost-effective and reliable support for business and mission-critical workloads.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications and large-scale virtualization on small and large servers.

Windows Web Server 2008 R2 allows you to manage the most demanding environments - from a dedicated Web server to an entire Web server farm.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 offers an updated Web server role, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5, and greater support for .NET on Server Core, making this release the most robust Windows Server Web application platform yet.

• Reduced Effort to Administer and Support Web-Based Applications
• Reduced Support and Troubleshooting Effort
• Improved File-Transfer Services
• Ability to Extend Functionality and Features
• Improved .NET Support
• Improved Application Pool Security
• IIS.NET Community Portal

Windows Server 2008 R2 provides the following virtualization types: Client and Server virtualization provided by Hyper-V and Presentation virtualization with Remote Desktop Services.

Windows Server 2008 R2 is capable of unprecedented workload size, dynamic scalability, and across-the-board availability and reliability.

• Leveraging Sophisticated CPU Architectures
• Increased operating system componentization
• Improved performance and scalability for applications and services
• Improved Storage Solutions
• Improved Protection of Intranet Resources

Improved management and administrative functions, provide the most flexible and robust operating system featuring versatile and reliable platform for workloads and applications.

• Improved data center power consumption management
• Improved Management of File Services
• Improved remote administration
• Reduced administrative effort for administrative tasks performed interactively
• Enhanced command-line and automated management by using PowerShell version 2.0
• Improved identity management
• Improved compliance with established standards and best practices.

Windows Server 2008 R2 has many features that are designed specifically to work with client computers running Windows 7. Windows 7 is the next version of the Windows client operating system from Microsoft.

• Simplified remote connectivity for corporate computers by using the DirectAccess feature
• Secured remote connectivity for private and public computers
• Improved performance for branch offices
• Improved security for branch offices
• More efficient power management
• Improved virtualized desktop integration
• Higher fault tolerance for connectivity between sites
• Increased protection for removable drives
• Improved prevention of data loss for mobile users

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