Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Roles in Windows Server 2012
Server roles in Windows Server 2012 are used to organize the functionality of the OS. The server roles are an expansion of the server roles of earlier versions of Windows, with significant enhancements. Roles usually include a number of related functions or services that make up the capabilities that the server will offer. A role designates a primary function of the server, although a given server can have multiple roles.
Windows Server 2012 offers the traditional role-based or feature-based installation and introduces a scenario-based installation. Currently the scenario-based installation supports Remote Desktop Services installations only.
Administrators familiar with Server 2008 R2 will notice that the new Add ...
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