Hardware Support and Directions for Windows Server

Updated: September 19, 2011

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This publication is the latest in the Hardware Support and Directions for Windows Server series, which shares the Microsoft intention and investment direction for support of specific hardware technologies in current and future releases of the Windows Server operating system. This series focuses on Windows Server features that are relevant to the hardware capabilities of a server.

The series provides reference material for engineers who design servers or their core electronic components, technical decision makers, system architects, and server product planners who want their systems to support future releases of the Windows Server family of operating systems.

This information applies for the following operating systems:
        Windows Server 2008 R2

What’s New

This most recent Fall 2011 edition of the Hardware Support and Directions for Windows Server publication reflects the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 releases. This edition builds upon the information that was provided in the previous edition of this publication (the Winter 2008 edition).

Included in this publication:

•       Key Hardware Elements
•       System Firmware
•       Networking
•       Storage
•       Operating System Deployment
•       Virtualization
•       RemoteFX
•       Scalable Server Design
•       Server Power Management
•       Server Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
•       Failover Clustering