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- Effectively manage risk with highly reliable and scalable servers optimized to run the latest Microsoft Windows Server technologies.
- Maximize productivity with virtualization and cloud capabilities in Windows Server 2012 and IBM x86 servers designed for virtualization.
- Purchase Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or 2008 R2 when configuring your IBM x86 system
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Increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure with a choice of Windows Server 2012 editions available for IBM x86 servers. Key features and enhancements span cloud computing, virtualization, networking, storage, automation, user experience and more. And with the Windows Server 2012 simplified licensing experience, it’s easier than ever to determine the right Windows Server edition for your organization—just choose from the editions below.
The Datacenter Edition* offers enterprise-class capabilities for highly-virtualized and private cloud environments, and is available from IBM with support for two physical processors and an unlimited number of virtual operating system instances. Also, you can purchase additional Datacenter licenses in two-CPU increments to accommodate servers with four or more CPUs. Simply purchase the base Datacenter license and the number of additional Datacenter licenses needed to accommodate the number of CPUs in your IBM server.
The Standard Edition* is designed to improve reliability and flexibility of your slightly virtualized or non-virtualized server infrastructure. This edition supports two physical processors and two virtual operating system instances per license. Also, you can purchase additional Standard licenses in two-CPU increments to accommodate servers with four or more CPUs. Simply purchase the base Standard license and the number of additional Standard licenses needed to accommodate the number of CPUs in your IBM server.
The Standard Edition* is designed to improve reliability and flexibility of your slightly virtualized or non-virtualized server infrastructure. This edition supports two physical processors and two virtual operating system instances per license. Also, you can purchase additional Standard licenses in two-CPU increments to accommodate servers with four or more CPUs. Simply purchase the base Standard license and the number of additional Standard licenses needed to accommodate the number of CPUs in your IBM server.
The Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition is designed to provide highly available network attached storage (NAS) and NAS gateways and is available from IBM with support for two physical processors. Note that client access licenses (CAL’s) are not required and unlimited external connections are allowed. Also, you can purchase additional licenses in two-CPU increments to accommodate servers with four or more CPUs. Simply purchase the base Windows Storage license and the number of additional Windows Storage licenses needed to accommodate the number of CPUs in your IBM server.
The Essentials and Foundation Editions are designed to run most business applications and provide dependable and affordable Windows Server technology.
- The Essentials Edition (available in 4Q/2012 from Microsoft and IBM) is for either uniprocessor or two-socket servers and comes with 25 user accounts. No additional CALs are required.
- The Foundation edition is for uniprocessor servers and comes with 15 user accounts. No additional CAL’s are required.
*Client Access Licenses for Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter Editions
Windows Server CALs are required for every user or device accessing a server. Customers can purchase a Windows Server 2012 CAL from IBM either for every device (used by any user) accessing their servers, or for every named user accessing their servers (from any device).
The option to choose between the two types of Windows CALs offers the flexibility to use the licensing that best suits the needs of your organization. For example:
- Windows Device CALs might make most economic and administrative sense for an organization with multiple users for one device, such as shift workers.
- Windows User CALs might make most sense for an organization with many roaming employees that need access to the corporate network from unknown devices and/or employees who access the network via multiple devices.
Also, some additional or advanced functionality will continue to require the purchase of an additive CAL. These are CALs that you need in addition to the Windows Server CAL to access functionality, such as Remote Desktop Services. Remote Desktop Services 2012 CALS are also available from IBM.
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High-availability reference architectures
- IBM Virtualization Reference Architecture for Microsoft Hyper-V on System x
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- Windows Server 2012 for high-availability reference architecture (949.60KB)
- Capitalize on a highly available virtualization reference architecture (699KB)
General server virtualization with Hyper-V
If you are not ready to upgrade to Windows Server 2012, IBM continues to support Windows Server 2008 R2. Learn more about these editions that are designed to help you increase control, availability, and flexibility of your datacenter and desktop infrastructure while helping reduce costs.
Datacenter Edition supports one, two or four CPUs and includes five client access licenses and an unlimited number of virtual operating system instances.
Enterprise Edition can be purchased with 10 or 25 client access licenses and supports up to eight CPUs with four operating system instances.
Standard Edition supports up to four CPUs and includes five client access licenses and one virtual operating system instance.
Foundation Edition is designed to run most business applications and provides dependable and affordable technology for IBM uniprocessor servers.
Windows Small Business Server is a solution that helps small and mid-sized businesses easily maximize productivity and increase efficiency.
Featured papers
High-availability reference architectures:
- IBM Database Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server on System x
- IBM System x3100 M4 servers for SMB high-availability virtualization (692KB)
- IBM System x3250 M4 servers for low-cost, high-availabilityvirtualization (692KB)
- IBM BladeCenter HX5 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (666KB)
General server virtualization with Hyper-V:
- Deploying IBM System x3850 X5 servers, IBM Storwize V7000 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
- IBM Redpaper: High availability virtualization on the IBM System x3850 X5
- IBM Redpaper: High density virtualization using the IBM System x3850 X5
- Windows Server 2008 R2 virtualization on IBM System x3850 X5 (692KB)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 virtualization on IBM BladeCenter HX5 blade servers (650KB)
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