Microsoft heeft enkele dagen geleden de publieke release candidate van Windows Server 2008 R2 vrijgegeven. De R2-smaak van Windows Server 2008 kan gezien worden als de servervariant van Windows 7 en bevat verbeterde ondersteuning voor virtualisatie en nieuwe beheertools. Deze release candidate kan tot 1 maart 2010 uitgeprobeerd worden. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we jullie door naar deze pagina met productinformatie en deze pagina waar de blog van de Windows Server Division te vinden is. De beschrijving van deze release candidate ziet er als volgt uit:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate
Brief Description
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create solutions that are easier to plan, deploy, and manage than previous versions of Windows Server.
Overview
This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate software does not require product activation or entering a product key. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 30 days. If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate, the initial 30 day evaluation can be extended to March 1, 2010 (at which time the OS will become inoperable) by entering the product key below for your selected edition.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Product Keys for Evaluation
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Enterprise
Product Code : Q7Y83-W4FVQ-6MC6C-6QQTD-TPM88
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Standard
Product Code : V4KRB-QDWK2-GVT4X-BV4XG-34TV4
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Datacenter
Product Code : WXGKX-XXW8X-P8KTJ-PFX7T-DPYYW
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate
Product Code: RBBKH-BVD6B-74FV9-RYPJ7-TCFXB
Download the evaluation version below. Images are ISO formats. Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available via the same download Windows_Server_2008_R2_RC_EN.iso
Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 R2 RC: Reviewers Guide. We suggest that you print this document before downloading the software.
Instructions
Please refer to the documents below for further information:Additional Information
- Installing this Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2
- Release Notes: Important Issues in this Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2
- Things to Know About This Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2
Note that the files below are language-specific, where “EN” is English, "FR" is French, "ES" is Spanish, “DE” is German, “JP” is Japanese. Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available via the same download Windows_Server_2008_R2_RC_EN.iso - you will be prompted for edition installation at setup.
If you are a TechNet subscriber, please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate TechNet Subscriber download page.
If you are a MSDN subscriber, please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate MSDN Subscriber download page.
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