Дата окончания поддержки windows server 2008 r2

10 ноября 2021 года Microsoft обновила информацию о сроках расширенной поддержки Windows 7 и Windows Server 2008. Microsoft пояснила, что будет без изменений...

10 ноября 2021 года Microsoft обновила информацию о сроках расширенной поддержки Windows 7 и Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft пояснила, что будет без изменений и только до 10 января 2023 года платно поддерживать Windows 7 для участников программы расширенных обновлений безопасности (Extended Security Updates program — ESU). Это предприятия малого и среднего бизнеса и компании, которые дополнительно приобрели расширенные обновления безопасности и дополнительную техническую поддержку в Microsoft в рамках программ корпоративного лицензирования. Стоимость такой поддержки от $100 до $200 за одну рабочую станцию в год в зависимости от версии ОС — Enterprise или Pro и года расширенной поддержки — цена удваивается именно каждый год.

Обычным пользователям Microsoft советует купить новый компьютер или ноутбук с Windows 10/11 вместо своего устаревшего устройства с Windows 7.

С 14 января 2020 года прекратила поддержку Windows Server 2008 и Windows Server 2008 R2. Но в этом случае Microsoft все решила продлить еще на год вместо ранее анонсированного срока окончания (начало 2023 года) до 9 января 2024 года для корпоративных клиентов платные обновления старых серверных ОС в рамках программы ESU. Также в качестве альтернативы компания предлагает мигрировать в облако Azure, в этом случае программа расширенных обновлений будет предоставляться бесплатно.

В начале ноября Microsoft сообщила, что с начала марта 2022 года перестанет выпускать обновления для клиентского приложения облачного сервиса OneDrive на ПК с Windows 7 и 8. Microsoft уточнила, что файлы пользователей с начала марта останутся доступны из приложения OneDrive независимо от того, какую версию Windows они используют, но на старых ОС теперь пропадет опция их автоматической загрузки в облако — отключится синхронизация нового контента с OneDrive, но они могут продолжить делать ее в ручном режиме через веб-приложение OneDrive.

В конце октября 2021 года Nvidia перестала выпускать драйверы Game Ready (GRD) для Windows 7, 8 и 8.1. Nvidia советует пользователям этих систем переходить на Windows 10, чтобы получать поддержку игровых новинок в день релиза, новые патчи для производительности и исправления ошибок, доступные в обновлениях видеодрайверов Game Ready.

14 января 2020 прекращается поддержка Windows Server 2008 и 2008 R2

11.12.2019

Это означает, что регулярные обновления системы безопасности выпускаться не будут.

Не оставляйте свою инфраструктуру и приложения без защиты.

Мы готовы помочь вам перейти на обновленные версии, которые обеспечивают более высокий уровень безопасности, производительности и внедрение инноваций.

Вам доступны новые варианты для обновления и внедрения инновационных технологий, которые необходимы для развития вашей организации. Воспользуйтесь расширенными обновлениями системы безопасности в течение трех лет, чтобы защитить рабочие нагрузки после окончания срока поддержки, если вам нужно дополнительное время для перехода.

Миграция в Azure с использованием бесплатных обновлений системы безопасности

  • Перенесите рабочие нагрузки Windows Server 2008 и 2008 R2 в Azure
  • Воспользуйтесь расширенными обновлениями системы безопасности в течение трех лет бесплатно и выполните обновление до текущей версии, когда будете готовы
  • Используйте существующие лицензии и сэкономьте до 80 процентов на миграции на виртуальные машины Azure благодаря программе «Преимущество гибридного использования Azure» и Reserved Instances

Посетите центр миграции Azure

Обновите локальную версию и сохраните защиту

  • Обновитесь до Windows Server 2016 для расширенного внедрения инноваций, использования встроенной системы безопасности и реализации поддержки контейнеров
  • Чтобы сохранить защиту после окончания поддержки, приобретите расширенные обновления системы безопасности на три года— защитите только серверы, которые необходимы вам во время обновления

Посетите центр миграции локальных ресурсов

Анализ

  • Определите и опишите свои приложения и роли сервера, выполняемые в Windows Server 2008 и 2008 R2. Проанализируйте все рабочие нагрузки, чтобы найти оптимальный вариант: миграция в Azure или локальное обновление.

Миграция

  • Сделайте свой ход: перенесите свои виртуальные машины в Azure или обновите Windows Server до последней версии.

Оптимизация

  • Выполните детализированную настройку своих ресурсов для оптимизации затрат, управления ресурсами, повышения безопасности и обеспечения соответствия требованиям гибридных рабочих нагрузок.

Подробно о миграции:

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Windows Server 2008

Version of the Windows NT operating system
Windows Server 2008 Logo and Wordmark.png
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Screenshot of Windows Server 2008 showing the Server Manager application which is automatically opened when an administrator logs on.

Developer Microsoft
OS family Microsoft Windows
Source model
  • Closed-source
  • Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative)
Released to
manufacturing
February 4, 2008; 15 years ago[1]
General
availability
February 27, 2008; 14 years ago[1]
Latest release Service Pack 2 with March 19, 2019 or later update rollup (6.0.6003)[2] / March 19, 2019; 3 years ago
Marketing target Business
Update method Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, Itanium
Kernel type Hybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default
user interface
Windows shell (Graphical)
License Proprietary commercial software
Preceded by Windows Server 2003 (2003)
Succeeded by Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
Official website Windows Server 2008
Support status
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015[3][4]
Extended support ended on January 14, 2020[3][4]
Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid ESU (Extended Security Updates) program.[5] This program allowed volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system until January 10, 2023,[3] only for Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter volume licensed editions. The updates are included with a Microsoft Azure purchase and Azure customers receive ESU updates until January 9, 2024.[6][5][7]

Installing Service Pack 2 is required for users to receive updates and support after July 12, 2011[3][4]

Windows Server 2008 is the fourth release of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of the operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and generally to retail on February 27, 2008. Derived from Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 is the successor of Windows Server 2003 and the predecessor to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Windows Server 2008 is the final version of Windows Server that supports IA-32-based processors (also known as 32-bit processors). Its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2, requires a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture (x86-64 for x86 and Itanium).

History[edit]

Microsoft had released Windows Vista to mixed reception, and their last Windows Server release was based on Windows XP. The operating system’s working title was Windows Server Codename «Longhorn», but was later changed to Windows Server 2008 when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced it during his keynote address at WinHEC on May 16, 2007.[8]

Beta 1 was released on July 27, 2005; Beta 2 was announced and released on May 23, 2006, at WinHEC 2006 and Beta 3 was released publicly on April 25, 2007.[9] Release Candidate 0 was released to the general public on September 24, 2007[10] and Release Candidate 1 was released to the general public on December 5, 2007. Windows Server 2008 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and officially launched on the 27th of that month.[11]

Features[edit]

Windows Server 2008 is built from the same codebase as Windows Vista and thus it shares much of the same architecture and functionality. Since the codebase is common, Windows Server 2008 inherits most of the technical, security, management and administrative features new to Windows Vista such as the rewritten networking stack (native IPv6, native wireless, speed and security improvements); improved image-based installation, deployment and recovery; improved diagnostics, monitoring, event logging and reporting tools; new security features such as BitLocker and address space layout randomization (ASLR); the improved Windows Firewall with secure default configuration; .NET Framework 3.0 technologies, specifically Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Message Queuing and Windows Workflow Foundation; and the core kernel, memory and file system improvements. Processors and memory devices are modeled as Plug and Play devices to allow hot-plugging of these devices. This allows the system resources to be partitioned dynamically using dynamic hardware partitioning — each partition has its own memory, processor and I/O host bridge devices independent of other partitions.[12]

Server Core[edit]

Windows Server 2008 includes a variation of installation called Server Core. Server Core is a significantly scaled-back installation where no Windows Explorer shell is installed. It also lacks Internet Explorer, and many other non-essential features. All configuration and maintenance is done entirely through command-line interface windows, or by connecting to the machine remotely using Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Notepad and some Control Panel applets, such as Regional Settings, are available.

A Server Core installation can be configured for several basic roles, including the domain controller (Active Directory Domain Services), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode[13]), DNS Server, DHCP server, file server, print server, Windows Media Server, Internet Information Services 7 web server and Hyper-V virtual server roles. Server Core can also be used to create a cluster with high availability using failover clustering or network load balancing.

Andrew Mason, a program manager on the Windows Server team, noted that a primary motivation for producing a Server Core variant of Windows Server 2008 was to reduce the attack surface of the operating system, and that about 70% of the security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows from the prior five years would not have affected Server Core.[14]

Active Directory[edit]

The Active Directory domain functionality that was retained from Windows Server 2003 was renamed to Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS).[15]

  • Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) enables enterprises to share credentials with trusted partners and customers, allowing a consultant to use their company user name and password to log in on a client’s network.
  • Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), (formerly Active Directory Application Mode, or ADAM)
  • Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) allow administrators to manage user accounts and the digital certificates that allow them to access certain services and systems. Identity Integration Feature Pack is included as Active Directory Metadirectory Services.
  • Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS)
  • Read-only domain controllers (RODCs), intended for use in branch office or other scenarios where a domain controller may reside in a low physical security environment. The RODC holds a non-writeable copy of Active Directory, and redirects all write attempts to a full domain controller. It replicates all accounts except sensitive ones.[16] In RODC mode, credentials are not cached by default. Also, local administrators can be designated to log on to the machine to perform maintenance tasks without requiring administrative rights on the entire domain.[17]
  • Restartable Active Directory allows ADDS to be stopped and restarted from the Management Console or the command-line without rebooting the domain controller. This reduces downtime for offline operations and reduces overall DC servicing requirements with Server Core. ADDS is implemented as a Domain Controller Service in Windows Server 2008.
  • All of the Group Policy improvements from Windows Vista are included. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is built-in. The Group Policy objects are indexed for search and can be commented on.[18]
  • Policy-based networking with Network Access Protection, improved branch management and enhanced end user collaboration. Policies can be created to ensure greater quality of service for certain applications or services that require prioritization of network bandwidth between client and server.
  • Granular password settings within a single domain — ability to implement different password policies for administrative accounts on a «group» and «user» basis, instead of a single set of password settings to the whole domain.

Failover Clustering[edit]

Windows Server 2008 offers high availability to services and applications through Failover Clustering. Most server features and roles can be kept running with little to no downtime.

In Windows Server 2008, the way clusters are qualified changed significantly with the introduction of the cluster validation wizard.[19] The cluster validation wizard is a feature that is integrated into failover clustering in Windows Server 2008. With the cluster validation wizard, an administrator can run a set of focused tests on a collection of servers that are intended to use as nodes in a cluster. This cluster validation process tests the underlying hardware and software directly, and individually, to obtain an accurate assessment of how well failover clustering can be supported on a given configuration.

This feature is only available in Enterprise and Datacenter editions of Windows Server.

Disk management and file storage[edit]

  • The ability to resize hard disk partitions without stopping the server, even the system partition. This applies only to simple and spanned volumes, not to striped volumes.
  • Shadow Copy based block-level backup which supports optical media, network shares and Windows Recovery Environment.
  • DFS enhancements — SYSVOL on DFS-R, Read-only Folder Replication Member. There is also support for domain-based DFS namespaces that exceed the previous size recommendation of 5,000 folders with targets in a namespace.[20]
  • Several improvements to Failover Clustering (high-availability clusters).[21]
  • Internet Storage Naming Server (iSNS) enables central registration, deregistration and queries for iSCSI hard drives.
  • Self-healing NTFS: In Windows versions prior to Windows Vista, if the operating system detected corruption in the file system of an NTFS volume, it marked the volume «dirty»; to correct errors on the volume, it had to be taken offline. With self-healing NTFS, an NTFS worker thread is spawned in the background which performs a localized fix-up of damaged data structures, with only the corrupted files/folders remaining unavailable without locking out the entire volume and needing the server to be taken down. S.M.A.R.T. detection techniques were added to help determine when a hard disk may fail.[22]

Hyper-V[edit]

Hyper-V is hypervisor-based virtualization software, forming a core part of Microsoft’s virtualization strategy. It virtualizes servers on an operating system’s kernel layer. It can be thought of as partitioning a single physical server into multiple small computational partitions. Hyper-V includes the ability to act as a Xen virtualization hypervisor host allowing Xen-enabled guest operating systems to run virtualized.[23] A beta version of Hyper-V shipped with certain x86-64 editions of Windows Server 2008, prior to Microsoft’s release of the final version of Hyper-V on 26 June 2008 as a free download. Also, a standalone variant of Hyper-V exists; this variant supports only x86-64 architecture.[24] While the IA-32 editions of Windows Server 2008 cannot run or install Hyper-V, they can run the MMC snap-in for managing Hyper-V.

Windows System Resource Manager[edit]

Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) is integrated into Windows Server 2008. It provides resource management and can be used to control the amount of resources a process or a user can use based on business priorities. Process Matching Criteria, which is defined by the name, type or owner of the process, enforces restrictions on the resource usage by a process that matches the criteria. CPU time, bandwidth that it can use, number of processors it can be run on, and allocated to a process can be restricted. Restrictions can be set to be imposed only on certain dates as well.

Server Manager[edit]

Server Manager is a new roles-based management tool for Windows Server 2008.[25] It is a combination of Manage Your Server and Security Configuration Wizard from Windows Server 2003. Server Manager is an improvement of the Configure my server dialog that launches by default on Windows Server 2003 machines. However, rather than serve only as a starting point to configuring new roles, Server Manager gathers together all of the operations users would want to conduct on the server, such as, getting a remote deployment method set up, adding more server roles etc., and provides a consolidated, portal-like view about the status of each role.[26]

Protocol and cryptography[edit]

  • Support for 128- and 256-bit AES encryption for the Kerberos authentication protocol.
  • New cryptography (CNG) API which supports elliptic curve cryptography and improved certificate management.
  • Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol, a new Microsoft proprietary VPN protocol.
  • AuthIP, a Microsoft proprietary extension of the IKE cryptographic protocol used in IPsec VPN networks.
  • Server Message Block 2.0 protocol in the new TCP/IP stack provides a number of communication enhancements, including greater performance when connecting to file shares over high-latency links and better security through the use of mutual authentication and message signing.

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Fully componentized operating system.
  • Improved hot patching, a feature that allows non-kernel patches to occur without the need for a reboot.
  • Support for being booted from Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)-compliant firmware on x86-64 systems.
  • Dynamic Hardware Partitioning supports hot-addition or replacement of processors and memory, on capable hardware.
  • Windows Deployment Services (WDS) replacing Automated Deployment Services Windows Server 2008 home entertainment and Remote Installation Services. Windows Deployment Services supports an enhanced multicast feature when deploying operating system images.[27]
  • Internet Information Services 7 — Increased security, Robocopy deployment, improved diagnostic tools, delegated administration.
  • Windows Internal Database, a variant of SQL Server Express 2005, which serves as a common storage back-end for several other components such as Windows System Resource Manager, Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Server Update Services. It is not intended to be used by third-party applications.
  • An optional «desktop experience» component provides the same Windows Aero user interface as Windows Vista, both for local users, as well as remote users connecting through Remote Desktop.

Removed features[edit]

  • The Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol component in Routing and Remote Access Service was removed.[28]
  • Services for Macintosh, which provided file and print sharing via the now deprecated AppleTalk protocol, has been removed. Services for Macintosh were initially removed in Windows XP but were available in Windows Server 2003.[28]
  • NTBackup is replaced by Windows Server Backup, and no longer supports backing up to tape drives.[29] As a result of NTBackup removal, Exchange Server 2007 does not have volume snapshot backup functionality; however Exchange Server 2007 SP2 adds back an Exchange backup plug-in for Windows Server Backup which restores partial functionality.[30] Windows Small Business Server and Windows Essential Business Server both include this Exchange backup component.[31]
  • The POP3 service has been removed from Internet Information Services 7.0.[32] The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is not available as a server role in IIS 7.0, it is a server feature managed through IIS 6.0.
  • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is no longer part of Internet Information Services 7.0.
  • ReadyBoost, which is available in Windows Vista, is not supported in Windows Server 2008.

Editions[edit]

Installation disc of Enterprise edition (beta 3)

Most editions of Windows Server 2008 are available in x86-64 and IA-32 variants. These editions come in two DVDs: One for installing the IA-32 variant and the other for x64. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems supports IA-64 processors. The IA-64 variant is optimized for high-workload scenarios like database servers and Line of Business (LOB) applications. As such, it is not optimized for use as a file server or media server. Windows Server 2008 is the last 32-bit Windows server operating system.[33]
Editions of Windows Server 2008 include:[34]

  • Windows Server 2008 Foundation (codenamed «Lima»; x86-64) for OEMs only[35]
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (IA-64)
  • Windows Web Server 2008 (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows HPC Server 2008 (codenamed «Socrates»; replacing Windows Compute Cluster Server)
  • Windows Storage Server 2008 (codenamed «Magni»; IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008 (codenamed «Cougar»; x86-64) for small businesses
  • Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (codenamed «Centro»; x86-64) for medium-sized businesses[36] — this edition was discontinued in 2010.[37]

The Microsoft Imagine program, known as DreamSpark at the time, used to provide verified students with the 32-bit variant of Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, but the version has since then been removed. However, they still provide the R2 release.

The Server Core feature is available in the Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions.

Windows Server 2008 Foundation Released on May 21, 2009.[38]

System requirements[edit]

System requirements for Windows Server 2008 are as follows:

Criteria 2008 2008 R2
Minimum[39] Recommended[39] Minimum[40] Recommended[40]
CPU
  • 1 GHz (IA-32)
  • 1.4 GHz (x86-64 or Itanium)
2 GHz or faster 1.4 GHz (x86-64 or Itanium) 2 GHz or faster
RAM 512 MB 2 GB or greater 512 MB 2 GB or greater
HDD[a]
  • Other editions, 32-bit: 20 GB
  • Other editions, 64-bit: 32 GB
  • Foundation: 10 GB[41]
40 GB or greater
  • Foundation: 10 GB
  • Other editions: 32 GB
  • Foundation: 10 GB or greater
  • Other editions: 32 GB or greater
Devices DVD drive, 800 × 600 or higher display, keyboard and mouse

Scalability[edit]

Windows Server 2008 supports the following maximum hardware specifications:[42][43][44]

Specification Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2
Physical processors
(«sockets»)[43]
  • Standard: 4
  • Enterprise: 8
  • Datacenter: 32
  • Standard: 4
  • Enterprise: 8
  • Datacenter: 64
Logical processors
when Hyper-V is disabled[43]
  • IA-32: 32
  • x64: 64
256
Logical processors
when Hyper-V is enabled[43]
  • IA-32: N/A
  • x64: 24
64
Memory
on IA-32[44]
  • Standard, Web: 4 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 64 GB
Memory
on x64[44]
  • Standard, Web: 32 GB
  • HPC: 128 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 1 TB
  • Foundation: 8 GB
  • Standard, Web: 32 GB
  • HPC: 128 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 2 TB
Memory
on Itanium[44]
2 TB

Updates[edit]

Windows Server 2008 shares most of its updates with Windows Vista, given that the operating systems share a codebase. A workaround using the Microsoft Update Catalog allowed the installation of updates for Windows Server 2008 on Windows Vista,[45] adding nearly 3 years of security updates to that operating system (Support for Windows Vista ended on April 11, 2017,[46] while support for Windows Server 2008 ended on January 14, 2020).

Service Pack 2[edit]

The RTM release of Windows Server 2008 already includes the updates and fixes of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Service Pack 2 was initially announced on October 24, 2008[47] and released on May 26, 2009. Service Pack 2 added new features, such as Windows Search 4.0, support for Bluetooth 2.1, the ability to write to Blu-ray discs, and simpler Wi-Fi configuration. Windows Server 2008 specifically received the final release of Hyper-V 1.0, improved backwards compatibility with Terminal Server license keys and an approximate 10% reduction in power usage with this service pack.[48]

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 share the same service pack update binary.[49]

Platform Update[edit]

On October 27, 2009, Microsoft released the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. It backports several APIs and libraries introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, including the Ribbon API, DirectX 11, the XPS library, the Windows Automation API and the Portable Device Platform.[50] A supplemental update was released in 2011 to provide improvements and bug fixes.[51]

Internet Explorer 9[edit]

Windows Server 2008 shipped with Internet Explorer 7, the same version that shipped with Windows Vista. The last supported version of Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2008 is Internet Explorer 9, released in 2011. Internet Explorer 9 was continually updated with cumulative monthly update rollups until support for Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 ended on January 14, 2020.[52] Extended Security Updates (ESU) continue until January 9, 2024 for Azure customers.

.NET Framework[edit]

The latest supported version of the .NET Framework officially is version 4.6, released on October 15, 2015.[53]

TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support[edit]

In July 2017, Microsoft released an update to add TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support to Windows Server 2008, however it is disabled by default after installing the update.[54]

SHA-2 signing support[edit]

Starting in March 2019, Microsoft began transitioning to exclusively signing Windows updates with the SHA-2 algorithm. As a result of this Microsoft released several updates throughout 2019 to add SHA-2 signing support to Windows Server 2008.[55]

Monthly update rollups[edit]

In June 2018, Microsoft announced that they would be moving Windows Server 2008 to a monthly update model beginning with updates released in September 2018[56] — two years after Microsoft switched the rest of their supported operating systems to that model.[57]

With the new update model, instead of updates being released as they became available, only two update packages were released on the second Tuesday of every month until Windows Server 2008 reached its end of life — one package containing security and quality updates, and a smaller package that contained only the security updates. Users could choose which package they wanted to install each month. Later in the month, another package would be released which was a preview of the next month’s security and quality update rollup.

Installing the preview rollup package released for Windows Server 2008 on March 19, 2019, or any later released rollup package, will update the operating system kernel’s build number from version 6.0.6002 to 6.0.6003. This change was made so Microsoft could continue to service the operating system while avoiding “version-related issues”.[58]

The last free security update rollup packages were released on January 14, 2020.[59]

Windows Server 2008 R2[edit]

A second release of Windows Server 2008 based on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009[60] and became generally available on October 22, 2009.[61] New features added in Windows Server 2008 R2 include new virtualization features, new Active Directory features, Internet Information Services 7.5 and support for up to 256 logical processors. It is the first server operating system by Microsoft to exclusively support 64-bit processors, while consumer-oriented versions of Windows maintained 32-bit support until Windows 11 in 2021.

A service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, formally designed Service Pack 1, was released in February 2011.[62]

Support lifecycle[edit]

Support for the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 ended on July 12, 2011,[3][4] and users can no longer receive further security updates for the operating system. As a component of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 continued to be supported with security updates, lasting until January 14, 2020, the same respective end-of-life dates of its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

Microsoft planned to end support for Windows Server 2008 on January 12, 2016. However, in order to give customers more time to migrate to newer Windows versions, particularly in developing or emerging markets, Microsoft decided to extend support to January 14, 2020.[6][5][7]

Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The program allowed volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system for three additional years, until January 10, 2023. The program is also included with Microsoft Azure purchases, and Azure customers receive an extra year of support, until January 9, 2024. The licenses are paid for on a per-machine basis. If a user purchases an Extended Security Updates license in a later year of the program, they must pay for any previous years of Extended Security Updates as well. [6][63]

See also[edit]

  • BlueKeep (security vulnerability)
  • Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions
  • Comparison of operating systems
  • History of Microsoft Windows
  • List of operating systems
  • Microsoft Servers

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files[40]

References[edit]

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  • «What’s New in Networking». TechNet. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • «Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 to Windows Server 2008». TechNet. Microsoft. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • «Description of the Microsoft server applications that are supported on Windows Server 2008». Support. Microsoft. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • «Windows Server 2008 System Requirements». TechNet. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Henderson, Tom; Dvorak, Rand (21 February 2008). «Windows Server 2008: Faster, more manageable and secure, but still missing the virtual link». Network World. IDG. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Radzikowski, Przemek (21 February 2010). «How to Find Build and Revision Number of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Installed». Capitalhead. Capitalhead Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Stanek, William (2008). Windows Server 2008 Inside Out. Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0-7356-2438-2.

External links[edit]

  • Windows Server Performance Team Blog
Windows Server 2008

Version of the Windows NT operating system
Windows Server 2008 Logo and Wordmark.png
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Screenshot of Windows Server 2008 showing the Server Manager application which is automatically opened when an administrator logs on.

Developer Microsoft
OS family Microsoft Windows
Source model
  • Closed-source
  • Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative)
Released to
manufacturing
February 4, 2008; 15 years ago[1]
General
availability
February 27, 2008; 14 years ago[1]
Latest release Service Pack 2 with March 19, 2019 or later update rollup (6.0.6003)[2] / March 19, 2019; 3 years ago
Marketing target Business
Update method Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, Itanium
Kernel type Hybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default
user interface
Windows shell (Graphical)
License Proprietary commercial software
Preceded by Windows Server 2003 (2003)
Succeeded by Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
Official website Windows Server 2008
Support status
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015[3][4]
Extended support ended on January 14, 2020[3][4]
Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid ESU (Extended Security Updates) program.[5] This program allowed volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system until January 10, 2023,[3] only for Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter volume licensed editions. The updates are included with a Microsoft Azure purchase and Azure customers receive ESU updates until January 9, 2024.[6][5][7]

Installing Service Pack 2 is required for users to receive updates and support after July 12, 2011[3][4]

Windows Server 2008 is the fourth release of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of the operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and generally to retail on February 27, 2008. Derived from Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 is the successor of Windows Server 2003 and the predecessor to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Windows Server 2008 is the final version of Windows Server that supports IA-32-based processors (also known as 32-bit processors). Its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2, requires a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture (x86-64 for x86 and Itanium).

History[edit]

Microsoft had released Windows Vista to mixed reception, and their last Windows Server release was based on Windows XP. The operating system’s working title was Windows Server Codename «Longhorn», but was later changed to Windows Server 2008 when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced it during his keynote address at WinHEC on May 16, 2007.[8]

Beta 1 was released on July 27, 2005; Beta 2 was announced and released on May 23, 2006, at WinHEC 2006 and Beta 3 was released publicly on April 25, 2007.[9] Release Candidate 0 was released to the general public on September 24, 2007[10] and Release Candidate 1 was released to the general public on December 5, 2007. Windows Server 2008 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and officially launched on the 27th of that month.[11]

Features[edit]

Windows Server 2008 is built from the same codebase as Windows Vista and thus it shares much of the same architecture and functionality. Since the codebase is common, Windows Server 2008 inherits most of the technical, security, management and administrative features new to Windows Vista such as the rewritten networking stack (native IPv6, native wireless, speed and security improvements); improved image-based installation, deployment and recovery; improved diagnostics, monitoring, event logging and reporting tools; new security features such as BitLocker and address space layout randomization (ASLR); the improved Windows Firewall with secure default configuration; .NET Framework 3.0 technologies, specifically Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Message Queuing and Windows Workflow Foundation; and the core kernel, memory and file system improvements. Processors and memory devices are modeled as Plug and Play devices to allow hot-plugging of these devices. This allows the system resources to be partitioned dynamically using dynamic hardware partitioning — each partition has its own memory, processor and I/O host bridge devices independent of other partitions.[12]

Server Core[edit]

Windows Server 2008 includes a variation of installation called Server Core. Server Core is a significantly scaled-back installation where no Windows Explorer shell is installed. It also lacks Internet Explorer, and many other non-essential features. All configuration and maintenance is done entirely through command-line interface windows, or by connecting to the machine remotely using Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Notepad and some Control Panel applets, such as Regional Settings, are available.

A Server Core installation can be configured for several basic roles, including the domain controller (Active Directory Domain Services), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode[13]), DNS Server, DHCP server, file server, print server, Windows Media Server, Internet Information Services 7 web server and Hyper-V virtual server roles. Server Core can also be used to create a cluster with high availability using failover clustering or network load balancing.

Andrew Mason, a program manager on the Windows Server team, noted that a primary motivation for producing a Server Core variant of Windows Server 2008 was to reduce the attack surface of the operating system, and that about 70% of the security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows from the prior five years would not have affected Server Core.[14]

Active Directory[edit]

The Active Directory domain functionality that was retained from Windows Server 2003 was renamed to Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS).[15]

  • Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) enables enterprises to share credentials with trusted partners and customers, allowing a consultant to use their company user name and password to log in on a client’s network.
  • Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), (formerly Active Directory Application Mode, or ADAM)
  • Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) allow administrators to manage user accounts and the digital certificates that allow them to access certain services and systems. Identity Integration Feature Pack is included as Active Directory Metadirectory Services.
  • Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS)
  • Read-only domain controllers (RODCs), intended for use in branch office or other scenarios where a domain controller may reside in a low physical security environment. The RODC holds a non-writeable copy of Active Directory, and redirects all write attempts to a full domain controller. It replicates all accounts except sensitive ones.[16] In RODC mode, credentials are not cached by default. Also, local administrators can be designated to log on to the machine to perform maintenance tasks without requiring administrative rights on the entire domain.[17]
  • Restartable Active Directory allows ADDS to be stopped and restarted from the Management Console or the command-line without rebooting the domain controller. This reduces downtime for offline operations and reduces overall DC servicing requirements with Server Core. ADDS is implemented as a Domain Controller Service in Windows Server 2008.
  • All of the Group Policy improvements from Windows Vista are included. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is built-in. The Group Policy objects are indexed for search and can be commented on.[18]
  • Policy-based networking with Network Access Protection, improved branch management and enhanced end user collaboration. Policies can be created to ensure greater quality of service for certain applications or services that require prioritization of network bandwidth between client and server.
  • Granular password settings within a single domain — ability to implement different password policies for administrative accounts on a «group» and «user» basis, instead of a single set of password settings to the whole domain.

Failover Clustering[edit]

Windows Server 2008 offers high availability to services and applications through Failover Clustering. Most server features and roles can be kept running with little to no downtime.

In Windows Server 2008, the way clusters are qualified changed significantly with the introduction of the cluster validation wizard.[19] The cluster validation wizard is a feature that is integrated into failover clustering in Windows Server 2008. With the cluster validation wizard, an administrator can run a set of focused tests on a collection of servers that are intended to use as nodes in a cluster. This cluster validation process tests the underlying hardware and software directly, and individually, to obtain an accurate assessment of how well failover clustering can be supported on a given configuration.

This feature is only available in Enterprise and Datacenter editions of Windows Server.

Disk management and file storage[edit]

  • The ability to resize hard disk partitions without stopping the server, even the system partition. This applies only to simple and spanned volumes, not to striped volumes.
  • Shadow Copy based block-level backup which supports optical media, network shares and Windows Recovery Environment.
  • DFS enhancements — SYSVOL on DFS-R, Read-only Folder Replication Member. There is also support for domain-based DFS namespaces that exceed the previous size recommendation of 5,000 folders with targets in a namespace.[20]
  • Several improvements to Failover Clustering (high-availability clusters).[21]
  • Internet Storage Naming Server (iSNS) enables central registration, deregistration and queries for iSCSI hard drives.
  • Self-healing NTFS: In Windows versions prior to Windows Vista, if the operating system detected corruption in the file system of an NTFS volume, it marked the volume «dirty»; to correct errors on the volume, it had to be taken offline. With self-healing NTFS, an NTFS worker thread is spawned in the background which performs a localized fix-up of damaged data structures, with only the corrupted files/folders remaining unavailable without locking out the entire volume and needing the server to be taken down. S.M.A.R.T. detection techniques were added to help determine when a hard disk may fail.[22]

Hyper-V[edit]

Hyper-V is hypervisor-based virtualization software, forming a core part of Microsoft’s virtualization strategy. It virtualizes servers on an operating system’s kernel layer. It can be thought of as partitioning a single physical server into multiple small computational partitions. Hyper-V includes the ability to act as a Xen virtualization hypervisor host allowing Xen-enabled guest operating systems to run virtualized.[23] A beta version of Hyper-V shipped with certain x86-64 editions of Windows Server 2008, prior to Microsoft’s release of the final version of Hyper-V on 26 June 2008 as a free download. Also, a standalone variant of Hyper-V exists; this variant supports only x86-64 architecture.[24] While the IA-32 editions of Windows Server 2008 cannot run or install Hyper-V, they can run the MMC snap-in for managing Hyper-V.

Windows System Resource Manager[edit]

Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) is integrated into Windows Server 2008. It provides resource management and can be used to control the amount of resources a process or a user can use based on business priorities. Process Matching Criteria, which is defined by the name, type or owner of the process, enforces restrictions on the resource usage by a process that matches the criteria. CPU time, bandwidth that it can use, number of processors it can be run on, and allocated to a process can be restricted. Restrictions can be set to be imposed only on certain dates as well.

Server Manager[edit]

Server Manager is a new roles-based management tool for Windows Server 2008.[25] It is a combination of Manage Your Server and Security Configuration Wizard from Windows Server 2003. Server Manager is an improvement of the Configure my server dialog that launches by default on Windows Server 2003 machines. However, rather than serve only as a starting point to configuring new roles, Server Manager gathers together all of the operations users would want to conduct on the server, such as, getting a remote deployment method set up, adding more server roles etc., and provides a consolidated, portal-like view about the status of each role.[26]

Protocol and cryptography[edit]

  • Support for 128- and 256-bit AES encryption for the Kerberos authentication protocol.
  • New cryptography (CNG) API which supports elliptic curve cryptography and improved certificate management.
  • Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol, a new Microsoft proprietary VPN protocol.
  • AuthIP, a Microsoft proprietary extension of the IKE cryptographic protocol used in IPsec VPN networks.
  • Server Message Block 2.0 protocol in the new TCP/IP stack provides a number of communication enhancements, including greater performance when connecting to file shares over high-latency links and better security through the use of mutual authentication and message signing.

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Fully componentized operating system.
  • Improved hot patching, a feature that allows non-kernel patches to occur without the need for a reboot.
  • Support for being booted from Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)-compliant firmware on x86-64 systems.
  • Dynamic Hardware Partitioning supports hot-addition or replacement of processors and memory, on capable hardware.
  • Windows Deployment Services (WDS) replacing Automated Deployment Services Windows Server 2008 home entertainment and Remote Installation Services. Windows Deployment Services supports an enhanced multicast feature when deploying operating system images.[27]
  • Internet Information Services 7 — Increased security, Robocopy deployment, improved diagnostic tools, delegated administration.
  • Windows Internal Database, a variant of SQL Server Express 2005, which serves as a common storage back-end for several other components such as Windows System Resource Manager, Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Server Update Services. It is not intended to be used by third-party applications.
  • An optional «desktop experience» component provides the same Windows Aero user interface as Windows Vista, both for local users, as well as remote users connecting through Remote Desktop.

Removed features[edit]

  • The Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol component in Routing and Remote Access Service was removed.[28]
  • Services for Macintosh, which provided file and print sharing via the now deprecated AppleTalk protocol, has been removed. Services for Macintosh were initially removed in Windows XP but were available in Windows Server 2003.[28]
  • NTBackup is replaced by Windows Server Backup, and no longer supports backing up to tape drives.[29] As a result of NTBackup removal, Exchange Server 2007 does not have volume snapshot backup functionality; however Exchange Server 2007 SP2 adds back an Exchange backup plug-in for Windows Server Backup which restores partial functionality.[30] Windows Small Business Server and Windows Essential Business Server both include this Exchange backup component.[31]
  • The POP3 service has been removed from Internet Information Services 7.0.[32] The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service is not available as a server role in IIS 7.0, it is a server feature managed through IIS 6.0.
  • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is no longer part of Internet Information Services 7.0.
  • ReadyBoost, which is available in Windows Vista, is not supported in Windows Server 2008.

Editions[edit]

Installation disc of Enterprise edition (beta 3)

Most editions of Windows Server 2008 are available in x86-64 and IA-32 variants. These editions come in two DVDs: One for installing the IA-32 variant and the other for x64. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems supports IA-64 processors. The IA-64 variant is optimized for high-workload scenarios like database servers and Line of Business (LOB) applications. As such, it is not optimized for use as a file server or media server. Windows Server 2008 is the last 32-bit Windows server operating system.[33]
Editions of Windows Server 2008 include:[34]

  • Windows Server 2008 Foundation (codenamed «Lima»; x86-64) for OEMs only[35]
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (IA-64)
  • Windows Web Server 2008 (IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows HPC Server 2008 (codenamed «Socrates»; replacing Windows Compute Cluster Server)
  • Windows Storage Server 2008 (codenamed «Magni»; IA-32 and x86-64)
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008 (codenamed «Cougar»; x86-64) for small businesses
  • Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (codenamed «Centro»; x86-64) for medium-sized businesses[36] — this edition was discontinued in 2010.[37]

The Microsoft Imagine program, known as DreamSpark at the time, used to provide verified students with the 32-bit variant of Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, but the version has since then been removed. However, they still provide the R2 release.

The Server Core feature is available in the Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions.

Windows Server 2008 Foundation Released on May 21, 2009.[38]

System requirements[edit]

System requirements for Windows Server 2008 are as follows:

Criteria 2008 2008 R2
Minimum[39] Recommended[39] Minimum[40] Recommended[40]
CPU
  • 1 GHz (IA-32)
  • 1.4 GHz (x86-64 or Itanium)
2 GHz or faster 1.4 GHz (x86-64 or Itanium) 2 GHz or faster
RAM 512 MB 2 GB or greater 512 MB 2 GB or greater
HDD[a]
  • Other editions, 32-bit: 20 GB
  • Other editions, 64-bit: 32 GB
  • Foundation: 10 GB[41]
40 GB or greater
  • Foundation: 10 GB
  • Other editions: 32 GB
  • Foundation: 10 GB or greater
  • Other editions: 32 GB or greater
Devices DVD drive, 800 × 600 or higher display, keyboard and mouse

Scalability[edit]

Windows Server 2008 supports the following maximum hardware specifications:[42][43][44]

Specification Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2
Physical processors
(«sockets»)[43]
  • Standard: 4
  • Enterprise: 8
  • Datacenter: 32
  • Standard: 4
  • Enterprise: 8
  • Datacenter: 64
Logical processors
when Hyper-V is disabled[43]
  • IA-32: 32
  • x64: 64
256
Logical processors
when Hyper-V is enabled[43]
  • IA-32: N/A
  • x64: 24
64
Memory
on IA-32[44]
  • Standard, Web: 4 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 64 GB
Memory
on x64[44]
  • Standard, Web: 32 GB
  • HPC: 128 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 1 TB
  • Foundation: 8 GB
  • Standard, Web: 32 GB
  • HPC: 128 GB
  • Enterprise, Datacenter: 2 TB
Memory
on Itanium[44]
2 TB

Updates[edit]

Windows Server 2008 shares most of its updates with Windows Vista, given that the operating systems share a codebase. A workaround using the Microsoft Update Catalog allowed the installation of updates for Windows Server 2008 on Windows Vista,[45] adding nearly 3 years of security updates to that operating system (Support for Windows Vista ended on April 11, 2017,[46] while support for Windows Server 2008 ended on January 14, 2020).

Service Pack 2[edit]

The RTM release of Windows Server 2008 already includes the updates and fixes of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.

Service Pack 2 was initially announced on October 24, 2008[47] and released on May 26, 2009. Service Pack 2 added new features, such as Windows Search 4.0, support for Bluetooth 2.1, the ability to write to Blu-ray discs, and simpler Wi-Fi configuration. Windows Server 2008 specifically received the final release of Hyper-V 1.0, improved backwards compatibility with Terminal Server license keys and an approximate 10% reduction in power usage with this service pack.[48]

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 share the same service pack update binary.[49]

Platform Update[edit]

On October 27, 2009, Microsoft released the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. It backports several APIs and libraries introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, including the Ribbon API, DirectX 11, the XPS library, the Windows Automation API and the Portable Device Platform.[50] A supplemental update was released in 2011 to provide improvements and bug fixes.[51]

Internet Explorer 9[edit]

Windows Server 2008 shipped with Internet Explorer 7, the same version that shipped with Windows Vista. The last supported version of Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2008 is Internet Explorer 9, released in 2011. Internet Explorer 9 was continually updated with cumulative monthly update rollups until support for Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 ended on January 14, 2020.[52] Extended Security Updates (ESU) continue until January 9, 2024 for Azure customers.

.NET Framework[edit]

The latest supported version of the .NET Framework officially is version 4.6, released on October 15, 2015.[53]

TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support[edit]

In July 2017, Microsoft released an update to add TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support to Windows Server 2008, however it is disabled by default after installing the update.[54]

SHA-2 signing support[edit]

Starting in March 2019, Microsoft began transitioning to exclusively signing Windows updates with the SHA-2 algorithm. As a result of this Microsoft released several updates throughout 2019 to add SHA-2 signing support to Windows Server 2008.[55]

Monthly update rollups[edit]

In June 2018, Microsoft announced that they would be moving Windows Server 2008 to a monthly update model beginning with updates released in September 2018[56] — two years after Microsoft switched the rest of their supported operating systems to that model.[57]

With the new update model, instead of updates being released as they became available, only two update packages were released on the second Tuesday of every month until Windows Server 2008 reached its end of life — one package containing security and quality updates, and a smaller package that contained only the security updates. Users could choose which package they wanted to install each month. Later in the month, another package would be released which was a preview of the next month’s security and quality update rollup.

Installing the preview rollup package released for Windows Server 2008 on March 19, 2019, or any later released rollup package, will update the operating system kernel’s build number from version 6.0.6002 to 6.0.6003. This change was made so Microsoft could continue to service the operating system while avoiding “version-related issues”.[58]

The last free security update rollup packages were released on January 14, 2020.[59]

Windows Server 2008 R2[edit]

A second release of Windows Server 2008 based on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009[60] and became generally available on October 22, 2009.[61] New features added in Windows Server 2008 R2 include new virtualization features, new Active Directory features, Internet Information Services 7.5 and support for up to 256 logical processors. It is the first server operating system by Microsoft to exclusively support 64-bit processors, while consumer-oriented versions of Windows maintained 32-bit support until Windows 11 in 2021.

A service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, formally designed Service Pack 1, was released in February 2011.[62]

Support lifecycle[edit]

Support for the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 ended on July 12, 2011,[3][4] and users can no longer receive further security updates for the operating system. As a component of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 continued to be supported with security updates, lasting until January 14, 2020, the same respective end-of-life dates of its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

Microsoft planned to end support for Windows Server 2008 on January 12, 2016. However, in order to give customers more time to migrate to newer Windows versions, particularly in developing or emerging markets, Microsoft decided to extend support to January 14, 2020.[6][5][7]

Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The program allowed volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system for three additional years, until January 10, 2023. The program is also included with Microsoft Azure purchases, and Azure customers receive an extra year of support, until January 9, 2024. The licenses are paid for on a per-machine basis. If a user purchases an Extended Security Updates license in a later year of the program, they must pay for any previous years of Extended Security Updates as well. [6][63]

See also[edit]

  • BlueKeep (security vulnerability)
  • Comparison of Microsoft Windows versions
  • Comparison of operating systems
  • History of Microsoft Windows
  • List of operating systems
  • Microsoft Servers

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files[40]

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  • «Description of the Microsoft server applications that are supported on Windows Server 2008». Support. Microsoft. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • «Windows Server 2008 System Requirements». TechNet. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Henderson, Tom; Dvorak, Rand (21 February 2008). «Windows Server 2008: Faster, more manageable and secure, but still missing the virtual link». Network World. IDG. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Radzikowski, Przemek (21 February 2010). «How to Find Build and Revision Number of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 Installed». Capitalhead. Capitalhead Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Stanek, William (2008). Windows Server 2008 Inside Out. Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0-7356-2438-2.

External links[edit]

  • Windows Server Performance Team Blog

14.01.2020 Microsoft прекращает поддержку на некоторые программные продукты. И, как следствие, на данные продукты больше не будут выпускаться обновления безопасности и предоставляться поддержка.

Мы настоятельно рекомендуем вам выполнить обновление операционной системы до более новой версии программного обеспечения.

Так же спешим напомнить, что 9 июля 2019 года прекращается поддержка на Microsoft SQL Server 2008 и 2008R2.

С 14.01.2020 шаблон для автоматической публикации виртуальной машины с операционной системой Windows Server 2008 R2 не будет доступен.

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Что для вас означает прекращение обновлений системы безопасности?

Последний день обновлений системы безопасности для следующих продуктов:

9 июля 2019 г. SQL Server 2008 и 2008 R2

14 января 2020 г. Windows Server 2008 и 2008 R2

С 2019 года, когда Microsoft завершит поддержку и ежемесячные обновления системы безопасности соответствующих продуктов, эти системы столкнутся с рисками безопасности и соответствия требованиям. Организации, которые работают с продуктами без регулярных обновлений системы безопасности, более уязвимы перед кибератаками, в результате которых данные клиентов и бизнес-данные могут быть похищены, а доверие клиентов и уверенность — утрачены.

Примите меры прямо сейчас, чтобы обеспечить соответствие нормативным требованиям, предотвратить нарушения безопасности данных и избавиться от правовых санкций. Работа с актуальными версиями программного обеспечения дает доступ к новейшим возможностям в области безопасности, повышения производительности и реализации инноваций, а также стандартным обновлениям системы безопасности.

Защита от бизнес-рисков и проблем безопасности

Стандартные обновления системы безопасности от Microsoft помогают организациям защитить свои приложения, данные и сертификаты соответствия.

Примеры рисков

Их значение

Важность/влияние

Программы-вымогатели (Petya, WannaCry)

Блокирование доступа к вашим данным и требование выкупа

Выполнение критически важного кода и удаленное выполнение кода

Аппаратные уязвимости (Meltdown/Spectre)

Уязвимость ЦП, которая позволяет хакерам похищать конфиденциальные данные (уязвимость устраняется обновлением безопасности операционной системы)

Разглашение важных сведений и информации

Европейский Общий регламент по защите данных (GDPR) Закон об ответственности и переносе данных о страховании здоровья граждан (HIPAA) Стандарт безопасности данных индустрии платежных карт (PCI DSS) Федеральный закон об управлении информационной безопасностью (FISMA) Федеральный стандарт по обработке информации (FIPS) Агентство по регулированию деятельности финансовых институтов (FINRA) NIST 800-53 (Многофакторная аутентификация) Закон Сарбейнса-Оксли

Без обновлений системы безопасности продукты становятся уязвимыми перед утечками данных, в результате чего приложения и данные могут попасть в руки киберворов и похитителей идентификационных данных. Выполнение других нормативных требований, включая GDPR, требует наличия функциональных возможностей, которые недоступны в более старых системах.

Потеря доверия клиентов, ущерб имиджу бренда и финансовые убытки (штрафы)

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ПОДГОТОВЬТЕСЬ К ОКОНЧАНИЮ ПОДДЕРЖКИ ЗАРАНЕЕ – ОБЕСПЕЧЬТЕ РАБОТОСПОСОБНОСТЬ БИЗНЕС-КРИТИЧНЫХ СИСТЕМ И СОХРАНИТЕ ВАШИ ДАННЫЕ В БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ С МИНИМАЛЬНЫМИ РИСКАМИ И ЗАТРАТАМИ

Новейшие версии SQL Server и Windows Server помогут выполнить жесткие требования современных нормативных актов, включая Общий регламент по защите данных. Запускайте эти серверные системы в Azure, локально или в вашей гибридной среде

Softline предлагает своим клиентам два пути в решении этого вопроса:

Обновитесь до новой версии Windows Server и SQL Server 2017

Плюсы этого сценария
  • Подходит тем, у кого есть ограничения на использование публичного облака
  • Полная совместимость с Windows Server 2008 и SQL Server 2008, отработанные процедуры обновления
  • Увеличение производительности работающих приложений в среднем на 10-15%
  • Возможность использования сквозного шифрования, мобильной бизнес аналитики, инструментов Machine Learning
  • Доступность нового Windows Server и SQL Server на Linux и контейнерах Docker

Мигрируйте в Azure

Плюсы этого сценария
  • Только в случае переноса Windows Server 2008 или SQL Server 2008 в Microsoft Azure Вы получаете продление поддержки этой версии еще на 3 года, и можете переходить на новую версию/новую архитектуру с той скоростью, которая вам необходима
  • Все преимущества работы в публичном облаке – экономия на аппаратном обеспечении и администрировании, легкость в масштабировании нагрузки и т.д.
  • Возможность использовать существующие лицензии и экономить до 55% благодаря программе Azure Hybrid Usage Benefits («Преимущество гибридного использования Azure»)

Обновление систем безопасности для эпохи перемен

Расширенные функции безопасности, интегрированные в платформу Azure и новейшие версии SQL Server и Windows Server, повышают безопасность вашей платформы и обеспечивают комплексную защиту настольных, серверных и облачных продуктов.

  • Обеспечьте защиту от хищения учетных данных — причины нарушений безопасности в 63 % случаев.
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09.01.2020 [13:13],

Microsoft опубликовала бюллетень, информирующий корпоративных заказчиков о скором прекращении поддержки Windows Server 2008 и Windows Server 2008 R2.

После 14 января 2020 года для упомянутых операционных систем перестанут выпускаться патчи и обновления безопасности, что может существенно повысить риски, связанные с защитой и надёжностью корпоративных IT-инфраструктур. Для обеспечения стабильного и бесперебойного функционирования серверных площадок компания рекомендует своим заказчикам произвести обновление ОС до актуальных версий.

Специально для организаций, до сих пор использующих Windows Server 2008 и Windows Server 2008 R2 в своей IT-инфраструктуре, Microsoft будет в течение трёх лет предлагать платные обновления в рамках программы Extended Security Updates (ESU). В качестве альтернативы компания предлагает клиентам произвести миграцию устаревших систем в облачное окружение Azure, в котором сервис ESU будет предоставляться без дополнительной платы.

Более подробную информацию о миграции на новые серверные ОС можно найти на сайте microsoft.com/cloud-platform/windows-server-2008.

Напомним, что одновременно с Windows Server 2008 и Windows Server 2008 R2 компания Microsoft прекратит поддержку Hyper-V Server 2008, Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 и Windows Storage Server 2008, представленной на рынке в различных редакциях и модификациях.

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