Windows Server 2019 - Retail version | Software & License

Windows Server 2019: a cloud-ready operating system developed by Microsoft, was released on October 2, 2018. As a distinguished member of the Windows NT family, it's purpose-built to deliver robust, reliable, and scalable solutions for enterprise-level server deployments across diverse environments. This version is fortified with enhanced security features, highlighted by Windows Defender ATP, offering a formidable defense against potential threats. It goes beyond by enhancing integration with Microsoft Azure, enabling effortless hybrid cloud deployments. This is a boon for organizations seeking the best of both on-premises and cloud infrastructures. 

Windows Server 2019 introduces support for hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), seamlessly amalgamating storage, computing, and networking resources into a unified, software-defined platform. This streamlines operations and supercharges scalability, providing a one-stop solution. An upgraded Remote Desktop Services (RDS) experience awaits users, promising an efficient and seamless remote desktop interface that elevates overall productivity. With an arsenal of advanced management and administration tools, including the web-based Windows Admin Center, managing Windows Server environments becomes a unified, simplified experience. This extends to servers, clusters, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Innovation takes center stage with features like System Insights, providing predictive analytics for capacity planning and heightened server efficiency. The inclusion of Zero Trust with Windows Defender ATP integration guarantees comprehensive security management. Windows Server 2019 even embraces OpenSSH, offering secure remote access via the command line interface. Choose Windows Server 2019 for a future-ready operating system that seamlessly blends innovation, security, and efficiency, empowering your business with next-level capabilities.

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Windows Server 2019 has three editions as their names imply, they are designed for organizations of different sizes, and with different virtualization and datacenter requirements. Windows Server 2019 Essentials perfectly suits the needs of a small infrastructure, while the Datacenter edition provides the widest range of functions among all the other server operating systems from Microsoft. 

• Essentials - intended for companies up to and including 25 employees, memory-limited.

• Standard - intended for companies with more than 25 employees or more than 1 server to separate server roles.

• Datacenter - is mainly used for placing multiple virtual machines on a physical host.

Windows Server 2019 has the following new features:

• Container services:

  • Support for Kubernetes (stable; v1.14)

  • Support for Tigera Calico for Windows

  • Linux containers on Windows

• Storage:

  • Storage Spaces Direct

  • Storage Migration Service

  • Storage Replica

  • System Insights

• Security:

  • Shielded Virtual Machines

  • Improved Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

• Administration:

  • Windows Admin Center

  • SetupDiag

  • OpenSSH included

Understanding the Core Licensing

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter & Standard both editions are licensed under a core-based license model. the number of core licenses required depends on whether a customer is licensing based on the physical cores on the server or by virtual machine, subject to a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses per physical server. 

• All physical cores must be licensed

• 8 core licenses per processor

• 16 core licenses per server

For complete details on server core licensing, Please refer to: "Windows Server 2019 Licensing Guide" and  "Licensing Resources and Documents"

System Requirements

The following are estimated system requirements Windows Server 2019. If your computer has less than the "minimum" requirements, you will not be able to install this product correctly. Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you install.

Processor requirements:

• A minimum of 1.4 GHz 64-bit EMT64 or AMD64 processor. Quad Core Recommended for production systems.

• Support for security features like NX Bit and DEP (Data Execution Prevention)

•  The processor should support CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchWNeeds

• Needs to Support EPT or NPT (Second Level Address Translation)

Disk Space:

For Core installation, a minimum Disk Space of 32 GB is required. Additional 4 GB is necessary for GUI installation.

Disk Space Capacity Planning:

Microsoft Support recommends the following:

• 3 times the RAM size limited up to 32 GB. Which means 96 GB (32×3 = 96 GB)

• Additional disk space of 10-12 GB for additional roles and features installed based on server roles. For 32 GB Systems with GUI (96 + 12 = 108 GB)

• Additional 10 GB is required for Windows Updates. So, 108 GB +10 GB = 118 GB for 32 GB Systems.

• 10 GB extra space for miscellaneous files and logs (Perfmon, Server Trace, etc.) (128 GB for 32 GB Systems)

• Any Disk Space requirements for applications that are installed on the OS partition are additional. For example SQL, Exchange, SharePoint MS-CRM, etc.

Disk Controller:

• Needs to be a PCI Express Compliant Disk Controller.

• ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE are not supported for either boot, page, or data.

RAM (Random Access memory) Requirements:

• 512 MB ECC supported Memory Modules

• 800 MB for VM Installations, post-installation, reduce RAM to 512 MB.

Optional System Requirements Features:

• Support of UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware with support for secure boot

• Trusted Platform Module

• Graphics Accelerator device and monitor, capable of SVGA (1024 x 768) minimum. 1080 p monitors or higher-resolution recommended.

• Input devices such as a Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing devices)

• Internet access to download Windows Updates where the tenant is managing the updates.

Network Requirements:

• Minimum a Gigabit Ethernet adapter with 1 Gbps throughput.

• Needs to be PCI Express Compliant hardware.

• Support for Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE). As you may know, Wireless Devices cannot be used to boot from the network.