WINDOWS SERVER 2019 STANDARD

Product Information "Windows Server 2019 Standard"

The new Windows Server 2019 Standard is a further development of the popular Windows Server 2016 operating system. It is suitable for most infrastructures and also for workloads such as Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SharePoint. In addition to the Windows Server 2016 security standards, it provides effective protection against threats. Virtual machines (VMs) that protect sensitive applications have been further developed. Linux virtual machines are now supported. Administrators can also easily encrypt network segments between servers. A new feature is Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) which provides preventative protection against zero-day attacks and exploits in Windows Server 2019 Standard. It also allows central management of the entire security cycle.

Highly functional server management tool

The 2019 version of Windows Server enables hybrid cloud scenarios. It is based on the Honolulu project presented in 2017. Existing Windows Server environments can be easily connected to new cloud services. The user can easily integrate Azure Backup, Disaster Recovery, Azure File Sync and other Microsoft services into existing infrastructures and applications. The "Project Honolulu" software was officially introduced along with the release of Windows Server 2019. This server management tool is a central interface for managing servers with Windows 2019, 2016 or 2012R2, with or without a graphical interface. Typical tasks like performance monitoring or server configuration become easier because Project Honolulu has designed them differently. The management of Windows services in mixed server architectures has also been simplified.

Smaller containers and HCI infrastructure

Windows Server 2019 Standard provides developers with more support than ever before in modernizing existing applications when using container technologies. For this purpose the Server Core base container images of the operating system are used. Images can be reduced to one third of their current size, cutting down the download time by around 72%. There is also support for the Kubernetes open source container system. The hyperconvergent infrastructures (HCI) are already known from Windows Server 2016 and from the Windows Server Software Defined program. Preconfigured HCI solutions are also useful in Windows Server 2019 and help meet computing and storage requirements and are easy to implement and scale. They can also be managed by Project Honolulu, which greatly simplifies daily work with HCI implementations.

Windows Server 2019 expands performance and reliability

Can also be used as Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH). Windows-based programs or the entire desktop can be shared among users when they are running on the host. The new memory management functions are also interesting. Storage Migration Services (SMS) allow you to upgrade old file servers to version 2019 with data transfer, access rights and settings. The storage migration transfers the identity of the old server to a new one so that the previous computer can be disconnected from the network. The necessary tools are included in the Honolulu tools. Windows Server 2019 Standard also offers the Storage Replica feature. It was already included in the Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition and is used for block replication of volumes between servers and clusters. Windows Server 2019 also offers a graphical interface, which some users have lost in the 2016 version.

Until official information is available, it is possible to refer to the Windows Server 2016 requirements.

Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit EMT64 or AMD64, quad-core recommended

Memory: 512 MB Memory Module with ECC support and 800 MB for virtual machine installations

Hard disk: for the Core 32 GB, for the GUI another 4 GB

Disk Controller: PCI Express Compliant Disk Controller