Windows Server datacenter 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Windows Server 2019 also enables you to create cloud native and modernize traditional apps using containers and micro-services. For more details, check out the Windows Server Website. In addition to your trial experience of Windows Server 2019, you can download a new feature on demand for Server Core, the App Compatibility FOD. This FOD contains additional features from the Desktop Experience to improve the compatibility of Server Core for apps and tools used for troubleshooting and debugging. Windows features on demand can be added to images prior to deployment or to actively running computers, using the DISM command. Features of Windows Server Datacenter 2019 FEATURES AVAILABLE GENERALLY WINDOWS SERVER 2019 DATACENTER Best Practices Analyzer Yes Direct Access Yes Dynamic Memory (in virtualization) Yes Hot Add/Replace RAM Yes Microsoft Management Console Yes Minimal Server Interface Yes Network Load Balancing Yes Windows PowerShell Yes Server Core installation option Yes Server Manager Yes SMB Direct and SMB over RDMA Yes Software-defined Networking No Storage Migration Service Yes Storage Replica Yes, unlimited Storage Spaces Yes Storage Spaces Direct No Volume Activation Services Yes VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) integration Yes Windows Server Update Services Yes Server license logging Yes Inherited activation Can be a host or a guest Work Folders Yes WINDOWS SERVER FEATURES AVAILABLE WINDOWS SERVER 2019 DATACENTER .NET Framework 3.5 Yes .NET Framework 4.7 Yes Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Yes BitLocker Drive Encryption Yes BitLocker Network Unlock Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience BranchCache Yes Client for NFS Yes Containers Yes (unlimited Windows and Hyper-V containers) Data Center Bridging Yes Direct Play Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Enhanced Storage Yes Failover Clustering Yes Group Policy Management Yes Host Guardian Hyper-V Support No I/O Quality of Service Yes IIS Hostable Web Core Yes Internet Printing Client Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience IP Address Management (IPAM) Server Yes iSNS Server service Yes LPR Port Monitor Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Management OData IIS Extension Yes Media Foundation Yes Message Queueing Yes Multipath I/O Yes MultiPoint Connector Yes Network Load Balancing Yes Peer Name Resolution Protocol Yes Quality Windows Audio Video Experience Yes RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Remote Assistance Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Remote Differential Compression Yes Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Yes RPC over HTTP Proxy Yes Setup and Boot Event Collection Yes Simple TCP/IP Services Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support Yes SMB Bandwidth Limit Yes SMTP Server Yes SNMP Service Yes Software Load Balancer Yes Storage Migration Service Yes Storage Migration Service Proxy Yes Storage Replica Yes System Data Archiver Yes System Insights Yes Telnet Client Yes TFTP Client Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience VM Shielding Tools for Fabric Management Yes WebDAV Redirector Yes Windows Biometric Framework Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Windows Defender Antivirus Yes Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Windows Internal Database Yes Windows PowerShell Yes Windows Process Activation Service Yes Windows Search Service Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience Windows Server Backup Yes Windows Server Migration Tools Yes Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Yes Windows Subsystem for Linux Yes Windows TIFF IFilter Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience WinRM IIS Extension Yes WINS Server Yes Wireless LAN Service Yes WoW64 Support Yes XPS Viewer Yes, when installed as Server with Desktop Experience NOTE: > Online activation > Does not bind to your Microsoft account > Can not be reactivated / transferred to another computer > Instant delivery – 2 minutes > Activation instructions provided in the email with the key > Permanent activation > Region: Global > Multilingual > Updates possible > Invoice will automatically generate upon placing an order. > Live chat or email support System Requirements: > Processor – 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor. > RAM – 512 MB. > Disk Space – 32 GB. > Network – Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapter. > Optical Storage – DVD drive (if installing the OS from DVD media) > Video – Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution (optional) > Input Devices – Keyboard and mouse (optional)
