Install Windows Server 2012 R2 - MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2: Installation and Configuration Study Guide - page 2

This chapter covers the installation of Windows Server 2012
R2. It shows how to install both the full version of Windows
Server 2012 R2 and the Server Core version. It also shows you
how to use some PowerShell commands in Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core.
Let's dive right into the server by talking about some of the new features and advantages
of Windows Server 2012 R2.
Features and Advantages of Windows
Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2
Before I show how to install and configure Windows Server 2012 R2, let's take a look at
some of the new features and the advantages it offers.
Since many of you will be upgrading from Windows Server 2003 and
Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, these are the new features introduced by
Microsoft since then. I will specifically identify any new features or advan-
tages that are new to Windows Server 2012 R2 only.
I will talk about all of these features in greater detail throughout this topic. What
follows are merely brief descriptions.
Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) pro-
vides a customizable set of services that allow you to issue and manage public key infra-
structure (PKI) certificates . These certificates can be used in software security systems that
employ public key technologies.
Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) includes
new features that make deploying domain controllers simpler and that let you implement
them faster. AD DS also makes the domain controllers more flexible, both to audit and
to authorize for access to files. Moreover, AD DS has been designed to make perform-
ing administrative tasks easier through consistent graphical and scripted management
experiences.
Active Directory Rights Management Services Active Directory Rights Management
Services (AD RMS) provides management and development tools that let you work with