Can Windows Server 2012 be installed on this system?
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Zachary, The Certified Servers team appreciates your question. The Poweredge 2950 is able to have Windows 2012 installed on it.
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I doubt you could directly to the machine, since drivers are certainly going to be an issue. However, Windows 8 pro and enterprise can install hyper-v virtualization and since the drivers on that can be old school, I've gotten XP to install on that. The gotcha on this plan is if you have hardware dongles for communications or licenses, that don't always work.
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yes it can be installed, it work with Windows XP SP2+, Vista, Windows 7 (32-and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-and 64-bit)
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Yes, as long as they are only used to license one windows server instance at a time. Also, CAL's arent enforced, so its up to the user to ensure that they have enough.
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Hola.no can putting on any windows operating system, in such case you can put linux. regards
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Yes it can run server 2012 with hyper-v. I assume a standard sata ssd would be fine too though I can't say from experience.
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MS and HP recommend you only use WHS designed components, but yes you can install custom applications. One option is to use remote desktop to connect to the server, from there it's pretty much your standard Windows.
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Few servers come with an OS out of the box. Win Server 2011 is fifty bucks here. You'll also be smart to throw in more RAM. If you are not used to tearing apart PC's or working with routers and switches, this machine is on the end of the tech cycle and probably not the best toy for you, unless you want to learn a LOT.
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No the windows enviroment will not pick up both as windows server will you would be better off buying a single processor board and going that route with a 12 core if trying to use for a game console
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Windows Server 2012 are being sold without any CAL. You have to get the 5-pack CAL in order to use that on the network.
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No. Just Windows XP and Windows Server 03. I could not get it to work with vista or above
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I guess it can. You could try using a virtual machine, though. I have 4 OSs this way (VMware Workstation).
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No, that is a hitch. It comes without an operating system. If you can get your hands on W7 / W8 disc then you just get an external DVD drive, install for me was a breeze.
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You should be able to install any OS - I used Fedora, but I don't know of any reason you couldn't load Win7. I know nothing about using Win7 as a server.
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Yes. I've also successfully used this in a Server 2012 environment. It's a great product.
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Yes, according to http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/4/E64F72BF-55E9-4D85-9EFE-39605D7CE272/WindowsServer2012R2_Licensing_Guide.pdf
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Yes, I have it installed in one of my PCs running one Windows 7, 8 and Server 2012 R2 without problems.