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It is generally available from October 18, Its latest release is 6. It is preceded by Window Server and succeeded by Window Server Your forums section site not able to access,getting site error ,Kindly share me key through email. Share this: Twitter Facebook. This article has 13 comments. Law Which one did you use please. I have downloaded the media twice from Microsoft thinking the first might have been corrupted and still no joy.

I really do not relish rebuilding the server since I need it asap for a virtual machine deployment that was exported from R2 by a vendor and will not import to Confused here. You say you have a virtual machine. Is this Datacenter that was exported froma R2 host? The vendor sent me a virtual appliance virtual machine that was exported from Server R2. My Hyper-V server is , so it will not import the R2 exported machine. I just found a workaround by setting up my own new virtual machine and just using the vhd that was part of the package sent by the vendor.

It appears to be working. I was using the ISO from Microsoft and installing from the setup executable. It looked normal except it never asked for the key, just skipped ahead to the version choice and then errored out.

I guess they did not offer that method for Server installations. I asked, but got no real good answer from them about the possibility. Just using the vhd they provided seems to be working though. I think from now on I will just wait for the R2 version and skip buying the first one that comes out. R2 really should be a free upgrade, in my humble opinion. The table below briefly summarizes which already licensed that is, not evaluation Windows operating systems can be upgraded to which editions of Windows Server R2.

Note the following general guidelines for supported paths:. According to TechNet, there is no update path from to R2. You have to upgrade using R2 media. That article says in the table that if you are running Datacenter, you can upgrade to R2 Datacenter, unless I am missing something. I got the virtual machine created and attached the vhd file from the vendor's exported machine.

It is working fine now, with the one event that is looking for different integrated tools. There were additions to R2 that are not in If R2 is what you need and you don't have existing licensing, this is your ticket. My first post says in-place upgrade, not update. If the download did not start automatically, click the button below. Windows Server R2 provides a wide range of new and enhanced features and capabilities spanning server virtualization, storage, software-defined networking, server management and automation, web and application platform, access and information protection, virtual desktop infrastructure, and more.

Need more information about Windows Server R2? See the product details page. Windows Server R2 is a proven, enterprise-class cloud and datacenter platform that can scale to run your largest workloads while enabling robust recovery options to protect against service outages. It helps accelerate time to value by simplifying your underlying infrastructure and allowing you to reduce cost by taking advantage of industry-standard hardware.

Windows Server R2 helps you build, deploy and scale applications and web sites quickly, and gives you the flexibility to move workloads between on-premises environments and the cloud. It enables you to provide flexible, remote access to corporate resources while managing identities across your datacenter and federated into the cloud, and it helps you protect critical business information.

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