Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition – 1PC

The Datacenter edition is designed for large infrastructure workloads being run in private cloud environments. It supports unlimited virtualization with options for both Hyper-V and VMware virtualization. Some key capabilities include:

• Virtualization Rights: Offers unlimited virtual instances across both Hyper-V and VMware. Suitable for organizations running large private clouds.
• Containers Support: Provides enterprise capabilities for both Windows and Linux containers, using platform technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Storage Spaces Direct (S2D): Software-defined storage built on industry-standard servers with local storage. Provides highly available and scalable storage.
• Shielded VMs: Protects Generation 2 VMs from compromised fabric administrators by encrypting state and restricting access.
• Automated Validation Environment (AVE): Validates in-house infrastructure apps and workloads against Microsoft supported configurations.
• No Client Access Licenses (CALs) required: Only the server itself needs to be licensed, not individual client devices connecting to it.

Overall, Datacenter edition is ideal for mission-critical workloads being run in highly dynamic compute and storage environments.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
• Compatible with x64 instruction set
• Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW
• Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)
• 512 MB for Server Core
• 2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience
• ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology for physical host deployments
• 32 GB of Storage space