Windows Server

1. Basic

1.1. Functions

1.1.1. Directory Services

1.1.1.1. Active Directory Certificate Services

1.1.1.2. Active Directory Domain Services

1.1.1.3. Active Directory Federation Services

1.1.2. Infrastructure services

1.1.3. Application services

1.2. editions

1.2.1. Datacenter

1.2.1.1. $6,155

1.2.1.2. Max. 64 CPUs

1.2.2. Standard

1.2.2.1. $882

1.2.3. Essentials

1.2.3.1. $501

1.2.4. Foundation

1.2.4.1. Only OEM

1.3. Licenses

1.3.1. Retail

1.3.2. Volume

1.3.3. OEM

1.4. Virtualization

1.4.1. Datacenter, Unlimited

1.4.2. Standard, max 2 machines

1.5. Installation

1.5.1. Options

1.5.1.1. Server Core

1.5.1.2. GUI

1.5.1.3. Minimal interface

1.5.2. WinSxS (Install files)

1.5.3. Optional

1.5.3.1. Harddiskdrivers

1.5.3.2. Editing partitions