Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Essentials

Microsoft Windows Server Essentials offers a handful of useful features that are easy to implement and utilize for your business. These features include sharing files within shared folders, storage spaces, remote access for your employees, monitoring of your server, and much more:

• Users and groups
• Integration with hosted services and apps
• Media sharing
• Backup
• BranchCache

One of the new features in Windows Server Essentials 2019 is AAD Connect, which means support for the installation of Azure Active Directory is now implemented into Windows Server Essentials 2019 via AAD Connect, giving your business the opportunity to take a step forward.

Processor requirements:

• A minimum of 1.4 GHz 64-bit EMT64 or AMD64 processor. Quad-Core Recommended for production systems.
• Support for security features like NX Bit and DEP (Data Execution Prevention)
• The processor should support CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchWNeeds
• Needs to Support EPT or NPT (Second Level Address Translation)

Disk Space:

• 3 times the RAM size limited up to 32 GB. Which means 96 GB (32×3 = 96 GB)
• Additional disk space of 10-12 GB for additional roles and features installed based on server roles. For 32 GB Systems with GUI (96 + 12 = 108 GB)
• Additional 10 GB is required for Windows Updates. So, 108 GB +10 GB = 118 GB for 32 GB Systems.
• 10 GB extra space for miscellaneous files and logs (Perfmon, Server Trace, etc.) (128 GB for 32 GB Systems)
• Any Disk Space requirements for applications that are installed on the OS partition are additional. For example SQL, Exchange, SharePoint MS-CRM, etc.

Disk Controller:

• Needs to be a PCI Express Compliant Disk Controller.
• RAM (Random Access memory) Requirements:
   - 512 MB ECC supported Memory Modules
   - 800 MB for VM Installations, post-installation, reduce RAM to 512 MB.

Optional System Requirements Features:

• Support of UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware with support for secure boot
• Trusted Platform Module
• Graphics Accelerator device and monitor, capable of SVGA (1024 x 768) minimum. 1080 p monitors or higher-resolution recommended.
• Input devices such as a Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing devices)
• Internet access to download Windows Updates where the tenant is managing the updates.

Network Requirements:

• Minimum a Gigabit Ethernet adapter with 1 Gbps throughput.
• Needs to be PCI Express Compliant hardware.
• Support for Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE). As you may know, Wireless Devices cannot be used to boot from the network.