Compare Server Roles
Key: X= Available; X= Partial/Limited Availability; O= Not Available
| Server Role |
Enterprise |
Datacenter |
Standard |
Itanium |
Web |
| Web Services |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
 |
| Application Server |
X |
X |
X |
X |
O |
 |
| Print Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Hyper-V* |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Active Directory Domain Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Active Directory Rights Management Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| DHCP Server |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
DNS Server
|
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Fax Server |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| UDDI Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Windows Deployment Services |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
 |
| Active Directory Certificate Services |
X |
X |
X** |
O |
O |
 |
| File Services |
X |
X |
X*** |
O |
O |
 |
| Network Policy and Access Services |
X |
X |
X† |
O |
O |
 |
| Terminal Services |
X |
X |
X†† |
O |
O |
 |
| Active Directory Federation Services |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
*- For customers that do not need virtualization, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions are available without Windows Server Hyper-V Technology.
**- Limited to creating Certificate Authorities—no other ADFS features (NDES, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information.
***- Limited to one standalone DFS root.
†- Limited to 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections, and 2 IAS Server Groups.
††- Limited to 250 Terminal Services Gateway connections. |