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Server Role

Enterprise

Datacenter

Standard

Itanium

Web

Web Services

Available
Available
Available
Available
Available

Application Server

Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available

Print Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Hyper-V1

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Active Directory Domain Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Active Directory Rights Management Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

DHCP Server

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

DNS Server

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Fax Server

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

UDDI Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Windows Deployment Services

Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available

Active Directory Certificate Services

Available
Available

Limited2

Not Available
Not Available

File Services

Available
Available

Limited3

Not Available
Not Available

Network Policy and Access Services

Available
Available

Limited4

Not Available
Not Available

Terminal Services

Available
Available

Limited5

Not Available
Not Available

Active Directory Federation Services

Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available

1 For customers that do not need virtualization, Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions are available without Windows Server Hyper-V Technology.

2 Limited to creating Certificate Authorities—no other ADCS features (NDES, Online Responder Service). See ADCS role documentation on TechNet for more information.

3 Limited to one standalone DFS root.

4 Limited to 250 RRAS connections, 50 IAS connections, and 2 IAS Server Groups.

5 Limited to 250 Terminal Services Gateway connections.

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