We recently took a look at the features of the Windows Server 2022 Preview Build and the new features included in the vNext Preview Build that will no doubt serve as the foundation for the next version of Windows Server: Windows Server 2022. I thought it would be interesting to make some educated guesses about the differences. between Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019 and see what features and differences there would be between the two versions of Windows. While this post is not supported by specific details from Microsoft at this time, I will continue to refine the post as those details are released and we learn more about the next version of Windows Server.
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Windows Server 2022 vs. Windows Server 2019
restrictions | Windows Server 2019 Standard | Windows Server 2019 Data Center |
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Max RDS Connections | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 64 | 64 |
Maximum number of cores | unlimited | unlimited |
maximum memory | 24TB | 24TB |
Blocks and limits with Windows Server 2019
What’s happening Windows Server 2022 compared to Windows Server 2019? Willpower Microsoft the hardware capabilities of Windows Server 2022 expand a lot? Will the limits be like this?
restrictions | Windows Server 2022 Default | Windows Server 2022 Data Center |
---|---|---|
Max RDS Connections | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 128 | 128 |
Maximum number of cores | unlimited | unlimited |
maximum memory | 48TB | 48TB |
Possible prohibitions and limits of Windows Server 2022
Mind you, Hyper-V would adopt the new highs that exist with Windows Server 2022. What else can we expect or should we go with Windows Server 2022 suppose?
End-to-end Azure integration
Microsoft has certainly shown that it is doing its best to integrate everything in the Windows Server operating system with Microsoft Azure. This trend was Windows Server 2019 started and certainly with Windows Server 2022 continued.
Expect tighter Azure integration in Windows Server 2022 in the following areas:
- windows update
- Active Directory
- security features
- Local network connectivity to Azure
- Storage migration and hybrid cloud capabilities
- Virtualization integration with Azure IaaS Hyper-V
These are just some of the areas where Windows Server 2022 companies will continue betting on the cloud. While on-premises environments are likely to be around for quite some time, if not indefinitely, hybrid cloud is the design that will be most realistic for most organizations. Time Windows Server 2019 started the trend of expanding on-premises infrastructure and Windows servers to Azure, it will do so with Windows Server 2022 even more realistic and feasible.
Microsoft will undoubtedly want Windows Server 2022 to bridge the gap between these environments and provide the framework that organizations can use to achieve this.
native management with Windows Admin Center
Although Windows Admin Center along with Windows Server 2019 was developed, it is not the native tool designed to manage Windows Server 2019 Windows Admin Center is used is a separate download located at Windows Server 2019 installed must be converted.
It’s safe to say that Server Manager’s days are numbered. Willpower Windows Server 2022 the Windows server version be, with which Microsoft completely suppresses Server Manager? Will it continue but will it be replaced by the new standard Windows Admin Center?
I think that will change one way or another. Windows Admin Center is definitely the tool of choice for managing local servers as well as Microsoft Preview of Azure IaaS platforms with the new version of Windows Admin Center for azure
Containers and Kubernetes
The world is on fire for Kubernetes and containerized microservices architectures for application development. Microsoft will no doubt continue to work on container orchestration and Kubernetes features in Windows Server 2022.
There are many container and Kubernetes related features in vNext Preview Builds. Container images will continue to get smaller and thinner. Features on Demand (FoD) continues to be refined to add required features and functionality to major versions of Windows Server.
I think Microsoft will definitely try to compete with VMware vSphere 7.0, which has Kubernetes “built in” to the hypervisor, which opens a lot of doors for commercialization of Kubernetes. Microsoft will also want a piece of this pie, and I expect some kind of features that will compete with Windows Server Core editions that will support Hyper-V virtualization in production environments. Will Windows Server 2022 have Hyper-V Core Kubernetes built into the platform? I think it’s entirely possible given the trends in the industry.