Adding a Windows Server 2012 System to a Windows 2003/2008 Environment

Many organizations want to add in a specific Windows Server 2012 function such as Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (previously called Terminal Services), Hyper-V R2 virtualization, DirectAccess, or BranchCache. Such functions can be installed on Windows Server 2012 member servers in an existing Active Directory 2003 or Active Directory 2008 networking environment. This allows an organization to get Windows Server 2012 application capabilities fairly quickly and easily without having to do a full migration to Active Directory 2012. In most cases, a Windows Server 2012 member server can simply be added to an existing network without ever affecting the existing network. ...

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