Can servers run on Win Server 2012 DC edition?

[Mysterious Stranger]

Can jka servers run on windows server 2012 datacenter edition? What's the difference between that and windows server 2008r2? Anyone tried?

[eezstreet]

Yes, it can. 2012 has really bad interface for sysadmins though (like stripping out a lot of the powershell commands, if I remember right), and in general the documentation is poor and hard to find (in general, most of the information on Win server comes from online documentation which reflects 2008 only and is not enough close to being accurate). I'd suggest 2008 if you're new to Windows server, but 2012 if you're acquainted with it and don't mind a few menus being moved around.

[Shadzy]

Datacenter does provide you with Hyper-V, with which you will be licensed to run Windows server 2008 R2, which I recommend using for this as for reasons EEZSTREET said.

 

Consult me if you need help with the windows part!

[Mysterious Stranger]

I don't like 2012 myself but that - and 2008 web edition - is the only Windows OS my Aussie host is willing to run. I have user experience (lol) with Win 2008, and if you mean menus being moved around like Windows 8 I'm fine with that.

 

I'm just more concerned about IF jka servers run correctly, without any funky bugs such as unable to change timescale in Linux etc.

[Stoiss]

well i use win 2012 standard with GUI and just install the little ekstra mod to get my start button on my taskbar and it works fine with JKG and jka also

[Shadzy]

Confirmed as Stoiss under a test environment!!