Compare Server Roles

KEY: = Not Available = Partial/Limited = Full
Server Role Enterprise Datacenter   Standard   Foundation Itanium Web

HPC       

Active Directory Certificate Services
Available
Available
Limited2 Limited2
Not Available
Not Available
Limited2
Active Directory Domain Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Active Directory Federation Services
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Application Server
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
DHCP Server
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
DNS Server
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Fax Server
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
File Services
Available
Available
Limited3 Limited3
Not Available
Not Available
Limited3
Hyper-V1
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Available
Network Policy and Access Services
Available
Available
Limited4 Limited6
Not Available
Not Available
Limited4
Print Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Terminal Services
Available
Available
Limited7 Limited7
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
UDDI Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Web Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Windows Deployment Services
Available
Available
Available
Available
Not Available
Not Available
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.
6 Limited to 50RRAS, 10 IAS connections and X IAS Server Groups
7 Limited to 50 Terminal Services Gateway connections.   (Quelle: Microsoft)