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Would you know of any reading / tutorials?<br />
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Thanks
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Would you know of any reading / tutorials?

Thanks

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TechNet or any of the Microsoft server certification study guides in a local bookstore.
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TechNet or any of the Microsoft server certification study guides in a local bookstore.

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any links you can provide?<br />
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What do you mean local bookstore? you must be living in a big city
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any links you can provide?

What do you mean local bookstore? you must be living in a big city

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None off the top of my head. If you don't have local, there is always Barnes and noble online or amazon.
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None off the top of my head. If you don't have local, there is always Barnes and noble online or amazon.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
Not sure if I &nbsp;understand the need of turning file server role on a windows server (2008/2012).<br />
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What are the advantages?<br />
<br />
I could make it a file server without turning on the role?<br />
<br />
Thanks
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Hi,

Not sure if I  understand the need of turning file server role on a windows server (2008/2012).

What are the advantages?

I could make it a file server without turning on the role?

Thanks

File server role?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.