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I have multiple domain controllers, mostly 2008 r2.<br />
I am now adding (3) server 2012 r2 domain controllers.<br />
I don't want the new 2012 r2 domain controllers to hold the FSMO roles.<br />
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Does installing Windows Essentials on the first deployed 2012 server r2 domain controller force that controller to hold all the FSMO?<br />
Can I choose not to load Windows Essentials on the new 2012r2 servers? Should I not install it?<br />
Oh and I have one remnant 2003 server which I will be replacing with 2012, so right now I am at 2003 functionality.
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I have multiple domain controllers, mostly 2008 r2.
I am now adding (3) server 2012 r2 domain controllers.
I don't want the new 2012 r2 domain controllers to hold the FSMO roles.

Does installing Windows Essentials on the first deployed 2012 server r2 domain controller force that controller to hold all the FSMO?
Can I choose not to load Windows Essentials on the new 2012r2 servers? Should I not install it?
Oh and I have one remnant 2003 server which I will be replacing with 2012, so right now I am at 2003 functionality.

Windows essentials in multi domain controller environment (2008 and 2012)

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.

Windows Server 2012

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.