Microsoft released Technical Preview 4 for Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 on 19th November.
Note that the Technical Preview is not a supported production release and should not be used in a production environment.
Please find below some of the new / enhanced capabilities on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
- Nano Server (DNS Server / IIS Server roles and also previously included scale out File Server & Hyper-V Role)
- Windows Containers
- Site-Aware Failover Cluster, Workgroup and Multi-domain Clusters
- Hyper-V Virtual Machine Resiliency
- Cloud Witness
- Cloud Operating System Rolling Upgrade
- Storage Spaces Direct
- Storage Replica
Please use link below for obtaining Technical Preview install media
Windows Server Technical Preview 4
System Center 2016 Technical Preview 4
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-technical-preview
System Center Configuration Manager & Endpoint Protection Technical Preview 4
I will be writing on new capabilities introduced in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview for in future posts starting with Nano Server, meanwhile have a look at below resources for information around new capabilities introduced with the product.
Regards
Nirmal
Additional Resources on Technical Preview 4
What’s New in Failover Clustering in Windows Server Technical Preview
What’s New in File and Storage Services in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
Storage Replica in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
Storage Quality of Service
Make innovation easier with Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 4
Designing Windows Server in the cloud-first world
Announcing the release of Hyper-V Containers in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4
Stand-alone version of the “Introducing Hyper-V Containers” video on Ch.9:
Moving forward in the cloud world with software-defined storage
4 Datacenter challenges and how Windows Server 2016 software defined networking can help
Moving to Nano Server, the new deployment option in Windows Server 2016
Protecting your datacenter and cloud: November update
Three “Tell me about IT” videos on WS.2016 by Jeffrey Snover:
Early look at containers in Windows Server, Hyper-V and Azure – with Mark Russinovich