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Windows Server 2008 introduces next generation web tools, built-in virtualization technologies, and security and server management enhancements that will help customers more efficiently manage their IT operations, reduce costs and improve performance of business-critical systems.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services.
HP helps you address your green IT needs through energy-efficient solutions for the data center and beyond. Keeping with our green IT program, HP will now offer Microsoft Windows 2008 SP2 as a download only for all languages except Korean, Japanese & Chinese. HP will be launching product part numbers in the near future for these language kits. Please visit Microsoft’s download center www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008sp2
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, is now available for download from the Microsoft Virtualization website. Hyper-V operates under Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions. Hyper-V is not available for Web Server. Hyper-V runs only on Windows Server builds for x64 processors with hardware virtualization support, such as AMD-V or Intel VT processors. Visit the HP Virtualization website for details on HP support of Hyper-V.
Introducing the new Windows Essential Server Solution family from Microsoft includes Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Small Business Server 2008, supporting our product line of selected HP ProLiant Tower, Rack and Blade servers. For more information visit www.hp.com/go/winessentialfamily.
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Ideal for...
Windows Server 2008 is ideal for all businesses that require servers designed for departmental or standard workloads such as shared file/print, directory services, network services, terminal services, web servers and general applications
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition is designed for the enterprise that require mission critical solutions and the highest levels of virtualization, scalability, and reliability.
Windows Web Server 2008 is designed for the SMB customer requiring a dedicated web server in which to host external web content.
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Edition comparison |
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| Configuration Parameter |
Web Edition |
Standard Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
Datacenter Edition |
| Maximum RAM |
4GB (32-bit)
32GB (x64) |
4GB (32-bit)
32GB (x64) |
64GB (32-bit)
2TB (x64) |
64GB (32-bit)
2TB (x64) |
| Optimal: 2 GB RAM (Full installation) or 1 GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more |
Optimal: 2 GB RAM (Full installation) or 1 GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more
| Multiprocessor Support |
4P |
4P |
8P |
64P |
| Disk space for setup |
Minimum: 10 GB
Recommended: 40 GB or greater
Note: Servers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
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| Virtualized Guest Instances included with OS |
None |
1 |
4 |
Unlimited |
For a detailed edition comparison, please visit the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 product page.
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