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Overview
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is a new addition to the Windows Essential Server Solutions family. Windows EBS 2008 provides the essential technology needed for a highly secure and reliable infrastructure designed for businesses with 50 to 250 employees. EBS 2008 is powered by Windows Server 2008 technology, it combines software for management, messaging, and security features into one integrated server solution that is designed to dramatically reduce IT complexity and improve efficiency across the business, putting IT in control.

 
What's new
Windows EBS 2008 is an all-in-one integrated multi-server solution designed and priced specifically for midsize businesses. Windows Essential Business Server provides the essential technology needed for a highly secure and reliable infrastructure. Based on 64-bit technology, EBS 2008 provides optimization of the infrastructure design with a messaging, management and security server setup. With Premium edition, you will get the database server as well.

Windows EBS 2008 on HP platforms is available in two editions, Standard and Premium.
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Standard Edition includes:
  • Management Server
  • Messaging Server
  • Security Server
Premium Edition includes:
  • Database Server
Learn more about these popular topics about Windows Essential Business Server 2008.

 
Ideal Environment
Ideal for...

Infrastructure supporting 50 to 300 users:
  • Single Domain
  • Multiple Subnets
  • 1+ Branch Locations with local authentication needs (+Server for RODC)
  • Distributed and redundant core workloads (AD, DNS, DHCP)
  • Add standalone servers for redundancy
  Edition comparison

 

Management Server

Security Server

Messaging Server
Processor (64 bit) Single-Core CPU 2.5 GHz (minimum) 2.5 GHz (minimum) 2.5 GHz (minimum)
Processor (64-bit) Multi-Core CPU 1.5 GHz (minimum) 1.5 GHz (minimum) 1.5 GHz (minimum)
Processor (64-bit) Multiple physical CPUs 1.5 GHz (minimum) 1.5 GHz (minimum) 1.5 GHz (minimum)
RAM per processor 4 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Hard drive (10K RPM minimum) OS partition 45 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 1 volume 45 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 1 volume 45 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 1 volume
Hard drive (10K RPM minimum) Application partition 50 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 5 volumes 50 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 5 volumes 50 GB (minimum free space) stored on RAID 5 volumes
Hard drive configuration Eight hard disk drive bays (provides for in-server storage expansion) Two or more hard disk drive bays Eight hard disk drive bays (provides for in-server storage expansion)
NICs One, 100 Mbps (minimum) Two, 100 Mbps (minimum) One, 100 Mbps (minimum)
DVD-ROM DVD-ROM drive that can boot from the system BIOS or a peripheral connection such as a USB port DVD-ROM drive that can boot from the system BIOS or a peripheral connection such as a USB port DVD-ROM drive that can boot from the system BIOS or a peripheral connection such as a USB port
Failover drive Dedicated hot swap hard disk drive configured for RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume failover Dedicated hot swap hard disk drive configured for RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume failover Dedicated hot swap hard disk drive configured for RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume failover
Power Redundant power supply for each server Redundant power supply for each server Redundant power supply for each server
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