December 2004
Beginner
672 pages
20h 38m
English
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Hardware Requirements
Table 1-1 lists Microsoft’s minimum and recommended system requirements for running Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise, the most commonly purchased editions.
Table 1-1. Minimum and recommended system requirements
|
Requirements |
Standard Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
|---|---|---|
|
Minimum CPU speed |
133MHz |
133MHz for x86-based computers; 733MHz for Itanium-based computers |
|
Recommended minimum CPU speed |
550MHz |
733MHz |
|
Minimum RAM |
128MB |
128MB |
|
Recommended minimum RAM |
256MB |
256MB |
|
Maximum RAM |
4GB |
32GB for x86-based computers; 64GB for Itanium-based computers |
|
Multiprocessor support (MPS) |
Up to 4 |
Up to 8 |
|
Disk space for setup |
1.5GB |
1.5GB for x86-based computers; 2GB for Itanium-based computers |
However, anyone with prior experience with Windows operating systems likely is familiar with the simple fact that Microsoft’s minimum system requirements (and often, the recommended requirements as well) are woefully inadequate for all but the most casual serving duties. Based on price and performance considerations as of this writing, I recommend the following specifications for any Windows Server 2003 version available through traditional channels. I’ll refer to these as the “realistic minimums” from this point on in the book.
A Pentium III 1GHz processor
A server machine capable of using dual processors
At least 512MB of RAM
At least 9GB of visible disk space
In this day and age, PC hardware changes in value, speed, and availability on what seems like a daily basis. ...
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