Minimum Hardware Requirements

Windows EBS has a fairly strict set of hardware requirements. To begin with, Windows EBS is only available as a 64-bit operating system; your server hardware must have a 64-bit processor to install and use Windows EBS. In addition, all server hardware should meet the requirements established for the Windows Server 2008 Logo Program for Systems. (You can learn more about these requirements by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx.)

The following sections provide specific information about the CPU, memory, and hard disk requirements for the Windows EBS servers.

Processor Requirements

Note the following minimum CPU requirements for Windows EBS:

  • Systems with a single-core CPU. x64 processor with ...

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