Task 1: Select a Form Factor for the Server
The goal of this task is to determine the most appropriate type of hardware on which to deploy the terminal servers.
Form factor in this guide refers to the combination of the servers’ characteristics including:
Processor architecture (32 versus 64 bit)
Number of CPUs and their speed
Amount of memory installed
Disk storage capacity and disk subsystem design
Number of network card ports configured
To make this selection, start with the prerequisites for Windows Server 2008 as a minimum requirement, and then determine which of the following purchasing options will be used:
Use existing hardware. Organizations may already have server hardware resources that can be reconfigured and redeployed to publish applications ...
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