March 2008
Beginner to intermediate
494 pages
13h 4m
English
Content preview from Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide
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Hardware Requirements
Table 1-1 lists Microsoft's minimum and recommended system requirements for running Windows Server 2008.
Table 1-1. Minimum and recommended system requirements for Windows Server 2008
Requirements | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
Processor | 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) | 2 GHz or faster |
Memory | 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM or greater |
Available Disk Space | 10 GB | 40 GB or greater |
Drive | DVD-ROM drive | |
Display | Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor | |
Other | Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device |
However, anyone with prior experience with Windows operating systems is likely 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 2008 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 512 MB of RAM
At least 9 GB of disk space
In this day and age, PC hardware changes in value, speed, and availability on what seems like a daily basis. Unless your sole job is to continually specify the hardware platforms and configurations on which your client and server computers will run, it only takes missing a week's worth of developments to miss out on new ...
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