SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To ensure proper installation of Windows Server 2008, you will need to make sure the
server hardware meets these minimum and recommended hardware levels:
Processor Minimum: 1GHz
Recommended: 2GHz
Optimal: 3GHz or faster
*Intel Itanium 2 processor required for Windows Server 2008
for Itanium-based systems
Memory Minimum: 512MB RAM
Recommended: 1GB RAM
Optimal: 2GB RAM (Full installation) or 1GB RAM
(Server Core installation) or more
Maximum (32-bit): 4GB (Standard) or 64GB
(Enterprise and Datacenter)
Maximum (64-bit): 32GB (Standard) or 2TB
(Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-based systems)
Disk Space Minimum: 8GB
Recommended: 40GB (Full installation) or 10GB
(Server Core installation)
Optimal: 80GB (Full installation) or 40GB
(Server Core installation) or more
Drive DVD-ROM drive
Display SVGA (800 ?— 600) or higher resolution
Keyboard
Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
3 Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows Server 2008
INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
Windows Server 2008 offers two general types of installations: a typical Full server installation
and Server Core. Server Core is a stripped down version of Windows Server
2008 that doesn??™t include a GUI or any other unneeded services. Instead, the server installs
only key features that are related to the role that it supports??”for example, Active
Directory or Domain Name System (DNS).
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