Re: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Odina Conkright
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise is aimed towards medium to large businesses. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to 8 physical processors and provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node clustering using Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) software and support for up to 64 GB of RAM through PAE.[41] Enterprise Edition also comes in specialized variants for the x64 and Itanium architectures. With Service Pack 2 installed, the x64 and Itanium variants are capable of addressing up to 1 TB and 2 TB of RAM,[41] respectively. This edition also supports Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA). It also provides the ability to hot-add supported hardware. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise is also the required edition to issue custom certificate templates.[citation needed]
Microsoft Windows Server OS (operating system) is a series of enterprise-class server operating systems designed to share services with multiple users and provide extensive administrative control of data storage, applications and corporate networks.
Note: Core, server, advanced server, enterprise edition, 64-bit edition, workstation, professional versions all supported. If using Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, make sure the Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra feature of Windows Server is installed.
I have a MSDN (Accademic alliance) subscription,and I have a rack mountable box, (I can't remember whats in it anymore but it has 2 CPUs and 1 GB of DDR 2 ram. I remember when I was given it (12 months ago) is was one of something called a Delta or a Charlie)I feel the need to improve my skills, by muching around with a windows server.(I've never use one before, or indeed ever set up any kind of server. (used plenty of linux ones though))