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Product: Windows Server 2003
Company: Microsoft
Website: http://www.microsoft.com
MSRP:
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Review By: Stewart Saathoff



 

System Requirements

Table Of Contents
1: Introduction
2: Pricing & System Requirements
3:
New Features
4: Creation of ADAM
5: Active Directory
6: Security
7: IIS 6
8: Terminal Services
9:
Conclusion

To date, Microsoft has made several advances in their server software.  When they first ventured into this area, Windows NT was considered, to be frank, a poor example of a server operating system.  Novell, the market leader when Microsoft began, even went so far as to offer Directory Services for NT as a separate product because of Microsoft’s lack of Directory Services.  Windows 2000 was their first attempt into the world of directory services and now, with advancements in all facets of 2003 Server, Microsoft has proven that they can take Enterprise-level Networks to a level that they need to be, easily…

 

Windows Server 2003 System Requirements

Requirement Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition Web Edition
Minimum CPU Speed 133 MHz
  • 133 MHz for x86-based computers
  • 733 MHz for Itanium-based computers*
  • 400 MHz for x86-based computers
  • 733 MHz for Itanium-based computers*
133 MHz
Recommended CPU Speed 550 MHz 733 MHz 733 MHz 550 MHz
Minimum RAM 128 MB 128 MB 512 MB 128 MB
Recommended Minimum RAM 256 MB 256 MB 1 GB 256 MB
Maximum RAM 4 GB
  • 32 GB for x86-based computers
  • 64 GB for Itanium-based computers*
  • 64 GB for x86-based computers
  • 128 GB for Itanium-based computers*
2 GB
Multi-Processor Support 1 or 2 Up to 8
  • Minimum 8 required
  • Maximum 32
1 or 2
Disk Space for Setup 1.5 GB
  • 1.5 GB for x86-based computers
  • 2.0 GB for Itanium-based computers*
  • 1.5 GB for x86-based computers
  • 2.0 GB for Itanium-based computers*
1.5 GB


Pricing

Version

Price Description
Standard Edition $999 Includes 5 CALs
Standard Edition $1199 Includes 10 CALs
Enterprise Edition $3999 Includes 25 CALs
Web Edition $399 No CALs Needed

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Type

Price Description
CAL 5 Pack $199 5 Additional CALs
CAL 20 Pack $799 20 Additional CALs
CAL TS 5 Pack $749 5 Additional Terminal Services CALs
CAL TS 20 Pack $2,699 20 Additional Terminal Services CALs

 

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