Windows Server 2008

[SYNACK]

ESX is just a base platform and it does not change any predetermined limits that are imposed by the guest OS. If you can't use a 64bit TS server OS to remove the limit you will still have to use two separate virtual machines to use up the 8GB of RAM.

 

All that ESX changes is that you can use virtualisation without the overhead of liscencing and hardware usage of using a host OS. Also with the crazy expensive high avalibility management pack you can have the virtual machines dynamically allocated across multiple servers depending on resource usage and server avalibility. For example if a server falls over it will reallocate the VMs that were on that server over to another one.

[joe90bass]

Are you serious about the Universe and Globalsoft editions ? Or are you just highlighting the stupidity of Microsoft.

 

Not sure but it may be a reference to Globalsoft as featured in We Will Rock You :rock:

[PiqueABoo]

If you can't use a 64bit TS server OS to remove the limit

 

I thought 32-bit apps generally use significantly more memory when running on 64-bit OS which undermines a fair bit of the case for moving to a 64-bit TS for more memory.

 

Obviously a different story where both OS and some big app are 64-bit, most the apps a TS user is likely to be running are 64-bit etc.

[apoth0r]

I attended the Optimise IT conference yesterday at the Diamond Centre in Rushden and Microsoft were very keen to push all the features. The actual release was said to be "within the next 180 days" straight from a Microsoft mouth.

I was very impressed and shall be messing about with the RC a hell of a lot over the next few weeks

Edited February 6, 2008 by apoth0r

[john]

Running the full final version on a box myself now and very pleased, just need HP to release the drivers for the Proliants we have and fingers crossed, but very smooth install and very happy. The reason I have the final thing 20 days before launch is ive been on the closed Beta so have access to the RTM ISO file and can download and run that, hence I have done and am using it.

[robknowles]

Hello,

 

In fact if you are a technet subscriber you can download the full version for both 32 and 64 bit editions right now - like I've done.

 

Also I've noticed typing in Winver reports that's Windows 2008 Server with Service Pack 1 installed!

 

Rob

[cookie_monster]

Thats because 2008 server is at SP1 as it shares the same code base and kernel as Vista SP1, it's the first time that the client and server have been aligned since the 2000 code.