Recommended system configuration
The recommended system configurations listed in this section are established by Microsoft for
Windows Server 2008 base OS installations.
Table 1. Recommended system configuration as established by Microsoft
Component Requirement
Processor
• Minimum: 1 GHz
• Recommended: 2 GHz
RAM per processor
• Minimum: 512 MB
• Recommended: 2 GB
• Optimal: 2 GB (Full) 1GB (Server Core)
Maximum RAM 32 bit
systems
• 4 GB (standard edition)
• 64 GB (Enterprise/Datacenter Editions)
Maximum RAM 64 bit
systems
• 32 GB (standard edition)
• 2 TB (Enterprise/Datacenter)
Monitor SVGA resolution (800x600) or higher
Optical storage DVD drive
Available disk space
• Minimum: 10 GB
• Recommended: 40 GB
NOTE
• Available disk space refers to the free disk space on the
partition to contain the system files. Additional space is
required to copy the Windows Server 2008 CD contents to
the hard disk during installation.
• Refer to the Microsoft website for any system requirement
updates:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/sysreqs.mspx.
• Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more
disk space for paging and dump files.
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