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| Windows Server 2003 |
| 3. Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition :- It is roboust multipurpose server capable of providing directory, file , print, application, multimedia and web services for small to medium -sized business. As compared to win 2000, with MSDE, a version of SQL Server that supports five concurrent connection to database up to 2gb in size, a free out of the box pop3 service, which combined with the SMTP service, allows a server to function as a small stand alone mail server; and NLB a useful tool that was only included with the Advanced Server Edition of Windows 2000. It's support 4GB of RAM and 4 way SMP. |
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| 64-Bit Editions 64-Bit of Windows Server 2003, which is run on intel Itanium based computers, provide for higher CPU clock speeds and faster floating - point processor than the 32-bit edition of windows. CPU coding improvements and processing enhancements yield faster computational operations. Increased access speed to an enormous memory address space allows for smooth operation of complex, resource-intensive applications, such as massive database applications, scientific analysis application and heavily accessed web services. Some features of the 32 bit editions are not avaliable in 64-bit do not support 16bit windows application, real mode application, POSIX applications or print services for Apple Macintosh clients. |
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| 2.Windows Server Enterprise Edition :- In Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition is designed to be a powerful server platform for medium to large sized business. It's enterprise class features include support for eight processors, 32 GB of RAM, eight -node clustering (including clustering based on a SAN and geographically dispersed clustering) and avaliablity for 64-bit intel based computers, on which scalability increases to 64GB of RAM & 8 way SMP. Differences between Enterprise Edition from the Standard Edition include:- * Support for MMS which enables the integration of multiple directories, database, and file with Active Directory. * Hot Add Memory, so that you can add memory to supported hardware systems without downtime or reboot. *WSRM, which supports the allocation of CPU and memory resources on a per-application basis. |
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| 4. Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Editions:- It is only avaliable in OEM version as part of high-endserver hardware package, provides almost unfathomable scalability, with support on 32 bit platform for 32 way SMP, with 64 GB of RAM and on 64 bit platform for 64 way SMP with 512 GB of RAM. There is also a 128 way SMP version that supports two 64 way SMP partitions. |