Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers

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.