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INSTALLING WINDOWS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008 7
hologram from Microsoft to signify its authenticity. To install SBS 2008, you have to insert
this DVD into a DVD-ROM drive, select the DVD-ROM drive as a priority bootable device in
the device selection menu of your computer’s BIOS, restart your server, and then boot from the
DVD at the prompt ‘‘Press any key to boot from CD or DVD.’’
At this point, you’ll be able to begin the installation. Keep in mind that Windows SBS 2008
has the installation requirements shown in Table 1.1
Table 1.1: SBS 2008 Requirements
Component Requirement
Processor 2GHz x64 or faster
Memory 4GB minimum, 32GB maximum
Disk space 60GB minimum
For any additional Premium servers, there is a supported 32-bit version, but it’s recom-
mended that you just install the 64-bit version. Additionally, keep in mind that if you’re
an advanced IT user and you’re just testing SBS 2008 to keep up your knowledge base, the
64-bit installation of SBS requires a 64-bit processor with virtualization technology in order to
be installed on VMware installs. (I’ll cover virtualization in Chapter 9.) For your reference,
you can find a list of Intel’s supported processor list on Intel.com, and you can find AMD’s
processor list on AMD.com.
When you begin installing SBS 2008, you’ll first be greeted with the initial installation screen,
as shown in Figure 1.2.
Figure 1.2
SBS 2008 initial install
screen