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ChAPTeR 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment Secrets
The HPC Server Edition is used in high-performance computing applications 3
where it is necessary to run complex jobs against thousands of processing
cores. The HPC Server version of Windows Server 2008 is often used with spe-
cial applications for nancial analysis. It supports up to 128 GB of RAM and
four processor sockets.
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium Edition runs on the Itanium platform and 3
supports only Itanium-specic server applications, like SQL Server 2008 R2.
NO TE 2008 R2 will be Microsofts last server release for the Itanium platform.
In general, it costs less to deploy a server running the Enterprise Edition than it
does to deploy ve servers running the Standard Edition. Therefore, it makes sense
to choose the Enterprise Edition with its four virtual licenses rather than purchasing
ve servers running the Standard Edition. A lot of organizations don’t actually need
all the roles present in the Enterprise Edition of Server 2008 R2 and would be ne
using the Standard Edition. A need for domain-based DFS is a common reason organi-
zations choose to deploy the Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 over the
the Standard Edition.
CrOssrEf You learn more about DFS in Chapter 10, “Secrets Behind Shared
Folders.
dECiding BEtWEEn typEs of installation
After you’ve worked out which edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 you want to deploy,
you need to decide what type of installation you are going to perform. This involves
guring out:
Do you want to perform a physical deployment or a virtual deployment?3
Do you want to install the full version or Server Core?3
Do you want to install to volume or VHD?3
One of the big cost-cutting strategies organizations are pursuing today is server
consolidation. That is, rather than deploying a collection of servers physically, the
collection is deployed virtually. The virtual licensing options available in the Enter-
prise and Datacenter Editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 are an attempt to address
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