Installing Windows Server 2008
- Determine Your Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008
- Perform Other Pre-Installation Tasks
- Decide What Edition of Windows Server 2008 to Install
- Install Windows Server 2008
Determine Your Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008
Solution: Determine what the minimum, recommended, and optimal requirements are for Windows Server 2008 and compare your findings with your hardware.
When determining whether you have the hardware requirements needed to install and run an OS, you need to focus on three hardware resources:
- Memory:
Minimum: 512MB
Recommended: 1GB
Optimal: 2GB
- Processor:
Minimum: 1Ghz
Recommended: 2Ghz
Optimal: 3Ghz
- Disk space needed for system partition:
Minimum: 10GB
Recommended: 40GB
Optimal: 80GB