HP ProLiant BL660c Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant s - Page 7

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 Processor RAM per processor Maximum RAM 32 bit systems Maximum RAM 64 bit systems Monitor Optical storage Available disk space Requirement • Minimum: 1 GHz • Recommended: 2 GHz • Minimum: 512 MB • Recommended: 2 GB • Optimal: 2 GB (Full) 1GB (Server Core) • 4 GB (standard edition) • 64 GB (Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) • 32 GB (standard edition) • 2 TB (Enterprise/Datacenter) SVGA resolution (800x600) or higher DVD drive • 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. 7