Differnence between Windows server 2003 enterprise edition and windows server 2003 datacenter edition?

Answer 1

What are the differences between Standard, Enterprise and

Web Editions of Windows Server 2003?

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Answer 1:

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition - Standard server that

can be a DC, runs ADS and DNS. Does not support Itanium

Based PC's and cannot be used as a Streaming media Server

but not as a cluster Node.

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2003 Datacentre Edition - Everything a

stndard Server can do, but able to support Itanium based

PC's, adn cable of being a Node in a cluster. More robust,

and supports non unuiform Memory access, 64gb Ram and CPU's

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition - Made for Web deployments,

webservices and applications. Cannot run ADS on it, and

it's never as DC.

Answer 2:

windows Server 2003 Standard Edition - Standard server that

can be a DC, runs ADS and DNS. Does not support Itanium

Based PC's. Can be used as a Streaming media Server

but not as a cluster Node.

Answer 3:

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2003 Datacentre Edition - Everything a

stndard Server can do, but able to support Itanium based

PC's, and capable of being a Node in a cluster. More

robust, and supports non uniform Memory access, 64gb Ram

and 8 CPU's

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition - Made for Web deployments,

webservices and applications. Cannot run ADS on it, and

it's never as DC.

by Raghavendra.P.R Here are some of the technical details that would be more help full Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition is aimed towards small to medium sized businesses. Flexible yet versatile, Standard Edition supports file and printer sharing, offers secure internet connectivity, and allows centralized desktop application deployment. This edition of Windows will run on up to 4 processors with up to 4 GB RAM. 64-bit versions are also available for the AMD x86-64 architecture and the Intel clone of that same architecture, EM64T. The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition is capable of addressing up to 32 GB of RAM and it also supports Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA), something the 32-bit version does not.

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition is aimed towards medium to large businesses. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to eight processors and provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node clustering using Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) software and support for up to 32 GB of memory. Enterprise Edition also comes in a 64-bit edition for Intel. 64-bit versions are also available for the AMD x86-64 architecture and the Intel clone of that same architecture, EM64T. The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition is capable of addressing up to 1 TB of RAM. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions support Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA). by Raghavendra.P.R Answer:Enterprise Edition:

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition is aimed towards medium to large businesses. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to eight processors and provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node clustering using Microsoft Cluster Server software and support for up to 32 GB of memory through PAE. Enterprise Edition also comes in 64-bit versions for the Itanium and x64 architectures. The 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition are capable of addressing up to 1 TB of memory. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions support Non-Uniform Memory Access. It also provides the ability to hot-add supported hardware. Enterprise Edition is also required to issue custom certificate templates. Datacenter Edition

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition is designed for infrastructures demanding high security and reliability. Windows Server 2003 is available for x86, Itanium, and x86_64 processors. It supports a maximum of up to 32 processors on 32-bit or 64 processors on 64-bit hardware. 32-bit architecture also limits memory addressability to 64 GB, while the 64-bit versions support up to 1 TB. Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, also allows limiting processor and memory usage on a per-application basis. Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition also supports Non-Uniform Memory Access. If supported by the system, Windows, with help from the system firmware creates a Static Resource Affinity Table that defines the NUMA topology of the system. Windows then uses this table to optimize memory accesses, and provide NUMA awareness to applications, there by increasing the efficiency of thread scheduling and memory management. Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition has better support for Storage Area Networks. It features a service which uses Windows sockets to emulate TCP/IP communication over native SAN service providers, thereby allowing a SAN to be accessed over any TCP/IP channel. With this, any application that can communicate over TCP/IP can use a SAN, without any modification to the application. Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, also supports 8-node clustering. Clustering increases availability and fault tolerance of server installations, by distributing and replicating the service among many servers. Windows supports clustering, with each cluster having its own dedicated storage, or all clusters connected to a common Storage Area Network , which can be running on Windows as well as non-Windows Operating systems. The SAN may be connected to other computers as well.It supports high capacity of data.