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Quick question:
2003 Server Standard can only handle 4 processors.
a quad core processor shows 4 processors in the task manager.
So, can I install 2 quad core processors using 2003 Server Standard?

Regards,
 
Re: quad processor

Yes, it goes by processors not cores. You could have 4 quad core
processors. I have a box running 2003 Server Standard with 2 quad core
processors that shows all 8 cores in CPU Usage History. I believe Thee
Chicago Wolf is incorrect.

"Owen@7" <Owen7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F3D443E-749D-4EFD-A69D-F054879C203B@microsoft.com...
> Quick question:
> 2003 Server Standard can only handle 4 processors.
> a quad core processor shows 4 processors in the task manager.
> So, can I install 2 quad core processors using 2003 Server Standard?
>
> Regards,
>
 
Re: quad processor

>Yes, it goes by processors not cores. You could have 4 quad core
>processors. I have a box running 2003 Server Standard with 2 quad core
>processors that shows all 8 cores in CPU Usage History. I believe Thee
>Chicago Wolf is incorrect.

I think you are right. I had been under the assumption, as per what
was stated on Thurrott's site, and was treating each of the cores on a
"processor" and a physical processor. A bit of searching yielded the
answer that yes, 4 processors, be they single, dual, or quad core, are
supported, but no more. 4 Physical processors with up to 4 cores each
will be recognized as 16 "processors". Of course, now that Intel is
releasing 6-core processors, this may in fact no longer be true. 24
core server? Could possibly run Crysis at 60fps. Maybe.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
Re: quad processor

Yes you can I have a Windows 2003 Enterprise running 4 quad core without any problems and shows up as 8 in the CPU graph

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"Owen@7" <Owen7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0F3D443E-749D-4EFD-A69D-F054879C203B@microsoft.com...
> Quick question:
> 2003 Server Standard can only handle 4 processors.
> a quad core processor shows 4 processors in the task manager.
> So, can I install 2 quad core processors using 2003 Server Standard?
>
> Regards,
>
 
Re: quad processor

The licensing is per CPU, not cores, as detailed here:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/highlights/multicore.mspx

The new term is "sockets" this to be more clear on the licensing, see the
various editions on 2008 and the supported maximum "sockets" here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-specs.aspx
In the footnotes there are maximum number of "cores" mentioned for each of
the editions.

For Windows 2008 Standard Edition there is a maximum of 4 sockets, with a
maximum of 32 cores.

hope this helps,
Rgds,
Edwin.



"Owen@7" <Owen7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F3D443E-749D-4EFD-A69D-F054879C203B@microsoft.com...
> Quick question:
> 2003 Server Standard can only handle 4 processors.
> a quad core processor shows 4 processors in the task manager.
> So, can I install 2 quad core processors using 2003 Server Standard?
>
> Regards,
>
 
Re: quad processor

Owen@7 wrote:
> Quick question:
> 2003 Server Standard can only handle 4 processors.
> a quad core processor shows 4 processors in the task manager.
> So, can I install 2 quad core processors using 2003 Server Standard?
>
> Regards,
>

I'm currently setting up 2 servers. Both have dual quad core CPUs and
are running just fine.

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
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