Windows Web Server 2008 is a server operating system designed to be used in Internet-facing Web-serving environments. It integrates Internet Information Services 7.0, ASP.NET, and .NET Framework to enable organizations to deploy Web pages, applications, and services. It is not designed to handle other roles, such as print server or domain controller.
Service Pack 2 (SP2) fully integrates the Hyper-V virtualization environment, improves power management, and adds support for new types of hardware, including Blu-ray Disc.
32-Bit and x64 Versions: The installation media for this product include two sets of DVD-ROMs and can be used for either 32-bit or x64 systems.
Acquiring the License Key and Installation Media: Installing this product requires a license key and installation media. Instuctions for obtaining the license key will be sent to your organisation email address after your eligibility has been verified and your administrative fee has been received.
· Under the Software Assurance programme, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
· Hyper-V (available only for 64-bit platforms) provides tools for creating and managing a virtualized server computing environment, allowing organizations to reduce the amount of hardware needed to run server workloads, to reduce the amount of time it takes to set up hardware and software and reproduce test environments, and to run different operating systems on a single server.
· The optional Server Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles — Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), Internet Information Services 7.0, and Hyper-V — reducing the maintenance and management requirements and also the exposure to attack for those server roles.
· Windows Server 2008 delivers a unified platform for Web publishing that integrates IIS, ASP.NET, and Windows Communication Foundation and also supports SharePoint Services.
· Application Server is a new server role in Windows Server 2008. Application Server provides an integrated environment for deploying and running custom business applications that are built with Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0.
Hardware
· 1-GHz (or higher) processor (1.4-GHz for the x64 version); 2-GHz or higher recommended
· 512 MB or more RAM; 2 GB recommended
· 20 GB available hard-disk space (32 GB for the x64 version); 40 GB recommended (computers with more than 16 GB RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files)
· DVD drive
