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Guest UWide User

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Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual socket

Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever installed,

I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while enterprise can

handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it the

number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know whether I

need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as we have

production code on it now?

 

Thank you for your help!

 

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard supports 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard

PHYSICAL cpu's. Virtual, Hyper threading, core count irrelevant, how many in

the sockets is however relevant.

 

Dirk-Thomas

 

"UWide User" <iseek2no@nospam.postalias> wrote in message

news:8DA1CECF-5A81-48DA-9D98-EB4621A22E8B@microsoft.com...

> Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual socket

> Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

> Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever

> installed,

> I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while enterprise

> can

> handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it the

> number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know

> whether I

> need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as we

> have

> production code on it now?

>

> Thank you for your help!

>

> -----------

> Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

Hello,

 

Thank you for using newsgroup!

 

From your post, thanks for Dirk Thomas's information sharing. The following

info is for your reference:

Overview of Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/x64/standard.mspx

 

How to determine the type of processor that your Windows Server 2003

x64-based computer or your Windows XP Professional x64-based computer uses

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888731

 

Thanks & Regards,

 

Ken Zhao

 

Microsoft Online Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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| Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard supports 4 Windows Server 2003 x64

Standard

| PHYSICAL cpu's. Virtual, Hyper threading, core count irrelevant, how many

in

| the sockets is however relevant.

|

| Dirk-Thomas

|

| "UWide User" <iseek2no@nospam.postalias> wrote in message

| news:8DA1CECF-5A81-48DA-9D98-EB4621A22E8B@microsoft.com...

| > Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual

socket

| > Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

| > Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever

| > installed,

| > I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while enterprise

| > can

| > handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it the

| > number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know

| > whether I

| > need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as

we

| > have

| > production code on it now?

| >

| > Thank you for your help!

| >

| > -----------

| > Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

|

|

Guest UWide User

Guest UWide User

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

Thank you so much for the response. To clarify what you are saying is, I can

use Standard with a system that has more than 4 cores as long as the socket

count is no more than 4. So for example: 2 sockets each with Quad cores for a

total of 8 cores is fine but 6 sockets with single cores for a total of 6

cores would not work.

 

And to sum it up, I do not need to change anything with my install. Right?

 

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Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

 

 

"Dirk-Thomas Brown" wrote:

> Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard supports 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard

> PHYSICAL cpu's. Virtual, Hyper threading, core count irrelevant, how many in

> the sockets is however relevant.

>

> Dirk-Thomas

>

> "UWide User" <iseek2no@nospam.postalias> wrote in message

> news:8DA1CECF-5A81-48DA-9D98-EB4621A22E8B@microsoft.com...

> > Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual socket

> > Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

> > Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever

> > installed,

> > I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while enterprise

> > can

> > handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it the

> > number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know

> > whether I

> > need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as we

> > have

> > production code on it now?

> >

> > Thank you for your help!

> >

> > -----------

> > Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

>

Guest Brian Spolarich

Guest Brian Spolarich

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

On Jul 17, 8:20 am, UWide User <iseek...@nospam.postalias> wrote:

> Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual socket

> Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

> Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever installed,

> I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while enterprise can

> handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it the

> number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know whether I

> need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as we have

> production code on it now?

 

My understanding is that the licensing model is "per socket", not "per

core".

 

FWIW, http://forums.2cpu.com/archive/index.php/t-82024.html

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

Yes.

 

Thanks & Regards,

 

Ken Zhao

 

Microsoft Online Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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| Thank you so much for the response. To clarify what you are saying is, I

can

| use Standard with a system that has more than 4 cores as long as the

socket

| count is no more than 4. So for example: 2 sockets each with Quad cores

for a

| total of 8 cores is fine but 6 sockets with single cores for a total of 6

| cores would not work.

|

| And to sum it up, I do not need to change anything with my install. Right?

|

| -----------

| Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

|

|

| "Dirk-Thomas Brown" wrote:

|

| > Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard supports 4 Windows Server 2003 x64

Standard

| > PHYSICAL cpu's. Virtual, Hyper threading, core count irrelevant, how

many in

| > the sockets is however relevant.

| >

| > Dirk-Thomas

| >

| > "UWide User" <iseek2no@nospam.postalias> wrote in message

| > news:8DA1CECF-5A81-48DA-9D98-EB4621A22E8B@microsoft.com...

| > > Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual

socket

| > > Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql 2005

| > > Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever

| > > installed,

| > > I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while

enterprise

| > > can

| > > handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is it

the

| > > number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know

| > > whether I

| > > need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade as

we

| > > have

| > > production code on it now?

| > >

| > > Thank you for your help!

| > >

| > > -----------

| > > Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

| >

|

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

Guest Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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Re: Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

 

Hi,

 

If you have any updates or need any further assistance on this issue,

please feel free to let me know.

 

Thanks & Regards,

 

Ken Zhao

 

Microsoft Online Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security <http://www.microsoft.com/security>

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| Yes.

|

| Thanks & Regards,

|

| Ken Zhao

|

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| | Thank you so much for the response. To clarify what you are saying is,

I

| can

| | use Standard with a system that has more than 4 cores as long as the

| socket

| | count is no more than 4. So for example: 2 sockets each with Quad cores

| for a

| | total of 8 cores is fine but 6 sockets with single cores for a total of

6

| | cores would not work.

| |

| | And to sum it up, I do not need to change anything with my install.

Right?

| |

| | -----------

| | Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

| |

| |

| | "Dirk-Thomas Brown" wrote:

| |

| | > Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard supports 4 Windows Server 2003 x64

| Standard

| | > PHYSICAL cpu's. Virtual, Hyper threading, core count irrelevant, how

| many in

| | > the sockets is however relevant.

| | >

| | > Dirk-Thomas

| | >

| | > "UWide User" <iseek2no@nospam.postalias> wrote in message

| | > news:8DA1CECF-5A81-48DA-9D98-EB4621A22E8B@microsoft.com...

| | > > Hello, I have installed Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard on a dual

| socket

| | > > Quad Core Blade. My app administrator has already installed Sql

2005

| | > > Enterprise. Being that this is the first 8 core system I had ever

| | > > installed,

| | > > I forgot that Windows Server standard only uses 4CPU's while

| enterprise

| | > > can

| | > > handle 8CPU's. In this situation does this still hold true? Or is

it

| the

| | > > number of sockets that is important? Basically I would like to know

| | > > whether I

| | > > need to upgrade the OS and if so can I just do an in-place upgrade

as

| we

| | > > have

| | > > production code on it now?

| | > >

| | > > Thank you for your help!

| | > >

| | > > -----------

| | > > Anyone who knows everything, leads a pretty boring life

| | >

| |

|

|

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