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Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview and Specs

Windows Server 2008 R2 was released on October 22, 2009, featuring new virtualization and Active Directory capabilities, and supporting up to 256 logical processors. It is the first Microsoft server OS to exclusively support 64-bit processors and the last to support IA-64-based processors. The server is designed around roles and features, with specific system requirements for CPU, RAM, and HDD outlined for both 2008 and 2008 R2 versions.

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview and Specs

Windows Server 2008 R2 was released on October 22, 2009, featuring new virtualization and Active Directory capabilities, and supporting up to 256 logical processors. It is the first Microsoft server OS to exclusively support 64-bit processors and the last to support IA-64-based processors. The server is designed around roles and features, with specific system requirements for CPU, RAM, and HDD outlined for both 2008 and 2008 R2 versions.

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Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009 and
became generally available on October 22, 2009. New features added in Windows
Server 2008 R2 include new virtualization features, new Active Directory features,
Internet Information Services 7.5 and support for up to 256 logical processors. It is
the first server operating system by Microsoft to exclusively support 64-bit
processors, while consumer-oriented versions of Windows maintained 32-bit
support until Windows 11 in 2021. It is also the final version of Windows Server
that supports IA-64-based processors.

Windows Server 2008 is designed around certain roles and features. A role is a
primary duty that a server performs. For example, you typically would point at a
server and say "that's my domain controller (DC) and DNS server." A feature is
something that helps a server perform its primary duty (Windows Backup,
network load balancing). Certain roles are comprised of sub-elements called Role
Services, which are distinct units of functionality. For example, within the role of
Terminal Services, is the TS Gateway and TS Licensing Role Services (among
others).

System requirements for Windows Server 2008 are as follows:

2008 2008 R2
Criteria
Minimum Recommended Minimum Recommended
 1 GHz (IA-
32)
1.4 GHz (x86-64
CPU  1.4 GHz 2 GHz or faster 2 GHz or faster
or Itanium)
(x86-64 or
Itanium)
RAM 512 MB 2 GB or greater 512 MB 2 GB or greater
HDD[a]  Other 40 GB or greater  Foundation:  Foundation:
editions, 10 GB 10 GB or
32-bit: 20  Other greater
GB editions: 32  Other
 Other GB editions: 32
editions, GB or
64-bit: 32
GB
greater
 Foundation:
10 GB[45]
Devices DVD drive, 800 × 600 or higher display, keyboard and mouse

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