Windows Server Standard vs. Enterprise

U

UWide User

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
 
D

Dirk-Thomas Brown

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
 
K

Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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
|
|
 
U

UWide User

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
>
 
B

Brian Spolarich

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
 
K

Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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
| >
|
 
K

Ken Zhao [MSFT]

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

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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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