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From: Gary S on 12 Jul 2010 10:20
Thanks for the info. Great that it's free, but no GUI, so it's pretty hard
to manage except by dedicated professionals.

"kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (free) supports up to 1TB, so if virtualization is
> in your cards, nothing should be 'wasted'.
>
> ;-)
>
>
> Gary S wrote:
>> Learned it the hard way. Purchased 16 gb too much for server which was
>> capable of 48 gb, but OS only could see 32 gb. I'll build another
>> server and use the memory somehow.
>>
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
>> message news:51E0F9EC-EEBD-4C40-A4B4-105083FE403D(a)microsoft.com...
>>> You are correct, Gary. And frankly, I think in most SBS scenarios
>>> that 32GB of RAM should be enough. Maybe not at the far upper end of
>>> SBS. But certainly anything in the mid-size or below. (TS actually
>>> doesn't take all that much RAM even for quite a few users. )
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary S" <garysmith(a)cummingsandsmith.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OaYT3Y1HLHA.5700(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> I think because of limitations of Server 2008 supplied with SBS,
>>> that 32 gb is all you can have on one Hyper-V managed setup. I
>>> believe there are other versions of Server 2008 which allow more
>>> memory. "Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]"
>>> <crisnospamhanna(a)cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message
>>> news:eaD8bcuHLHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... initial install of
>>> second server is for HyperV role only, so yes you are ok there
>>>
>>> 32 may or may not be enough depending on what both servers are
>>> doing and how many users are hitting the TS box
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP] (since 1997)
>>> Co-Contributor, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server-Unleashed/dp/0672329573/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217269967&sr=8-1
>>> Owner, CPU Services, Belleville, IL
>>> A Microsoft Registered Partner
>>> ------------------------------------
>>> MVPs do not work for Microsoft
>>> Please do not submit questions directly to me.
>>>
>>> "Jim" <jim(a)dontwantspam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:i15c2v$1ch3$1(a)energise.enta.net...
>>> Thanks guys. So if I've got say a HP DL380 G6 with say 32GB RAM
>>> then this
>>> would be a good platform yes ?
>>>
>>> Is the licensing OK about using the second server OS twice ?
>>>
>>> Or does it not count if you are only installing the HyperV ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Andrew Rinaldi" <andrew.rinaldi(a)mainpine.com> wrote in message
>>> news:89lov0F373U1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> > As a general rule, Microsoft Fax does not like
>>> virtualization... so, if
>>> > you need fax then I would suggest you deploy physical servers.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Andrew Rinaldi
>>> > Mainpine Developer Support
>>> > USA +1 866 363 6680 | UK +44 1225 637 105
>>> > andrew.rinaldi(a)mainpine.com | www.mainpine.com
>>> >
>>> > Jim wrote:
>>> >> What's the word on the street regards virtualization ?
>>> >>
>>> >> Hyper V ?
>>> >>
>>> >> What's the recommended way to go about this ?
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm reading some stuff in TechNet but also reading conflicting
>>> views >> elsewhere.
>>> >>
>>> >> Basically want to use the second server on SBS 2008 Premium as
>>> a Terminal
>>> >> Server.
>>> >>
>>> >> Can this all be done on the one box ?
>>> >>
>>> >> And if it's only SBS 2008 Standard and one purchases another
>>> copy of >> Windows Server 2008 can this still be done ?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>
> --
> /kj
>


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