SBS2008 memory requirements
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From: Susan Bradley on 16 Jun 2010 14:22 Joe#2 wrote: > All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything > inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what ever - > still 4 gigs. > > Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to what > 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray > computer!!! > > Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case of > SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too. > > BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does add > not a small cost to the customer. > > Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet > spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is there a > reasonable figure to start out with? > win2k8 standard can only support 32 gigs of ram. 16 gigs here running fine.
From: Joe#2 on 16 Jun 2010 14:29 Pardon my confusion factor here. I have read several post that referred to having SQL on the main box. I thought SQL had to go on a seperate box ie when using SBS2008 premium?? "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]" wrote: > Like others no less than 8GB (And you tweak Basic SQL memory usage) > (this of course is a basic system no apps other than AV on it.) > > Russ > > -- > Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] > MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC > Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz > Question or Second Opinion - www.PersonalITConsultant.com > BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.BPOSMadeEasy.com > > > "Joe#2" <Joe2(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B75372D1-9D1B-4532-A67F-4B9F80B52F49(a)microsoft.com... > > All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything > > inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what > > ever - > > still 4 gigs. > > > > Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to > > what > > 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray > > computer!!! > > > > Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case > > of > > SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too. > > > > BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does > > add > > not a small cost to the customer. > > > > Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet > > spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is > > there a > > reasonable figure to start out with? >
From: Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] on 16 Jun 2010 14:35 Prefered, but not required to be on second box. Can be a VM for both SBS and Server on one physical box. Only users who actually engage with SQL need premium CALS. That is just about the summary of SBS 2008 Premium and SQL. Of course the devil is in the details.
From: Joe#2 on 16 Jun 2010 15:59 Hum, I stated my question incorrectly. I knew it could be on one box using VM for both. My question is can they both be on one physical box, as they exist in SBS2003, with SQL running inside of SBS2008? That is what I seem to be reading in some of the post?? "Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP]" wrote: > Prefered, but not required to be on second box. Can be a VM for both SBS > and Server on one physical box. Only users who actually engage with SQL > need premium CALS. > > That is just about the summary of SBS 2008 Premium and SQL. > > Of course the devil is in the details. > > > . >
From: Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] on 16 Jun 2010 16:15
Yes, one physical box is allowed, but not recommended. No application "ought" to be on a DC, but with SBS the team makes exceptions. Also, the hardware (memory) requirements are such now that both SQL and Exchange might, could, may, sometimes can put a strain on a single server. (Don't want anyone to say that I said you should not run Exchange and SQL on one physical box because of memory constraints. Maybe you should and maybe you shouldn't for a whole host of reasons.) |