Hardware:
• For the 32-bit edition:
o 1-GHz (or higher) Pentium III-compatible processor; 2-GHz recommended
o 1 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended (supports operating system maximum)
o 3.6 GB available hard-disk space (See more detailed hard-disk requirements for specific components.)
o DVD drive
o 800x600-pixel (or higher) display
o For the x64 edition:
o 1.4-GHz (or higher) processor: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, or Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T support; 2-GHz recommended
o 1 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended (supports operating system maximum)
o 3.6 GB available hard-disk space (See more detailed hard-disk requirements for specific components.)
o DVD drive
o 800x600-pixel (or higher) display
Software:
• For the 32-bit edition:
o Operating systems:
o Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard, Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard x64, Datacenter x64, Enterprise x64
o Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 Standard, Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard x64, Datacenter x64, Enterprise x64
o Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium with SP2
o Windows Server 2008 with SP2 Web, Standard, Standard without Hyper-V, Datacenter, Datacenter without Hyper-V, Enterprise, Enterprise without Hyper-V, Web x64, Standard x64, Standard x64 without Hyper-V, Datacenter x64, Datacenter x64 without Hyper-V, Enterprise x64, Enterprise x64 without Hyper-V
o Windows Server 2008 R2 Web, Standard, Datacenter, Enterprise, Foundation, Essential Server Solutions
o Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP1 or later
• For the x64 edition:
o Operating systems:
o Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard x64, Datacenter x64, Enterprise x64
o Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2 Standard x64, Datacenter x64, Enterprise x64
o Windows Server 2008 with SP2 Web x64, Standard x64, Standard x64 without Hyper-V, Datacenter x64, Datacenter x64 without Hyper-V, Enterprise x64, Enterprise x64 without Hyper-V
o Windows Server 2008 R2 Web, Standard, Datacenter, Enterprise, Essential Server Solutions
o Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP1 or later
The 32-bit edition of SQL Server R2 can be installed to the Windows on Windows (WOW64) 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
SQL Server 2008 R2 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Server Core with SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installations.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Web Edition is a data storage, management, and reporting platform for deploying and hosting Internet-accessible web pages, sites, applications, and services. It includes the core database functionality of SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard but lacks support for line-of-business applications; data warehousing, data mining, and analysis services; and other advanced functionality, such as failover clustering and certain security, integration, and reporting services.
Like the Standard Edition, the Web Edition supports up to four CPUs (for web workloads only). It can also utilize an operating system's maximum supported memory. Visit Microsoft's website for a comparison of features supported by the different editions of SQL Server.
The management interface is SQL Server Management Studio, a graphical management tool for all SQL Server components with rich scripting capabilities. SQL Server Management Studio includes Policy-Based Management, which can create policies that manage entities on the server, such as the instance of SQL Server, databases, and other SQL Server objects.
SQL Server offers development tools that are tightly integrated with the Microsoft .NET framework and Visual Studio to provide end-to-end application development capabilities.
Here are some notable features of this product:
• Database availability is increased through log shipping, which automatically backs up, copies, and restores transaction logs on standby servers.
• Developers can create desktop applications that automatically synchronize with a central database; database publishing tools aid in moving files from the desktop to the web.
• SQL Server Agent allows administrators to automate and schedule tasks like server backups.
Licensing: This product includes one processor license.
No client licenses are required for SQL Server.
32-Bit and x64 Versions: The installation media for this product is a DVD-ROM that can be used for 32-bit, 64-bit AMD, or 64-bit Intel Xeon platforms. The 32-bit version can be installed on the Windows on Windows (WOW64) 32-bit subsystem of a 64-bit server.
Acquiring the Installation Media: The installation media will be shipped to you free of charge.
