Windows Server 2008 Features

Technology

What Feature Does

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

Windows Server 2008 R2 Data Center

Processor Sockets

Connector on a computer's motherboard that accepts CPU

Up to 4

Up to 8

Up to 64

Physical Memory

Server's primary storage

32GB

2TB

2TB

Hot Add Memory

Addition to primary server physical memory

No

Yes

Yes

Failover Cluster Nodes

If a node becomes unavailable within the server, another node immediately begins providing the service, uninterrupted

No

16

16

Fault Tolerance
Memory
Synchronization

Lets a system request that the operating system copy a
current instance of Windows to another system

No

Yes

Yes

Cross-File Replication
(DFS-R)

Scans a group of files and replicates a single section of
data to other designated files; reduces replication traffic
across network

No

Yes

Yes

Network Access
Connections (RRAS)

Delivers a variety of methods to help provide users with
secure local and remote network connectivity, connect
network segments, and allow network administrators to
centrally manage network access and client health policies

250

Unlimited

Unlimited

Virtualization Rights
for Windows Server
2008 Guests

Run guests on the OS

1

4

Unlimited