Is an X4100 with dual core processors a good choice for Windows Server 2003?

Would it be better to run it in 32bit mode or 64 bit mode to serve
office software to Sunrays?

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006, Ken Mandelberg wrote:

> Is an X4100 with dual core processors a good choice for Windows Server 2003?
>
> Would it be better to run it in 32bit mode or 64 bit mode to serve office
> software to Sunrays?

If that's the goal, I'd recommend using Solaris and OpenOffice or StarOffice.
Technically a better solution, and a cheaper one too.

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Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> Is an X4100 with dual core processors a good choice for Windows Server 2003?
>
> Would it be better to run it in 32bit mode or 64 bit mode to serve
> office software to Sunrays?

AFAIK WIndows 2003 32bit does not support dualcore at all.
WIndows 2003 64-bit does.

also win2003 64-bit will be able to adress much more ram
and CItrix has whitepaper describing the benefit of 64 bits.

http://www.citrix.com/site/resources...pabilities.pdf

Apart from that I agree with Rich, use Staroffice.

//Lars

tunla <lars.tunkrans@bredband.net> wrote:
> AFAIK WIndows 2003 32bit does not support dualcore at all.
> WIndows 2003 64-bit does.

Of course even the 32 bit edition of Windows Server 2003 supports Dual Core.
Why shouldn't it? Even Windows XP does support Dual Core and Hyper Threading.


> also win2003 64-bit will be able to adress much more ram
> and CItrix has whitepaper describing the benefit of 64 bits.

You don't need the 64bit version of Windows 2003 to address more than 4GB
RAM. Also the Enterprise Edition of W2K3 32 bit is able to access up to
64 GB RAM.

--
Daniel

Daniel Rock wrote:
> tunla <lars.tunkrans@bredband.net> wrote:
> > AFAIK WIndows 2003 32bit does not support dualcore at all.
> > WIndows 2003 64-bit does.
>
> Of course even the 32 bit edition of Windows Server 2003 supports Dual Core.
> Why shouldn't it? Even Windows XP does support Dual Core and Hyper Threading.
>

Right, checked the source of the info I had and it pertained to the
first relese of WIndows 2003. SP1 and later is OK.

Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> Is an X4100 with dual core processors a good choice for Windows Server 2003?
>
> Would it be better to run it in 32bit mode or 64 bit mode to serve
> office software to Sunrays?

The Pro Windows magazine, "Windows IT Pro", recently
published a very positive review of using X4100,/X4200
as Windows servers at:
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...350/50350.html
The only drawback they noted was that Windows was not
pre-installed.
(Although I wonder who would even think about throwing out
Solaris 10 for a Windows substitute)

/Karl