Max Ram for 2000 Server

[Shady66]

Having a Brain cramp....getting ready to build a new Enterprise server (Quad 3.0 Xeon) and I cannot remember the max amout of Ram 2000 server will see. I probably will be putting 6-8 Gb of Ram in this Box

Debating wheather I will have to go to 2003 Enterprise Server or not

thanks

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[JBL312]

Windows 2000 Server max ram = 4GB
Windows 2000 Ad. Server max ram = 8GB

Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition = 4GB
Enterprise Edition = 32 GB for x86-based computers / 64 GB for Itanium-based computers
Datacenter Edition = 64 GB for x86-based computers / 512 GB for Itanium-based computers
Web Edition = 2GB

 

[Jpoandl]

I don't believe the information provided by JBL is accurate.

If you have Windows 2000 Advanced server, you can use more than 4 GB's. HEre is a technet article explaining how to do this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q266096

It really depends on whether the application can take advantage of the memory higher then 2 GB's....

You must change the overall memory allocation on a computer that runs Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server when all the following conditions are true:
The computer contains 1 gigabyte (GB) or more of physical random access memory (RAM).
The computer is home to mailboxes or to public folders.
You do not have to make changes if the computer does not have any mailboxes or public folders on it (such as a mail gateway).

After you have installed Windows 2000 Advanced Server, you must modify the Boot.ini file and add the /3GB parameter to the startup line. For example: [Boot Loader]
Timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect /3GB

Note Some of the lines above have been wrapped for readability.

Note Do not add the /3GB switch if you are running Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, or Microsoft BackOffice Server 2000. If the /3GB switch has been added to the Boot.ini file on these operating systems, it must be removed because it can contribute to virtual memory fragmentation on these systems. This switch is designed for use only with Windows 2000 Advanced Server and later.



Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003

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[JBL312]

The information that I provided was accurate. I stated that Windows 2000 Ad. Server supported up to 8GB of RAM.