Hardware minimal and max requirements anywhere?

  • I'm trying to find out the hardware requirements & recommendations for SQL2008, but have not found it. I have found some requirements per CPU, or how much diskspace is used, such things. What I wish to know is how many CPU's can be used, or how much memory can be adressed, Clustering requirements, things like that.

    I have no difficulty finding this for SQL2K and SQL2K5. Where oh where is this info for SQL 2008?

    Greetz,
    Hans Brouwer

  • It's in Books Online. Title of the page is "Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008"

    Help url (for books online, not web) is ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v10/MS.SQLSVR.v10.en/s10sq_GetStart/html/09bcf20b-0a40-4131-907f-b61479d5e4d8.htm

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  • Ah, it is, but not in a format I expected: OS maximum instead of a fixed number.

    Tnx.

    Greetz,
    Hans Brouwer

  • It depends on the OS and edition since those have limits. If they listed each one, then it would be a much more confusing chart.

    Web reference: CPU and memory

  • Tnx for answering Steve. I think I got the info, tho I am still more happy with actual numbers.

    Tnx again.

    Greetz,
    Hans Brouwer

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