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→Windows Server 2008 Features Matrix
Now that we have covered in general terms the various different editions of Windows Server 2008 we can now look in a little more detail at a feature by feature comparison of the four different editions. This is outlined in the following feature matrix:
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px"><tbody><tr><th><p>Feature</p></th><th><p>Enterprise</p></th><th><p>Datacenter</p></th><th><p>Standard</p></th><th><p>Web</p></th><th><p>Itanium</p></th></tr><tr><td><p>ADFS Web Agent</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Directory uIDM</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Desktop Experience</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Windows Clustering</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windows Server Backup</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Windows Network Load Balancing (WNLB)</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simple TCP/IP Services</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>SMTP</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subsystem for Unix-Based Applications (SUA)</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Telnet Client</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telnet Server</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPC Over HTTP Proxy</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wireless Client</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simple SAN Management</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>LPR Port Monitor</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Windows Foundation Components for WinFX</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>BITS Server Extensions</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>iSNS Server Service</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>BitLocker Drive Encryption</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multipath IO</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Removable Storage Management</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>TFTP</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>SNMP</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Server Admin Pack</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>RDC</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>No</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peer-to-Peer Name Resolution Protocol</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6"><td><p>Recovery Disk</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windows PowerShell</p></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td><td><div>Yes</div></td></tr></tbody></table>
== Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements ==
