Also, depending on how many "Servers" you are planning to bring up it may be cheaper to buy a real server license if you are virtualizing. If you buy a Datacenter CPU license it gives you the right to run as many virtualized servers as you want on that CPU.
-----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: XP Pro as a Server? Cons: * XP provides the security nightmare IIS 5, not IIS 6 * Many applications have prerequisites that will not function under XP: SQL Server for one (SQL Server Express isn't always an option) * Some vendors do not support running their software under XP * That annoying 10 connection limit IMO the only pro to running XP instead of 2003 is licensing costs. Most server hardware will run XP, and most desktop hardware will run 2003. In my experience XP and 2003 are pretty compatible in the driver category. Sam Cayze wrote: > I have some small, light-weight non-mission critical server > applications that normally I always installed on server-grade > hardware, thus requiring Server 2003. With the advent of > virtualization - you are no longer bound to the requirement of using > Server 2003, etc for hardware compatibility. > > What are the caveats of using XP Pro instead? (Assuming the server > application actually runs on XP - I have seen many that do). > > > > Off the top of my head: > > *Pros:* > Licensing costs > > *Cons:* > 2 RDP connections > IIS > 10 concurrent connections > Stability? > > > > > -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
