- Effectively manage risk with highly reliable and scalable servers optimized to run the latest Microsoft® Windows® Server® technologies.
- Maximize productivity and increase efficiency with Windows Server 2008 R2 virtualization capabilities and IBM’s industry-leading hardware solutions designed for virtualization.
- Purchase Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 when configuring your System x® and BladeCenter® server.
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Increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure with multiple editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 available from IBM for System x and BladeCenter servers. Built upon Microsoft Windows Server 2008 technology, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides new features and functions such as, updated virtualization tools, live migration of VMs, systems management enhancements and enhanced scalability to help you further reduce costs and save time.
Foundation editions
Designed to run most business applications, Windows Server Foundation provides dependable and affordable technology for IBM uni-processor servers.*
Standard editions
The standard editions are designed with Web and virtualization capabilities to improve the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. These editions support up to 4 CPUs and include 5 client access licenses and 1 virtual operating system instance.
Enterprise editions
With virtualization, clustering and additional availability features the enterprise editions are designed for deploying business critical applications. These editions can be purchased with 10 or 25 client access licenses and supports up to 8 CPUs with four operating system instances.
Datacenter editions
The datacenter editions offer enterprise-class capabilities for business critical applications including large-scale virtualization and dynamic partitioning capabilities. Available from IBM with support for 1, 2 or 4 CPUs, these editions include 5 client access licenses and an unlimited number of virtual operating system instances.
Notes:
For further choice and flexibility, IBM provides downgrade media with your purchase of IBM System x and BladeCenter servers and Windows Server 2008 operating system.
*Windows Server 2008 Foundation editions have limited distribution in limited languages. Please contact your IBM Business Partner for more information.
Read more
 Windows Server Catalog for IBM servers
Top 11 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
About Windows Server 2008 R2 Technologies
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