Thoughts on Windows 2008 Server

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leonemesis

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Good day fellas.

So, what do you guys think about Win 2008 Server? Anyone actually using it in your company?

Well, I´m considering trying it out on a new server I´ll be setting up soon, so just wondering if it´s worth my time, otherwise I will just stick with 2003.

Thanks for your time.
 
I've had 2 that run like champs....1 as a terminal server..seems to get a tad wonky with one fundraising foundation application I have on it.
I've used the OS in workgroup mode as my OS on a laptop for a while...ran excellent.
I've had 1 that I deployed in a tiny 4 node network as the DC and it's unreliable as heck...constant DNS issues. On a little Proliant server too...not cloner "motherboard of the month" junk.

I know it's been out for a while..but I'm not lukewarm on it yet. I don't like how they crippled your backup options also...now you're pretty much stuck having to turn to 3rd party apps.
 
I have two out there now. One is a Lotus Domino 8.5 server which is running like a champ, its not a DC or DNS server, just Domino loaded and my doc redirection to the server.

The other one i promoted from a windows 2000 domain to the PDC and it was a mess. DNS didn't register correctly, AD wouldn't replicate and the sysvol share was missing. I got it all fixed, but it was a pain.

If you can hold off a few i think Server 2008 R2 is about to drop. Although plan server 08 is a pretty solid OS
 
We started running 2008 day one. We probably have about 50 intranet visible servers running windows 2008 and a few R2 betas. Absolutely not issues with 2008, everything about it is an absolute improvement over previous windows server iterations. Stability, options, etc, etc.

We dont build any new window server systems with anything other than 2008 at this point.
 
We are in the same boat, all new servers get 2008 installed, including VMs. Have not had any problems whatsoever on the 16 that we are running right now. So it is defiantly worth checking out, there is a slight learning curve if you are behind the times on the newish UI elements from vista.
 
We have a 2008 server running. Replaced 3 server 2003 boxes with it. It's been great except the learning curve on IIS 7, but that hasn't been too bad. It has been flawless reliable.
 
Thanks a lot for your feedback guys. Well, I guess I´ll give it shot, no harm doing so. Well, if anyone else has their experiences to share about the OS, feel free to keep posting.
 
We have a few 2008 servers in production. One has been running since March or April of last year. We installed it before it hard launched. That one is acting as a DC and Exchange 07 box for a church. It has run like a champ. Have a few other 64bit 08 boxes at various clients. Also have 2 08 sbs boxes. So far I've been happy.
 
All new servers are running 2008 here. Been running the file server and streaming server off of it for the last year and not a issue.
 
The level of performance information that is easily obtainable is great. Think you've got a disk throughput issue, watch your high utilization writes and reads at a file level wiht the access allocated to process using it with real-time statistics. Same for network utilization. I moved my home infrastructrue to it as soon as Hyper-V went final.

2008 server running as the host with a tri-core AMD chip and 4 GB of RAM. 2008 DC client OS running DHCP and DNS. Also hosting a WHS and a 2003 Exchange/Web VM.

The built-in backup client is not very flexible, you either can back up all of a drive or none of it. If you are backing up to a hard drive, the backup software and only the backup software can use that hard drive.

Another thing you have to get used to is the sheer volume of information it logs about what it is doing. It logs EVERYTHING. Changes a lot of troubleshooting from having too little information to a state of almost information overload, but it has good filtering tools.

We're finally about to start deploying 2k8 in our work environment (64 bit only thank goodness, I'm tired of troubleshooting memory pool issues on big database servers and Exchange servers running on a 32-bit OS with the /3GB switch in boot.ini). I've been salivating at the having that level of troubleshooting tools to work with for resolving issues with wonky apps.
 
Yeah Server 2008 is great. I am running it at home to learn the in's and out's of it and really enjoy it compared to 2003. Server 2008 is much more organized than 2003 was, its faster, more stable, etc. You will not regret using it.
 
Just set up a secondary DC using Win2008 Standard (64-bit) with the original being replicated from a Win2003 Small Business Server. The 2008 server is also running 64-bit SQL 2005 Workgroup Edition, and Sharepoint Service 3.0

Everything migrated from the 2003 SBS (with SQL 2000 Standard) flawlessly. The only thing I haven't moved was Exchange Server 2003. The purpose of building another server was to ease the load of the email server which had all my eggs in one basket.

I also have 1 terminal server and 2 Citrix server running Win2003 Standard because Citrix Access Essentials 2.0 and Primavera P5 will not work on Vista/2008 sadly. But the latest version of Citrix will work fine on 2008. I just haven't found the need to upgrade because Primavera also will not work on 64-bit Server. Stupid business apps.
 
2008 R2 = Windows 7

Remember that connection, because the integration between those two is perfect. Microsoft finally did what I consider the best job of making each of them work better with the other.

The single two largest enterprise upgrades in what, 6-8 years. Those that skipped Vista are salivating for Win 7.
 
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