Better Together: IBM System x servers with IBM's Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2
IBM Microsoft drop-in-the-box software includes certified drivers and IBM-specific media. It also has Bios-locked media tuned and customized to IBM servers. This eases installation and improves software performance. Affordable and easy to deploy, use, and maintain.
Whether you buy this software to give your existing server the latest in operating system excellence or purchase configured as a perfect complement to your new server order, here's why IBM System x servers with IBM's Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 are better together:
- Save Time – Low acquisition cost for the Windows Server license and eligible for Software Assurance
- Flexibility – IBM's Windows Server offering provides Windows Server guest instance rights for VMware and Hyper–V™ environments and includes downgrade, down edition, and reimaging rights to give you the flexibility you need when you need it
- Save time with easy deployment – IBM branded media includes Windows Server 2008 R2 configured by IBM to run on System x servers using certified and tested drivers through IBM ServerProven hardware qualification program
Customize your solution1
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition is optimized for large-scale virtualization and for workloads that require the highest levels of scalability, reliability and availability, offering unlimited Windows Server guest instance virtualization use rights to easily run large numbers of virtualized Windows Server instances with Hyper-V and VMware environment.
| Description | Program number | Feature number |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter 2 CPU, 5 User CAL | 5731-W28 | 0200 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter 4 CPU, 5 User CAL | 5731-W28 | 0201 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition provides high availability for mission-critical applications such as databases, messaging systems, and file and print services through such features as failover clustering for applications running in non-virtualized environments.
| Description | Program number | Feature number |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1-8 CPU, 25 User CAL | 5731-W28 | 0198 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 1-8 CPU, 10 User CAL | 5731-W28 | 0197 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition provides organizations with the ability to deliver rich web-based experiences efficiently and effectively, with improved administration and diagnostics, advanced development and application tools, and lower infrastructure costs.
| Description | Program number | Feature number |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 1-4 CPU, 5 User CAL | 5731-W28 | 0196 |
To legally access the server software above, a Client Access License, or CAL, may be required. (A CAL is not a software product; it is a license that gives a user the right to access the services of the server.)
| Description | Part number |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 CAL (5 User) | 4849KCM |
| Windows Server 2008 CAL (5 Device) | 4849KDM |
1Please call your Inside Sales Representative to configure your customized solution
Financing
Financing may be available. Refer to the following IBM Global Financing Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/financing/us/
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