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Storage Server 2008 R2 Editions

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Michael Cherry

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Chart shows availability of Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 features by edition.

  Workgroup Standard Enterprise
Maximum memory 32GB 32GB 2TB
Maximum CPU sockets 1 4 8
Maximum users 25 Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum disks 6 Unlimited Unlimited
SMB, NFS, WebDAV, print, DHCP Yes Yes Yes
Single-instance store No Yes Yes
Distributed File System Yes Yes Yes
File Server Resource Manager Yes Yes Yes
iSCSI Software Target 3.3 Yes Yes Yes
Can be read-only domain controller (branch office) No Yes Yes
BranchCache Hosted Cache No No Yes
Virtualization No 1 Host

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