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5 Replies Last post: Dec 4, 2006 4:44 AM by femialpha

microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack

Nov 30, 2006 5:29 AM

asp24 48 posts since
Oct 11, 2006

I have a couple of Tyan Transport barebones running NFS for storage (testing ESX Server 3.0 + NFS). Is it possible to buy WSS 20003 R2 + iscsi pack for ANY system, or do I have to buy this with a complete HP system (etc) ?

Thanks in advance

Re: microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack Nov 30, 2006 6:19 AM

AMcCreath 1,069 posts since
Jan 7, 2005

You can buy it on it's own. It is not hardware specific, much the hardware vendors disgust!

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/productinformation/features/default.mspx

Re: microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack Dec 3, 2006 8:14 PM

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femialpha 109 posts since
Oct 25, 2005

It is sold to OEM's only so you are stuck with HP and a handful of others that install in on their servers.

Re: microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack Dec 4, 2006 1:49 AM

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AMcCreath 1,069 posts since
Jan 7, 2005

Hardly an handfull mate.... All the big players are there...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/howtobuy/default.mspx

DELL
IBM
HP
Fujitsu Siemens
Gateway
NEC
AMS
....

Re: microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack Dec 4, 2006 4:40 AM

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asp24 48 posts since
Oct 11, 2006

but can I buy it from HP (or one of the other OEM's) and install it on my Tyan Servers?

Re: microsoft storage server 2003 R2 + scsi pack Dec 4, 2006 4:44 AM

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femialpha 109 posts since
Oct 25, 2005

It is sold as an 'appliance' so you have to buy it pre-installed on a server. They usually come with a re-install CD but using that on another hardware would violate your license agreement.

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