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Search Server Express 2008

March 05th, 2008 | Category: Microsoft Search Server

Microsoft announced the unveiling of Microsoft Search Server

The requirements for the servers are pretty beefy, but I’m going to get a beta up and running here soon.

Link to the Discussion thread on the Microsoft Services portal to discuss deployment and such.

Microsoft Search Server 2008
Overview http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserver/default.aspx
Features http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserver/features.aspx
Download/Trial http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserver/download.aspx
Tech Resources http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserver/techres.aspx
Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express
Overview http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserverexpress/default.aspx
Features http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserverexpress/features.aspx
Download http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserverexpress/download.aspx
Tech Resources http://www.microsoft.com/enterprisesearch/serverproducts/searchserverexpress/techres.aspx

Hardware requirements (Basic installation)

The following table lists minimum and recommended hardware requirements for deploying Search Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in a Basic (single server) installation.

Component

Minimum

Recommended

Processor 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) Dual processors that are each 3 GHz or faster
RAM 2 gigabyte (GB) 4 GB
Disk NTFS file system–formatted partition with a minimum of 3 GB of free space NTFS file system–formatted partition with 3 GB of free space, plus adequate free space for your SharePoint sites
Drive DVD-ROM drive, or a local or network-accessible drive to which you can copy the entire contents of the Search Server 2008 setup CD-ROM
Display monitor 1024×768 or higher resolution
Network connections 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) connection between client computers and

Application server hardware requirements (Advanced installation)

The following table shows minimum and recommended hardware requirements for deploying a Search Server 2008 application server.

Component

Minimum

Recommended

Processor 2.5 GHz Dual processors that are each 3 GHz or faster
RAM 2 GB 4 GB for SQL Server and application server hosts; more than 2 GB for Web front-end servers
Disk NTFS–formatted partition with 3 GB of free space NTFS-formatted partition with 3 GB of free space, plus adequate free space for data storage
Drive DVD-ROM drive, or a local or network-accessible drive to which you can copy the entire contents of the Search Server 2008 setup CD-ROM
Display monitor 1024×768 or higher resolution
Network connections
  • Client-to-server: 56 Kbps
  • Client-to-server: 56 Kbps or faster
  • Server-to-server: 100 megabits per second (Mbps)
  • Server-to-server: 1 gigabit per second (Gbps)

Web front-end server hardware requirements (Advanced installation)

The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for deploying a Search Server 2008 Web front-end server.

Component

Minimum

Recommended

Processor 2.5 GHz Dual processors that are each 3 GHz or faster
RAM 2 GB More than 2 GB
Disk NTFS–formatted partition with a minimum of 3 GB of free space NTFS–formatted partition with 3 GB of free space, plus adequate free space for data storage
Drive DVD-ROM drive, or a local or network-accessible drive to which you can copy the entire contents of the Search Server 2008 setup CD-ROM
Display monitor 1024×768 1024×768 or higher resolution
Network
  • 56 Kbps connection between client computers and server
  • For connections between computers in your server farm, 100 Mbps connection
  • 56 Kbps or faster connection between client computers and server
  • For connections between computers in your server farm, 1 Gbps connection
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