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OS Diferences - NT Server & Workstation

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by square_d 1 view

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Hi
I'm studing Operating Systems at Uni and have an assignement on NT workstaions.
Could someone tell me the major differences between the Server OS and the workstation OS, eg do they use different memory or resouce management techniques? Do they use the same types of file systems and porcess scheduling systems. Any information wiould be appreciated. Thank you.

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by macaries

They look the same but server costs more and can do more Microsoft things, but each of those things costs more too. Like if you want cluster services you gotta buy Advanced Server and that costs more again. If you want to run more than 8 processors at a time you need DataCenter Server Which is ofcourse more money. Then let's say you want to run a database on this DataCenter Server that would be SQL Server (mega more money) Finally every workstation that connects to this server meens another CAL...more money....

by karthikkumar

Basically they are based on the same kernel
but with differences on processor
support,cluster management and memory reqs
due to varied services with each
variation.WIN NT workstation is basically for
the desktop use but with improved stabilityof the NT kernel and better inter-operability
with WIN NT Server and Other variations which
run on the server providing services.Also
server,advanced server and Datacenter server
provide SMP support for thatn 2 processors
and memory support upto 4 GB(DATACENTER
Server).Also there are diffenences on the
number of requests the server OS can handle
at a time with respect to server,advanced and
Datacenter server with datacenter able to
handle around 6000(approx) requests for each
processing thread.You might find the
microsoft web site helpful for Windows
matters and they are likely to know the
most.Alternatively,try out different web
pages such as CNET and ZDNET as they usually
test out new software releases.

by square_d

Thanks for the responces I appreciate it. My knowlege of Windows NT is practicaly nil so every bit helps.

by pandadude

The difference btw the basic NT Server and Workstation is ONE dll. But I don't know which...sorry.

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