Windows Server Platform

Windows Server 2008 advances control and manageability, increases flexibility, and provides a solid foundation for more secure, more robust server environments.

Kernel Enhancements for Server - WinHEC 2006

	Kernel Enhancements for Windows Server Longhorn [WinHEC 2006; 300 KB]
	Optimizing Drivers for Terminal Server’s Plug and Play Device Redirection Framework [WinHEC 2006; 1.24 MB]

Windows Server 2008 Hardware Platform

	Designing RAID Adapters to Work with Windows
	Hardware Support and Directions for Windows Server
	Imaging Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 on UEFI Systems
	Kernel Enhancements for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
	Plug and Play Device Driver Deployment in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
	Processor Power Management in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
	Recommendations for Power Budgeting with Windows Server
	UEFI Support and Requirements: Microsoft Windows Server 2008
	Windows Hardware Error Architecture
	Windows Server 2008 High Availability Program Overview

Windows Server 2008 Features for System Designers

	Windows Server at WinHEC
	Trial Software: Windows Server 2008
	Windows Server 2008 – Learning Portal
	Windows Server 2008 Highlighted Features
	Windows Server 2008 Networking Features
	Windows Server 2008 Product Overview
	Windows Server 2008 Technical Library
	Windows Vista and Window Server 2008 - Better Together!

Datacenter Server Design

	Application Software Considerations for NUMA-Based Systems
	Building a Dynamic Data Center
	Catalog Criteria for Datacenter Servers

Fault-Tolerant Windows

Catalog Criteria for Fault-Tolerant Servers (Windows Server 2003)

Headless Server and Emergency Management Services Design

	Emergency Management Services [159 KB]
	Serial Port Console Redirection Table
	Standardizing Out-of-Band Management Console Output and Terminal Emulation (VT-UTF8 and VT100+) [v.0.9; 69KB]
	Windows Server 2003 EMS SAC XML Encoding [1.16 MB]
	Building Hardware and Firmware to Complement Headless Functionality in Windows [296 KB]

Multiprocessor and Multicore

	Multiprocessor Considerations for Kernel-Mode Drivers
	Multiprocessor Systems and Processor Steppings Support
	PCI IRQ Routing on a Multiprocessor ACPI System

See Also

	Dump Switch Support for Windows
	Hardware Management and Security
	PAE Server Design

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