PPath for Windows 2008

Question

any word from EMC on when PPath will be available for Windows 2008....we're RTM people!! Thanks, -B

dynamox · Answer

it's been released to microsoft enterprise agreement customers and OEM manufacturers, based on Vista kernel ...does that generate confidence ?

xe2sdc · Answer

Forgive me .. But what is Windows 2008 ?? Could I go to a mall and buy a copy of this brand new OS ?? When did Micro$oft release it ?? I'm simply asking since I'm not a M$ expert.

RRR · Answer

I think you'll need them too to even match the excessive blue screens or hangs that appear on those 10 machines.In fact, I think you'll need at least a 1000 SUN's to match the number of bugs

RRR · Answer

My condolances... I feel sorry for you

dynamox · Answer

I didn't really know that a 'windows 2008' existed atall .. Mostly becouse I'm in a Sun shop sorry man

xe2sdc · Answer

I think it's not the right place where to start a war

dynamox · Answer

to be honest ..i would take 100 Sun boxes over 10 windows.

xe2sdc · Answer

No it simply generates knowledge I didn't really know that a 'windows 2008' existed at all .. Mostly becouse I'm in a Sun shop

RRR · Answer

I can only tell you it's not available ATM, but I guess you already knew that

xe2sdc · Answer

I think that EMC will follow the usual path .. We'll release a GA PP for 2008 when 2008 will be GAed from M$.

As per http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/roadmap.aspx now you have a RC available for evaluation and the release is due in Q1 2008.

It's only my own speculation .. obviously

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RRR · Answer

IMHO (and I'm not a Windows guru myself) in Windows 2k8 it's even possible to run without GUI and just CLI ! But I could be wrong....

dynamox · Answer

IMHO (and I'm not a Windows guru myself) in Windows
2k8 it's even possible to run without GUI and just
CLI ! But I could be wrong....

RRR,

you are right ..when you install the box you can select to only install server 2008 core ..so no GUI. You know what that means ? ..that means learning another scripting language to manage this beast ..maybe powershell

RRR · Answer

And best of all: performance improvement ?!?!?!? That moster of a GUI doesn't have to be managed anymore by the OSs core, so maybe Windows can now be even a bit faster than.... yeah, what ?

xe2sdc · Answer

C'mon guys .. we have a new user .. don't go OT .. at least not that much If you want I can ask the moderator to spin off a new thread for this discussion on Windows 2008

dynamox · Answer

that's the idea i guess ..less GUI, less resources wasted ..less crap to be hacked.

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