Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V delivers an enterprise-class platform for deploying business-critical applications. This edition does not contain the virtualization technology that can help reduce server and infrastructure costs.

Features

Virtualization not included

This edition does not contain Hyper-V, which is a hypervisor-based virtualization technology that allows server consolidation on a single physical machine.

Failover clustering

Help improve availability with clustering and hot-add processor capabilities.

Server Core

Server Core allows installation of server roles with only the necessary components, which minimizes the data and service footprint and reduces attack surfaces.

Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell, a new command-line shell and scripting language, enables administrators to automate routine system tasks across multiple servers.