Yes you can. The "Web Edition" is a web server, thus the name. So it wont let you run certain other MS products such as SQL Server which require "Windows 2003 Server std". But it cannot stop installing any 3rd party product.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Joel Nath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 September 2005 08:45 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Idea for better hosting Hi, can you run CFMX on "Windows Server 2003, Web Edition" i was told you cant, that it doesnt support it ? -----Original Message----- From: Emmet McGovern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 29 September 2005 12:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Idea for better hosting The original post is set in some bizarre dream world. Clustering bad code just means bad code running on 3 servers. Let's look at the costs anyway. We'll cut corners when we can and look at sticky sessions on standard cf licenses too. ---WINDOWS--- Servers x 3 $4200 - $6600 Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition x3 $2,997 CF Enterprise x3 $17,997 --------------------------- TOTAL: $25,194 - $27,594 Servers x 3 $4200 - $6600 Windows Server 2003, Web Edition x3 $1,200 CF Standard x3 $3,897 --------------------------- TOTAL: $9,297 - $11,697 ---LINUX--- Servers x 3 $4200 - $6600 Redhat Linux ES x3 $1,047 CF Enterprise x3 $17,997 --------------------------- TOTAL: $23,244 - $25,644 Servers x 3 $4200 - $6600 FEDORA x3 $FREE CF Standard x3 $3,897 --------------------------- TOTAL: $8,097 - $10,497 So you can budget for $8,097 - $27,594 With 400 clients at $15-$30 a month you get $6,000 - $12,000 a month. I'm frickin RICH BIATCH! Lease me a BMW! except... Now you need a way to load balance. Hardware - $3000-$10000 Software NLB - $FREE Damn... Your rack is filling up fast. $1200-2000 per month per rack. Holy crap! We're out of room on the switch again. $600 File replication shut down again. Wheres Larry the tech? - $30-$80k salary $%#&! CRC errors on the NLB!!! Where's Larry's brother Larry? $30-$80k yr Sally from Sallysellsseashells.com can't get her mail. Support - $24-$35 yr These expenses are killing us. Where's Rich the sales guy? - $24k base YAY!!! Were growing! We need to hire some more people. $$$$$$$$ Shit. I just missed the lease payment on my BMW. DAMN YOU COLDFUSION!!!! Takin the bus to the office (if I could afford the office), Emmet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
