and required a 64-bit operating system, such as the 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 family Release Timing:
processor architecture, distinct from the more common x86-64 architecture. The Developer Edition
This bypasses the outdated root launcher and runs the actual SQL installation engine directly.
At the time, Intel was pushing its Itanium (IA-64) architecture. 32-bit x86 servers were hitting a memory wall (the 4GB RAM limit). Enterprise customers needed more memory for large query caching and buffer pools.
and required a 64-bit operating system, such as the 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 family Release Timing:
processor architecture, distinct from the more common x86-64 architecture. The Developer Edition
This bypasses the outdated root launcher and runs the actual SQL installation engine directly.
At the time, Intel was pushing its Itanium (IA-64) architecture. 32-bit x86 servers were hitting a memory wall (the 4GB RAM limit). Enterprise customers needed more memory for large query caching and buffer pools.
