GoGrid Update: Windows Image Updates & Base RAM Allotments for Windows Virtual Machines
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Yesterday GoGrid finished the rollout of a series of updates designed to make the GoGrid Windows end user experience even better. While not a major feature release, there are some important items to note moving forward.
Windows Image Updates
With this update, there are a few things that GoGrid users should be aware of, specifically:
- The following GoGrid Windows images have been updated with the latest (as of February 2010) Microsoft Windows Security Hotfixes (see table below).
- Windows image names are now more consistent with Microsoft naming standards
- This only applies to GoGrid Virtual Server Images and does not affect Partner or Personal GoGrid Server Images (MyGSIs).
The full list of updated Windows images is below.
| Architecture | OS | Service Pack | App Stacks | Type | Filename | Display Name (OS (Arch) w/ App + App) | RAM Sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 | SP2 | None | Web/App Server | w2k3r2_32_base | Windows 2003 Server R2/SP2 (32-bit) w/ None | 1 – 4 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition R2 | SP2 | None | Web/App Server | w2k3r2_64_base | Windows 2003 Server R2/SP2 (64-bit) w/ None | 1 – 8 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition R2 | SP2 | MSSQL 2008 Standard | Database Server | w2k3_64_mssql2k8std | Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (64-bit) w/ MSSQL 2008 Standard | 2 – 8 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition R2 | SP2 | MSSQL 2008 Workgroup | Database Server | w2k3_64_mssql2k8wg | Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (64-bit) w/ MSSQL 2008 Workgroup | 2 – 8 |
| 32bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 | SP2 | MSSQL 2005 Workgroup | Database Server | w2k3r2_32_mssql2k5wg | Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (32-bit) w/ MSSQL 2005 Workgroup | 2 – 4 |
| 32bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 | SP2 | MSSQL 2005 Standard | Database Server | w2k3r2_32_mssql2k5std | Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (32-bit) w/ MSSQL 2005 Standard | 2 – 4 |
| 32bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition | SP2 | None | Web/App Server | w2k8_32_base | Windows 2008 Server SP2 (32-bit) w/ None | 2 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition | SP2 | None | Web/App Server | w2k8_64_base | Windows 2008 Server SP2 (64-bit) w/ None | 2 – 8 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition | SP2 | MSSQL 2008 Standard | Database Server | w2k8_64_mssql2k8std | Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit) w/ MSSQL 2008 Standard | 2 – 8 |
| 64bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition | SP2 | MSSQL 2008 Workgroup | Database Server | w2k8_64_mssql2k8wg | Windows 2008 SP2 (64-bit) w/ MSSQL 2008 Workgroup | 2 – 8 |
| 32bit | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition | SP2 | MSSQL 2008 Express / PHP5 / IIS 7.0 + FastCGI | Database Server | w2k8_32_iis_fast_mssql2k8xp | Windows 2008 SP2 (32-bit) w/ IIS 7.0 + FastCGI + MSSQL 2008 Express | 2 |
For more details, please visit the Windows Server Images section on the GoGrid Wiki.
New RAM Allotments for Windows Virtual Servers
In order to ensure stability and optimal performance, we are now setting recommended RAM Allotments minimums and maximums for Windows Server Images. We have been working closely with Microsoft to implement the best range possible for any new servers that are deployed on GoGrid. Do note, these limits do not affect currently deploy Windows Virtual Servers.
- Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (32-bit) w/ Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup –> 4 GB RAM Maximum
- Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (32-bit) w/ Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard –> 4 GB RAM Maximum
- Windows Server 2003 – 1 GB RAM Minimum
- Windows Server 2008 – 2 GB RAM Minimum
- Microsoft SQL Server – 2 GB RAM Minimum
If you have any questions or comments, please leave a note on this blog post.

