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KAVO, can you reference me some of those plugins for Visio?<br />
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To all experts, what do you think about the risk of having a critic Domain Controller in a 4-5 years old server?
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KAVO, can you reference me some of those plugins for Visio?

To all experts, what do you think about the risk of having a critic Domain Controller in a 4-5 years old server?

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<a href="http://www.visiocafe.com" rel="ugc">www.visiocafe.com</a> has all kinds of stuff
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www.visiocafe.com [http://www.visiocafe.com] has all kinds of stuff

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In your experience, what are the best practices to replace Proliant (or equivalent) servers in a small business?<br />
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I mean organizations wih 5-10 servers, using mainly Proliant ML and DL servers as DCs, database and application servers.<br />
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I've read that 3-5 years is a good age to start to evaluate a replacement. What do you think?<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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In your experience, what are the best practices to replace Proliant (or equivalent) servers in a small business?

I mean organizations wih 5-10 servers, using mainly Proliant ML and DL servers as DCs, database and application servers.

I've read that 3-5 years is a good age to start to evaluate a replacement. What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

Server livecycle

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.