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What about question 2? &nbsp;Is this not an issue with enterprise level SSDs?
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What about question 2?  Is this not an issue with enterprise level SSDs?

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Not an issue, I've deployed SSD on large Citrix farm and &nbsp;VMware infrastructure
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Not an issue, I've deployed SSD on large Citrix farm and  VMware infrastructure

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We have 3 Servers running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2:<br />
A Primary Domain Controller/DNS server (also hosts an ACT database)<br />
A Terminal Server<br />
A Database Server<br />
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We've had some hard drive failures over time and are considering switching to SSD drives. &nbsp;I have some questions.<br />
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1) &nbsp;Would the role any of these 3 servers play be problematic for SSD drives? &nbsp;Would the high I/O volume in a TS environment make it a bad fit?<br />
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2) In regards to laptops/desktops I've read several instances where it is recommended to just put the OS (and sometimes the page file) on the SSD drive and keep data/applications on HDDs. &nbsp;Is this also applicable to a server?<br />
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3) Will we need to upgrade to Server 2008 to use SSD drives in the servers?<br />
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4) Will we need to re-format the servers when we make this switch? &nbsp;I see some product offering for imaging software to migrate, however these all seem to be for Windows 7.<br />
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We have 3 Servers running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2:
A Primary Domain Controller/DNS server (also hosts an ACT database)
A Terminal Server
A Database Server

We've had some hard drive failures over time and are considering switching to SSD drives.  I have some questions.

1)  Would the role any of these 3 servers play be problematic for SSD drives?  Would the high I/O volume in a TS environment make it a bad fit?


2) In regards to laptops/desktops I've read several instances where it is recommended to just put the OS (and sometimes the page file) on the SSD drive and keep data/applications on HDDs.  Is this also applicable to a server?


3) Will we need to upgrade to Server 2008 to use SSD drives in the servers?


4) Will we need to re-format the servers when we make this switch?  I see some product offering for imaging software to migrate, however these all seem to be for Windows 7.




Implementing Solid State Drives in our Server Environment

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.

Server Hardware

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.