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2008 R2 Server Req
Will this be fine to run 2008 R2 Server:
"DELL POWEREDGE 1955 QUAD CORE E5345 2 x 2.33GHZ 16GB 2 x 73GB 10K SAS 2.5" BLADE "
MANUFATURE- DELL
PROCESSORS- (2) INTEL XEON QUAD CORE 5345 2.33GHZ / 8M CACHE/ 1333MHZ FSB
HARD DRIVE- 2 x 73GB 10K SAS 2.5" DRIVE
MEMORY- 16GB MEMORY (8 x 2GB Module)
CARD- TOPSPIN INFINIBAND HCA MODULE D/P H8235
"DELL POWEREDGE 1955 QUAD CORE E5345 2 x 2.33GHZ 16GB 2 x 73GB 10K SAS 2.5" BLADE "
MANUFATURE- DELL
PROCESSORS- (2) INTEL XEON QUAD CORE 5345 2.33GHZ / 8M CACHE/ 1333MHZ FSB
HARD DRIVE- 2 x 73GB 10K SAS 2.5" DRIVE
MEMORY- 16GB MEMORY (8 x 2GB Module)
CARD- TOPSPIN INFINIBAND HCA MODULE D/P H8235
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I am not using infiniband at all. In fact I had to look up what that is. . .
Is this better for my 2008 R2 file server?
Brand / Manufacturer DELL
Server Family PowerEdge
Model 1950
Total Number of Installed Processors 2(two)
Processor(s) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5335 2.0GHz
80W, 1333MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, 64-bit VT-x
Installed Memory 14336MB ECC PC2-5300 FB DDR2 SDRAM
RAID Controller Dell PERC5i Controller
Installed Hard Drives 2 × 750GB 7200RPM 3.5” SATA Hot-Swap
Power Supply 2 (DUAL/REDUNDANT)
Is this better for my 2008 R2 file server?
Brand / Manufacturer DELL
Server Family PowerEdge
Model 1950
Total Number of Installed Processors 2(two)
Processor(s) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5335 2.0GHz
80W, 1333MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, 64-bit VT-x
Installed Memory 14336MB ECC PC2-5300 FB DDR2 SDRAM
RAID Controller Dell PERC5i Controller
Installed Hard Drives 2 × 750GB 7200RPM 3.5” SATA Hot-Swap
Power Supply 2 (DUAL/REDUNDANT)
Hmm, you've still got too much CPU power, you only need one.
6GB RAM ought to be enough too unless they're coming with 12Gb nowadays - check prices.
The 7.2K disks are half the speed of the 10K ones, I'd stick to 10K SFF buy make sure there's room for more disks for future expansion.
6GB RAM ought to be enough too unless they're coming with 12Gb nowadays - check prices.
The 7.2K disks are half the speed of the 10K ones, I'd stick to 10K SFF buy make sure there's room for more disks for future expansion.
The 7200 Rpm drives are great as a home file server, but in server environment you will struggle if high demand is placed upon them
Take a look at following servers, OK it's HP rather than Dell but it'll give you a better idea of what you need and you can buy the equivalent from Dell or IBM if you want. Note that Windows Storage Server can't be used except for file server and similar storage work - won't run dcpromo for example. Apart from that it's near enough a normal Windows member server.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/12169-3798502-3954626-3954626-3954626-5031436.html?dnr=1
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/12169-3798502-3954626-3954626-3954626-5031436.html?dnr=1
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SO the key to a file server is the fast HD and memory, not so much the processor?
Primarily the HDD, as files are written to and read from the disks, which needs to be done as fast as possible - faster and faster is needed the more users accessing and the more files accessed.
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So something like this is much better:
Server Make, Model and Chassis Configuration
Dell PowerEdge 2950 Gen II - 2U Rackmount Server
Processor Configuration
Dual(2) x Intel Xeon 5150 Processors - 2.66GHz / 4M / 1333FSB Dual Core 64-Bit
Memory Configuration
4GB (2 x 2GB) ECC Fully Buffered Memory
Hard Drive Configutation
3 x 146GB 10K 3.5" SAS Hot Swap Hard Drives (Raid-5)
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Server Make, Model and Chassis Configuration
Dell PowerEdge 2950 Gen II - 2U Rackmount Server
Processor Configuration
Dual(2) x Intel Xeon 5150 Processors - 2.66GHz / 4M / 1333FSB Dual Core 64-Bit
Memory Configuration
4GB (2 x 2GB) ECC Fully Buffered Memory
Hard Drive Configutation
3 x 146GB 10K 3.5" SAS Hot Swap Hard Drives (Raid-5)
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>Dell PowerEdge 2950 Gen II
Are you looking for a second hand one? If so that would do fine.
Are you looking for a second hand one? If so that would do fine.
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Yes
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