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How much of a server do i need to run hyper v with 3 guests.
We are going to be purchasing a new server for one of our clients.
as far as disk space I know what i need.
When it comes to administering CPU and memory I'm not too sure what i need.
We will have 3 guest Machines in hyper v.
1. DC only
2, RDP server with up to 20 clients. Running office 2016 , Adobe, and SQL client software.
3 File server.
Does anyone know how to calculate what i might need or have a requirements table to go by?
as far as disk space I know what i need.
When it comes to administering CPU and memory I'm not too sure what i need.
We will have 3 guest Machines in hyper v.
1. DC only
2, RDP server with up to 20 clients. Running office 2016 , Adobe, and SQL client software.
3 File server.
Does anyone know how to calculate what i might need or have a requirements table to go by?
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Thanks Phil the Performance expectations link helped.
I also contacted another party who told me the same specs.
I'm going with a Hp Proliant ML350 Gen 10 with 1-8 core CPU, 64 gigs of memory, 4 TB storage Raid 5, 2 power supply for redundancy.
and 2 licenses.
I also contacted another party who told me the same specs.
I'm going with a Hp Proliant ML350 Gen 10 with 1-8 core CPU, 64 gigs of memory, 4 TB storage Raid 5, 2 power supply for redundancy.
and 2 licenses.
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Thanks for everyone's help.
RAID 5 should not be used anymore. There's just too much risk with large drives requiring a lot of time to rebuild.
We only deploy RAID 6 when we're doing so with standalone systems.
We only deploy RAID 6 when we're doing so with standalone systems.
First of all you have to look what was the specs of the server you are replacing? Or, is it a new purchase?
20 Concurrent clients?
Which Adobe products? what is "SQL Client"?
What do is your primary role for file server? Read? Write? Both?
I am not saying that I will be able to answer you once you provide the details, just wanted to point out, that (in my opinion,) there is no "Calculator" that you can use for this