> Having done down the path of virtualization, I can hardly think about > low-power CPUs for serving functions anymore...
Agreed, but I have the possibility of running lower-end servers at individual schools. It was just a thought. What I need to do is re-evaluate our servers as a whole. Thanks for the info. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:09:31 -0700 Subject: Re: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...) > Atoms and Dual Atoms are fine for most basic serving tasks, which is why > you see lots of NAS appliances and other types of appliances sporting them. > > My quad-core i5 processors are having a blast at virtualization, and rarely > complain to me about under utilization. > > Having done down the path of virtualization, I can hardly think about > low-power CPUs for serving functions anymore... > > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Matthew W. Ross > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > So, since this has come up, I'm curious on how much processing power is > > actually needed for most services? > > > > I have some Quad-Core Xeons which are absolutely underutilized. They are > > doing their jobs (usually serving user home folders and standard Active > > Directory duties) with plenty of horsepower to spare. So it makes me > > wonder: Has anybody tried Windows Server on an Atom? > > > > Take all the other bottlenecks out of the equation: Plenty of RAM, fast HD > > or SSD... does the 1.8 dual core Atom (or the Socket 1155 Celeron) handle > > most tasks just as well as a Dual 6Core Xeon? Aka, could I be getting away > > with less expensive hardware to do the same duties? > > > > I realize if I'm encoding or rendering, the hefty Xeon is a much better > > bet. Or if I'm trying to run VMs, the Atom's not even an option. > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steve Ens > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > 11:26:11 -0700 > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > > > I wouldn't. Just illustrating that it is a lower horsepower CPU. Good > > for > > > some things, and not for others. I think the NEO is pretty affordable > > too. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > You could upgrade it to a real (albeit low-power) dual-core Athlon. > > > > > > > > Why would you want to run Autocad on a small form factor PC? > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Steve Ens > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > > 10:40:10 -0700 > > > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think AMD Neo....but close enough. great for everyday use, but > > > > wouldn't > > > > > want to run Autocad on it. For media playout it runs fine too. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Jonathan Link > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I left out similar specs... Isnt that an Atom processor? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> The Acer Revo series is very nice...great for the living room. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jonathan Link > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >>> It's a nice form factor. Not aware of anything that is quite > > that > > > > small > > > > > >>> in the PC world off the top of my head. > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>>> "I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in our > district, > > > and > > > > > >>>> they run great." > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> Out of curiosity....why? > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > > > > >>>> From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:06 AM > > > > > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > >>>> Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> VMware Fusion. I used to run Virtualbox, but VMWare is a much > > > > slicker > > > > > >>>> product. Parallels is an excellent product, though. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> But if you want to run windows (and only windows) on it, just > > > > install > > > > > >>>> it directly. I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in > > our > > > > > >>>> district, and they run great. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> --Matt Ross > > > > > >>>> Ephrata School District > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >>>> From: Harry Singh > > > > > >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > >>>> Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > > > >>>> 08:42:40 -0700 > > > > > >>>> Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > Matthew - Are you running Parralells (or whatever the Apple > VM > > > > tech > > > > > is > > > > > >>>> > called) or VMware to run the Windows 7 VM simultaneously? > > Single > > > > NIC, > > > > > >>>> > so i assume it's running in a Bridged NAT mode? > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > The footprint and hardware makes it something i wouldn't mind > > > > playing > > > > > >>>> > around with at home. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Matthew W. Ross > > > > > >>>> > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues > > > with > > > > > >>>> > > > running Server OS as a desktop? > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > We run 10.6 Server on an XServe in the main server room. > > It's > > > > doing > > > > > >>>> > > our Open Directory master stuff. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > I'm running 10.6 Client on my desktop. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > --Matt Ross > > > > > >>>> > > Ephrata School District > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >>>> > > From: justino garcia > > > > > >>>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > >>>> > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > >>>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > >>>> > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > > > >>>> > > 05:51:20 -0700 > > > > > >>>> > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues > > > with > > > > > >>>> > > > running Server OS as a desktop? > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
