I've read a bit about what Server 8 (And the new Hyper-V) is going to offer... and it sounds amazing. If people are able to share more info on it, I'm looking forward to this new setup.
If it's under NDA, I understand and await patiently for the details to emerge as they should. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:27:29 -0700 Subject: RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today...) > The server 8 stuff sounds like it will automate some of this and largely > obviate the need for clustering at all. Have you had a chance to play with > it at all? > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:19 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini > server arrived today...) > > I have not yet clustered my Hyper-V hosts, but I do have an automatic backup > running from one to the other (and vice-versa). > > I do intend to reformat and reinstall with Win8 and do shared-nothing > clustering. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > From: Andrew S. Baker > [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:12 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: How much processing power do you need? (WAS: So, my Mac Mini > server arrived today...) > > As I learned painfully at home last year. :) > > Not that I didn't know, of course, but that sort of thing is supposed to > happen to everyone else (or so the story goes) > ASB > > http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker > > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Jonathan Link > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Instead of going (5 or 10) to 1, I suggest (5 or 10) to 2, though. At least > you have some functionality if you have physical failure of a host. > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Mark Boeck > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Most ppl can run 5 - 10 of their existing servers as virtual machines on a > single HOST server. > That gives u an idea of how underutilized most hardware is. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Matthew W. Ross > <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]<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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > [mailto:[email protected]<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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<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]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > [mailto:[email protected]<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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > > >>>> > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > > [mailto:[email protected]<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? > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > > > >>>> > > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > My main computers is a Mac Mini. I love this little > thing. > > > It's > > > > >>>> > > > > quite > > > > >>>> > > the > > > > >>>> > > > > great piece of hardware. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > I have it running a VM of Windows 7, and I do my windows > > > stuff > > > > >>>> > > > > on > > > > >>>> > that. > > > > >>>> > > > > It'd dedicated to a second screen. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > You got the server, so no DVD drive. Did you get it with > a > > > > >>>> second HD? > > > > >>>> > > If > > > > >>>> > > > > not, you may want to consider adding one. (There is space > > in > > > > >>>> > > > > there for > > > > >>>> > > a > > > > >>>> > > > > second 2.5" drive. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > >>>> > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>> > > > > From: David Lum > > > > >>>> > > > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > > >>>> > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > >>>> > > > > Sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 > > > > >>>> > > > > 15:01:50 -0700 > > > > >>>> > > > > Subject: RE: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > Hell I dunno, I have this thing on my desk and when it > > > > reboots > > > > >>>> > > > > > it's > > > > >>>> > > like > > > > >>>> > > > > > R2D2 singing at me "look I know you're there, now shut > > > up". > > > > >>>> > > > > > LOL > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > It surfs the Internet just like a PC, so there's hope > for > > > > this > > > > >>>> > > > > > thing > > > > >>>> > > > yet. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto: > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > >>>> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:49 PM > > > > > >>>> > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > > > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > So you now have a Mac Mini [server] and a [mini] Mac > > Mini? > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > -- > > > > >>>> > > > > > Espi > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:09 AM, David Lum > > > > >>>> > > > > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > > The thing is the size of portable CD player. Opening > the > > > > >>>> > > > > > manual (out > > > > >>>> > > of > > > > >>>> > > > > > curiosity, not like I RTFM and with Mac why should I > have > > > > >>>> > > > > > to?), the > > > > >>>> > > > cover > > > > >>>> > > > > > says simply "Hello." And the opening page says: > > > > >>>> > > > > > "Congratulations, > > > > >>>> > you > > > > >>>> > > > and > > > > >>>> > > > > > your Mac Mini were made for each other". > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > No, we weren't, you are a necessary evil you damn Mac > > > Mini... > > > > >>>> > > > > > David Lum > > ~ 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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 ~ 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
