(Hyper V)....Server 2012 Datacentre - much cheaper.... On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:36 PM, David Mazzaccaro < [email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > Greetings, > > Getting very close to moving into the VM world, and have a couple ofquestions > … > > 1) I am trying to figure out if I should go with 8 core or 6 core > processors in my 3 hosts for my upcoming VMware environment. > > The price is about double. And I’m not sure I need 8 cores. > > The layout that has been quoted is as follows: > > 3 hosts connected to a PS4100XV SAN running VMware Essentials Plus Kit. > > The host servers I am looking at are either: > > HP DL360 G8 2x Intel® Xeon® E5-2640 (6 core, 2.50 GHz, 15MB, 95W) $5356 > each > > HP DL360 G8 2x Intel® Xeon® E5-2690 (8 core, 2.90 GHz, 20MB, 135W)$10,061 each > > I currently have 8 physical servers (Win2003, E2003, Citrix 4.0) that we > will be P2V’d. > > After I P2V the servers, the plan is to begin creating new Windows 2008 > R2 VMs and migrating each server’s role (2008R2 domain, Exchange 2010, > and Citrix XenApp 6.5). > > I want enough power to be able to run my existing 8 servers in a virtual > environment and migrate them to AD2008/E2010/XenApp as well as leave some > room for testing and growth. > > 2 of the vendors said 6 core is fine, another vendor is quoting 8 core > processors. > > 2) The quotes I have for the “services” part of this are: > > $40,000 ($12k for AD/Exch, $8k for XenApp 20k for VMware) > > $38,000 (not itemized) > > $28,000 ($11k for AD/Ex, $6k XenApp, $11k for VM) > > Do these sound legit? I have ~190 users if that helps. > > I really think 28k is either too aggressive or simply not realistic. This > is the same vendor who quoted me (3) single processor servers, so I have > to go back to them and tell them I want dual proc. > > 3) For the SAN, I have 2 options: > > PS4100XV (12 600GB 15k SAS) $23,000 > > NetApp FAS2240 (12 600GB 10k SAS) $22,000 > > I have 2 vendors pushing the PS4100XV, and the other pushing the NetApp. > > From what I have been told, I’ll get better IOPS w/ the 15k drives in the > Equalogic. And fuller feature set. > > Any one w/ experiences w/ either of these models want to add their $.02? > > This is a completely new world for me, so any help is appreciated! > > > . > > ~ 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
