I am getting something similiar to your specs. Dell 2950 64bit server Dual Quad Core Intel procs 2 Quad Port NICS 3 Sas drives in Raid 5 16Gig Ram, expandable to 32Gig I am also going to go with an Equalogic PS100 which have dropped in price since the Dell EQ ps5000 is out now. The dell server is somewhere around 8000 each, and the EQ PS100 is a little less than 20K with tax and 1 year support. (btw, if someone can find the EQ PS100's for less, let me know)
________________________________ From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 4:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: server options I am pricing out hardware for a new venture and could use some feedback. Basically I am coming up with a poor boys IT infrastructure, and a fairly nice setup if our funding comes in. I would like to go 64-bit now, and run 32-bit VM images if necessary; hopefully all will be 64-bit. what are my options for * a 64-bit server * 6 NICs (2 onboard & a quad card) * 24 GB of RAM * at least 2 processors * 4 SAS drives in RAID 5 This will be a VMWare server with VMotion connected to an Equalogic SAN..... all of which needs to be purchased. Thanks, Klint ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
