We only need one server at this point. The primary server that I will be buying needs Windows 2003 Server Std edition. Yes to AD and we already have an Exchange Server of which I will be taking with me as the other company is using something else for mail. The exchange server is only about 1-1/2 years old. The SQL server is the oldest, but they don't want to spend the money on that now because of all the other moving expenses - furniture, cubicles, etc. The backup server I will also be taking with me and it is only 1-1/2 years old. I felt that blade servers were overkill myself, but I needed some backup on this issue. Thanks everyone for the information. Anymore at any time will be greatly appreciated!
_____ From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need opinion on Blade Servers Sharie, how many servers do you need? What systems will you be running here? Do you need AD? Exchange? From: Sharie Breaux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need opinion on Blade Servers Small Business Server is not supported by our software and our trading system uses SQL databases that have to be on a separate box as well. Sharie _____ From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Need opinion on Blade Servers It all depends on the needs of the firm. My knee-jerk was to put in a SBS box for everything since its only eight people, however, there may be more to it than meets the eye. (Dude, transformers are awesome!!) As far as host based virtualization, I think this environment would be an ideal candidate. It's small and there is no physical space allocated for severs. I would look into the option of taking your beefiest box, maxing out the RAM and putting everything I could on it. My outside view, $.02 Shook http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook _____ From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Need opinion on Blade Servers ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
