PowerEdge 2950 2- E5430 Cpus (Xeon 2.66 Ghz) 16 GB Ram Disk space on those is different (and irrelevant, since I have shared storage).
I have two of those, running 11 guests. One is using ~7GB of ram and the other is using ~9.5GB. I could run all of my servers on one host in a pinch. There are a couple I could decommission temporarily, as well, to get additional capacity to the host if it were a true emergency. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM, HELP_PC <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you tell me some specs about your host ? > > > *GuidoElia* > *HELPPC* > > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Inviato:* lunedì 12 luglio 2010 17.57 > > *A:* NT System Admin Issues > *Oggetto:* Re: Server Disk Imaging > > Please, I have 10 servers virtualized. I didn't spend anymore on the > two physical servers I have than the 10 servers I would've had to purchase > without a virtual environment. In fact, if I had to estimate it, I estimate > I spent at least 50% less. Probably closer to 70%, but 50% is a safe, easy > estimate. > > Most servers aren't doing anything than maing heat and using electricity > while they're on. Unless you're doing some intensive database stuff, hard > to justify staying physical nowadays. > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, HELP_PC <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Storagecraft is ,IMO, the best and if you find a good reseller is not so >> expensive. You may also buy the It edition for a yearly fee and you are able >> to image unlimited number of machines. >> Virtualization for 10 servers requires a very expensive hardware if you >> are not simply experimenting! >> >> Regards >> >> *GuidoElia* >> *HELPPC* >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *Da:* Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Inviato:* lunedì 12 luglio 2010 15.31 >> *A:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Oggetto:* Server Disk Imaging >> >> I've been looking for a disk imaging solution for the servers on our >> network. They currently are all Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows 2003. >> My main goal is to be able to restore a server quickly in the event of a >> hardware failure, like a RAID card failure that hoses the hard drives. >> >> We use Arcserve for doing nightly backups and as a file by file solution, >> it's fine. For disaster recovery, it leaves a lot to be desired. It >> essentially does a reinstall of the operating system and then restores from >> back. As such, it's not very fast. >> >> I've tried a number of disk imaging software packages. They all can create >> an image of the server system drive while the server is running and that's >> great. However, what seems to always be a weak point is restoring from a >> boot disk. >> >> All the packages have a utility to create a bootable CD but they generally >> have a problem either accessing the RAID volume or the LAN adapter or both. >> Whether they use Windows PXE, Linux or DOS, drivers seem to be a problem. It >> would seem logical that these software packages would have a utility to copy >> the existing drivers off the system and incorporate them into the BootDisk >> but none do that I've found. >> >> The only package I've tried so far that seems to work with the couple of >> servers I've been testing on is Acronis Backup and Recovery for Servers. I'd >> use this if it weren't so expensive at roughly $1,000 per server. >> >> Anyone using a disk imaging solution they'd care to recommend? >> >> Thanks. >> >> ---------------------- >> >> Bob Hartung >> Wisco Industries, Inc. >> 736 Janesville St. >> Oregon, WI 53575 >> Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 >> Fax: (608) 835-7399 >> e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
