Michael H

Thanks for the reply leadeater, We do need the tower variation. I'm looking at the HP ProLiant line so you would recommend the ML350? Do you think dual processors is necessary? We only have about 15 users in the office and I think the reason the required spec sheet is so dated might be due to the DB being kind of old itself. I've been told it would be best to get high write endurance drives, but those are even more expensive than the 10k SAS drives. The high read endurance drives are ok?

Budget isn't too much of a concern, but of course I don't want to pay for more than I need. Should be conscious of power since it's going to be a 24/7 server. Should only need 2TB of HD as there isn't a ton of file sharing. The main purpose of the server is to run a pre-purchased database system. Here are minimum requirements from the DB company: Up to 25 Users: Database: RAM=4 GB or greater Processor=Any new Intel only, x64 capable (EM64T), server class processor (except Itanium) with a clock speed greater than or equal to 2.3 GHz. Due to Oracle Standard One Licensing restrictions, the total number of processor sockets on the motherboard of the database server must not exceed 2 even if the additional processor sockets remain unoccupied. Hard Drive System=Hardware RAID 5 array with a quantity of 4 10k RPM SAS (SATA drives are not reliable enough for a database). All 4 drives will be in the RAID 5 array. If hot spares are desired, increase the number of drives accordingly. The number of drives is for performance not capacity. The drives should be at least 146 GB each. Backup System=Integrated removable cartridge/network backup system/other with 72 GB free capacity for the nightly backup. Software=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition x64 Licensing=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition Server License (qty=1) Media Kit=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition x64 Terminal Server: RAM=6 GB Processor=Any new Intel only, x64 capable (EM64T), server class processor (except Itanium) with a clock speed greater than or equal to 2.3 GHz. The limit of 2 processor sockets listed in the database server section does not apply to the terminal server. The total number of sockets is limited only by the operating system. Hard Drive System=Single 160 GB SAS/SATA or mirrored pair Software=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition x64 Licensing=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition Server License (qty=1) Windows 2008 Server Client Access License per user (qty=25) ** Windows 2008 Terminal Server Client Access License per user (qty=25) Media Kit=Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition x64

Hi everyone, I'm trying to build a server that can run 3 VMs (terminal, file, database) for a small business (12-17 users). I think I have a ballpark idea for specs, but I'm looking for recommendations to be sure. Does anyone have experience with office set-ups?