Server HELP

[neckoblack]

hi im doing a project for one of my classes and right now we dont know whats better, a rack server or blade server.

we have to make a proposal for a server for a security company centered in surveillance. 

We are going to use BarraCuda hard drives for there performance.

[LeviBW]

1 minute ago, neckoblack said:

hi im doing a project for one of my classes and right now we dont know whats better, a rack server or blade server.

we have to make a proposal for a server for a security company centered in surveillance.

I would recommend a rack mounted solution because as long as you get a cabinet hat is big enough it is a lot easier to expand in the future

[Anghammarad]

To clarify rack or blade or tower server...

 

A rack server usually is put into a Server Rack.

 

A Blade Server usually needs a case to be connected to, put in to. That then is again a rack mount.

 

A tower server is just like a PC in a tower case, just with server hardware and failover.

 

Rack server can be a powerful machine, far more powerful than a blade server. And usually it's cheaper, because a Blade needs a chassy to be put into. They don't run without their "holding case". If not using a NAS/SAN, expanding a rack mount server is easier. just add hdds if needed and expand the array. Blades haven't got much room for expansion but getting another additional blade for storage for example.

 

 

[neckoblack]

1 minute ago, LeviBW said:

I would recommend a rack mounted solution because as long as you get a cabinet hat is big enough it is a lot easier to expand in the future

what kinda server specs do you recomend, we were thinking of using an intel xeon cpu but not really sure which one to use, also we have restriccions and have to mont the server using windows server O.S. and we are wondering what would be better , windows 2012 R2 Or windows 2016 server

[LeviBW]

Just now, neckoblack said:

what kinda server specs do you recomend, we were thinking of using an intel xeon cpu but not really sure which one to use, also we have restriccions and have to mont the server using windows server O.S. and we are wondering what would be better , windows 2012 R2 Or windows 2016 server

what CPU you need is going to vary based on what work load you are going to be putting on the server, and if the server is going to be focused on surveillance then I would Recommend Windows server 2016 because it has a few more modern security features

[NZLaurence]

Does the server need any special capture cards or anything installed? Does it need a monitor for someone to sit at it and watch stuff? What is the expected storage requirements for the next 3years?

 

These are the sort of questions that you need to know first.

[neckoblack]

7 minutes ago, NZLaurence said:

Does the server need any special capture cards or anything installed? Does it need a monitor for someone to sit at it and watch stuff? What is the expected storage requirements for the next 3years?

 

These are the sort of questions that you need to know first.

those are good questions , honestly our professor left us in a bit of a void and said to use our creativity and create a proposal to sell to an imaginary client so most of this is left to our discretion. in short i dont know , tho idealy it should be powerfull, the server is GUI and most likely someone is going to be watching a monitor