I run SMS on a dual p-180!! It's over 5 years old but I don't want to replace it; he runs like a champ.
-----Original Message----- From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:55 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Re: average lifespan server Shhhh.... don't tell anyone. I run my Exchange5.5 backups using NTBackup on a P166 w/ 32MB RAM. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Smits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: RE: average lifespan server > Agreed, just because a machine is "worthless" to the bean counters doesn't > it make it so in reality. I would look on the warranty side of things for > critical servers. If I can no longer get 4 hour on site service, 7 days a > week I can't use a machine for critical functions but it may be perfectly > useful for a host of other functions even if it was spec'ed right and can > still perform the function it was purchased for. > > Ed Smits > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:48 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: average lifespan server > > > Well, of course. That is totally different than your previous sentence. > > My quad IBM Pentium Pro 1GB RAM is almost 5 years old. There is no need to > replace it. > > Clearly if your hardware is falling short, then that needs to be documented > to justify the need. Storage issues? Throughput issues? Processor cramps? > Memory maxed? Perfmon logs can help here. > > But you know that. > > William > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]