Most ppl can run 5 - 10 of their existing servers as virtual machines on a single HOST server. That gives u an idea of how underutilized most hardware is.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Matthew W. Ross <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > So, since this has come up, I'm curious on how much processing power is > actually needed for most services? > > I have some Quad-Core Xeons which are absolutely underutilized. They are > doing their jobs (usually serving user home folders and standard Active > Directory duties) with plenty of horsepower to spare. So it makes me > wonder: Has anybody tried Windows Server on an Atom? > > Take all the other bottlenecks out of the equation: Plenty of RAM, fast HD > or SSD... does the 1.8 dual core Atom (or the Socket 1155 Celeron) handle > most tasks just as well as a Dual 6Core Xeon? Aka, could I be getting away > with less expensive hardware to do the same duties? > > I realize if I'm encoding or rendering, the hefty Xeon is a much better > bet. Or if I'm trying to run VMs, the Atom's not even an option. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Ens > [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > 11:26:11 -0700 > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > I wouldn't. Just illustrating that it is a lower horsepower CPU. Good > for > > some things, and not for others. I think the NEO is pretty affordable > too. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > > > > > You could upgrade it to a real (albeit low-power) dual-core Athlon. > > > > > > Why would you want to run Autocad on a small form factor PC? > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Steve Ens > > > [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com] > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > 10:40:10 -0700 > > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > > > > > > I think AMD Neo....but close enough. great for everyday use, but > > > wouldn't > > > > want to run Autocad on it. For media playout it runs fine too. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Jonathan Link > > > > <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > I left out similar specs... Isnt that an Atom processor? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Steve Ens <stevey...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> The Acer Revo series is very nice...great for the living room. > > > > >> > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jonathan Link > > > > <jonathan.l...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> It's a nice form factor. Not aware of anything that is quite > that > > > small > > > > >>> in the PC world off the top of my head. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> > > > wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> "I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in our district, > > and > > > > >>>> they run great." > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Out of curiosity....why? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > > > >>>> From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > > > > >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:06 AM > > > > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> VMware Fusion. I used to run Virtualbox, but VMWare is a much > > > slicker > > > > >>>> product. Parallels is an excellent product, though. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> But if you want to run windows (and only windows) on it, just > > > install > > > > >>>> it directly. I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in > our > > > > >>>> district, and they run great. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> --Matt Ross > > > > >>>> Ephrata School District > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>> From: Harry Singh > > > > >>>> [mailto:hbo...@gmail.com] > > > > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > > > >>>> Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > > >>>> 08:42:40 -0700 > > > > >>>> Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > Matthew - Are you running Parralells (or whatever the Apple VM > > > tech > > > > is > > > > >>>> > called) or VMware to run the Windows 7 VM simultaneously? > Single > > > NIC, > > > > >>>> > so i assume it's running in a Bridged NAT mode? > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > The footprint and hardware makes it something i wouldn't mind > > > playing > > > > >>>> > around with at home. > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Matthew W. Ross > > > > >>>> > <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues > > with > > > > >>>> > > > running Server OS as a desktop? > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > We run 10.6 Server on an XServe in the main server room. > It's > > > doing > > > > >>>> > > our Open Directory master stuff. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > I'm running 10.6 Client on my desktop. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > --Matt Ross > > > > >>>> > > Ephrata School District > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>> > > From: justino garcia > > > > >>>> > > [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] > > > > >>>> > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > > > >>>> > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > > > >>>> > > 05:51:20 -0700 > > > > >>>> > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues > > with > > > > >>>> > > > running Server OS as a desktop? > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > > > >>>> > > > <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > My main computers is a Mac Mini. I love this little > thing. > > > It's > > > > >>>> > > > > quite > > > > >>>> > > the > > > > >>>> > > > > great piece of hardware. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > I have it running a VM of Windows 7, and I do my windows > > > stuff > > > > >>>> > > > > on > > > > >>>> > that. > > > > >>>> > > > > It'd dedicated to a second screen. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > You got the server, so no DVD drive. Did you get it > with a > > > > >>>> second HD? > > > > >>>> > > If > > > > >>>> > > > > not, you may want to consider adding one. (There is > space > > in > > > > >>>> > > > > there for > > > > >>>> > > a > > > > >>>> > > > > second 2.5" drive. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > >>>> > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>> > > > > From: David Lum > > > > >>>> > > > > [mailto:david....@nwea.org] > > > > >>>> > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > > > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > > > > >>>> > > > > Sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 > > > > >>>> > > > > 15:01:50 -0700 > > > > >>>> > > > > Subject: RE: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > Hell I dunno, I have this thing on my desk and when it > > > > reboots > > > > >>>> > > > > > it's > > > > >>>> > > like > > > > >>>> > > > > > R2D2 singing at me "look I know you're there, now shut > > > up". > > > > >>>> > > > > > LOL > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > It surfs the Internet just like a PC, so there's hope > for > > > > this > > > > >>>> > > > > > thing > > > > >>>> > > > yet. > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto: > > > michealespin...@gmail.com] > > > > >>>> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:49 PM > > > > >>>> > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > >>>> > > > > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > So you now have a Mac Mini [server] and a [mini] Mac > > Mini? > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > -- > > > > >>>> > > > > > Espi > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:09 AM, David Lum > > > > >>>> > > > > > <david....@nwea.org<mailto:david....@nwea.org>> > wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > > The thing is the size of portable CD player. Opening > the > > > > >>>> > > > > > manual (out > > > > >>>> > > of > > > > >>>> > > > > > curiosity, not like I RTFM and with Mac why should I > have > > > > >>>> > > > > > to?), the > > > > >>>> > > > cover > > > > >>>> > > > > > says simply "Hello." And the opening page says: > > > > >>>> > > > > > "Congratulations, > > > > >>>> > you > > > > >>>> > > > and > > > > >>>> > > > > > your Mac Mini were made for each other". > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > No, we weren't, you are a necessary evil you damn Mac > > > Mini... > > > > >>>> > > > > > David Lum > > > > >>>> > > > > > Systems Engineer // NWEATM > > > > >>>> > > > > > Office 503.548.5229<tel:503.548.5229> // Cell > > > (voice/text) > > > > >>>> > > > > > 503.267.9764<tel:503.267.9764> > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > > resource > > > > >>>> > > > > > hog! ~ ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > < > > > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > > >>>> ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > --- > > > > >>>> > > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > > > > or send an email to > > > > >>>> > > > > > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto: > > > > >>>> > > > > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> > > > > >>>> > > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > > resource > > > > >>>> > > > > > hog! ~ ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > < > > > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > > >>>> ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > --- > > > > >>>> > > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > > > > or send an email to > > > > >>>> > > > > > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto: > > > > >>>> > > > > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> > > > > >>>> > > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > > resource > > > > >>>> > > > > > hog! ~ ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > < > > > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > > >>>> ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > --- > > > > >>>> > > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > > > > or send an email to > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> > > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > resource > > > > hog! > > > > >>>> > > > > ~ ~ < > > > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > > >>>> > > > > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > --- > > > > >>>> > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > > > or send an email to > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > -- > > > > >>>> > > > Justin > > > > >>>> > > > IT-TECH > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > resource > > > hog! > > > > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > --- > > > > >>>> > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > > > hog! ~ > > > > ~ > > > > >>>> > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > --- > > > > >>>> > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > hog! > > > ~ ~ > > > > >>>> > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > --- > > > > >>>> > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > hog! ~ > > > ~ < > > > > >>>> http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> --- > > > > >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > hog! ~ > > > > >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > ~ > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> --- > > > > >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! > ~ > > > > >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > >>> > > > > >>> --- > > > > >>> To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > >> > > > > >> --- > > > > >> To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > --- > > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > --- > > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
