Wait until you buy the rest of the drives you need. :) Of course, the RAM is the bulk of your costs in this case...
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by WiseStamp <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM, tony patton < tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> wrote: > You didn't specify a price limit and to have fun, so I went a teeny-tiny > bit mad on the Dell Ireland site :) > > I didn't include an OS or Fibre channel cards, sort of went for the most > expensive option in each section. > It didn't turn out to be as expensive as I thought. > > > > Dell PowerEdge™ R910 (PER910) > > Base: PowerEdge R910 Rack Chassis for Up to 16x 2.5" HDDs > Processor: 2x Intel Xeon X7560, 8C, 2.26GHz, 24M Cache, 6.40GT/s, 130W TDP, > Turbo, HT, Mem runs at 1066MHz Max > Additional Processor: 2x Intel Xeon X7560, 8C, 2.26GHz, 24M Cache, > 6.40GT/s, 130W TDP, Turbo, HT, Mem runs at 1066MHz Max > Memory: 1TB Memory for 4 CPUs, DDR3, 1066MHz (64x16GB Quad Ranked RDIMMs), > Incl. 8 Memory Risers > Support Services: 5Yr ProSupport for IT and 4hr Mission Critical > Factory Installed Operating System: No Operating System > 1st RAID or SCSI Controller Card: PERC H700 Integrated RAID Controller, > 512MB Cache > 1st Hard Drive - Multiquantity: 300GB, SAS 6Gbps, 2.5-in, 10K RPM Hard > Drive (Hot Plug) > Riser Card: R910 Add-in Card with 4x Low Profile PCIe > Power Supply: High Output Power Supply (2+1 PSU) 1100W, Fail-Over > Configuration > Server Management Cards: iDRAC6 Enterprise Server Management Card with > VFlash, 1GB SD Card > Network Cards Multi-quantity: Intel® Gigabit ET Low Profile Quad Port > Server Adapter, Cu, PCIe-4 > Network Card: Dual Two-Port Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 Gigabit > Ethernet Controllers > Front Bezel: PowerEdge R910 Bezel > Rack Mounting Rails: Sliding Ready Rack Rails with Cable Management Arm > Optical Devices: 16X DVD-ROM Drive SATA > Accessories: Internal Dual SD Module with 2x 2GB SD Cards > > > Regards > > Tony Patton > Desktop Support Analyst - Cavan > Ext 8078 > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 > email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com > > > > From: "itli...@imcu.com" <itli...@imcu.com> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > > > Date: 20/08/2010 15:14 > Subject: Let's have some fun and configure a brand new server. > ------------------------------ > > > > This is what I have: > Production Server Specifications > > > Purchased date 01/01/2008 > Make HP > Model HP ProLiant DL580 G5 > Processor 2.40 Gigahertz Intel Xeon (4 installed) > Memory 64 Gigabytes of RAM > Hard Drive Space 3596 Gigabytes of Hard Drive Capacity > Type of Drives SAS 15k > Storage Controllers > LSI Adapter, Ultra320 SCSI controller > Smart Array P400 Controller X2 > Smart Array P800 Controller X2 > External Storage StorageWorks70 Modular Smart Array x2 > > What I am looking for from any Make is the latest, greatest, and maximum > of everything in all areas. > Dual power supplies, Dual nics, etc... > This machine is currently configured: > C: Server 2003 Advanced Mirrored 1+1 (On the server )Bus0 > D: SQL 2005 Enterprise Mirrored 1+1 (On the server) Bus0 > E: All other Apps Raid 5 (On the server) Bus1 > J: Production Database File 60GB Raid 10 (1st StorageWorks Array) > L: All Database Log Files size varies Raid 10 (2nd StorageWorks Arrary) > R: Reporting Databases Files 3 x 60GB each Raid 10 (2nd StorageWorks > Array) > S: All Database Backup Files size varies Raid 10 (2nd StorageWorks > Array) > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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