+1 also what does the extended warranty imply. Server up and running in 4
hours?
Besided hardware RAID, also as others mentioned look into virtualization.
Makes recovering much easier/faster if there is a problem.
Rene
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote:
I
SO Tell them it's like insurance. How much will they pay to
mitigate potential downtime to the business? Then ask how much cost
it will incur should the business suffer a 72 hour outage.
Then ask them if that would be cheap to make sure it was on the latest
supported offering from your
I am not even sure what the subject of this should be. I have a server, it's
about 3 years old, the warranty expires in 15 days. It runs a %mission
critical App%. This App is going to be replaced with %new mission critical
app%. This server meets the hardware requirements for %new app% just
with nary a problem.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
From: Jeremy Anderson [mailto:jer...@mapiadmin.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I am not even sure what the subject
: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I am not even sure what the subject of this should be. I have a server, it's
about 3 years old, the warranty expires in 15 days. It runs a %mission
critical App%. This App is going to be replaced
It really depends, we have mission critical apps running on servers that
are 4+ years old. Extended service contracts have been purchased from mfg
(HP) for those.
FWIW, I've had HP/Compaq servers that have run until we shut them down for
over 10 years with little more than a power supply being
.
Regards,
Michael B. Smith
Consultant and Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com
From: Jeremy Anderson [mailto:jer...@mapiadmin.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I am not even sure what the subject
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I am not even sure what the subject of this should be. I
have a server, it's about 3 years old, the warranty expires
in 15 days. It runs a %mission critical App%. This App is
going to be replaced with %new mission critical
[mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I almost agree with Michael but he would have more time on servers than me, I
think. That said I have had to keep old servers up and working until they die
and as long
Does this server meet the hardware requirements for Windows Server 2008r2 ?
If you're going to keep it at least three more years, you want to be running
an OS that's still properly supported for your mission critical application.
Also, if the existing hard drives have been spinning constantly for
, 2010 12:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
3. How much longer will the server need to be utilized? Another 3 years?
Will it still be viable for that time? Or will patches/firmware/drivers
become unavailable/outdated? How much harder will it be to replace the
server
to keep
spinning.
My 2ยข worth. :-)
Thanks,
John Aldrich
IT Manager,
Blueridge Carpet
706-276-2001, Ext. 2233
From: Jeremy Anderson [mailto:jer...@mapiadmin.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
I am not even sure what
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From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:43 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
It really depends, we have mission critical apps running
I don't necessarily agree that this is a bad idea. If you extend the
warranty, ensuring that the response time is what you need, and
potentially replace the spinning bits (drives, fans, etc.), I think
you should be fine.
However, this assumes that the server is redundant in the usual ways:
AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: OT ? Server ROI - Reuse ?
Does this server meet the hardware requirements for Windows Server 2008r2 ? If
you're going to keep it at least three more years, you want to be running an OS
that's still properly supported for your mission critical
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