spec for a server

[subinks.iway]

Hi,

i want a server spec.
My use is for web hosting, spearmail server, ftp upload and download.
some data storage which want to share with clients.
i need spec of all avaliable companies, which os want to use.
How much space i want to provide for c drive for best perfomance.

Thanks & Regards in Advance
subin

[Big Fish]

Uh, as much as possible for all three...for a business environment of course. If you're fiddling around at home, anything will do.

Gigabit or dual Gigabit for the file server. Get a trunking switch and Intel cards to have 2Gbps of usable bandwidth, or 4Gbps depending on how you look at it. 64-bit cards to use the PCI bus appropriately. RAID-5, or a 0+1 setup. RAID 5 for security and "fair" speed, 0 +1 for a bump in speed and of course cost. Either way you're looking at a fair amount of cheese.

For the webserver...that depends on if you're just serving up static pages or having dynamically created content spewed forth from it. At any rate, fast processor, a goodly bit of RAM, and an array of mirrored 15K SCSI drives are a good start.

For a terminal server, you're going to definitely want multiple processors, a copious amount of RAM... 2, possibly 4 gigs, and of course the OS.

Of course, these recommendations are negotiable, but if I were building new servers, I'd loosely follow what I posted. It's up to you though.

[Zachary]

Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in here


Celeron D 2.8 GHZ w/256k cache

2 GB or DDR 400 Ram

300 GB Sata HDD

It runs pretty good and is not maxed out in anyway but we did have a issue for a bit with the job that updates the feeds but I believe it's no longer an issue if you are using the SP1 for CS 2.1.