How does my proposed server config look?

Dell PowerEdge 2U Rack Mount
(5)73GB drives, hw RAID 5
2GB RAM
3.06 1MB Cache Xeon
dual gigibit NIC
W2003, SQL 2000

This server will be running SPPS and SQL. 100 user company, 1-2 portals.
200 total sites, few intense web parts

Andy
Wed Jan 07 15:46:32 CST 2004

You may want to check out the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Intranets
at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/office/sps2003/default.asp.
The Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Intranets contains some great
documentation on desiging and deploying a SharePoint solution. Within the
documentation you will find recommendations for hardware sizing.


"cyberpunk" <blah@anon.com> wrote in message
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> Dell PowerEdge 2U Rack Mount
> (5)73GB drives, hw RAID 5
> 2GB RAM
> 3.06 1MB Cache Xeon
> dual gigibit NIC
> W2003, SQL 2000
>
> This server will be running SPPS and SQL. 100 user company, 1-2 portals.
> 200 total sites, few intense web parts
>
>

James
Wed Jan 07 18:43:57 CST 2004

If you don't want to wade through the Intranets Accelerator (though it is
very good), that server hardware should be more than adequate for your
scenario and still have room for growth.

--
James Edelen
Microsoft MVP - SharePoint Portal Server
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Media Center
Microsoft Associate Expert
Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"cyberpunk" <blah@anon.com> wrote in message
news:uazN$VV1DHA.4064@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Dell PowerEdge 2U Rack Mount
> (5)73GB drives, hw RAID 5
> 2GB RAM
> 3.06 1MB Cache Xeon
> dual gigibit NIC
> W2003, SQL 2000
>
> This server will be running SPPS and SQL. 100 user company, 1-2 portals.
> 200 total sites, few intense web parts
>
>

Todd
Thu Jan 08 15:33:53 CST 2004

That server should run SPS and SQL for 100 users without much problem. Just
like a file server, if users concurrently read or upload very large files,
they may see a reduction in response time.

What about fault tolerance? Don't forget to backup the sites and the
database regularly.

<Todd />

"cyberpunk" <blah@anon.com> wrote in message
news:uazN$VV1DHA.4064@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Dell PowerEdge 2U Rack Mount
> (5)73GB drives, hw RAID 5
> 2GB RAM
> 3.06 1MB Cache Xeon
> dual gigibit NIC
> W2003, SQL 2000
>
> This server will be running SPPS and SQL. 100 user company, 1-2 portals.
> 200 total sites, few intense web parts
>
>