Time to upgrade proliant 380 g6 I think

[Martian]

Raised this with the super powers n have been told yes if it means speeding up network (also going for 20-30Mb upgrade from 10Mb...Not sure how many schools with 600+ pupils get much speed and efficiency with similar kit but I think a face lift would b nice . Don't get e wrong everything works but as reliable n solid as the g6 is (running 2008r2) I think it's time to get in the market and improve things.

 

Need a little input tho... Or do you think I'm being harsh and the G6 should stay a while?? Stick with 2008r2.... Not much experience with 12 and heard migration can be painful

 

School network managers n know alls please feel free to get involved. I'm not a server install builder so this will be out sourced.... Atom wide etc so need to also think logical n affordable. From what I also gather, extended warranty runs out soon so defo want to move things along either with upgrade or renewal.

 

What are you guys running and what do you suggests I look into. I can't imagine I can go super wiz bang latest greatest but I want to be up there n make a sizeable upgrade from present state of things

 

Looking forward to input already.... Pressing send......

 

Now

 

Thanks in advance

[mrbios]

What are you actually looking to use the server for? What roles? Virtualised? What exactly do you mean when you expect this to "speed up the network"? Is there an issue that need to be fixed with regards to performance and have you evaluated every avenue to determine that he hardware is the bottleneck? (Not that replacing a 6 year old server can't be considered a good idea in itself, but if you're hoping to resolve an issue you've got to look at every angle)

 

Personal opinion, others may disagree, but i'd suggest avoiding the likes of HP and Dell for the hardware. Go for a SuperMicro based build from the likes of broadberry, novatech etc. Much cheaper, and the hardware is just as reliable. Warranty is generally 3 years but can be extended (again much cheaper than HP and Dell on that front too) it's highly unlikely that HP or Dell will offer you anything over a supermicro build that will actually be of value to you, but still, that's only my recommendation, i don't know the full picture of what you need/what you'd make use of.

[Asad_Symitry]

Hi Martian, have you looked at Scale Computing at all? Also have you already virtualized or are you still running all physical servers?

[ICTDirect_Dave]

What is the current spec of your G6?

 

They're capable servers and you can build them into absolute monsters quite easily

[njc235]

What core switch are you running on your network and what sort of topology and backbone do you have? The server itself might be fine but you may well have contention in your network or broadcast traffic which is running amock. One indication of broadcast problems is your switches flashing every port like Blackpool Illuminations.