Spec me a Sims.Net Server

[tech_guy]

Finally, we've got the money for a new Sims.Net box. What do I need spec-wise to support 30-odd concurrent users?

 

Help & advice much appreciated.

[Guest Guest]

Depends on how much those 30 users use it, but not a great deal tbh. RAID 5 SAS array, quad core xeon, 4gb ram. Something like the Dell T300/R300 would be more than enough

[zag]

Almost any normal server would do, just make sure it has 4gb of Ram.

 

I also used an SSD drive this time around and the speed increase is amazing.

[Mcshammer_dj]

if it just hosting SIMS i would go 64 bit and 8 GB of RAM for future proofing

[teejay]

Yeah, go 64-bit and plenty of RAM, 8Gb at least. Mirrored drives for O/S, seperate RAID for the data drive.

[apeo]

If you're using Lesson Monitor and have Sims Learning Gateway or intend to, then you would want to put that into consideration. As this is a new server, you may want to account for the fact that you will need to upgrade to the next version of MS SQL in a few years time.

[localzuk]

If you're using Lesson Monitor and have Sims Learning Gateway or intend to, then you would want to put that into consideration. As this is a new server, you may want to account for the fact that you will need to upgrade to the next version of MS SQL in a few years time.

 

Few years? You mean a few months right?

[apeo]

Few years? You mean a few months right?

 

Going on the assumption that this is a new server and therefore will have SQL 2008 on it.. i mean a few years.

[GREED]

We've just bought a Dell R300 and is perfect. While SQL runs on the box (for processing), the database files and other files are stored on a SAS SAN fibre channel connected, brilliant speed, backup and redundancy.