SAS or SATAII for Database? - Help Decide

Any reason for going with 2k3?

What kind of database will you be using?
 
If its going to be a database server only i would use mysql on freebsd.
 
win 2k3 EE
run AD/DNS/DHCP etc...
if you chose for DBMS go with MSSQL, Oracle, POSTGREsql, MySQL = inno db
 
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if i go with SATA, the price will lower about $1100.

You think i should get SAS?
 
AMD_RULES said:
it's gonna do more than database so that's why i'm gonna use Win Server.
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Yeah that sounds good, it would be silly to use this just for database anyway.

Your not thinking of going with MS SQL are you?
 
AMD_RULES said:
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if i go with SATA, the price will lower about $1100.

You think i should get SAS?
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Depends on your budget and what you want to pay. I dont know how much money $1100 is to you, but i wouldnt get SAS for this much.
 
With the current price diffrences, i would just go with standard edition 2k3.
 
Hmm but i havnt liked SBS from personal experience, thats all.
 
One thing to keep in mind is what the software manufacturer supports the database on. If this is some software you're buying you might be locked into mssql with no option of change. Just keep in my what the software manufacturer supports. Nothings worse then having to call support and find out they won't support your solution because you went outside the realms of their specs.
 
ShimmyT said:
One thing to keep in mind is what the software manufacturer supports the database on. If this is some software you're buying you might be locked into mssql with no option of change. Just keep in my what the software manufacturer supports. Nothings worse then having to call support and find out they won't support your solution because you went outside the realms of their specs.
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yep. THat's why i'm not decided yet.

I think i'm gonna go with SATA because it's cheaper and with onsite warranty from dell, i should be fine. SATA is also becoming enterprise class as well.

THanks for any help

- AMD_RULES
 
AMD_RULES said:
I think i'm gonna go with SATA because it's cheaper and with onsite warranty from dell, i should be fine. SATA is also becoming enterprise class as well.
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I was trying to explain this to secure.boy but he wasnt having any of it :(
 
ring.of.steel said:
I was trying to explain this to secure.boy but he wasnt having any of it :(
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yep. I really see no reason to invest extra money in SAS. SATA should be fine.
I'm still researching software, but more requirements say IDE is fine!!! I don't know how that can be, but SATA should be fine then.
 
AMD_RULES said:
yep. I really see no reason to invest extra money in SAS. SATA should be fine.
I'm still researching software, but more requirements say IDE is fine!!! I don't know how that can be, but SATA should be fine then.
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Yeah i really doubt sata will be a bottleneck.
 
to amd_rules
you mean 5 desktop/web clients or 5 webservers/app servers??

first time when i read this thread as i understood that was 5 clients - mean five heavy webservers

sorry

now i think go with single cpu dual core and 2 gb ram sata hdd's,
ibm x3105 is best for price / performance
 
man, i have to keep repeating myself.

SATA is fine. You are running a small office. You told me it was gonna be 2-3 desktops last week. Why are you making this overly complicated for such a small setup. You will end up spending 20grand on useless shit.

The server I recommended you, Vostro desktops, 8 port switch, sonicwall or equivalent.

You do not need to spend 5-7grand on a 5 person office server. Its crazy.
 
i talked for such high end because i have experience when we invested 100K $ in such toys and when we give a particular job that takes 1-2 months to calculate
2nd time when we configure the new cluster or new servers we spent 250k and we have that job done for 1-2 weeks

i mean when you invest better is to invest in high end because for 6-12 month business grows or have different needs
but if you know that is enough for such setup i mean 5-10 desktops go with that
 
At school we have about probably 400 workstations, the primary DC is just a dual xeon and it runs pretty fast.
 
I was just stating that the OP does not need a ton of power for so little clients.
 
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