Hi all -
I'm currently upgrading the server for a local non-profit in my area. They currently have a server someone built running Windows Server 2000 (not sure of the exact specs, something like 512MB RAM, 1GHz processor, 40GB hard drive) and 8 machines mapping drives to the shares on the server -- no domain.
They are going to continue to have 8 employee machines connecting to the server, but also 6 new PCs in a lab connecting to it.
I'm looking to them up with Windows 2008 Server and AD. All they really need is file sharing from the server -- I'd also like to get them to use roaming profiles.
I'm planning on getting a Dell PowerEdge T310 with:
I can then get Windows 2008 R2 Standard for $40 through techsoup.org as well as Device CALs for $2 a piece at the same site. The server is going to cost $1700 through Dell.
Does that look like an OK setup? Too beefy of a server, too wimpy of a server?
This is just a side job, I normally work with Novell where I work so I'm not aware of what AD can do for me.
Anything else I should be considering?
I'm currently upgrading the server for a local non-profit in my area. They currently have a server someone built running Windows Server 2000 (not sure of the exact specs, something like 512MB RAM, 1GHz processor, 40GB hard drive) and 8 machines mapping drives to the shares on the server -- no domain.
They are going to continue to have 8 employee machines connecting to the server, but also 6 new PCs in a lab connecting to it.
I'm looking to them up with Windows 2008 Server and AD. All they really need is file sharing from the server -- I'd also like to get them to use roaming profiles.
I'm planning on getting a Dell PowerEdge T310 with:
- Intel Xeon X3440 2.53GHz
- 8 GB Memory Single Ranked RDIMM
- Three 250 GB hot pluggable hard drives doing RAID 5
- Redundant Power Supplies
- Onboard Gig NIC, etc...
I can then get Windows 2008 R2 Standard for $40 through techsoup.org as well as Device CALs for $2 a piece at the same site. The server is going to cost $1700 through Dell.
Does that look like an OK setup? Too beefy of a server, too wimpy of a server?
This is just a side job, I normally work with Novell where I work so I'm not aware of what AD can do for me.
Anything else I should be considering?