Ok, so my boss tells me today to contact Dell to have them build a new server for his company. We have about 25 employee's, and our business is based upon office supplies, and stupid little things like that. I am the IT manager here, and I built our website and manage it. This guy has money to burn obviously, and wanted the best he could get.
Anyways, here are the specs of the server he wants to buy.
Dell Poweredge 2900 III
Processor---Intel Xeon Quad X5470, 2X6MB Cache @3.33Ghz, 1.3Ghz FSB
Additional Quad Xeon X5470
48GB 12X4GB 667Mhz Dual Ranked DIMMS
Windows Server 2003 X64(I prefer Red Hat)
Tower Chassis Orientation
Primary controller---PERC 6/i Integrated
Hard drive config, SAS/SATA in Raid 0, PERC 6/i/SAS6iR
Eight 500GB 7200 SATA's in hot plugs
MS SQL Server 2005 Standard( I prefer MySQL...but its his money)
Redundant power with y-cord
Dell remote access card
Intel Pro 1000VT Quad Port NIC
Emulex LPE 11002 Dual Channel 4Gb, Optional, Host Bus Adapter, PCIe
Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch
DVD-RW Sata
1.44 internal floppy
Wireless keyboard and mouse
SonicWALL Total Secure 25 series TZ 180 Wireless security
USB to PS2 adapter for KVM
Dual Caster wheels
Remote advisory Services for Virtualization for 1 year
3 year Pro Support for IT pros
3 year data destruction
Keep the hard drive plan
Symantec Backup Exec 12.5
Powervault LTO-4 120 Half Height tape backup 800GB/1.6TB
20 pack of tape media
Dell 2200VA UPS 120v
Dell 22inch HD Widescreen monitor
This monster, with the added support from Dell, onsite crap, and all the bells and whistles is costing this man 29,144 bucks!!!!!!! I told him I would build him a great server for all of our needs for less than 5,000 but he is determined to spend a butt load of cash on something that is overkill for this company. Now, I am excited to play with it when it arrives at the end of the month, but sheesh...for the work I do, and what this companies needs are, this server is a bit overkill.
So anyone think I should advise him of another choice? He hates Linux(jerk) and wants to stick with Win Server 2003 which we are currently using.
Anyways, here are the specs of the server he wants to buy.
Dell Poweredge 2900 III
Processor---Intel Xeon Quad X5470, 2X6MB Cache @3.33Ghz, 1.3Ghz FSB
Additional Quad Xeon X5470
48GB 12X4GB 667Mhz Dual Ranked DIMMS
Windows Server 2003 X64(I prefer Red Hat)
Tower Chassis Orientation
Primary controller---PERC 6/i Integrated
Hard drive config, SAS/SATA in Raid 0, PERC 6/i/SAS6iR
Eight 500GB 7200 SATA's in hot plugs
MS SQL Server 2005 Standard( I prefer MySQL...but its his money)
Redundant power with y-cord
Dell remote access card
Intel Pro 1000VT Quad Port NIC
Emulex LPE 11002 Dual Channel 4Gb, Optional, Host Bus Adapter, PCIe
Netgear GS108 8-Port Switch
DVD-RW Sata
1.44 internal floppy
Wireless keyboard and mouse
SonicWALL Total Secure 25 series TZ 180 Wireless security
USB to PS2 adapter for KVM
Dual Caster wheels
Remote advisory Services for Virtualization for 1 year
3 year Pro Support for IT pros
3 year data destruction
Keep the hard drive plan
Symantec Backup Exec 12.5
Powervault LTO-4 120 Half Height tape backup 800GB/1.6TB
20 pack of tape media
Dell 2200VA UPS 120v
Dell 22inch HD Widescreen monitor
This monster, with the added support from Dell, onsite crap, and all the bells and whistles is costing this man 29,144 bucks!!!!!!! I told him I would build him a great server for all of our needs for less than 5,000 but he is determined to spend a butt load of cash on something that is overkill for this company. Now, I am excited to play with it when it arrives at the end of the month, but sheesh...for the work I do, and what this companies needs are, this server is a bit overkill.
So anyone think I should advise him of another choice? He hates Linux(jerk) and wants to stick with Win Server 2003 which we are currently using.