Hey,
How’s it going?
I am looking for some help upgrading a 2 year old server, which will be reimaged with Windows Server 2008 Standard R2. This server will be used solely to act as basic domain controller to increase security and to run a specific electronic medical records and practice management program from a 3rd party. We have about 15 client machines.
We used to run a SBS 2008, with exchange on the box, and for the most part it ran well until we had a series of power outages in the area and experienced the Intel software RAID check upon boot up, rendering the system useless for hours. We switched to a cloud based system and for financial reasons we are returning to hosting our own server in house. We are upgrading the drives to SSD for the OS and faster enterprise grade drives for data and are looking for a solid but reasonably priced (< $250) RAID controller that is compatible with this system that will handle the RAID configuration outlined below. Basically, 2 RAID 1 arrays: 1 with SSD’s for the OS and one for DATA.
I have checked the windows hardware compatibility website at length, but the list is overwhelming and it’s hard to find helpful reviews from people who have experience using the cards in this specific situation.
Server:
ASUS Z8NA-D6 Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131389
Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80602E5520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185
OS: 2 x’s SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) in RAID 1.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236352
DATA: 2x’s Western Digital RE WD2000FYYZ 2 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive – RAID 1.
http://www.ctistore.com/catalog/cat/pgprod,591217.html
16 GB RAM - 4 x’s CT51272BB1067 4GB, 240-pin DIMM DDR3
http://www.memoryten.com/pc/017354/DDR3-240p-PC3-8500-4GB/
I would like to have the server ready to image by April 1st.
I prefer newegg and tigerdirect.
Any help, suggestions, or feedback is welcome.
Thank You for Your Time,
John
How’s it going?
I am looking for some help upgrading a 2 year old server, which will be reimaged with Windows Server 2008 Standard R2. This server will be used solely to act as basic domain controller to increase security and to run a specific electronic medical records and practice management program from a 3rd party. We have about 15 client machines.
We used to run a SBS 2008, with exchange on the box, and for the most part it ran well until we had a series of power outages in the area and experienced the Intel software RAID check upon boot up, rendering the system useless for hours. We switched to a cloud based system and for financial reasons we are returning to hosting our own server in house. We are upgrading the drives to SSD for the OS and faster enterprise grade drives for data and are looking for a solid but reasonably priced (< $250) RAID controller that is compatible with this system that will handle the RAID configuration outlined below. Basically, 2 RAID 1 arrays: 1 with SSD’s for the OS and one for DATA.
I have checked the windows hardware compatibility website at length, but the list is overwhelming and it’s hard to find helpful reviews from people who have experience using the cards in this specific situation.
Server:
ASUS Z8NA-D6 Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series Server Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131389
Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80602E5520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185
OS: 2 x’s SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) in RAID 1.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236352
DATA: 2x’s Western Digital RE WD2000FYYZ 2 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive – RAID 1.
http://www.ctistore.com/catalog/cat/pgprod,591217.html
16 GB RAM - 4 x’s CT51272BB1067 4GB, 240-pin DIMM DDR3
http://www.memoryten.com/pc/017354/DDR3-240p-PC3-8500-4GB/
I would like to have the server ready to image by April 1st.
I prefer newegg and tigerdirect.
Any help, suggestions, or feedback is welcome.
Thank You for Your Time,
John
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