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Server Specs for 450 users?

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February 22, 2014 1:55:23 PM

What are some recommended server specs? The server is planned to have 450 users at once. I'm under no particular budget so don't worry about that. Don't go too crazy on the price though. The system would preferably be one that can easily have the components switched out, should one fail.

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February 22, 2014 2:02:30 PM

For minecraft?
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February 22, 2014 2:18:57 PM

rymu2000 said:
For minecraft?


No, its for a whole school
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February 22, 2014 2:45:26 PM

Moving this to Business Computing. This is not a trivial project.
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February 22, 2014 9:29:21 PM

450 Users doing...what? This is a little too vague at this point for us to even know where to begin. I'm not saying this to be mean or harsh, just trying to see if we can narrow the field so you may possibly get some more appropriate answers and suggestions to fit your needs.

What are these servers intended for? Are you planning to run storage from them, such as file shares for staff and students? Will they be used for Remote Desktop Session Hosts or VDI? Will this be hosting some form of database, such as student records, enrollment, etc.? Will these simply be doing your domain controller functions controlling user account access and group policy? Most networks this size are looking at multiple servers in a high availability cluster environment to help with performance flexibility, growth, and fault tolerance, so I think that may be a better path to begin with than just a single server but again, that depends upon your intended use for it.
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February 22, 2014 9:43:14 PM

And once you say "450 users", that may actually mean 750+ devices, once you include tablet and phone devices alongside the desktops and laptops.

Far more requirements needed here before specifying the first bit of hardware.
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