Thoughts/Improvments on a small file server build

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daks49

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Looking in to replacing/upgrading my current server (specs at the bottom). The server currently hosts our 25 employees data files currently around 1TB. The server is also used for:
Active Directory
DNS
DHCP
File and printer sharing
antivirus
quickbooks

I was thinking about using raid 1 for the OS and programs then use raid 10 for the data files.



PowerEdge T620

*Chassis with up to 8, 3.5" Hard Drives, Tower Configuration [Included in Price].

*Intel® Xeon® E5-2640 2.50GHz, 15M Cache, 7.2GT/s QPI, Turbo, 6C, 95W [Included in Price]

*8GB RDIMM, 1866MT/s, Standard Volt, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width [$169.25] x4

*Windows Server® 2012R2,Standard Ed,Factory Inst,No MED,2SKT,2VM,NO CAL [Included in Price]

*Windows Server® 2012R2, Standard Edition, Media Kit [$1.86]

*Maximum Microsoft OS Partition Override, GPT Enabled [Included in Price]

*5-pack of Windows® Server 2012 User CALs (Standard or Datacenter) [$149.03

*RAID 1+RAID 10 for H710P/H710/H310 (2 + 4-30 HDDs in pairs) [Included in Price]

*PERC H710P Integrated RAID Controller, 1GB NV Cache, Full Height [Included in Price]

*300GB 15K RPM SAS 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive [$325.77] x2

*3TB 7.2K RPM Near-Line SAS 6Gbps 3.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive [$560.92] x4

*iDRAC7 Express [Included in Price]

*Broadcom 5720 DP 1Gb Network Interface Card [$104.10]

*Single, Hot-plug Power Supply (1+0), 495W [Included in Price]

$8,056.35

What do you think?
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Current server


Operating System
Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server 32-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Xeon
Nocona 90nm Technology
Intel Xeon
Nocona 90nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 166MHz (2.5-3-3-?)
Motherboard
Intel SE7525GP2 (CPU 1)
Graphics
Standard Monitor (1280x1024@42Hz)
ATI video (Intel)
Storage
111GB LSI MegaIDE #00 SCSI Disk Device (SCSI)
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10 01FALS-00U9B0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20 EARS-60MVWB0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
 
Solution
sadams04
MEM - No need for DDR3-1866 memory for a file server. Go with something cheaper (if there is anything) that is DDR3-1333 or DDR3-1600. Note that officially only DDR3-1333 is supported with the E5-2640.
CPU - If the E5-2630 is available, go with it. The only difference is the clock speed at 2.3GHz instead of 2.5Ghz.
CHASSIS - Dual / redundant power supplies is almost a must. ...says "Single".

...the rest is a business decision you will have to make. RAID1 for the OS and RAID 10 for the data files will be perfectly fine.
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sadams04

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MEM - No need for DDR3-1866 memory for a file server. Go with something cheaper (if there is anything) that is DDR3-1333 or DDR3-1600. Note that officially only DDR3-1333 is supported with the E5-2640.
CPU - If the E5-2630 is available, go with it. The only difference is the clock speed at 2.3GHz instead of 2.5Ghz.
CHASSIS - Dual / redundant power supplies is almost a must. ...says "Single".

...the rest is a business decision you will have to make. RAID1 for the OS and RAID 10 for the data files will be perfectly fine.
 
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daks49

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Thanks. The ram was the same price for both the 1333 and 1866. Should i change it to 1333 or 1600 instead of the 1866?
I'm going to add the dual power supplies
Thanks!
 
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