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jpfx   04-25-2009 at 04:30:32 AM

Hi,
I currently have 7-10pcs networked peer to peer. I am looking at buying a server, I am going to have the need for running a database (Microsoft SQL), domain controller, file server, possibly an email server & also hold my Quickbooks files etc. How many physical servers do I need to do all of this with out loosing performance?

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Zakkas   04-27-2009 at 09:56:58 PM
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I would recommend using atleast 2 physical servers in this scenario. One server would house your Domain Controller, Email Server, File Server and Quickbooks just fine. I recommend something with around 4gigs RAM.

You will want to run your SQL database on its own stand alone server. Depending on how many database queries are present (assuming all client PC's run software that utilize the database) I would recommend a server with at least 2 - 4 gigs of RAM and a quad-core xeon processor. You could easily run a dual-core if you want since the workload would be pretty minimal.

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willfred   05-02-2009 at 01:54:06 AM
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I would say you'd only need 1 server. I have a SQL database, fileserver, & domain controller all on one server with 70-75 nodes.

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