Re: Server Sizing for a small enviroment

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david_ekstrom_at_mastercard.com
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:54:02 -0700

There was supposed to be a tool released to assist in capacity planning...has that been released?

Thanks,
David

"Cathy Moya [MS]" wrote:

> Hi,
> In theory you can get by with a single server, but of course that depends on
> what the server is like. Look at Scenarios and Procedures for SMS 2003:
> Planning and Deployment, available here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/deploy/spgsms03/spsms01.mspx
> That has our up to date sizing information.
> Check out the blog that The SMS Perf Guy writes
> http://blogs.msdn.com/smsperfguy/.
>
> On that page you can also find information about his upcoming web cast.
> TechNet Webcast: SMS2003 Hierarchy Planning and Design with the SMS2003
> Hierarchy Capacity Planning and Hardware Sizing Tool - Level 300
>
> http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032254379&Culture=en-US
>
> hope that helps
>
> --
> Cathy Moya, MCSE: Security, MCT
> Technical Writer, Enterprise Management Content Group
>
> Check out the SMS Technical FAQ:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/techfaq/default.mspx
> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties and confers no rights.
>
> "bussey32" <bussey32@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B13BB33E-9E07-41A0-9DE9-D80F17E14924@microsoft.com...
> > I have a small office but have decided to invest in SMS 2003 for patch
> management and to deploy some software. The number of pushes per week will
> be small and might even be 1 to 2 per month. I will also utilize inventory
> at some point. I do have several clients that access our network via dial-up
> or broadband VPN. I have a total of 250 users and the desktop oses are 2000
> and XP. I am struggling with server sizing and what roles can be on one
> server. Can I uses just a single server for this or do I need more? Thanks
> is advance for your advice.
> >
>
>
>

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