Re: Newbie: What to purchase? [Additional Question]
- From: "Bobby C" <BobbyC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:37:56 -0700
Sorry for the repost but sometimes follow-up questions don't get noticed.
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Wolf Man :-), thanks for the advice.
So 5-CALs would be plenty for an internet (not intranet) web server
servicing one site with a couple of authenticated local connections,
correct?
Thanks again...
Robert
"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message
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I've been tasked with determining the server hardware and software needs
for
a specific project. We are going to host a customer's website due to
several issues. We have a long term support/development contract with
them
and their internal IT people have decided to discontinue supporting and
servicing their Windows server. The particular web application that is
hosted on this machine is in the process of having a major overhual via
ASP.NET.
I have a pretty good handle on the hardware requirements but I want to
make
sure we purchase the right Windows Server 2003 edition and have the proper
licensing. The server will handle dual roles (hosting the website and
some
background custom applications) so the Web Edition is out. My question is
how many CAL's do we actually need if the following is true:
1) There could between 30-40 users on the website anonymously.
2) There will be no more then one or two of our employees logged on at
any
given time.
A little instruction to a puzzled newbie would be helpful. Thanks in
advance...
Robert
Robert,
Depending on your budget and how heavy duty the background apps are,
you can easily get by with 2003 Standard Edition SP2 / or 2003 R2 SP2
running on a 1U Poweredge R300 Quad-core 2.66 and 4GB RAM. SE comes
with 5 CALs which is plenty enough for 5 people to be remotely in at a
time (as long as they log off properly later). Of course, if the apps
don't take advantage of all cores, you can always shoot for a Core2
Duo @ 2.13GHz and save about $350. Plan for the future but base it on
the apps to be run.
- Thee Chicago Wolf
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