Re: Server Upgrade Questions

From: SBS03 Rocks!!! (SBS03_at_invalid.invalid)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:51:57 -0500

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What else is this server doing? Exchange? File/Print? VPN?

SBS03 Rocks!!!
"Richard Steele" <RichardSteele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D995A3BE-BDB1-438B-A2DC-52EEB0F67837@microsoft.com...
> We have an application (Mail Order Manager) that is written in VFP 8. All
> of
> the tables reside on the server along with the application itself. We have
> 10
> workstations using it. We're trying to speed up the application by buying
> a
> new modern server with Windows 2003 SBS installed. Currently we have a
> Compaq
> Proliant 1600 600 mhz Pentium II 720 mb memory running sbs 4.5. It's Raid
> 5
> with 10k drives.
>
> Answers to the following info would be greatly appreciated:
>
> 1. Will a second Xeon processor make a speed difference in this
> application?

 Not really...Most of your slowness is sharing across the network...If SQL
is added to the new box then consider a second Proc.

2. Will a raid 5 vs raid 1 make a significant speed difference?

Not Significant.

> 3. Will a 800 FSB processor make a significant speed difference over a 550
> FSB?

NO

> 4. How much memory should we install for optimum speed? Is one gigbyte
> enough?

1GB minimum 2GB recommended. Heavy SQL and Exchange then consider 3GB

>
> Is there anything else that would speed up this application? Will we even
> see much of a difference between the old and new server?

Convert is to SQL for a significant difference. You should see a difference
based on 2 things. First new hardware is just faster. Secondly SBS03 is much
better software than 4.5.

>
> Thanks!
>
>

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