Minimum specs for SBS 2003 Premium



Hi,

We are being offered a great deal on a HP server with SBS 2003 Premium. Specs are:

HP ProLiant ML310 G3 Server + Microsoft Small Business Server - Premium Edition
* Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640, 3.2GHz
* Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Small Business Server - Premium Edition
* 2GB RAM
* Four port SATA controller with integrated SATA RAID 0, 1
* 2 x 80GB Hot Plug SATA 7,200rpm Hard Drive
* Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Management

I'm thinking about upgrading to the Pentium D option. The server would mostly be used for file and print and email (we do a lot of email). However ISA may also be used to terminate a VPN and to publish OWA. It may also be used as a web proxy (although I'm tempted to install Squid on our firewall).

We have less than 20 users.

Is this box likely to be adequate for the task? I haven't used SATA RAID controllers before. Are there likely to be any issues with them?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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