server pc - will it run ok?

[reubenb]

Hi,

I have just purchased the following PC for a web server (running with a 512/512 connection)
what do you think of it?

* Pentium 4 architecture based on Intel E7210 Chipset
* Pentium 4, 2.8Ghz Prescott CPU 800FSB
* 320W Power Supply
* 2 x 80GB Seagate SATA HDD
* Onboard SATA Raid Controller (Raid 0,1)
* 512MB PC3200 ECC DDR Ram
* Gigabit Ethernet
* Onboard Graphics
* 52 x CD Rom & 1.44 FDD
* ASUS ASWM 2.0 Management Software
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

[rswyatt]

That is a highly subjective question...

THere are more things to take into consideration other than just the architecture of the PC... For instance - how many people do you expect to visit the server, or in other words, what kind of load are you expecting it to handle?

1 person per minute or 100 people per minute? As a development server it would obviously work great... If you're getting 10 hits per second it might dog a little.

[reubenb]

yes, 10 connections a second.

why would it dog a bit>? how can i avoid this? (without buying the whole internet world)?

[Celtboy]

Your systems specs should be just fine for what you're doing.

And you will *not* be getting 10 hits / second. That would amount to 864,000 hits per day...which to be honest....just won't happen. Not at first. Unless your website is advertising a free Alienware machine with purchase of a case of Goat's Milk...then it might....


10 / minute is still highly unlikely, but cheers if you get that many! 14k hits in a day is more than admirable, but usually something in the low hundreds is a wiser goal in the beginning of webhosting....

Your hardware selection looks good. I'm @ work, will reply to pm as soon as I can!

-Celt

[reubenb]

this is an updated one..
my boss didnt like the price tag

so here it is


�� Pentium 4, 2.8Ghz Prescott CPU 800FSB
�� 300W Power Supply
�� 2 x 80GB Seagate SATA HDD (still hot-swappable with caddies)
�� SATA Raid 1 mirror
�� 2X 512MB PC3200 DDR RAM (not ECC, but you get twice the amount of RAM)
�� Ethernet
�� Onboard Graphics
�� 52 x CD Rom & 1.44 FDD
�� Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

the hot swappable thing is some thing my IT guy recommends!??(??) something about swapping a hdd without turning it off- i think!?

[rswyatt]

Maybe I wasn't reading right - but it didn't look like too much changed... You'll still be fine for now until you start getting the 800,000+ hits per day.

:D

~Rich

[reubenb]

(sorry for bringing up old convo's)

I have just upgraded my internet connection line to a
200mbps ETHERNET WAN direct fibre optic to Telstra (for you auzzies :D ).
(which is costing me a bloody fortune, but oh well its worth it, i have thousands of customers)

will it still run OK on that? or because it is a higher capacity bandwidth-wise, it will be odd?

Cheers

[Roy Sinclair]

If this is in any way critical to your business then this is a case of being "Penny wise and Pound foolish". You're talking about having thousands of customers and needing a fast server machine and then you're planning to build it yourself.

I don't see the redundant power supplies, the UPS backup system, the second system to create a server farm or any of the other things that say this is a serious business system. What I do see is the "how cheap can we do this" mentality which is actually ok for a small business but not for the kind of traffic volumes you're implying.

Edit -----------
I see that I'm a little late on that aspect, you may still want to think about what you've got and where you're headed though. If you need that kind of bandwidth for access then that all pretty much still stands.

[gsnedders]

Basically, if your going to run a company site of that size, get a Dedicated Server...

[reubenb]

it is a dedicated server.
its in a data centre, and im not tryingto get it as cheap as possible.
the server is costing me however much it is costing us.

its in our data centre, UPS, diesel-powered power redundancy, SRU4blocks, air conditioning etc. etc. etc.

it was either 512/512 or the 200mbps/200mbps ethernet WAN.

what would you choose?! :confused: :thumbsup:

[reubenb]

(i dont run this server, i just monitor it)

In my package with the ISP I am using, it has 1GB included OUTBOUND traffic.
All inbound is free.

What does that mean and is it good/enough?
i am confused? i am not an idiot, but i just dont understand their terminologly.

[gsnedders]

It means you get 1GB of bandwidth for people visting your site... If your getting that many visitors, you'll need nearer 20/25GB

[reubenb]

hmm
i think its the other way around then...?
because, he said if i download a patch ON THE PC, then thats included in the 1gb traffic
would that make more sense?

[gsnedders]

Outgoing - Data going from the server to the internet
Incoming - Data coming from the internet to the server

I'm 150% certin...

[reubenb]

No, I take your word for it!!

I am saying, maybe what I wrote was the other way around...
ie.

In my package with the ISP I am using, it has 1GB all INBOUND traffic.
All outbound is free.

Would that make a bit mroe sense to come from an ISP?