Hi
We currently have a Dell T310 server which was SBS2011 but I then changed to Server 2016. It is mainly used as a AD, File /print server and also runs 1 SQL database. We have around 10-15 users.
It has been very reliable and has served us well for the last 6 years but we are now looking to upgrade it before we do start getting problems and as we would like more storage space.
We will probably replace it with a Dell T430 and my question is with regards to the hard drive speed we should go for. Our current server has 2 x 1TB 7.2k SATA drives in Raid 1 formation.
We were thinking of 3 or 4 drives of 2TB in raid 5 formation for the new server but how much difference will we see between the following drives?
7.2k SATA 6Gbps Hot Plug
7.2k NLSAS 12Gbps Hot Plug
We currently have a Dell T310 server which was SBS2011 but I then changed to Server 2016. It is mainly used as a AD, File /print server and also runs 1 SQL database. We have around 10-15 users.
It has been very reliable and has served us well for the last 6 years but we are now looking to upgrade it before we do start getting problems and as we would like more storage space.
We will probably replace it with a Dell T430 and my question is with regards to the hard drive speed we should go for. Our current server has 2 x 1TB 7.2k SATA drives in Raid 1 formation.
We were thinking of 3 or 4 drives of 2TB in raid 5 formation for the new server but how much difference will we see between the following drives?
7.2k SATA 6Gbps Hot Plug
7.2k NLSAS 12Gbps Hot Plug
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