Some advice for Exchange 2010

brookejp

brookejp

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I am upgrading a server that exchange currently hates.. i.e Xchange complains the board is just too slow for it. Money is tight so i decided just to upgrade the motherboard. I have decided to use the i3 2120 Processor. there is 10 users also to upgrade them mem to ddr3 8gb and also run it on ssd's. Thoughts or advice would be great.

The board is a bundle from another site but this is its specs. OCUK do bungles but i don't want to assemble it. Sorry OCUK

Thanks

Description Intel Core i3 2120 Processor
Cache 3MB
Clockspeed 3.30Ghz
Manufacturer Intel

Memory
Speed 1333Mhz
Description 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory

Motherboard
USB 4
IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x parallel port
1 x D-Sub (VGA) port
1 x DVI-D port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks
Max Memory Capacity 16GB
Memory Slots 2
PCI 2
PCI-EX 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (running at x16)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
SATA Ports 4
Socket Type LGA 1155
Form Factor Micro ATX
CPU Support Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7
Audio Realtek ALC887
Chipset Intel H61 Chipset
LAN 10/100/1000
Max FSB DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz
 
Essentially you're using a desktop PC to do a Servers job. I'd, personally, look at getting something like a DL 360 or even an ML (a topic is already in this forum) and a Xeon processor. Save money on SSDs (pointless really as Exchange is write heavy meaning you'd wear them out in no time) and get some decent SAS or U320 SCSI drives.

If this is a critical production server you really don't want to be running it on desktop hardware nor do you want to cut corners.



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Thanks for the info.. I will start to look at Xeon. As money is tight i have a budget of £400, so not going to be good. Its only a very very small business the emails aren't that critical to the business but they would rather have there own server running it. Hope there is some good bargains on Ebay.. LOL.. but thanks for the help. Most of the emails are accessed via OWA as staff are either off site or work from home. there is only 3 people who actual access it via outlook install through office.. and there server machine must just handle maybe most 50 to 100 emails per day at most.. and nothing is kept on there 4 that long a period So would a desktop mb handle this or stick with a Server board.. Also yes i agree about the SSD i will stick with a platter drive.

thanks
 
That's not a brilliant spec to be honest (what's it on now?). Exchange loves ram and fast disks. I'd change the CPU to a quad and have at least 8GB's ram. If you can afford it, I'd go for some form of raid, pref 5 or 10 but at least 1 for redundancy.

It's not an SBS install is it?
 
Hi and thanks for your advice

in the end i found this Fujitsu TX100s3 at £478 pound with £100 discount.

I am sure this would do the trick. any thoughts.

Thanks Guys

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Summary

Product Description Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX100 S3 - Xeon E3-1220 3.1 GHz Type Server Form Factor Tower Dimensions (WxDxH) 17.5 cm x 41.9 cm x 39.5 cm Weight 14 kg Server Scalability 1-way Processor 1 x Intel Xeon E3-1220 / 3.1 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) Cache Memory 8 MB L3 Cache Cache Per Processor 8 MB RAM 8 GB (installed) / 32 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - ECC - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 Storage Controller Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) Hard Drive 2 x 500 GB - standard - Serial ATA-600 Optical Storage DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM Monitor None. Graphics Controller ATI ES1000 Video Memory 64 MB Networking Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet - Ethernet Ports : 2 x Gigabit Ethernet Power AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Manufacturer Warranty 1 year warranty - on-site



Detail


General
Type Server Product Form Factor Tower Server Scalability 1-way Internal Bays Qty 4 Width 17.5 cm Depth 41.9 cm Height 39.5 cm Weight 14 kg
Processor
Type Intel Xeon E3-1220 / 3.1 GHz Max Turbo Speed 3.4 GHz Multi-Core Technology Quad-Core 64-bit Computing Yes Installed Qty 1 Max Supported Qty 1
Cache Memory
Type L3 Cache Installed Size 8 MB Cache Per Processor 8 MB
RAM
Installed Size 8 GB / 32 GB (max) Technology DDR3 SDRAM - ECC Memory Speed 1333 MHz Memory Specification Compliance PC3-10600 Features Unbuffered, dual channel memory architecture Configuration Features 2 x 4 GB
Storage Controller
Type 1 x Serial ATA - integrated Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-300 Channel Qty 6 RAID Level RAID 0, RAID 1
Storage
Hard Drive 2 x 500 GB - standard - Serial ATA-600 - 7200 rpm - business critical
Optical Storage
Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - Serial ATA
Monitor
Monitor Type None.
Graphics Controller
Type Integrated Graphics Processor ATI ES1000 Video Memory 64 MB
Networking
Networking Network adapter - integrated Ethernet Ports 2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet Controller(s) Intel 82574L, Intel 82579LM Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Features PXE support, Teaming support
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays 2 (total) / 1 (free) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H , Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H , 4 (total) / 2 (free) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H Expansion Slot(s) 1 (total) / 0 (free) x processor , 4 (total) / 2 (free) x memory , 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCI Express 2.0 x4 ( x1 mode ) , 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCI Express 2.0 x4 , 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCI Express 2.0 x16 ( x8 mode ) , 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCI Express 2.0 x8 Interfaces 9 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A ( 2 front, 6 rear, 1 internal ) , 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x serial - RS-232C - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards FCC Class A certified, CSA, UL, C-Tick, GS, VCCI Class A ITE, CB, RoHS, WEEE, CE Class A
Power
Device Type Power supply Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Power Provided 250 Watt
Operating System / Software
Software ServerView
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year - on-site
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 10 °C Max Operating Temperature 35 °C Sound Emission 25 dBA
 
You really want extended warranty onanaserver if anything goes wrong it will not be a quick or cheap fix.. As i already posted google apps or hosted exchange... I f you don't need exchange try google apps
 
edscdk said:
You really want extended warranty onanaserver if anything goes wrong it will not be a quick or cheap fix.. As i already posted google apps or hosted exchange... If you don't need exchange try google apps
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for some reason they prefer/want to host it on there own hardware.. Why I don't know I just think they don't trust another company with there data i suppose and yes i agree with you that would be better and cheaper, but its there decision at the end of the day.. and the customer is always right.. LOL.. But thank for your advice I really do appreciate it.
 
Make sure you budget for appropriate number of cal's....one for each user, including those using owa....
2010 is way more efficient on the disk usage side of things, major performance improvements over earlier versions, I'd recommend a decent disk subsystem....
 
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