balancing apps on several servers.. best choices / configs to go with?

[Guest markm75]

We are a small size company with about 40 users .. 2003

architecture..

about 5 servers, with two of them DC's..

 

 

Exchange02 server: 6gb memory.. Xeon Dual Core woodcrest 2.0ghz,

dual

CPU, mirror OS, mirror log stripe, raid5 data array, 2003 x64 server

(on average, 7gb of 6gb in use, days after a reboot, though initially

only about 3200mb in use on bootup), DUAL gigabit nics

 

 

ServerB: Xeon 2.4 GHZ CPU (non x64 capable), 2gb memory, mirror OS,

raid5 data stripe, Sourcesafe, sql server 2000 (3 instances) , sql

server 2005 (1 instance), WSUS 3.0, sharepoint server 2007.. 2003

x86

server; (memory used at fresh bootup about 1500mb, days later..

2100mb); single gigabit nic; This server will probably get upgraded

to a new one in the next 6 months, with more space / memory etc.

 

 

Backup01: xeon woodcrest 2.0ghz, dual core, dual cpu, 4gb memory,

2003 x64 server R2; System Center DPM 2007 or Symantec Backupexec

(still deciding).. Primarily for backups to hardisk over the network

to this machine, then from this harddisk to the tape drive array

dlts4.. dual gigabit nic; 1.7TB array for backing up 730 GB of data

from other servers. Mirrored OS, raid5 1.7TB array.

 

 

ServerDC: xeon DP (x64 capable), 3.0ghz, 2gb memory (1700mb used on

average); 2003 x86 server; SQL 2000 (2 instances), Dynamics 9.0,

file server, SMS 2003 (probably will upgrade to system center manager

2007), FP, DHCP, DC, TrendMicro antivirus server, UPS shipping

software, DNS; single gigabit nic; Mirrored OS, RAID5 array, cant

expand any further, space limitted here. (apps to install are all

here too, we dont create sms packages, we just point to the apps in

the apps folder)

 

 

**BackupDC: P3 800mhz, 1gb memory, DHCP, DNS

**would like to retire, but need another server to take over the DC,

DHCP, and DNS role (secondary)

 

ServerC: Pentium D 2.8ghz, 2gb memory; SourceSafe DB here too;

mirrored OS, raid5 array (500gb), space limitted here, but can

dynamically expand this array for more space. System Center

Operations Manager 2007 (maybe install here?); OCS 2007 installed

here (used memory at least 1800 MB of 2000)

 

 

I want to setup Systems Center Config Manager 2007 on one of these

machines.. I do realize it requires 2005 sql, which will add to the

overhead issue...

 

As of now, we dont make extra packages for the SMS app launcher.. we

just create packages which point to existing installs on our SMS 2003

server's app folder, where all the setups are..

 

Would I be ok to install SC Config manager on the same SMS 2003

server, even if i had to add 2gb of memory? Or could i fit it in

somewhere else?

 

I was also going to install System Center Operations manager on the

ServerC, since due to OCS, it has a sql 2005 instance already...

 

I also would like to put the Virtualization manager somewhere.. i see

us going virtual alot in the coming years.. I was thinking Backup01

would be a good candidate? Would backup01, then be suitable to be

turned into a "secondary" DC/DNS/DHCP server.. and retire the old

one? I know there were limiations on what servers could be the DC

role with certain apps..

 

I was also thinking of turning Backup01 into a virtual server 2005 ..

where would would house a virtual 2003 server to act as an "edge

server" for both Exchange 2007 and OCS (for live meeting requests from

offsite, non domain users)...

 

Thanks in advance..

[Guest markm75]

Re: balancing apps on several servers.. best choices / configs to go with?

 

On Oct 26, 10:55 am, markm75 <markm...@msn.com> wrote:

> We are a small size company with about 40 users .. 2003

> architecture..

> about 5 servers, with two of them DC's..

>

> Exchange02 server: 6gb memory.. Xeon Dual Core woodcrest 2.0ghz,

> dual

> CPU, mirror OS, mirror log stripe, raid5 data array, 2003 x64 server

> (on average, 7gb of 6gb in use, days after a reboot, though initially

> only about 3200mb in use on bootup), DUAL gigabit nics

>

> ServerB: Xeon 2.4 GHZ CPU (non x64 capable), 2gb memory, mirror OS,

> raid5 data stripe, Sourcesafe, sql server 2000 (3 instances) , sql

> server 2005 (1 instance), WSUS 3.0, sharepoint server 2007.. 2003

> x86

> server; (memory used at fresh bootup about 1500mb, days later..

> 2100mb); single gigabit nic; This server will probably get upgraded

> to a new one in the next 6 months, with more space / memory etc.

>

> Backup01: xeon woodcrest 2.0ghz, dual core, dual cpu, 4gb memory,

> 2003 x64 server R2; System Center DPM 2007 or Symantec Backupexec

> (still deciding).. Primarily for backups to hardisk over the network

> to this machine, then from this harddisk to the tape drive array

> dlts4.. dual gigabit nic; 1.7TB array for backing up 730 GB of data

> from other servers. Mirrored OS, raid5 1.7TB array.

>

> ServerDC: xeon DP (x64 capable), 3.0ghz, 2gb memory (1700mb used on

> average); 2003 x86 server; SQL 2000 (2 instances), Dynamics 9.0,

> file server, SMS 2003 (probably will upgrade to system center manager

> 2007), FP, DHCP, DC, TrendMicro antivirus server, UPS shipping

> software, DNS; single gigabit nic; Mirrored OS, RAID5 array, cant

> expand any further, space limitted here. (apps to install are all

> here too, we dont create sms packages, we just point to the apps in

> the apps folder)

>

> **BackupDC: P3 800mhz, 1gb memory, DHCP, DNS

> **would like to retire, but need another server to take over the DC,

> DHCP, and DNS role (secondary)

>

> ServerC: Pentium D 2.8ghz, 2gb memory; SourceSafe DB here too;

> mirrored OS, raid5 array (500gb), space limitted here, but can

> dynamically expand this array for more space. System Center

> Operations Manager 2007 (maybe install here?); OCS 2007 installed

> here (used memory at least 1800 MB of 2000)

>

> I want to setup Systems Center Config Manager 2007 on one of these

> machines.. I do realize it requires 2005 sql, which will add to the

> overhead issue...

>

> As of now, we dont make extra packages for the SMS app launcher.. we

> just create packages which point to existing installs on our SMS 2003

> server's app folder, where all the setups are..

>

> Would I be ok to install SC Config manager on the same SMS 2003

> server, even if i had to add 2gb of memory? Or could i fit it in

> somewhere else?

>

> I was also going to install System Center Operations manager on the

> ServerC, since due to OCS, it has a sql 2005 instance already...

>

> I also would like to put the Virtualization manager somewhere.. i see

> us going virtual alot in the coming years.. I was thinking Backup01

> would be a good candidate? Would backup01, then be suitable to be

> turned into a "secondary" DC/DNS/DHCP server.. and retire the old

> one? I know there were limiations on what servers could be the DC

> role with certain apps..

>

> I was also thinking of turning Backup01 into a virtual server 2005 ..

> where would would house a virtual 2003 server to act as an "edge

> server" for both Exchange 2007 and OCS (for live meeting requests from

> offsite, non domain users)...

>

> Thanks in advance..

 

Exchange02: has SataII enterprise drives;

ServerB: has sataI regular drives;

Backup01: has sataII ent. drives;

ServerDC: has sataI regular drives;

BackupDC: has ide drives;

ServerC: has sataII regular drives;