New server build

[Richard Kreiss]

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> Subject: OT: New server build
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> It's about that time again - need to build a new server to fun fP for our company
> here
> 
> We are a call center and have approx. 60 users using putty to access the system,
> so we have a large fP license.....
> 
> Currently, we have a Dell PowerEdge 2850 running CentOS 5.10
> 
> Two Intel Xeon Processors 3.6MHz that are running at 3.2MHz per dmidecode
> 4GB RAM
> 
> Running hardware RAID with total of 4 drives....operating system mirrored and
> data mirrored Also backup to tape using Dell 122T LTO tapes - which I know for
> new capacities isn't going to work - so want to make sure our newer Linux will
> support backup to larger tapes (LTO6 most likely)
> 
> We do run a lot of backend things as well that utilize Python, Perl, etc
> 
> Wondering if we should move to CentOS 7 most current build, etc and what if
> any issues I may encounter? Or is there a better/faster version of Linux that
> users have switched to?
> 
> I do have time on this - will probably look to do this beginning of 2nd quarter this
> year sometime..
> 
> Just looking for recommended specs, RAM, CPU's etc......
> 
> TIA
> 
> Scott

All of my clients are on Windows platforms. I can't comment on the *nix versions as I have not used a *nix OS in over 35 years.  I have been living with MS operating systems for more then 35 years.

The latest server installed is a Dell R430 PowerEdge Rack mounted server with a single Xeon processor and 16 GB of RAM. The unit has 6 15K drive in raid 10.

If you are looking for performance, I would suggest installing SSD's instead of mechanical drives as well as the duel Xeon processors. .  Of at lead a pair of SSD's to use for filePro's temp directory.

I am considering adding a NAS with all SSD's and putting filePro on the NAS.

>From everything I see on this list, the performance of filePro *nix is faster than the Windows version.  

Currently I have filePro's temp directory pointing to an SSD on my computer.  I am running filePro on an older HP server with Server 2008 installed.  This more than adequate for development purposes.

FilePro 5.8 

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting







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