Re: Server Configs

Dear Gurus,

We are planning to add more db server hardware for the apps. The
question is, what makes more sense regarding
performance/scalability/price of the hardware...

There are a couple of apps, currently on a dual-cpu Dell server. The
usage of the apps is going to increase quite a lot, and considering the
prices, we are looking at the following options:

Option 1:
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Have each app on a separate db server (looking at 4 of these). The
server being a PowerEdge 2650, Dual 2.8GHz/512KB XEONS, 2GB RAM, PERC-3
RAID-5, split back plane (2+3), and 5 x 36GB HDDs (10K RPM).

Note: These servers are 1/3 the price of the Quad-cpu 6650 server.

Option 2:
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Have two to three apps dbs hosted on a single server. The server being a
PowerEdge 6650, 4 x 2GHz/1MB XEONS, 8GB RAM, PERC-3 RAID-5, split back
plane (2+3), and 5 x 36GB HDDs (10K RPM).

Note: This server is 3 times more the price of the option 1.

Appreciate your guidance.

Thanks,
Anjan