Re: wanted: a REALISTIC server recommendation

Brain, is the disk unit a low-end EMC? With 80G drives these days that could be only 6 disks and a 6 disk unit may be about the smallest thing the vendor offers.

It would appear your hardware will exceed the performance and storeage requirements of the application. That should not be a problem if the cost is low enough that it does not make economic sense to go with a less capable system.

It is generally better to have more disk than needed rathter than too little. Who knows what other application might come along over the next couple years.

Also if that is a raw disk figure then the usuable disk may be 20 - 25% less due to RAID-5 or 50% less if morrowing is going to be employed.

HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Mon Nov 07 2005 - 08:40:37 CST