File Server need spec

[QX6700RULZ]

Need a spec for a file server (also used for backups), have received quotes for dual quads (25 users max) which is way overkill.

Could really use some suggestions, presently using a X2 4400 with 2 gig ram over a 54Mb wireless network, old foggies bitching that acad file loads to slow

All systems accessing the server have own software so only data loaded and saved when finished.

 

[Darth Garth]

Who on earth uses wireless for doing remote backups on a file server ???.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

lol i know just saying what is presently happening

As i say suggestions most welcome, for a gaming machine or a rendering machine i can answer my own questions but for servers they just irritate me

 

[Darth Garth]

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/tower/index.html

We use the xSeries 226 and they are not too shabby.

 

[werner]

just lose the wireless network.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Yup that is what i told them but no they think expensive will make computer illiterate (spelling) draftsmen computer literate

So lose the wireless and stick with the X2 seems to be a good idea ?

 

[Darth Garth]

So lose the wireless and stick with the X2 seems to be a good idea ?

Gigabit Ethernet and the X2 should fly.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Gigabit Ethernet and the X2 should fly.

Thank you my thoughts exactly

Would love the machine they got quoted on though for rendering in 3D Studio Max but maybe in a couple of months

 

[ghalied]

54Mb wireless network = bottleneck
couple of scsi's won't be bad either
2 fibre channels - now your cooking, bring on the data

 

[killadoob]

ummm would a core 2 duo not be better than a x4400?

im sure they the same price or the amd is more expensive

 

[mic_y]

Killa, the company already has the machine running, so there is no cost involved. Another thing is, since this is purely a file-server, CPU will make virtually no difference to performance.

A definite requirement is RAID, and depending on speed needs, SCSI RAID. If speeds arent that important, then just do a 3-4 drive SATA-2 RAID-5 array.

Gigabit ethernet with a decent switch is also a bonus.

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Killa, the company already has the machine running, so there is no cost involved. Another thing is, since this is purely a file-server, CPU will make virtually no difference to performance.

A definite requirement is RAID, and depending on speed needs, SCSI RAID. If speeds arent that important, then just do a 3-4 drive SATA-2 RAID-5 array.

Gigabit ethernet with a decent switch is also a bonus.

Yup machine presently in place but will change the hdd's and the network very soon