pinkpanther56
Technical User
I really can't find an appropriate forum for this question so as our systems all run server 2003 i thought i'd post it here.
Our high school is about to invest in some new kit to modernise our setup the problem is that we're not really sure what direction we should head in, blades, visualization that sort of thing. In the end we are probably going to get in a company to advise but in the mean time i'd like some ideas to read up on to make sure we aren't sold a poor solution for our needs.
I'd like to describe our current setup and would appreciate any suggestions on how you think we should proceed.
We have three servers that are due to be retired (Dell Poweredge 2600s), these currently hold approx 1800 user work folders and a selection applications and run Server 2003 R2. We recently invested in a couple of HP DL360 servers that run Citrix 4.5 on 2003 Server and are considering expanding our Citrix setup to provide remote working for staff and students (currently all citrix access is via thin client boxes on the LAN). We also have a new Sun Storage 7110 SAN device.
In the past the server side of the network has grown as needed and with little planning but we now have an opportunity to plan for the future, what i'm not sure about is weather we should buy some direct replacement servers for the Dells with direct attached storage or should we go down the line of more HP rack units and use the SAN device for all of our storage (with the possibility of buying more storage as needed). Alternativly would we be better off with a couple of high spec servers running several virtual servers, is visualization something that will benefit our setup?
Currently we have 7 servers all running Server 2003 three are file servers, one runs WSUS and is also an intranet server, one runs a SQL MIS package and a couple of Citrix boxes.
Any ideas appreciated and please ask if you need more information.
Thank you.
Our high school is about to invest in some new kit to modernise our setup the problem is that we're not really sure what direction we should head in, blades, visualization that sort of thing. In the end we are probably going to get in a company to advise but in the mean time i'd like some ideas to read up on to make sure we aren't sold a poor solution for our needs.
I'd like to describe our current setup and would appreciate any suggestions on how you think we should proceed.
We have three servers that are due to be retired (Dell Poweredge 2600s), these currently hold approx 1800 user work folders and a selection applications and run Server 2003 R2. We recently invested in a couple of HP DL360 servers that run Citrix 4.5 on 2003 Server and are considering expanding our Citrix setup to provide remote working for staff and students (currently all citrix access is via thin client boxes on the LAN). We also have a new Sun Storage 7110 SAN device.
In the past the server side of the network has grown as needed and with little planning but we now have an opportunity to plan for the future, what i'm not sure about is weather we should buy some direct replacement servers for the Dells with direct attached storage or should we go down the line of more HP rack units and use the SAN device for all of our storage (with the possibility of buying more storage as needed). Alternativly would we be better off with a couple of high spec servers running several virtual servers, is visualization something that will benefit our setup?
Currently we have 7 servers all running Server 2003 three are file servers, one runs WSUS and is also an intranet server, one runs a SQL MIS package and a couple of Citrix boxes.
Any ideas appreciated and please ask if you need more information.
Thank you.
