Server Hardware Componence

[veasnayim]

Dear All,
Today is my first day to join this forum.
-Where can i know or learning about Server Hardware components?
Thanks so much

 

[mjmacka]

Which hardware components do you want to learn about?

There is an "IT PROS" section that has good articles, but it's rather hit-or-miss: http://www.tomsitpro.com/

 

[veasnayim]

Dear Mjmacka,
It's very fast for you to respond me.
Thanks alot.
I want to learn all of that Server Hardware..
I am trying to hook up computer server at home, When i try to buy a used server, i get more worst that i don't understand each components.
Thanks you for your offer me the link.
Regards,

 

[USAFRet]

A "server" is just like a regular PC, just the components are probably a little more sturdy.
Fail over power supply, error correcting RAM, hot swap drives....stuff like that.

Also, a 'server' tends to be noisier, due to a limited fan size. It still generates the same or more heat, but the smaller 80mm fans have to do more work to remove that heat.

What problems are you having?

 

[mjmacka]

To expand a little on what USAFRet said.
A server is a computer system that is made to be more resilient than a regular workstation and optimized to provide network services.

Spend time focusing on the software in a server instead of the hardware. The hardware is inherently more expensive, varying due to vendor differences, and hardware differences.

You can install Server 2012r2 on almost any modern workstation and begin to learn on that.

If you are curious about hardware, Dell & HP are popular vendors in the US, Fujitsu is popular in Asia for server hardware. For SAN's, EqualLogic, 3PAR, and EMC (I am forgetting many others here) are the old guard. For Network, focus on Cisco, Brocade, and Juniper.
For Software: Virtulization, focus on ESXi (vmware) and Hyper-V (Microsoft). Server: focus on Linux (Ubuntu, Redhat, Cent) and Microsoft Server 2012r2.

Are you lost on hardware yet? What usually happens in IT environments is that you inherit a bunch of crap that someone else purchased and you are stuck trying to support then replace. The software is much more important to learn than the hardware is.

Sorry if I rambled a bit here.

 

[veasnayim]

Dear All,
I mean that, When i bought a used server and it was not come with Hard disk drive..
I think that server will use HDD as SATA, but when i try to take out my SATA HDD to plug on that server, i saw very far differene..
So i search on web my server model, i got more difference type of Server HDD so this is more complex to me..
So that's why i want to understanding about Server Hardware components to make me sure to get more deep understanding in nearest future..
Thanks you

 

[vagrancyx]

Servers at least newer ones use enterprise level HDD'S although some you can get away with using typical HDD drives...not many. You might also had a RAID card in the server which would need to be configured.

So when you state a better understanding of server components...there isn't that much difference. You have RAID cards, server motherboards, server CPU's and enterprise level HDD's that can be SAS, SCSI, etc.

so.....your post is very confusing.

 

[mjmacka]

Most likely the server uses a SAS drive not a SATA drive. They look similar. Post the make/model of your server and we can help.