Need to upgrade my small business server. I currently use it to run my agency (3-4 employees) and my home network. (5 users). Instead of going and buying a server, I wanted to look into building one. I have built computers before, so that is not an issue. The quick part list I put together was this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ZanyLlama/saved/MfzWGX
SSD is for boot drive
Either running 2 x RAID 0 - 2 x 1TB drives (one RAID array for business, one for family)
One RAID 10 or 0 - 4x 1tb drives then partition.
- What would by best option be for the drive configuration? It's essential they are backing up constantly (hence the RAID)
The network card should be able to run at 4 gb/s if I have 4 Ethernet cables connected to my router... correct?
I likely be reusing the PSU, case, optical drives, and GPU from my old server.
For the OS, I am planning on using this: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Essentials/dp/B00GAIBC0I/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_t
- Just to verify, this is the complete OS and I will be able to RDP at least 10 users?
Thanks for reading and I appreciate your input!
SSD is for boot drive
Either running 2 x RAID 0 - 2 x 1TB drives (one RAID array for business, one for family)
One RAID 10 or 0 - 4x 1tb drives then partition.
- What would by best option be for the drive configuration? It's essential they are backing up constantly (hence the RAID)
The network card should be able to run at 4 gb/s if I have 4 Ethernet cables connected to my router... correct?
I likely be reusing the PSU, case, optical drives, and GPU from my old server.
For the OS, I am planning on using this: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Essentials/dp/B00GAIBC0I/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_t
- Just to verify, this is the complete OS and I will be able to RDP at least 10 users?
Thanks for reading and I appreciate your input!