[itdiscuss] recommended hardware for DB server

[Stone, Dave]

I'm almost in the market for a new DB server and I'm leaning towards
running a full-blown implementation of SQL Server 2005.

 

What hardware specs would you recommend for a dedicated DB server? My
goal is to fine-tune the hardware for SQL Server 2005 operation.

Processor:     xeon? dual/single proc? dual/quad core?

RAM:            Invest in bus speed or quantity? (I know, as much as I
can afford)

Hard drive:    which flavor of SCSI? SATA? configuration? RAID 1 for
system partition/RAID 5 for data partition?

 

As for SQL Server 2005

32-bit or 64-bit?

 

I'm also considering "virtualizing" the DB server on some new hardware.
What are the hardware specs of your virtual host servers?

 

Dave Stone

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