The server will start out as a domain controller/file server but I might expand to possibly a web server as well. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM, David Schwartz wrote: > What's the server for? > > Just an in-house file server? > > Or does it need to be a web server with external / public access? > > -David > > > > On Apr 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Nadim Hoque wrote: > > > I just want to get your experiences regarding server purchases. The > server is meant for a small business with about 10+ people and does not > need to be utilized 24/7. I was wondering if I should build my own or go > with and OEM such as dell. I would consider HP but I do like Dell's direct > to purchase/customization but I am free for suggestions. I was thinking an > Xeon E3 quad core, about 8gb of ram, 4 500gb hard drives and that should be > about it. I am thinking about building my own because a lot of the server > boards come with IPMI support and the Dell model I was looking at was the > T1102 which does not inlcude IPMI what so ever. Thanks for taking the time. > > > > -- > > Nadim Hoque > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Nadim Hoque Systems Support Analyst Engineering Technical Services Arizona State University Cell: 480-518-6235