Requirements for server
Hardware
The Case
I have realised that a server case often differs to what a normal computer case is like. This reason I have searched and looked for specific server cases which will ultimately be the best for the job. The main reason for this is servers have to be reasonably powerful to sustain a large amount of user and processes but most importantly they must have good hard drive and memory to store the data which will ultimately be there use either in websites or files.
Antec Atlas Black Server Case - With 550W Truepower 2 PSU
Cost £83.00
The Monitor
When looking to buy a monitor for a server this is important becuase you need to operate the server via this. It is not however important to get an expensive or top of the range monitor because the monitor is not needed for playing games or any other highly demanding software that may require a different kind of monitor. This is why I have chosen to get a resonably cheap monitor and have not concentrated on getting a very large one. It is just a standard fairly cheap moniter because that is all that is needed. I have also decided that becuase prices of flat screen monitors are very cheap I am better off getting a flat screen monitor and this will save space.
Extra Value 17" TFT Monitor Widescreen 1440x900 400:1 250cd/m2 16ms VGA Speakers Black 3 Years Warranty
Cost £88.12
The Ram
It is important that a computer has sufficient ram and that it is compatible with the mother board. I found ram that was compatible with a wide range of motherboards and I decided to buy a reasonably large amount as the server needs to be fast to process and run programs and data.
Kingston 2GB KIT (2X1GB) DDR2 667MHz/PC2-5300 CL5 Non Ecc 1.8V
Cost£35.67
Motherboard
It is important for a server to have a good motherboard. This allows other hardware be added to this and so it is important to buy a motherboard that will be compatible and also good quality for the use as a server.
MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX Socket AM2+ 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Cost £109.22
Procceser
This is important becuase it allows computers to run softare and programs. It is a key feature in a computer and defines how fast and quickly a computer can procces information.
Intel Celeron 440 2.00GHz Socket 775 FSB800 512kb Retail Boxed Processor
Cost £35.00
Hardrive
The hard drive is basically what the server is built around and there for this is perhaps one of the more important parts. I have chosen to buy more that one hardrive to maximise on memory space. I have also made sure that the hardrive is compatible with the case and will function well with the system. I have chosen to get two high large internal hard drives both being 500gb that give me a total of 1000 gigabyte which is more that adequate for a server.
Samsung SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB SATAII Hard Drive 16MB Cache – OEM
Cost £59.89
CD / DVD drive
This is reasonably important because this is likely to be one of the few ways to actually update and install software. This will not be in use as much as the other hardware but it is never the less important.
LG GDR-H30NBL 52x16 DVD-Rom Black – OEM
Cost £12.65
Network Card
Without a network card the server would not be able to do its job. It needs the network card to actually connect to a network or the internet. It is important that this is reasonably high quality and up to date and also that it can be good enough to work along at the same speed as what the server would be working at.
D-Link Network Server Card PCI 4 Port 10/100
Cost
£94.87
USB Card
It is important to get a usb card because although there are other sources to upload files e.g. Internet and CD/DVD drive usb offers fast external uploading and can upload many different formats and types of information. I have chosen to get a four port USB drive which is fast by being USB 2.0.
Startech 4 Port PCI USB 2.0 Card
Cost
£14.45
Software
Operating system
This is basically the one piece of software in which every thing else is built onto. I have chosen a popular server operating system which I think is user friendly and has one key think because it has some of the most advanced security features available. It is also good because it allows the user to easily update and run and install programs. Another reason I chose windows was because I know for sure that I will be compatible with many other types of software.
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition w/SP2 - Licence and media - 1 server, 5 CALs - OEM - CD – English
Cost
£262.76
Security
I have realised that security is a key feature when managing the website and without this the website is left open to viruses and other serious threats.
with the new nort 360 i feel that this will prevent viruses from getting on the system with its suphisticated firewalls and it will also eradicate viruses and spy ware on teh system with its special scanning technology.
Norton 360
Cost
£54.48
System Backup software
This is a piece of software which I think the system would benefit from is actual the Symantec backup software. This is specially designed for servers and insures that data is backed up. For instance if there was a power cut on the network this software could back the information up so no files or data are actually lost. This would also be useful if there was an error on the system or the system got infected by a virus data could be retrieved from a point before the virus infected the files.
Symantec Backup Exec Small Business Server Premium CD
Cost
£363.81
