Issues to Consider When Planning a Server Environment

Selecting a server is a major decision and usually takes time and money. Wrong decisions can lead to bad consequences. In this article, we will first talk about some of the issues to consider when planning, and then further discuss how to choose between Windows and Unix.




planning considerations when selecting a server, a key consideration is to determine the use of what Caozuoxitong. Here are some points to consider: whether

server to be added to the existing server /computer environment?

What are the restrictions on OS selection for existing or selected applications?

the servers to an existing environment, usually means new and existing servers must use the same server Caozuojitong, this is because the application of existing restrictions and operator skill is limited.

If you need new applications, software vendors may require or strongly recommend the use of a specific OS.

Windows vs. Unix and Linux

Unless you have to use a proprietary OS (such as some IBM systems OS/40 or Z/OS, even Novell's Netware) You generally have three choices: Windows, Linux or Unix. The Unix mentioned here includes all Unix systems provided by system vendors, such as IBM's AIX, HP's HP/UX or SUN's Solaris. Similarly, Linux systems have some options.

first option is to use Windows, Linux or Unix or extended family. As mentioned above, sometimes you may be forced to use only one operating system, but if you are free to choose, it is best to compare the products based on the product's standards in terms of scalability, robustness and cost of use. How many clients

server must support? The first basic step

server selection is to determine how many servers must support both the client. Different applications use different amounts of server resources, which are needed to configure the server.

regardless of the number of these clients and applications is much, just the original number. Over time, business activity has increased, or computer-based activities have increased. This natural growth makes the scalability of the system particularly important.

Extensibility is a measure of the ability to upgrade the system in various aspects, including processing power, storage capacity, the size of main memory, and network connectivity and bandwidth. A system that can be expanded is a more cost-effective, less intermittent option than replacing it with a larger system.

scalability is critical, but a reasonable estimate of how scalable server system, there is no much information, there is no practical experience method. Moreover, there is no established test standard for measuring scalability.

Please note that it is important that, after a long test, test, test the OS has better functionality. Especially for multi-processor operating systems, older operating systems typically offer better features than newer systems.