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January 17th, 2010 23:00
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on PE2900 server
Hi All,
I am planning to install Windows server 2008 R2 & Exchange 2010 server standard on my existing PE2900 server, could some one help me in going through my server configuration and let me know if I would be requring any upgrades?
Server Existing configuration:
| Quantity | Parts # | Part Description |
| 2 | 00025 | Integration Information |
| 1 | 00035 | INFO,NO KYBD REQUIRED |
| 1 | 0F644 | Power Cord, GType, 230V (Nepal, Sri Lanka, India) |
| 4 | 0U781 | SCR,6-32X1/4",HX,TF,ZPS |
| 4 | 11254 | POWER CORD,PWR,230V,G-TYPE |
| 16 | 1213C | SCR,6-32X1/4",FLH,MS,ZPS, |
| 1 | 1U112 | SRV,SW,DELL,NULL-OS |
| 1 | 21RMU | No Additional Processor |
| 1 | 23501 | LBL,BRCD,SYSBOX,GNRC |
| 1 | 23503 | LBL,BRCD,TRACK,SYS,GNRC |
| 3 | 2751P | INFO,SW,UPTN,UPG,SV |
| 1 | 2K158 | INFO,COUNTRY,INDIA,APCC |
| 1 | 2K159 | Mod Specs Info (India) |
| 1 | 2T625 | SRV,SW,DELL,CFI,PRTS,SBPSR |
| 4 | 3556E | INFO,BACKPLANE HD |
| 1 | 4M147 | SRV,UPTN,DSA,SV |
| 1 | 65807 | No Mouse |
| 1 | 65808 | INFO,NO MSE,VAL |
| 1 | 7213U | INFO,PRINTED DOCS OPTION |
| 1 | 7N438 | INFO,AUTRY VALIDATOR RESTRICT |
| 1 | 8213U | Electronic Instruction Manual (No hardcopy) |
| 1 | 940MU | INFO,NO SECOND PROCESSOR |
| 1 | C6975 | INFO,VAL,ESG/GOLD |
| 1 | CK060 | Chasis - Tower Orientation for PowerEdge(TM) 2900 |
| 1 | DG529 | SRV,SW,INTEL,INF,P19/50,P29/50 |
| 4 | DH283 | LBL,POD,HD |
| 1 | DY028 | SRV,SW,BCOM,V10.0,3.0 |
| 1 | F6583 | TSH,ENT,SERVICE,GOLD,APCC |
| 1 | F6948 | MOD,TSH,RDM,ESG/GOLD.xls |
| 1 | F7174 | SI,D+,INFO,SI-LESS PROCESS |
| 4 | F9541 | ASSY,CARR,HD,SAS,UNIV,1IN |
| 1 | FD053 | 3XPower Cord, 230V, G-TYPE |
| 1 | FG027 | CRD,BKPLN,KEY,TOE,2PORT,ESG |
| 1 | FG353 | C4: Raid 5 (PERC 5i Integrated) |
| 1 | FG357 | INFO,PE2900,CONFIG4,MSSR5/N |
| 2 | FW199 | DIMM,1G,667M,128X72,8,240,2RX8 |
| 1 | G7094 | CFI Order Ready |
| 1 | G8767 | SRV,SW,ATI,RN-50,PE |
| 1 | GD356 | ASSY,BZL,5U,TOWER,PE2900 |
| 1 | GD720 | INFO,LBL,MINI-XPRS-SRVC-TAG |
| 1 | GG460 | KIT,STRN RLF,CBL,PWR |
| 1 | GH599 | 16x IDE DVD-ROM Drive |
| 1 | GH654 | SI,NETG,CD,TRAINING,ENG |
| 1 | GT281 | ASSY,CRD,PERC5I,SAS,2900 |
| 1 | GU679 | PowerEdge(TM) 2900, Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5320, 2x4MB Cache |
| 4 | H7511 | ASSY,CARR,BLNK,HD,UNIV,1IN,2 |
| 1 | HH114 | SI,NETG,MOD,CD,TRAINING,ENG |
| 1 | HM430 | TSH,NTWK,ENET,BCOM,DOPP |
| 1 | JD509 | LBL,REG,SIDE,UNIV,BLNK,V2 |
| 1 | JF755 | Dell(TM) OpenManage(TM) Software Kit for PowerEdge(TM) 2900 |
| 1 | JW458 | GDE,PROD,INFO,PE/PV,APCC/CCC |
| 1 | KC038 | ASSY,HTSNK,PRC,PE2900 |
| 1 | KD483 | No Operating System |
| 1 | KK555 | CD Kits For TCP/IP Offload Engine |
| 1 | KU482 | PWA,BKPLN,SV,DELL2900,3.5SASX8 |
| 1 | MJ048 | KIT,DOC/DSK,TOE,KEY,SNP |
| 1 | MK382 | INFO,SV,TOE,NO-ENBL |
| 1 | MK384 | Disable TCP/IP Offload Engine Info Mod |
| 4 | MN569 | 300GB 3.5-inch 10K RPM SAS Hard Drive |
| 1 | N6523 | INFO,RDNT,PSU |
| 1 | NC954 | ASSY,CBL,X4,SAS,B |
| 1 | NF969 | Dell (TM) PERC5/I Raid Controller Card |
| 1 | NH146 | SRV,DRVR,PERC5I-INT,SAS-RAID |
| 1 | NP451 | ASSY,CHAS,TWR,SYSM,P2900,II |
| 1 | PF633 | SHP MTL,TRAY,OPT-BOX |
| 1 | PJ147 | ASSY,FOOT,PDSTL,TWR,PLSTC,2900 |
| 1 | RD437 | INFO,OSA,ROYALTY,BMC,WW,9G |
| 1 | RF563 | LBL,INFO,SYSM,P2900,ENG |
| 4 | RN828 | HD,300G,SAS,3,10K,3.5,SGT3,T10 |
| 1 | TD517 | ASSY,DVD,16X,HH,TSST,BLK,ULD |
| 1 | TG046 | No Floppy Drive |
| 1 | TX235 | KIT,DOC/CDSK,DOM,V5.2,WW |
| 1 | TY347 | PRC,80556K,XCL,E5320,LGA771,G0 |
| 1 | U8735 | BTRY,PRI,7WH,10MM,LIION,PERC5I |
| 1 | U8947 | PWR SPLY,930W,RDNT,ASTEC |
| 1 | UH815 | KIT,SHP MTL,SYSM,PE2900 |
| 1 | W4024 | No Keyboard |
| 1 | WH190 | SRV,DRVR,DELL BKPLN |
| 1 | XC014 | ASSY,FILLER,BLNK,FDD,P2900 |
| 1 | XF937 | Redundant Power Supply (930W) |
| 1 | XJ003 | INFO,CHAS,TOWER |
| 1 | YC465 | GDE,GETS,P2900,APCC/CCC |
| 1 | YC469 | TSH,DOC,UPD,P2900,WW |
| 1 | YM158 | PWA,PLN,SV,DELL,PE2900,G1 |
| 1 | YT203 | 2GB (2x1024), DDR-2 667MHz ECC 2R Fully-Buffered Memory |
Cheers,
Harish Vasishta
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theflash1932
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January 18th, 2010 08:00
Are you talking about upgrades to the hardware to be able to run it? Other than being a little light on memory, this system will run R2/Exchange 2010 just fine. I might suggest an upgrade to memory and firmware updates.
harish.vasishta
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January 18th, 2010 22:00
Hi,
Yes I was referrring to the upgrade in hardware if required to run Windows Standard Server 2008 & Exchange Standard server 2010.
Presently I have 2GB of ram on the server, would you recommend that to upgrade? if so to what..
Any other hardware criteria to be taken care off?
Cheers,
Harish Vasishta
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January 19th, 2010 06:00
Personally, with the cost of memory nowadays, I'd add at least 2x2GB, or maybe just go 2x4GB. Be sure to get memory certified to be compatible (e.g. Crucial or Dell spare parts).
theflash1932
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January 19th, 2010 07:00
Agreed. With a single processor configuration, you will need a minimum of 4GB to run any of the Exchange roles, some will require 8GB, and it is recommended 10GB or more if you are running multiple roles.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd346700.aspx