CHAPTER 7
Server Hardware Strategy
Servers tend to last longer than laptops and desktop computers. Server hardware is built to take a lot of punishment. Servers come preloaded with redundant devices so they don’t need to go offline as often as workstations would. Servers are generally noisy and consume a lot of power. Servers require additional air conditioning and cost more because they do more. Most servers share basic configuration characteristics:
- Redundant power supplies
- Dual Ethernet ports
- Multiple 64-bit high performance central processing units
- Front and back end KVM ports
- Extensive cooling fan placement
- Ultra SCSI or SATA RAID disk ...
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