The First recommended configuration
I had requested suggestions on setting up a practice site at home. Based on the resources listed at the bottom, a member emailed me and suggested the following configuration for a 3 tier solution. I thought it was cocky, but he dared anyone to make it better without upgrading the hardware. So here is Boyz.Tier 1
Web Server - AMD Athlon XP 1600 - 384mb PC133 SDRAM
Drive-1 (6.3gb) .NET Standard Server / IIS 6.0 / ISA Server / DNS Server Drive-2 (60gb) Multiple Partitions / Swap File / ISA Cache Database / DNS Database
Tier 2
Application Server - Dual P3 933GHz - 1024mb PC2100 DDR266 Drive-1 (9.1gb) .NET Standard Server /Application Center / Exchange / Domain Controller
Tier 3
Dell - Database Server
Drive-1 (80gb) .NNET Standard Server / Commerce Server / Content Manager / SQL 2000 / BizTalk Drive-2 (80gb) RAID 1 Mirror
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Resources
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Computers:
1- Dell with Intel P4 1.5 CPU 512mb RDRAM 100BaseT
1- ALR-6400 with Dual Intel P3 933 CPUs 1024Mb DDR266 On Board SCSI Controller 100BaseT
1- Clone with AMD Athlon XP 1600 CPU MSI K7T Motherboard - 384Mb SDRAM 100BaseT
Hard Drives:
1- IBM - DPSS-309170 Ultra160 SCSI - 9.1Gb - 7200rpm (68 pin)
1- Maxtor 90680D4 IDE 6.8 Gb 5400rpm
1- Maxtor 5T060H6 IDE 60 Gb 7200rpm
1- Western Digital WD200BB IDE - 20Gb 7200rpm
2- Western Digital WD800JB IDE 80Gb 7200rpm
Controller:
1- Adaptec - 1200A IDE RAID 0 / 1
Software:
1- .NET Standard Server RC-1 (365 day Trial)
1- .NET Enterprise Server RC-1 (365 day Trial)
1- ISA Server 2000 (120 day Trial)
1- SQL Sever 2000 (120 day Trial)
1- Commerce Server 2002 (120 day Trial)
1- Content Management Server 2001 (120 day Trial)
1- Application Center Server 2000 (120 day Trial)
1- Exchange Server
1- BizTalk Server