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server-hardware

Understanding Server Hardware

How do you know what the capabilities of your server are? How do you choose a new server? Which processor should you select? How can you avoid having to pay exorbitant amounts for licenses, or wasting money through over-provisioning a server? This course answers all these questions and more. The course begins be explaining basic server terminology, and then explains how to decode Dell and HP server model numbers, along with Intel and AMD processor numbers so you can figure out what current servers and components you have. It then describes and demonstrates the common application, processor, memory, and disk benchmarks you can use to evaluate the performance of your current and new servers. After that, it explains all the choices you need to make when choosing a new server so that you make the best use of your hardware budget, considering the anticipated workload plus OS and application licensing limitations. Finally it covers how to maintain your servers, including how to limit maintenance downtime using high-availability technology, and then how to maximize your hardware budget through negotiation tactics, consolidation, and virtualization. This course is perfect for beginners with little knowledge of server hardware, through developers, DBAs, managers, and other IT professionals who need to understand how to successfully evaluate and provision new servers

Authored by: Glenn Berry
Duration: 3h  0m
Level: Beginner
Released: 10/25/2012
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This module is unavailableIntroduction
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Why Should You Understand Server Hardware?
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Introduction
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What is a Server?
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Server Form Factors
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Typical Server Form Factors
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Major Server Components
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How are Servers Different than Desktops?
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Summary
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Course Structure
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This module is unavailableHardware Identification
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Introduction
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Gathering Information About Your Hardware
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Hardware Identification Tools
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Demo: Windows System Properies Dialog
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Demo: msinfo32
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Demo: CPU-Z
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Server Management Tools
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Understanding Dell Server Model Numbers
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Understanding HP Server Model Numbers
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Identifying Your Processor(s)
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Decoding Intel E3-E7 Processor Numbers
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Intel Xeon E3-E7 Processor Number Examples
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Decoding Intel Legacy Processor Numbers
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Intel Xeon Legacy Processor Number Examples
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References for Intel Xeon Processor Information
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Demo: Intel Ark Database
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Decoding AMD Opteron Processor Numbers
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AMD Opteron Processor Number Examples
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Understanding Your Server's License Limits
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Understanding Your Server's Physical Limits
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Summary
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What is Next?
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This module is unavailableHardware Evaluation
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Introduction
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Understanding Your Workload
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Application Benchmarks
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TPC TPC-E OLTP Benchmark
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TPC TPC-H Decision Support Benchmark
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SPEC SPECjbb2005 Java Server Benchmark
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Component Benchmarks
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Disk Benchmarks
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1c
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Demo: CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1c
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HD Tune Pro 5.0
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Demo: HD Tune Pro 5.0
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ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.48
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Demo: ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.48
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SQLIO Disk Benchmark
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Processor Benchmarks
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Geekbench 2.3.4 Benchmark
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Demo: Geekbench 2.3.4 Benchmark
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SPEC CPU2006 Processor Benchmark
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Maxon Cinebench 11.5
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Demo: Maxon Cinebench 11.5 Benchmark
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Memory Benchmarks
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Geekbench Memory Benchmarks
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SiSoft Sandra 2012
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Understanding Hardware Tradeoffs
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Summary
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What is Next?
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This module is unavailableHardware Selection
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Introduction
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Choosing a Server Vendor
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Choosing a Server Form Factor
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Common Server Form Factors
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Choosing a Processor Vendor
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Choosing a Server Model
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Choosing a Processor Model
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Determining the Amount of RAM
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Choosing the Storage Type
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Internal Drives
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PCI-E Storage Cards
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Direct-Attached Storage (DAS)
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Storage Area Network
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RAID Basics
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RAID 1
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RAID 5
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RAID 50
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RAID 10
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Choosing Components for Redundancy
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Summary
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What is Next?
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This module is unavailableHardware Maintenance
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Introduction
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The Importance of Hardware Maintenance
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Knowing What Has to be Maintained
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Discovering When Hardware-Related Updates are Needed
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Planning and Testing Hardware Updates
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Discovering When Operating System Updates are Needed
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Planning and Testing Operating System Updates
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Using Rolling Maintenance Techniques
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Summary
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What is Next?
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This module is unavailableServers in the Real World
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Introduction
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How to Justify the Purchase of a New Server
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Knowing What Hardware Tradeoffs to Make
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Choosing Hardware to Minimize License Costs
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Server Consolidation
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Hardware Virtualization
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Resources
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Summary
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