[Server-devel] Installing XS on server for School District need some help

[Josh Totoro]

Hello, I am a Tech Specialist for a school district in PA.  There are 2 of us in the IT dept here, but neither of us knows much about Linux.  Our network is all Windows based (which is where my skills are), with a few Mac's sprinkled about.  We are getting ready to roll out about 325 XO's in the coming weeks.  I was trying to set up a preliminary XS server to handle them until we can purchase something permanent.



First off, we have an old Dell server (to be the temporary one) with dual 2.4ghz Xeon's 4gb RAM Raid 5 SCSI(4 drives).  Is this software able to run on that setup?  Windows Server 2000 is currently installed, but from what I read on the Wiki site, the install software is supposed to format the drives first.  We tried to install it but had a bunch of errors, I wasn't sure if it was a problem with the raid 5 setup, or if we were doing something wrong.  If this system will not work we can purchase something with different specs.  We also have a couple desktops that are available with specs as follows: Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz, 2gb RAM, 250gb SATA HD, and windows XP pro currently installed.



We plan to have 1500+ XO's on our schools network in the coming year, what specs would you recommend for the servers?  We were planning to have 1 server on each campus, and about 1100+ XO's on the West and 400 on the East.  Can 1 server handle 1100+ XO's if it has top of the line specs?  Would you advise us to set up 2 servers on the West and 1 on the East, and if so what specs should we have on those machines?



Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and if anyone would be willing to help us with the first install that would be huge.



I am available by cell phone anytime at 856-343-7355 if you would like to help me directly, or you can simply reply to this thread.



Thanks

Josh Totoro
Chester Commuity Charter School
(610) 447-0400 x329
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