Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need???
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MHTB Matt
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:18 am    Post subject: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
Hello,

My company would like to look at the WSS 2003 products available but I am
having trouble figuring out what version are available and wich one will work
for us. So far I have seen 4 versions mentioned. Express, Standard, Workgroup
and Enterprise.

I think I have figured out some of the differences between some of these
versions but I'm still not sure wich one will have all the features we need
so I will just tell you what those required features are.

In additon to basic file serving, we will need to implement a backup service
and anti-virus software. Print service are not needed. The big requirment
which is what I'm having trouble figuring out is replication services. I need
to know what version will support replication and failover between two WSS
2003 NAS devices. This is to provide redundancy in the event of a server
failure that makes one ot the servers unavailable.

I have a quote from Dell for the Powervault 745N model loaded with WSS 2003
Express edition. However they have not verified that the Express edition will
support replication and failover between 2 of the 745N's. My contact at Dell
is trying to find the right info for me but I thought I would get someone
else to verify what version I am going to need.

Thanks in advance!
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Pat [MSFT]
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
Depends on what you mean by 'failover'. If you mean 'failover' like Cluster
server, then you need Enterprise. If you mean that you plan to replicate
data between two servers (e.g. a geo cluster) then you could use any
version, but you will also need to acquire replication software (you will
need to check w/the replication vendor to see if they require EE) if the OEM
does not include it.


Pat

"MHTB Matt" <MHTBMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9D66A5D-2E9F-45B8-B75F-443753DD767B@microsoft.com...
Quote:
Hello,

My company would like to look at the WSS 2003 products available but I am
having trouble figuring out what version are available and wich one will
work
for us. So far I have seen 4 versions mentioned. Express, Standard,
Workgroup
and Enterprise.

I think I have figured out some of the differences between some of these
versions but I'm still not sure wich one will have all the features we
need
so I will just tell you what those required features are.

In additon to basic file serving, we will need to implement a backup
service
and anti-virus software. Print service are not needed. The big requirment
which is what I'm having trouble figuring out is replication services. I
need
to know what version will support replication and failover between two WSS
2003 NAS devices. This is to provide redundancy in the event of a server
failure that makes one ot the servers unavailable.

I have a quote from Dell for the Powervault 745N model loaded with WSS
2003
Express edition. However they have not verified that the Express edition
will
support replication and failover between 2 of the 745N's. My contact at
Dell
is trying to find the right info for me but I thought I would get someone
else to verify what version I am going to need.

Thanks in advance!
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MHTB Matt
Guest
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
For "failover" I'm looking for this:

A primary storage server that is replicated to a second server. If the
primary server fails then the second server will assume the roll of the
Primary server and continue to serve files using the replicated data. The
failover should be seamless to the end users accessing the server and they
would not know that they are accessing the backup server instead of the
primary server.

So it sounds to me that I'll be needing the Enterpise Edition.

"Pat [MSFT]" wrote:

Quote:
Depends on what you mean by 'failover'. If you mean 'failover' like Cluster
server, then you need Enterprise. If you mean that you plan to replicate
data between two servers (e.g. a geo cluster) then you could use any
version, but you will also need to acquire replication software (you will
need to check w/the replication vendor to see if they require EE) if the OEM
does not include it.


Pat

"MHTB Matt" <MHTBMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9D66A5D-2E9F-45B8-B75F-443753DD767B@microsoft.com...
Hello,

My company would like to look at the WSS 2003 products available but I am
having trouble figuring out what version are available and wich one will
work
for us. So far I have seen 4 versions mentioned. Express, Standard,
Workgroup
and Enterprise.

I think I have figured out some of the differences between some of these
versions but I'm still not sure wich one will have all the features we
need
so I will just tell you what those required features are.

In additon to basic file serving, we will need to implement a backup
service
and anti-virus software. Print service are not needed. The big requirment
which is what I'm having trouble figuring out is replication services. I
need
to know what version will support replication and failover between two WSS
2003 NAS devices. This is to provide redundancy in the event of a server
failure that makes one ot the servers unavailable.

I have a quote from Dell for the Powervault 745N model loaded with WSS
2003
Express edition. However they have not verified that the Express edition
will
support replication and failover between 2 of the 745N's. My contact at
Dell
is trying to find the right info for me but I thought I would get someone
else to verify what version I am going to need.

Thanks in advance!


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Pat [MSFT]
Guest
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
In that case, you won't need to replicate the data. If you use a clustered
solution, the failover of all resources just moves between nodes (IP
address, share, LUN, etc.). No replication required.

Pat

"MHTB Matt" <MHTBMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF5CDA51-24D8-463E-8852-6E62F4BDCFB2@microsoft.com...
Quote:
For "failover" I'm looking for this:

A primary storage server that is replicated to a second server. If the
primary server fails then the second server will assume the roll of the
Primary server and continue to serve files using the replicated data. The
failover should be seamless to the end users accessing the server and they
would not know that they are accessing the backup server instead of the
primary server.

So it sounds to me that I'll be needing the Enterpise Edition.

"Pat [MSFT]" wrote:

Depends on what you mean by 'failover'. If you mean 'failover' like
Cluster
server, then you need Enterprise. If you mean that you plan to replicate
data between two servers (e.g. a geo cluster) then you could use any
version, but you will also need to acquire replication software (you will
need to check w/the replication vendor to see if they require EE) if the
OEM
does not include it.


Pat

"MHTB Matt" <MHTBMatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9D66A5D-2E9F-45B8-B75F-443753DD767B@microsoft.com...
Hello,

My company would like to look at the WSS 2003 products available but I
am
having trouble figuring out what version are available and wich one
will
work
for us. So far I have seen 4 versions mentioned. Express, Standard,
Workgroup
and Enterprise.

I think I have figured out some of the differences between some of
these
versions but I'm still not sure wich one will have all the features we
need
so I will just tell you what those required features are.

In additon to basic file serving, we will need to implement a backup
service
and anti-virus software. Print service are not needed. The big
requirment
which is what I'm having trouble figuring out is replication services.
I
need
to know what version will support replication and failover between two
WSS
2003 NAS devices. This is to provide redundancy in the event of a
server
failure that makes one ot the servers unavailable.

I have a quote from Dell for the Powervault 745N model loaded with WSS
2003
Express edition. However they have not verified that the Express
edition
will
support replication and failover between 2 of the 745N's. My contact at
Dell
is trying to find the right info for me but I thought I would get
someone
else to verify what version I am going to need.

Thanks in advance!


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Manny Borges
Guest
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:18 am    Post subject: RE: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
Just an idea, have you looked at fault tolerant DFS as a solution.

"MHTB Matt" wrote:

Quote:
Hello,

My company would like to look at the WSS 2003 products available but I am
having trouble figuring out what version are available and wich one will work
for us. So far I have seen 4 versions mentioned. Express, Standard, Workgroup
and Enterprise.

I think I have figured out some of the differences between some of these
versions but I'm still not sure wich one will have all the features we need
so I will just tell you what those required features are.

In additon to basic file serving, we will need to implement a backup service
and anti-virus software. Print service are not needed. The big requirment
which is what I'm having trouble figuring out is replication services. I need
to know what version will support replication and failover between two WSS
2003 NAS devices. This is to provide redundancy in the event of a server
failure that makes one ot the servers unavailable.

I have a quote from Dell for the Powervault 745N model loaded with WSS 2003
Express edition. However they have not verified that the Express edition will
support replication and failover between 2 of the 745N's. My contact at Dell
is trying to find the right info for me but I thought I would get someone
else to verify what version I am going to need.

Thanks in advance!
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DrSkit
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:31 am    Post subject: Re: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
Since you guys are so familiar with the dell Powervault 745N I wanted t
ask a question. I understand that this is a NAS but does is have th
ability to also share across raid? What is the size limitation to thi
unit


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Eric Bursley [MVP]
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:16 am    Post subject: Re: Which Storage Server 2003 edition do I need??? Reply with quote
The PV745 uses Windows Storage Server, therefore any Windows limitations
also apply to the PV 745. In theory you can create a mount point under a
share point that will allow you to share across a RAID set.



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Since you guys are so familiar with the dell Powervault 745N I wanted to
ask a question. I understand that this is a NAS but does is have the
ability to also share across raid? What is the size limitation to this
unit?



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