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gangadhara.ms
Aged Yak Warrior

549 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-12 : 05:10:12
Hi Team,

We have to set up the new environment for SQL server 2012 clustered environment and i am seeking your recommendation for this.

existing env:

• The Database servers are clustered
• The allocated SAN storage size is 2.2TB and the current database size is 1.6TB
• The Database is growing at 1GB per day.
• Each server has 8 core processor ( 4 Dual core processor) existing
• Customer wants recommendation based on the BI features they are going to use in SQL 2012.(DQS in SSIS,Data Alerts in SSRS,PowerView / Powermap features (Excel 2013))

Pls provide with your recommendation for the server for
processor
memory
storage
sql server version
and if any please provide info.


Thanks,
Gangadhara MS
SQL Developer and DBA

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2013-12-12 : 13:04:51
What is the existing hardware? How is it performing? For the new BI features, are these going to run on the OLTP server or will you be considering a secondary system to run these?

Tara Kizer
SQL Server MVP since 2007
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/
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