Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array
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Single Processor Server Applications
Print, file and application services are essential network requirements and have
become among the most popular uses of entry-level servers. The servers used to
provide these functions are generally very inexpensive, highly compact units that
are often installed in racks for convenience.
One example of such a server is the Sun Fire V120, an expandable single-processor
server that occupies just 1 rack-unit (1U) of rack space. Network servers are often
distributed throughout an enterprise, making Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI arrays
ideally suited for these applications due to their cost-effective direct-attached storage
design.
Multiple Processor Server Applications
Another popular use of entry-level servers is for providing mail, database and other
services to workgroup, departmental and branch office users. The server and storage
solutions used to provide these sophisticated services must be able to scale in
application performance and storage capacity to keep pace with the needs of
increasing number of network users.
The Sun Fire V480 Server and StorEdge 3310 SCSI array are excellent examples of
highly scalable solutions and combine to form a powerful solution. Performance
scales by adding server memory and processors while capacity scales by adding
enclosures and disks.
TABLE
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Storage Requirements for Single Processor Servers
Print Server
File Server
Application Server
Availability
Medium
Medium to high
Medium to high
Storage Capacity
Low
Low to high
Low to medium
Special Needs
High data rates
and low cost
High data and
transaction rates
Low cost and high
transaction rates
Access Pattern
Sequential
Sequential
Random
