The server is a more complex network configuration environment, which contains constantly updated new technologies. Micronet believes that before we buy servers, we should have a corresponding understanding of these new technologies. Otherwise, it will be difficult to figure out what these are new technologies and what are existing old technologies. It will also be led by server suppliers. Next, Micronet will share some experience with you, and figure out how to consider the quality of server hosting in traditional enterprises, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.
1. Appropriate server processor architecture
This is a very common problem for servers. At this stage, the server has a variety of RISC processing architectures. It is obvious that LA and x86-64 architecture processors are developed and produced by Intel and AMD respectively. At this stage, RISC architecture processors have emerged in large numbers, especially IBM POWER series, HP HP-PA series and SUN UltraSPARC series.
Different processor architectures depend in many ways on the functional level of the server and the overall price of the server. For general small and medium-sized enterprises, most of them adopt Intel's LA architecture and AMD's x86-64 architecture. This processor usually has a lower scalability level, and the number of parallel expansion paths is usually less than 8, and most of them use the general Microsoft Windows server system. However, today's server processors are no longer single core products. Four core products have been fully launched. It is believed that eight core products will join our vision and officially go into application before long. In addition, today's server processors are basically pursuing multi-core, that is, multithreading. So now it seems that the server has only a few processors, and its specific functions are equivalent to those of dozens of processors in the past. In this way, server applications based on this processor have been greatly expanded, and are no longer limited to medium-sized enterprises and small enterprises, but also applicable to large enterprises. Of course, for those large enterprises and industry users who have very strict requirements in terms of function, stability and scalability, it is still recommended to choose servers based on RISC architecture processors. The server operating system commonly used is UNIX or Linux. Naturally, most of them also support Microsoft's Windows server system.
2. Appropriate extensible scope of server hosting
The scalable level of the server is shown in the parallel expansion of processors and server clusters. For ordinary loyalty, small enterprises mostly adopt the former, because this expansion technology is easier to achieve and costs less. The most commonly used parallel expansion technology is SMP (symmetric multiprocessor) technology, which allows multiple identical processors to be placed in the same server system at the same time, thus improving the performance of the server. Most low-level entry-level servers only have 2 routes, while workgroup level servers can reach 4 routes, among which, departmental and enterprise level servers can reach 8 routes, 16 routes or even more than 100 routes. In fact, it is also necessary to distinguish between different processor architectures. IA and x86-64 architectures have poor scalability. Most of them are under 8 channels, and the enterprise service reaches 8, while RISC architecture is workgroup level, and there are more than 100 channels that can reach 8 channels, such as SUN's UItraSPARC series processors. For server cluster technology, many foreign enterprises are adopting it at present, so that departmental servers are gradually emerging. It also controls multiple identical or different server clusters through cluster management software to achieve load balancing and improve the performance level of the entire server system. It only needs to be specially loaded when matching. It is recommended that small and medium-sized enterprises cannot choose it.
3. Appropriate server hosting structure
The key to the server architecture here is the overall structure of the server, which can be divided into three parts: tower server, rack server and blade server. They have different characteristics. The tower structure is the most traditional server architecture, which is exactly the same as the commonly used vertical PC, except that the tower box of the server is generally large, because it requires a large number of connectors and requires high space for heat dissipation. Therefore, the tower structure can expand many buses and storage slots, provide many disk racks, and provide better heat dissipation. Its disadvantage is that its size is too large, and it may not be the first choice for enterprise users with more valuable room space.
And the rack structure is exactly the same as the common switch. It is box shaped and light, so it can be easily assembled on the desktop, which is also its feature. In addition, due to its limited space, its expansion capacity is generally limited, and the requirements for the thermal stability of server accessories are higher than that of tower equipment. Due to its small space, it is not easy to dissipate heat, so it also has corresponding shortcomings.
The blade architecture is a new type of server architecture. It is smaller than the rack architecture, but has more flexible expansion features. Therefore, it can be installed in a single blade cabinet to achieve functions similar to multi server clusters. Because the blade server itself is very small and identical to the module boards of other devices, several blade servers, even dozens of such machines, can be assembled in one cabinet to realize the overall function of the server.
4. Support the update iteration of new technology
The server is exactly the same as an ordinary PC, and the motherboard largely determines the overall performance and technical level of the host. And the characteristics of the motherboard are also determined by the corresponding chipset. The chipset that can be determined mainly includes the supported processor type and frequency, bus type, memory type and capacity, disk interface type, disk array support, etc. And all these types are very important to the server.
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