Hi,
I've been researching through the web reading articles regarding OS X Server and wondered if I could get some solid advice on my current situation.
We currently operate a Windows Small Business Server 2003 and have five client machines accessing the domain for email, calendars and contacts. Our current network consists of:
1 x Windows Small Business Server 2003 (with 400GB tape backing up Exchange 2003)
1 x Windows Home Server (acts as a 2TB file server with hotswap backup. It has 6TB in total, with 2TB main system and files, 2TB Raid and the final 2TB mirror is taken offsite each night)
1 x G5 Mac (snow leopard and entourage)
1 x iMac (snow leopard and entourage)
1 x Vista PC
1 x Vista PC
1 x Vista Laptop
1 x Colour Lazer Printer
1 x Lazer Printer
Now are at a point where our SBS server is getting quite old and we're also moving premises and employing an additional 3 people. We also need to kit out a boardroom.
I mapped out what I thought was a suitable setup and would love to hear from any experts if this is a viable solution for us.
This is what I had in mind:
1 x Macbook Pro (Snow Leopard)
1 x Macbook Pro (Snow Leopard)
1 x G5 Mac (Snow Leopard)
1 x iMac (Snow Leopard)
1 x Mac Mini (Snow Leopard, the the boardroom)
1 x Macbook (Snow Leopard)
1 x Windows 7 PC
1 x Windows 7 PC
1 x Time Capsule (2TB)
1 x Windows Home Server (File Server 2TB (6TB total))
1 x Mac Mini Server (Used for Email, Calendars, Contact and an iChat server. Backed up to the Time Capsule.)
Our new premises has a 1GB Network throughout so we don't really need to rely on wireless.
We're a design agency and as you can imagine we work on quite large files. Since getting the Windows Home Server as a new file server we have noticed the odd lag and also Mac users not being able to save some of the files they're working on (due to some weird message saying the file is locked!).
Like many people I'm just after a solution that works, without constant tweaking and messing around. Plus I'd like to bring our IT support in-house and the new Mac Mini Server seems like a possibility for us. We're not server admins by any stretch but we often get by with a bit of research.
Any advice or coments you can give will help us greatly.
Thanks
I've been researching through the web reading articles regarding OS X Server and wondered if I could get some solid advice on my current situation.
We currently operate a Windows Small Business Server 2003 and have five client machines accessing the domain for email, calendars and contacts. Our current network consists of:
1 x Windows Small Business Server 2003 (with 400GB tape backing up Exchange 2003)
1 x Windows Home Server (acts as a 2TB file server with hotswap backup. It has 6TB in total, with 2TB main system and files, 2TB Raid and the final 2TB mirror is taken offsite each night)
1 x G5 Mac (snow leopard and entourage)
1 x iMac (snow leopard and entourage)
1 x Vista PC
1 x Vista PC
1 x Vista Laptop
1 x Colour Lazer Printer
1 x Lazer Printer
Now are at a point where our SBS server is getting quite old and we're also moving premises and employing an additional 3 people. We also need to kit out a boardroom.
I mapped out what I thought was a suitable setup and would love to hear from any experts if this is a viable solution for us.
This is what I had in mind:
1 x Macbook Pro (Snow Leopard)
1 x Macbook Pro (Snow Leopard)
1 x G5 Mac (Snow Leopard)
1 x iMac (Snow Leopard)
1 x Mac Mini (Snow Leopard, the the boardroom)
1 x Macbook (Snow Leopard)
1 x Windows 7 PC
1 x Windows 7 PC
1 x Time Capsule (2TB)
1 x Windows Home Server (File Server 2TB (6TB total))
1 x Mac Mini Server (Used for Email, Calendars, Contact and an iChat server. Backed up to the Time Capsule.)
Our new premises has a 1GB Network throughout so we don't really need to rely on wireless.
We're a design agency and as you can imagine we work on quite large files. Since getting the Windows Home Server as a new file server we have noticed the odd lag and also Mac users not being able to save some of the files they're working on (due to some weird message saying the file is locked!).
Like many people I'm just after a solution that works, without constant tweaking and messing around. Plus I'd like to bring our IT support in-house and the new Mac Mini Server seems like a possibility for us. We're not server admins by any stretch but we often get by with a bit of research.
Any advice or coments you can give will help us greatly.
Thanks