New SQL Server Install Advice

I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2 73GB
SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
Container 1
--
The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which has
56GB free.
Container 2
--
A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as dynamic
drives.
Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
occurs when SQL is accessed?
Please help.
skcI assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
well.
It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
you are needing.
"Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
>I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
> containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2
> 73GB
> SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
> Container 1
> --
> The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which
> has
> 56GB free.
> Container 2
> --
> A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as
> dynamic
> drives.
> Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
> the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
> occurs when SQL is accessed?
> Please help.
> skc|||Xeon 2.8 x2 and 2GB RAM.
We want max. performance. Is this OK?
Furthermore, I installed SQL2000 and it came with 4 CDs:
1> SQL 2000 Standard (Personal)
2> SQL 2000 Standard
3> SP4
4> Reporting Tools
I installed Disk #1, asked me no product key, I selected 5 CALS from the
dropdown (which was how many I bought) and that was it. I have the SQL
Service running and the SQL Tools (enterprise manager). What is the
difference between the 2 Cds mentioned above?
In Enterprise Manager, when I right-click the (local) Server, it says I have
Microsoft SQL Server Std Edition installed. This is very odd, I hope I have
done this right as it did not ask for a serial product key or anything.
Please verify the above it OK.
"Danny" wrote:

> I assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
> well.
> It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
> you are needing.
> "Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
>
>

New SQL Server Install Advice

I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2 73GB
SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
Container 1
The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which has
56GB free.
Container 2
A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as dynamic
drives.
Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
occurs when SQL is accessed?
Please help.
skc
I assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
well.
It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
you are needing.
"Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
>I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
> containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2
> 73GB
> SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
> Container 1
> --
> The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which
> has
> 56GB free.
> Container 2
> --
> A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as
> dynamic
> drives.
> Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
> the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
> occurs when SQL is accessed?
> Please help.
> skc
|||Xeon 2.8 x2 and 2GB RAM.
We want max. performance. Is this OK?
Furthermore, I installed SQL2000 and it came with 4 CDs:
1> SQL 2000 Standard (Personal)
2> SQL 2000 Standard
3> SP4
4> Reporting Tools
I installed Disk #1, asked me no product key, I selected 5 CALS from the
dropdown (which was how many I bought) and that was it. I have the SQL
Service running and the SQL Tools (enterprise manager). What is the
difference between the 2 Cds mentioned above?
In Enterprise Manager, when I right-click the (local) Server, it says I have
Microsoft SQL Server Std Edition installed. This is very odd, I hope I have
done this right as it did not ask for a serial product key or anything.
Please verify the above it OK.
"Danny" wrote:

> I assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
> well.
> It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
> you are needing.
> "Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
>
>

New SQL Server Install Advice

I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2 73GB
SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
Container 1
--
The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which has
56GB free.
Container 2
--
A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as dynamic
drives.
Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
occurs when SQL is accessed?
Please help.
skcI assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
well.
It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
you are needing.
"Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
>I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
> containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2
> 73GB
> SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
> Container 1
> --
> The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which
> has
> 56GB free.
> Container 2
> --
> A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as
> dynamic
> drives.
> Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
> the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
> occurs when SQL is accessed?
> Please help.
> skc|||Xeon 2.8 x2 and 2GB RAM.
We want max. performance. Is this OK?
Furthermore, I installed SQL2000 and it came with 4 CDs:
1> SQL 2000 Standard (Personal)
2> SQL 2000 Standard
3> SP4
4> Reporting Tools
I installed Disk #1, asked me no product key, I selected 5 CALS from the
dropdown (which was how many I bought) and that was it. I have the SQL
Service running and the SQL Tools (enterprise manager). What is the
difference between the 2 Cds mentioned above?
In Enterprise Manager, when I right-click the (local) Server, it says I have
Microsoft SQL Server Std Edition installed. This is very odd, I hope I have
done this right as it did not ask for a serial product key or anything.
Please verify the above it OK.
"Danny" wrote:
> I assume there is at least one processor and some memory on the server as
> well.
> It will work. It depends on what performance, capacity, and availability
> you are needing.
> "Skc" <Skc@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:46CDFADB-7AC6-4719-B0A8-8154D6977397@.microsoft.com...
> >I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2800 running windows 2003. I have 2 RAID
> > containers as the machine has a PERC 4 controller. The machine has x2
> > 73GB
> > SCSI and x4 146GB SCSI HDD.
> >
> > Container 1
> > --
> > The OS C drive (partition of 12GB) is in RAID 1 and so is E drive which
> > has
> > 56GB free.
> >
> > Container 2
> > --
> > A D drive for Data I created and also L for Log which I assigned as
> > dynamic
> > drives.
> >
> > Is this setup Ok for running SQL2000. The Data files will reside in D and
> > the Log files will reside in L. Is this Ok for the read/write access that
> > occurs when SQL is accessed?
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > skc
>
>

New SQL Server 2005 Installation

I have just purchased SQL Server 2005 and a new Dell 2800 server to run it on. I was told by my Dell rep to configure the server with the following drives. 2 - 36GB drives in a RAID 0 (15,000 RPM), 2 - 73GB drives in a RAID 0 (10,000 RPM) and 3 - 146GB drives in a RAID 5 (10,000 RPM). Dell pre-installed the OS on the 36GB drive. I was told to install SQL on the 73GB drives and the data (primarily TIFF images) on the 146GB. The server is a 64bit machine with Windows 2003 Server and 4GB of RAM. I was told to put the transaction logs on a different physical drive that the database to speed the writes. Is this a correct installation? Is there any information on a best practice installation? I have spent about 6 hours on MS and Google trying to find an answer. Thanks for any help you can give. Recap of Dell recommendation:

2 - 36GB Mirrored Drives = OS

2 - 73BG Mirrored Drives = SQL Server 2005

3 - 146GB RAID 5 Drives = Data (Images)

Is this correct?

Where should the Transaction Logs Be?

Because transaction logging is a mostly write operation the most efficient place for them is on a mirrored drive set. I usually install SQL Server executables on the same drive as the operating system. (The network admins here configure 10GB for the OS and SQL Server, and it's always been plenty.) I place the data files on the RAID array, and the transaction logs on the mirrored set. When you're running setup specify the RAID drive for the data and the 36GB mirror set for the program files, then after installation set your default location for the log files to the 73GB mirror set and you should be all set.