ASP.NET Web Server Hardware Configuration

Posted by Santa Te Banta on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Santa Te Banta
Published on 2010-02-12T14:08:24Z Indexed on 2010/03/18 8:01 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 673

Filed under:

deployment

|

server-hardware

|

Hardware

|

hardware-infrastructure

I'm planning on deploying my ASP.NET Web app in the production environment using a Windows Server 2003 machine. But I know nothing about the CPU brand names and what's best.

I know 4 GB RAM, with anything over 3 GHz clock speed will be a good bet and will serve a large number of users.

But tell me what's the latest and greatest processor brand-names for running a Windows Server 2003 OS today?

And what edition of the Windows 2003 Server do I need out of the following, if I have to run a website to support about 100,000 (a hundred thousand) users, 60% of who are expected to be online at all times?

Web Edition
Standard
Enterprise
Datacenter

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_2003

The article says that the Web edition can only support up to 2 GB of RAM. Will that be sufficient for the above user population?

© Server Fault or respective owner

Related posts about deployment

ClickOnce manifest problem

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
We are currently deploying a WPF 4 app via click once and there is a scenario when the installation fails. If the user does not have .Net 4.0 Full install and attempts to install our app the framework installs fine but the app fails to install. If we re-run the installation again the app installs… >>> More
Creating block devices for openstack deployment using MAAS and juju (nova-volume deployment)

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
Hi, I'm currently trying to get a openstack deployment working by using MAAS with 9 nodes and juju. To do this I found this guide, working with ubuntu 12.04 LTS https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuCloudInfrastructure and followed it as good as I can. After a vigorous amount of trial and error… >>> More
Error launching application after ClickOnce deployment - "An application for this deployment is alre

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
As part of my continuous integration build the application is deployed as a ClickOnce application. This works great the first time, but when I try the launch the app after an update has been deployed I get the following error. An application for this deployment is already installed with a different … >>> More
JBoss 7.1.1 + Spring 3.1 + JPA 2 (Hibernate 3.6.8) > Cannot parse beans.xml

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Trying to deploy a JSF 2 app with Spring 3.1 + JPA 2 (Hibernte 3.6.8) into JBoss 7.1.1 AS. The app was working fine on tomcat 7. Now, I have already added and changed some configurations. Added jboss-deployment-structure.xml <jboss-deployment-structure xmlns="urn:jboss:deployment-structure:1… >>> More
Disable Java Hardware Acceleration in windows?

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I have some issues with my graphics card and I want to disable Hardware Acceleration for java apps. Everything that uses HA is displayed blurry. I've seen some tutorials on how to set this parameter -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false The problem is that the Java Control panel itself is using hardware acceleration… >>> More

Related posts about server-hardware

ASP.NET Web Server Hardware Configuration

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I'm planning on deploying my ASP.NET Web app in the production environment using a Windows Server 2003 machine. But I know nothing about the CPU brand names and what's best. I know 4 GB RAM, with anything over 3 GHz clock speed will be a good bet and will serve a large number of users. But tell… >>> More
The 'New Normal' for Server Hardware

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Analysts are predicting grim IT spending picture with longer life spans for server hardware, postponed refreshes and a surge in leasing highly likely. >>> More
The 'New Normal' for Server Hardware

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Analysts are predicting grim IT spending picture with longer life spans for server hardware, postponed refreshes and a surge in leasing highly likely. >>> More
help needed for server hardware configuration

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
hi, basically i am software guy got recently promoted to managerial cadre which requires giving recommendation for server to run software developed by our company , the software is a work flow management and the db is oracle 11 , approximately the size of daily transaction would be around 40 gb, and… >>> More
Virtual server hardware to simulate 3-4 node web farm

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I would like to get a dedicated server to run VMWare, VirtualBox, or similar. On this box, I would like to host 3-4 virtual instances of Linux, to act as nodes in a web farm. Performance is not that important, this would only be for testing and experimenting. I need something sub $1000 (including… >>> More