"mike" <me**@writeme.com> wrote in message news:<40*********************@reader2.nntp.hccnet. nl>...
Hello to everyone.
Hi there i have a question i am building a website in .net that will use a
database back-end. The .net Pages will be hosted by a payed provider. The
MSSQL-Server Database will be hosted behind my own adsl connection. The
thing i hope some of you could help me with. Is what kind of server do i
need, does it have to be a Server that helds a SCSI controller and
SCSI-harddisk or can the job be done with a cheaper server with an
IDE-harddisk. And are there more things i have 2 look to.
Thanx in advance,,
Mike
The short answer is that you can run it on any server which meets the
system requirements:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluat...00/default.asp
The long answer is that it depends on what you will use the web pages
for, how much downtime is acceptable, if you can afford to lose data
in the event of a single disk failing etc.
If you're running a personal webpage, you don't care about downtime,
and you're happy to rebuild from a backup when things go wrong then
all you really need is a PC and some sort of backup device (eg. an
external hard drive). But if you're running a money-making business,
then you need to look at how much it will cost you in lost business
when the server goes down or you lose your only hard drive, and spend
more accordingly. Check out the Books Online information on
backup/restore, because that's a key area to consider.
Simon
