topic Looking for a DNS server in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Looking for a DNS server

Myself_1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:20:55 GMT

hello people.

I'm looking help to configure a HP server, should be a DL rackable server.

This server will be use to DNS for our company, externally DNS.

Re: Looking for a DNS server

rick jones — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:19:17 GMT

You will want to have some idea of how many queries per second your server will be getting - goes to CPU horsepower, and also how large a domain you expect to serve - goes to memory capacity.

Likely as not, one of the 1U servers would probably suffice.

Re: Looking for a DNS server

Dhanesh Amirthalingam — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:58:57 GMT

Hi

I can recommended you to procure hp prolaint Dl360 g5 server ,it has more features ,such has 1 u server ,the configuration given in the below link

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12476_na/12476_na.pdf

Very good in performance

Re: Looking for a DNS server

Myself_1 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Dhanesh I'm looking for a DL360 G6 but I need the configuration for this server.

This server should serve 300K users

This is the specification That I Have until now.

I'm looking about the queries per second information.

2 x Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor E5520 (2.26GHz, 8M Cache, 80 Watts, 1066MHz)
2 x HP 6GB PC3-10600R 3x2GB 2 Rank memory
4 x HP 146GB 6G Hot Plug 2.5 SAS Dual Port 10K RPM Enterprise Hard Drive
2 HP 460 W HE 12V Hotplug AC Power Supplies

Re: Looking for a DNS server

Myself_1 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:10:59 GMT

2900 queries per seconds

Re: Looking for a DNS server

rick jones — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:14:17 GMT

Just basic A queries I presume? Handwaving a bit (perhaps considerably) from DNS server software changing non-trivially since ca 2000, and autoritative vs caching server etc, based on data such as that in:

ftp://ftp.cup.hp.com/dist/networking/briefs/dns_server_results.txt

and confidently asserting that a current ProLiant G6 system has greater "oomph" than the systems in the writeup :), I would say you would be fine with almost any CPU config of a G6. Of course, this advice is free and worth every penny :)

Re: Looking for a DNS server

Myself_1 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:16:30 GMT

Hahaha, Thak you Rick Jones for tha answer