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so the server at work appears to be dying. here is my question

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Nov 4 '09, 08:25

do I rebuild it (buying a new one, setting it up, etc) or do I force my boss to hire someone (his IT consultant).

sure I can rebuild it (basic server with a 2 drive raid). but the IT guy is the one (on contract) to keep things running, check on the server, etc.

my boss wants me to do this, since the IT guy is quoting him a cost of $1500 (including the computer) while my boss thinks I can probably find a dell server on sale for $400, and then just use a weekend to build the system.

what does st think?

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Make him use the IT guy. Maybe...*just* maybe, the reason your server died was because he bought shitty stuff? -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 08:31 3
- the old server was built by the previous IT guy (who my boss loved as an IT guy) - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:33 2
  - I hate crap like that. If it's important to your business, it should be worth spending the appropriate money on to do it right -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 08:34 1
    - sure, but my bosses didnt know what the guy gave him - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:37
ie, a server like this -- (link) - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:30 9
- also, realize here is what we use the server for. - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:31 2
  - that server would be fine for you needs sure. Don't do it for free though. - decline Nov 4, 08:35
  - I'd almost say "use a nas", except for those tray apps -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:32
- note: No Operating System -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:31 5
  - we have a licensed copy of Server 2003. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:32 4
    - Not to cast dispersions but was this 2003 Server retail (or volume) or bought OEM on the last server? - oblique Nov 4, 08:34 3
      - it is/was from an Microsoft small business package that we got a couple of years back - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:38 2
        
        I forced my boss to get that package of software - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:41
        
        *grin* - oblique Nov 4, 08:39
do it for a grand. -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 08:28
Tell him you'll do it for $1,200 -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:27 1
- I agree with this. -- nm - Shaun Nov 4, 08:28
Are you going to be paid for working on the weekend? -- nm - amoxy Nov 4, 08:26 1
- short answer, probably not. maybe, but probably not. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:27
Dell server on sale - like, used? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:25 4
- The last dell server i bought was around $1,800 ( and it was nothing that special ) -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:28 1
  - at my last job, I hand-built servers using OEM components ... and just before I left, we started getting Dell servers instead. - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:29
- no idea. he just thinks I can find stuff cheap since I have for 3 office computers -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 4, 08:27 1
  - yeah, never cheap out on servers. Get a dell server with a service contract. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:27

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