01 RequirementsStart with the job the server must do. Pick an editable starting point or describe the requirement yourself.
SMALL BUSINESS
Office tower
Shared files and core business applications
GROWING INFRASTRUCTURE
Virtualisation host
Multiple virtual machines with room to expand
DATA PROTECTION
Storage & backup
Resilient capacity for backups and recovery
Starting points are editable and do not represent a live price or guaranteed configuration.
Primary workload
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Virtualisation
File and storage
Database or business applications
Backup and recovery
GPU, AI or rendering
Remote desktop services
Other
Workload size
Server quantity
Total project budget excluding VAT
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Under £3,000
£3,000–£6,000
£6,000–£10,000
£10,000–£20,000
£20,000–£50,000
Over £50,000
Required usable storage
Availability requirement
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Standard business-hours use
Short outages must be avoided
Mission-critical 24x7 service
Required by
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03 Performance and storageShare any targets you already know. We will validate processor, memory, drive and controller compatibility.
Processor priority
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Value and efficiency
Balanced performance
High core count
High clock speed
Licensing-sensitive workload
Intel platform preferred
AMD platform preferred
Processor count
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1 processor
2 processors
Core target
Installed memory
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32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
1 TB or more
Memory growth or application requirement
Drive technology
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SATA or nearline SAS HDD
SAS HDD
SATA SSD
SAS SSD
NVMe SSD
Mixed performance and capacity tiers
No local storage or SAN boot
Preferred drive count or size
RAID or storage mode
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RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 10
RAID 50 or 60
HBA or pass-through for software-defined storage
No hardware RAID
Hot spare
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Yes
No
Redundant boot storage
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Yes
No
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04 Resilience, connectivity and servicesAdd networking, management, software and support requirements where relevant.
Network speed
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1 GbE
2.5 GbE
10 GbE
25 GbE
40 or 100 GbE
Required network ports
Connection type
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RJ45 copper
SFP/SFP+/SFP28 fibre or DAC
Mixed copper and fibre
Fibre Channel or other storage fabric
Remote management
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Standard included management
Advanced or enterprise management licence
No remote management requirement
Power supplies
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Dual hot-plug redundant
Single power supply
GPU or accelerator
Operating system or hypervisor
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Windows Server Standard
Windows Server Datacenter
VMware vSphere / ESXi
Proxmox VE
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Server LTS
No operating system required
Other — describe below
Software licensing requirements
Manufacturer support
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3 years next business day
5 years next business day
3 years 24x7 four-hour response
5 years 24x7 four-hour response
Rack accessories
Not applicable or not sure
Sliding rails and cable arm
Static rails
Rails not required
Deployment service
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Hardware supply only
Firmware, BIOS and RAID configured
Operating system or image deployment
Rack-and-stack or on-site installation
Migration or project delivery
Delivery postcode
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05 Review and contactReview your requirements, add anything we have missed and tell us where to send the quote. Fields marked * are required.
YOUR REQUEST REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY
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