Dual Processor Recommended?

Hi,
We are about to build 2 DPM servers. Each server will be protecting 12 -15 
file servers accross WAN links on an hourly synchronization schedule. Most 
will have nightly recovery points. The current server we are looking at 
starts with 1 quad core E5430 2.66 Ghz Xeon processor. The server is dual 
processor capable. The obvious thing to do would be to start with one 
processor and get the second if needed. The trouble is we are a public school 
division, in general it is much easier to get the money up front than to try 
and go back later  and say we need money for upgrades.

I don't mind spending the money on the second processor if it is truly 
needed. I just don't want to spend the extra money and then find that we 
would have been absolutely fine with a single quad core processor. Any 
assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks to all for thier help so far.

-- 

Thanks Mukul, I have read the system requirements. It reads "2.33 GHz 
quad-core CPUs" This is why I ask the question... does "CPUs"
mean the 
recommendation is 2 quad core CPU's. Also, experience has shown me that the 
"Recommended System Requirements" are not always ideal. I'm hoping
that some 
other readers will share what real world cpu loads they are seeing.
Thanks for your help.
-- 
Lyle


"Mukul Shekhawat [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Lyle,
> 
> Please go through these hardware requirements.
> 
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808861.aspx
> 
> This is all what DPM needs anything above this would good for faster 
> processing and large storing.
> 
> Please feel free to ask me if you require more information.
> 
> -- 
> Thanks
> Mukul
> 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights
> "Lyle L" <LyleL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:436CF954-E103-471A-9AEC-7140EAF28D0B@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > We are about to build 2 DPM servers. Each server will be protecting 12
-15
> > file servers accross WAN links on an hourly synchronization schedule.
Most
> > will have nightly recovery points. The current server we are looking
at
> > starts with 1 quad core E5430 2.66 Ghz Xeon processor. The server is
dual
> > processor capable. The obvious thing to do would be to start with one
> > processor and get the second if needed. The trouble is we are a public

> > school
> > division, in general it is much easier to get the money up front than
to 
> > try
> > and go back later  and say we need money for upgrades.
> >
> > I don't mind spending the money on the second processor if it is
truly
> > needed. I just don't want to spend the extra money and then find that
we
> > would have been absolutely fine with a single quad core processor.
Any
> > assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks to all for thier help so
far.
> >
> > -- 
> > Lyle 
> 
> 

Hi Lyle,

Please go through these hardware requirements.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808861.aspx

This is all what DPM needs anything above this would good for faster 
processing and large storing.

Please feel free to ask me if you require more information.

-- 
Thanks
Mukul

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
"Lyle L" <LyleL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:436CF954-E103-471A-9AEC-7140EAF28D0B@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> We are about to build 2 DPM servers. Each server will be protecting 12 -15
> file servers accross WAN links on an hourly synchronization schedule. Most
> will have nightly recovery points. The current server we are looking at
> starts with 1 quad core E5430 2.66 Ghz Xeon processor. The server is dual
> processor capable. The obvious thing to do would be to start with one
> processor and get the second if needed. The trouble is we are a public 
> school
> division, in general it is much easier to get the money up front than to 
> try
> and go back later  and say we need money for upgrades.
>
> I don't mind spending the money on the second processor if it is truly
> needed. I just don't want to spend the extra money and then find that we
> would have been absolutely fine with a single quad core processor. Any
> assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks to all for thier help so far.
>
> -- 
> Lyle 

I run my DPM server on a Dell PE1950 with one 2.83GHz Quad-Core CPU. I 
protect 12 remote servers and don't see any apparent performance issues. 
(although I don't have any measurements to back that up :) )

I did alot of testing and trials before we went "live". So I created
and 
recreated PGs all the time. During testing I never got the feeling that any 
performance issues were related to the processing power, but more to the disk 
or network systems, if any.

-- 
Derrick


"Lyle L" wrote:

> Thanks Mukul, I have read the system requirements. It reads "2.33 GHz

> quad-core CPUs" This is why I ask the question... does
"CPUs" mean the 
> recommendation is 2 quad core CPU's. Also, experience has shown me that the

> "Recommended System Requirements" are not always ideal. I'm
hoping that some 
> other readers will share what real world cpu loads they are seeing.
> Thanks for your help.
> -- 
> Lyle
> 
> 
> "Mukul Shekhawat [MSFT]" wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lyle,
> > 
> > Please go through these hardware requirements.
> > 
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808861.aspx
> > 
> > This is all what DPM needs anything above this would good for faster 
> > processing and large storing.
> > 
> > Please feel free to ask me if you require more information.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Thanks
> > Mukul
> > 
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights
> > "Lyle L" <LyleL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message 
> > news:436CF954-E103-471A-9AEC-7140EAF28D0B@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > We are about to build 2 DPM servers. Each server will be
protecting 12 -15
> > > file servers accross WAN links on an hourly synchronization
schedule. Most
> > > will have nightly recovery points. The current server we are
looking at
> > > starts with 1 quad core E5430 2.66 Ghz Xeon processor. The server
is dual
> > > processor capable. The obvious thing to do would be to start with
one
> > > processor and get the second if needed. The trouble is we are a
public 
> > > school
> > > division, in general it is much easier to get the money up front
than to 
> > > try
> > > and go back later  and say we need money for upgrades.
> > >
> > > I don't mind spending the money on the second processor if it is
truly
> > > needed. I just don't want to spend the extra money and then find
that we
> > > would have been absolutely fine with a single quad core
processor. Any
> > > assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks to all for thier help
so far.
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Lyle 
> > 
> > 

Thanks for the input Derrick. I'm thinking now that we will also be okay with 
1 Quad Core CPU. As a matter a fact there is a deal on the 2.83 Ghz one at 
the moment.
-- 
Lyle


"Derrick" wrote:

> I run my DPM server on a Dell PE1950 with one 2.83GHz Quad-Core CPU. I 
> protect 12 remote servers and don't see any apparent performance issues. 
> (although I don't have any measurements to back that up :) )
> 
> I did alot of testing and trials before we went "live". So I
created and 
> recreated PGs all the time. During testing I never got the feeling that any

> performance issues were related to the processing power, but more to the
disk 
> or network systems, if any.
> 
> -- 
> Derrick
> 
> 
> "Lyle L" wrote:
> 
> > Thanks Mukul, I have read the system requirements. It reads "2.33
GHz 
> > quad-core CPUs" This is why I ask the question... does
"CPUs" mean the 
> > recommendation is 2 quad core CPU's. Also, experience has shown me
that the 
> > "Recommended System Requirements" are not always ideal. I'm
hoping that some 
> > other readers will share what real world cpu loads they are seeing.
> > Thanks for your help.
> > -- 
> > Lyle
> > 
> > 
> > "Mukul Shekhawat [MSFT]" wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Lyle,
> > > 
> > > Please go through these hardware requirements.
> > > 
> > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808861.aspx
> > > 
> > > This is all what DPM needs anything above this would good for
faster 
> > > processing and large storing.
> > > 
> > > Please feel free to ask me if you require more information.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Thanks
> > > Mukul
> > > 
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights
> > > "Lyle L" <LyleL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message 
> > > news:436CF954-E103-471A-9AEC-7140EAF28D0B@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > > We are about to build 2 DPM servers. Each server will be
protecting 12 -15
> > > > file servers accross WAN links on an hourly synchronization
schedule. Most
> > > > will have nightly recovery points. The current server we are
looking at
> > > > starts with 1 quad core E5430 2.66 Ghz Xeon processor. The
server is dual
> > > > processor capable. The obvious thing to do would be to start
with one
> > > > processor and get the second if needed. The trouble is we
are a public 
> > > > school
> > > > division, in general it is much easier to get the money up
front than to 
> > > > try
> > > > and go back later  and say we need money for upgrades.
> > > >
> > > > I don't mind spending the money on the second processor if
it is truly
> > > > needed. I just don't want to spend the extra money and then
find that we
> > > > would have been absolutely fine with a single quad core
processor. Any
> > > > assistance is greatly appreciated, thanks to all for thier
help so far.
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Lyle 
> > > 
> > >