Hello,
I have the following system setup in use:
System Configuration
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- HP DL380 G7 (2x AMD Opeteron 6174 (12 Cores)) - Totally 2 CPU with 12 Cores each
- 64 GB RAM
- P410i RAID with 1024 MB and Battery Backup
- 8x SAS 600 GB 10k
- 1 Gbit Network Connection via Fiber
- ESXi 5.0 Essentials
RAID and VMFS Datastore Configuration:
- 4 HDs RAID 5 (totally 1,7 TB, Stripesize 256 KB) as Datastore1
- 4 HDs RAID 10 (Totally 1,1 TB, Stripesize 256 KB) as Datastore2
Installed Operating Systems
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On Datastore1:
- Windows Small Business Server 2011, 8 vCPU, 20 GB RAM, 3 Partitions (System (200 GB), MS Exchange Databases (100 GB), Files 700 GB)
- Windows Server 2008, 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Server with low usage profile)
- Windows Server 2008, 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Server with low usage profile)
On Datastore2:
- Windows Terminal Server 2003, 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB HD
Problem Description
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The whole system is and feels slow. Somehow everything I can imagine underperforms:
- slow HD access, copying data takes ages
- servers feels slow responding on SBS Server and on Terminal Server (for example changing between two running application is slow)
- slow network access
The RAID is in OK state, no failed HDs.
I used a similar setup on an older machine, a HD DL380 G5 with 24 GB RAM and Xeons on it, using VMWsre ESXi 3.5, Small Business Server 2008 installed and same Terminal Server - everything was fine.
Now on the new DL380G7 everything is slow.
So I need some best practice help to make the new server performing well :-)