Hello All,
I am currently in a situation where I need to purchase a server that will be intended to run 7 virtual machines at a time. These VMs will be running Active Directory, Exchange, Sharepoint, RMS, SQL, and 2 of them will be client machines. They do not have to be the fastest running systems in the world and will only be linked to one another. Can anyone point me in a direction to purchase or even build a system for this work load as I have never done this before? I am wondering if there are certain types of systems I should be looking at or what hardware requirements I may be looking at: Based on my estimate I see a need for at least 6 core processor (i7 or xeon), 32 Gigs of ram, 2 1tb hard drives, and a decent GPU.
Any feedback would be great.