s8500 vs s8700

[dibthree]

Is there a big price difference between these two prodcuts? Can an 8500 be upgraded to a 8700 or would they main server have to be replaced?

 

[Tolson]

there is a large price difference between the two setups. An S8500 is a single server configuration while an S87XX is a pair of servers to provide more redundancy. If you have an S8500 and want to upgrade then you must replace the entire setup with the new servers.

 

[nohuhu]

Tolson,

you mean $10k is huge difference? other than that, there's no difference between s8500 and s8700 in standard-duplex configuration. i mean, s8500 (the server hardware itself) price is $5k, s8700 is $15k. or $20k, whatever. compared to the cost of other hardware and software, it's cheap...

 

[sjforcum]

dwalin,

Cheap in one sense, since hey what's $10K in a $100K project right?

But if you look at the actual figures...the redundancy offered by the S87xx solutions cost 3X of a simplex, S8500 solution. And at the end of the day, both run comunication manager and will provide dial tone to your phones...

That said, I would STILL go with the S87xx solution over the S8500 if I had my choice.

Aside from the reliability & redundancy of the two server solution, having both servers also allows you to perform more work outside of your "production" environment. If you need to install a service pack, do it on the backup server first....if something goes wrong, no harm no foul.

 

[nohuhu]

sjforcum,

yeah, the other main idea behind duplicated system besides redundancy is the ability to perform maintenance tasks without downtime. and that's the ticket for many customers, especially large ones.