Architects office server: Xserve or Power Mac?

We're about to purchase a dedicated server for our office. At the moment a maximum of 11 computers connect to the server locally. Over the next couple years this may go up to say 15 (all Macs except for one PC). We work directly off the server, the main applications being Vectorworks (CAD & modelling), and Artlantis (model rendering), iCal, Microsoft Office and Retrospect.
We also run an extranet but use is limited, just a wiki available when people are out of the office. And we have AFP running for a couple of people when they work from home, but they download files to their machine before working on them.
So our main requirement is local performance/speed over the network. The server is in use 8am-7pm each day so admin can take place at any other time and we don't need hot swappable drives. Our current disk use is 160 GB although only 80 GB of that is our actual data (although disk use seems to be accelerating with our ability to make ever more detailed models).
Our first thought was to get an Xserve but installation requirements has made us think again.
It'd be nice to have the ECC RAM but even this would seem of limited use to our type of needs.
Would the two gigabit ethernet ports make any difference to us?
Would there be any day-to-day advantage in configuring the Power Mac with two hard drives as opposed to one?

It'd be nice to have the ECC RAM but even this would seem of limited use to our type of needs.
ECC RAM isn't going to make much of a difference in a file serving situation.
Would the two gigabit ethernet ports make any difference to us?
Maybe. There is essentially no difference between the two built-in gigabit ethernet ports on the XServe and a PowerMac with a second Apple gigabit ethernet card installed, so you can get the same physical configuration on a PowerMac.
The only advantage, though, is that *if your switch supports it* you can configure the two ports into a single trunk, giving your server a 2GB connection to the network. This should improve performance when multiple users are accessing the server. This will only work if your switch supports 802.3ad Link Aggregation.
You also gain a degree of redundancy - if one link fails for any reason you can continue to use the second link.
Would there be any day-to-day advantage in configuring the Power Mac with two hard drives as opposed to one?
Day-to-day? no, but having two drives that are mirrored will make a big difference when one of the drives fail and your server keeps ticking.
With a single drive setup, if that drive fails your server is offline and you run the risk of losing the data on that drive. By mirroring the drives you can keep running with your data intact until it's convenient for you to swap drives.

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Thanks so far for writing. My questions are pretty
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I have many more questions, but i'll start with
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ISP -> Router -> Switch -> Server and other machines
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.mac was closed November 8, 2010 and users were changed to MobileMe.
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Hi all,
sorry for my English, I want to install a 2nd hard disk but I don't khnow which model. I think to by a Seagate. Currently I have a Seagate 160 Gb model 7200/7 with cache 8 Mb, can I put a model 7200/10 with cache 16Mb?
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Configurations
Order no. M9020LL/A M9031LL/A M9032LL/A
G5 Processor 1.6GHz PowerPC G5 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
L2 Cache 512K 512K 512K per processor
Frontside bus 800MHz 900MHz 1GHz per processor
DDR SDRAM main memory 256MB PC2700 (333MHz)
4GB maximum 512MB PC3200 (400MHz)
8GB maximum 512MB PC3200 (400MHz)
8GB maximum
8X AGP Pro graphics NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM ATI RADEON 9600 Pro with 64MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive(5) 80GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm 160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm 160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Optical drive SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
PCI slots Three open full-length 33MHz, 64-bit PCI slots Three open full-length PCI-X slots: one 133MHz, 64-bit slot and two 100MHz, 64-bit slots Three open full-length PCI-X slots: one 133MHz, 64-bit slot and two 100MHz, 64-bit slots
High performance I/O One FireWire 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports (one on front); three USB 2.0 ports (one on front), two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard); AGP 8X Pro slot with graphics card installed, including ADC connector and DVI connector
Bays Two internal hard drive bays (1 occupied); one optical drive bay
Networking Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem(13)
Wireless AirPort Extreme ready (based on 802.11g specification; IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)(6); Bluetooth option
Audio Optical digital audio in, optical digital audio out, analog audio in, analog audio out, front headphone minijack and speaker
System software Mac OS X v10.2 “Jaguar”
Software iLife (including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD), QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, FAXstf, Art Directors Toolkit, Microsoft Office v.X Test Drive, FileMaker Pro Trial, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, GraphicConverter, QuickTime, iChat, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, iCal, iSync, DVD Player, Mail, EarthLink, Acrobat Reader, Classic environment and Apple Developer Tools
Hardware accessories Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable, AirPort antenna
Limited warranty and service Your Power Mac G5 comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.
Internet access All models also include 30 days of free Internet service through EarthLink . Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Build-to-Order Options
Order a custom-configured computer from the online Apple Store or an authorized Apple reseller.
Memory (PC2700 or PC3200 DDR SDRAM; installed in pairs): 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (4)
Hard drives (5) 80GB Serial ATA, 160GB Serial ATA, 250GB Serial ATA
Optical drives SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB of DDR SDRAM, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro with 64MB of DDR SDRAM, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of DDR SDRAM
Audio Apple iPod, Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers, Monster 1m Toslink Digital Fiber Optic Cable, Monster 2m Toslink Digital Fiber Optic Cable
External storage Xserve RAID with Apple Fibre Channel PCI Card
Wireless AirPort Extreme Card M8881LL/A
AirPort Extreme Base Station M8930LL/A
AirPort Extreme Base Station (with modem and antenna port) M8799LL/A
Internal Bluetooth module with antenna
Displays Apple Studio Display (17-inch flat panel) M7649ZM/B
Apple Cinema Display (20-inch flat panel) M8893ZM/A
Apple Cinema HD Display (23-inch flat panel) M8537ZM/A
Apple DVI to ADC Display Adapter M8661LL/A
Apple DVI to ADC Video Adapter M9267G/A
Services AppleCare Protection Plan M8850LL/A
.Mac Subscription M8778LL/A
Technical Specifications
Processing
1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, or dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 microprocessors
PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers
Native support for 32-bit application code
512K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions
Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order operations
Dual-pipeline Velocity Engine for 128-bit single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) processing
Two independent double-precision floating-point units
Advanced three-stage branch-prediction logic
800MHz, 900MHz, or 1GHz 64-bit DDR frontside bus supporting up to 8-GBps data throughput; one on each processor on dual processor systems
Point-to-point system controller
Memory
128-bit data paths for up to 6.4-GBps memory throughput
1.6GHz model
256MB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM
Four DIMM slots supporting up to 4GB of main memory
1.8GHz systems and 2Ghz systems
512MB of PC3200 (400MHz) DDR SDRAM
Eight DIMM slots supporting up to 8GB of main memory
Support for the following DIMMs (in pairs):
128MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128- or 256-Mbit)
512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
1GB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
Graphics and displays
AGP 8X Pro graphics slot supporting up to 2-GBps data throughput, with one of the following graphics cards installed:
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order option)
Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels
ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA adapter included
Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Support for up to two Apple flat panel displays(8)
Storage
Two Serial ATA controllers supporting up to 150-MBps data throughput per hard drive
Two 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays with drive guides for a second drive
One 80GB or 160GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA drive installed in standard configurations(5)
Support for up to two internal Serial ATA drives; _*500GB maximum system capacity(5)*_
8MB memory buffers on all hard drives
Optical drive bay with SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) installed; writes DVD-R discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 10x speed, reads CDs at up to 32x speed
PCI expansion
One of the following configurations:
Three open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots, or
One open full-length 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X slot and two open full-length 64-bit 100MHz PCI-X slots
Communications
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
Built-in 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11) (13)
Expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) (6)
External AirPort Extreme antenna
Optional Bluetooth 1.1 module and antenna
Peripherals and audio
One FireWire 800 port and two FireWire 400 ports (one on front panel, 15W total power)
Three USB 2.0 ports (on one front panel), two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard
Front headphone minijack and speaker
Optical digital audio in and out Toslink connectors
Stereo audio in and out minijacks
Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100-125V AC or 200-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
Size and weight
Height: 20.1 inches (51.1 cm)
Width: 8.1 inches (20.6 cm)
Depth: 18.7 inches (47.5 cm)
Weight: 39.2 pounds (17.8 kg) (14)
Tests performed by Apple in June 2003 using preproduction Power Mac G5 units. The Power Mac systems ran a PowerPC G5 — optimized version of Photoshop 7.0.1 including optimized AltiVecCore, ACE, and BIB Carbon Libraries; the Dell Dimension ran Photoshop 7.0.1.
“World’s fastest” based on SPEC CPU2000 benchmark results and leading professional application performance tests against 3GHz Pentium 4 — based Dell Dimension 8300 and dual 3.06GHz Xeon-based Dell Precision Workstation 650. SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks run with GCC 3.3 compiler and independently tested; professional applications tested by Apple, June 2003.
Based on SPEC CPU2000 benchmark results against 3GHz Pentium 4 — based Dell Dimension 8300 and dual 3.06GHz Xeon-based Dell Precision Workstation 650, run with GCC 3.3 compiler and independently tested, June 2003.
Selected models.
1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Achieving data rates of 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme Card and connect to an AirPort Extreme Base Station. If any user of Wi-Fi certified 802.11b products joins the network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps and AirPort Extreme network users will get less than 54 Mbps. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors.
Check with manufacturer for compatibility.
Second Apple flat-panel display requires Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, sold separately.
Actual rates will vary.
Preliminary specifications based on preproduction Power Mac G5 units.
Based on SPEC CPU2000 benchmark results against 3GHz Pentium 4 — based Dell Dimension 8300 and dual 3.06GHz Xeon-based Dell Precision Workstation 650m, performed by VeriTest, June 2003.
Tests performed by Apple in June 2003 using preproduction Power Mac G5 units with application software optimized for the PowerPC G5.
Compatible ISP and telephone services required. Your ISP may not support all V.92 features. Modem will function according to V.90 standards if V.92 services are not available. Actual modem speeds lower.
Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Product contains electronic documentation.
Backup copy of software is included.
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