Oncology Services & Support
Hardware Specifications
Medical Oncology Database Server Requirements (Rack Mount Ready 2U)
- Server Size:
- 0-75 Concurrent Users – Use Specifications Listed Below.
76+ Concurrent Users – Custom Hardware Quotation Required.
- Processor:
- Dual X5550 Xeon Processor, 2.66GHz 8M Cache, Turbo, HT
- Bus Type:
- PCI-E
- Memory (DRAM):
- 6GB Memory (6x1GB), 1333MHz Single Randked UDIMMs for 2 Processors, Optimized
- Hard Drives:
- 2x146GB + 2x300GB + 2x600GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3.5" Hot Plug Hard Drive
- Drive Controller:
- Internal Dual channel SAS 3.0Gb/s RAID[2] controller with ≥ 256MB cache with (50/50) read/write cache enabled.
Configured for hardware RAID 1 fault tolerance and Read/Write cache enabled.
CD and tape should operate from channel 2 of controller or a separate controller.
- Optical Drive:
- Internal Slim optical DVD + RW
- Backup Tape:
- None[6]
- Network Interface:
- Dual Two-Port Embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5709 Gigabit Ethernet NIC
- Redundancy:
- PSU and Fans
- Ports:
- Minimum 2 USB
- Operating System:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 R2 (Standard or Enterprise) with Service Pack 2 (with sufficient seat licenses)
- File System:
- NT File System (NTFS)
Partition C: 300GB (RAID 1) OS, APP, & Dumps
Partition D: 600GB (RAID 1) Database
Partition E: 146GB (RAID 1) Database Logs
- Microsoft® OS Architecture
- 32-bit (not 64-bit)
- Microsoft® .NET Framework
- 1.1 and 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5
Notes:
- These specifications are guidelines only. Customers should not order hardware without prior review and order approval from Varian.
- Software RAID is neither recommended nor supported with this Database Server.
- Hardware used should be approved based on the current Microsoft® Windows® Catalog Listing.
- CPU identified above is for Intel®'s Nehalem (microarchitecture). Each CPU has three separate memory controller hubs (MCHs) within the CPU package, and requires each memory channel to be populated per CPUS for optimal use.
- 1 Gbps network recommended for maximum speed and performance.
- Database Server does not include a tape backup device package.
- a. An optional external tape backup device package is available for sites
- without an Image Fileserver and should operate from a separate drive
- controller.
- Specifications subject to change without notice as newer computer models become available.