Talk:Server (computing)

message: The article uses a very narrow notion of server, and needs to be significantly rewritten to make it complete and comprehensive. Plus, the references have to be standard technical textbooks or websites, and not generic dictionaries, books, or websites. Wiki5d (talk) 04:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think article needs to be moved to Server (computer), which covers the hardware only. Any other use of server in the field of computing should go to Server (xyz). There is no point trying to cover multiple definitions here, when there is enough complexity in each definition to result in large articles. Rilak (talk) 13:04, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree. But I feel that this page need not moved to Server (computer), but rather appropriate portions of this page should be moved to appropriate and separate articles (some of which might not exist yet) such as Server (computer), Server operating system, Server (program), etc.; and, for every other use xyz of Server in computing, as you mentioned, there should be a separate article of the name Server (xyz).  This page, Server (computing), can be made into one that summarizes all of those different uses and links to those pages as main articles. Wiki5d (talk) 06:02, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes, it would be better if there was a central article which summarised the other articles and provided a central point for navigation. Rilak (talk) 05:42, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

text:  I Agree with Wiki5d, this seems like the best solution.  There is an obvious difference between Server (computing) and Server (computer).  This article should be very generic and broad - let the sub server pages deal with details of hardware/software Server permutations.  I say go for it. Jwoodger (talk) 14:42, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewriting the article 

message: I agree to some points with Rilak and Wiki5d; however the "server"-article should be kept short stating that a server is a device for handling requests eg for:
* file (audio, video, text, other filetypes) sharing over internet and/or local network (FTP, SMB, AFP, UPnP AV, NFS).
* webradio broadcasting (SHOUTCAST, ...)
* webserver (for homepage, ...) 
* Active directory/Bittorrent client (installing updates by a single download by server, distribution of patches over local network)
* USB or printserver
* UPS support
...
The server (hardware) can perhaps be instead the Mainframe article. Alternatively, the mainframe article can be cut in pieces which can be transferred to server (hardware. However, I don't like this article suggestion; as a server can be anything from a mere 100mhz webserver to a rack of quad-core 2,5ghz 64bit computers with over 8gb of RAM ....
As for the mainframe/server hardware page following is to be mentioned:
3 types of servers exist: 
*servers running on Windows (supporting protocols are CIFS/SMB)
*servers running on Mac OS X (protocol is AppleTalk Filing Protocol)
*servers running on Unix/Linux (protocol is Network File System)
Commercial servers can be bought for all three types;
a Comparisation of mainframes article needs to be made
* the HP ProLiant DL380 is the most popular windows server
* Apple Xserve (4core) are the most popular OSX servers
* Sun Fire X4150 and other Sun Fire servers are popular Linux/Unix Servers
It should be noted that Linux/Unix servers are more efficient/better as because of the OS, they require fewer resources for a same task. Also eg the Sun Fire servers have much better specifics as their counterparts when looked at the price 2000 vs 3000€ and 4300€, 16GB RAM vs 8GB and 2GB, comparable CPU's). 
In general, servers require fast I/O, and thus use RAID5 or RAID6 on the hard disks (usually serial attached SCSI instead of SATA/eSATA)
The second best servers are OS X servers, yet these require extensive knowledge to set up and alturations (when implemented as a server with Windows clients)
Finally for the server operating system article, Windows Server 2003 R2, CentOS (?) are used
81.246.176.126 (talk) 09:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestions

message: I did not take the picture and am not an expert, but in all the racks I've worked on this is not the orientation.  To further support my suspicion, the viewing aspect seems off. To correct, rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise. Mollnow (talk) 23:41, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "A server rack seen from the rear" picture 

message: As per banners added July 2010 with no objections voiced, I have merged content from Server computer. --Kvng (talk) 15:59, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Server computer]] 

message: the text states that servers need 2.5 % of the energy consumption of the US - I think this will be a misunderstanding - it should be 2.5 % of the electricity needed, not of the whole energy consumption including fuels etc. (The source is quoted correctly, the misunderstanding is there.) Plehn (talk) 16:03, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Energy consumption of servers - misleading ? No question misleading and incorrect 

message: how many types of servers can i find? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.195.224.11 (talk) 13:37, 20 July 2011‎ (UTC)
Video music try AlejandraPerezEsmeradla (talk) 21:53, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  servers 

message: I clicked the link to "mini rack server" in the size classes section, it does not lead to another wiki page, or it has been deleted. - Adam Rees, user:adamrees89 11:28, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad Link 

message: Have been a bit brutal. Sorry if your favourite bit got chopped, but think of the health and logic of the article as a whole before just chucking stuff back in. Snori (talk) 02:10, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tidy-up 

message: I got redirected to this entry from a "Headless computer" entry (found when searching the "Headless computer" term on DuckDuckGo), and now I see that there's no information here on a headless computer.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.183.138.43 (talk) 20:59, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Most servers these days are "headless computers", in that they do not have a traditional monitor, keyboard and mouse attached. They are usually accessed via ILO or remote console. - the term "headless computer" should probably be mentioned somewhere in this article if we have a redirect for it. --Versageek 21:05, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headless computer - no information about it 

message: I thought this was their main function. deisenbe (talk) 00:20, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doesn't say that primary function is to store and then serve data 

message: It seems to me that the article is an uneven mix of hardware and software information at this point.  It would be clearer to separate into two articles. Digital27 (talk) 14:51, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Separating into hardware and software?