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Canadian RV and Camping Convention Peartree Software would like to thank all those who attended our demonstrations at the Canadian RV and Camping Convention in Charlottetown, PEI. Congratulations to the winner of our draw for an iPod mini, Ann Stone of Stone's RV & Home Centre!
RVIA Trade Show Peartree would also like the thank all those who attended our software demos at the 43rd Annual RVIA Trade Show in Louisville, Kentucky on November 29 through to December 1, 2005. Peartree was once again a sponsor of the RVDA Canada Night Event and was happy to see many familiar faces at the event. Software Tips and Tricks from the Pros Make your time with RV Dealership Software more efficient. Our developers and testers would like to offer some tips and tricks to help you use your software suite to its full potential.
For example, this screen shot shows a list of work orders sorted by work order stage. To sort by WO date, click the blue column heading for WO date.
- = deletes the bottom row of the list + = adds a row to the bottom of the list x = deletes the specific row highlighted > = inserts a row above the current row Peartree recommends certain minimum requirements in terms of hardware requirements when a new customer decides to implement RV Dealership Software, or when an existing customer chooses to migrate from our legacy version to the web-based version of our software. This article will explain why we recommend certain servers with particular upgrade components. For you, this may mean upgrading your existing server, or purchasing a new one. Memory Servers should be upgraded to at least 1 GB of RAM memory as this allows your server to run more processes and withstand the strain of running constantly. Servers are meant to run 24/7, and not be shut down; increasing RAM memory to at least 1 GB ensures your server will be able to provide the processing power you need.
Licenses and Software An upgrade that needs to be made for a newly purchased server is a licensing upgrade through the purchase of an extra 5 pack (possibly more depending on number of users) of Windows software licenses. This ensures you will be in legal compliance with the Microsoft Software License Agreement; you need a separate license for each computer system you have attached to your server. Software for your server is also an add-on to the standard Dell server. These include corporate anti-virus for your server that can then be run on all the computers attached to that server. Your Peartree Software IT Consultant will configure the software your system needs and include these costs in your Peartree hardware quote. Back-up An important upgrade Peartree Software recommends for every new server is a solid back-up system. The recommended additions include a Tape Back-up system such as the Power Vault 100T, which provides extra memory to back up all the files on your server every night to prevent data loss should anything happen to your server or your network system. To create these back-ups extra software is also required. VERITAS Backup Exec SBS is a small business protection suite that Peartree will include in your quote to ensure that you are truly protected from data loss. Part of this back-up system also includes additional hard drives for your server. The standard is one hard drive, but Peartree IT Consultants strongly recommend that this is upgraded to at least two. Multiple hard drives allow mirroring to protect against drive failure and provide extra back-up in case of a drive failure. Power Safety
As previously mentioned, servers are meant to remain on all the time. A
power failure, causing a sudden server shut-off
Warranties A critical additional upgrade for your server is an extended warranty. You are investing in an important piece of hardware for your business, and Peartree wants it to be protected with a strong warranty in case anything goes wrong with your system.
The standard warranty
included with a new Dell server is one year.
It is important to know all the information to feel comfortable with your server purchase and to understand all the differences between a base model and what upgrades to the base model will mean for you and your business. Peartree Software wants you the have the best quality hardware possible. We also want all the hardware on your site to be everything it needs to be to serve your needs, protect your data, and provide the performance you expect. Servers versus Workstations: What you need for the job Excerpts from Harry Brelsford’s article “Server versus Workstation: The right tool for the right job”, Published April 1999 in his book “Regular” Windows NT Server from IDG Books. When deciding on the hardware you need create the best system for your dealership there are many different options to choose between. To run your Peartree RV Dealership software a dealership must have a dedicated server with minimum speed and memory requirements. Peartree can provide your business with the hardware it needs as a reseller of Dell computers, servers, and equipment. Many people confuse the difference between servers and workstations and do not understand the requirements a server must have to meet the demands software.
So what’s the difference? They may seem subtle, but a failure to grasp the
difference
could have you looking at the blue screen of death more than you should.
The following is a brief
comparison of a Server and a Workstation. Aren’t they the same? The short answer is yes and no. They are nearly identical by most appearances. And no, because they are tuned very differently and are designed to scale to different mountains. NT Workstation is tuned to provide the best possible performance for a single interactive desktop user. NT Server, however, is tuned to provide great performance when used as a server operating system, with lots of users requesting lots of files from the server. Tuning Issues There are fundamental architectural-level differences existed between Windows NT Server and Workstation. One difference in particular lay in how to “tune” the Server version for performance vis-à-vis how to tune the Workstation version.
Processors
Clustering
Client connections
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could spell disaster for your server. Shutting down a server takes time to
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