Server Hardware Sizing Calculator

Workload Inputs

Sizing: Balanced

Customer / Org Name

Project / Reference

Estimated Data Stored (TB)

Total usable data expected (files, DBs, VMs, profiles, etc.).

Growth / Scalability (add % headroom)

Common: 20–50%. Rapid growth: 75–150%.

Users / Accounts (Domain)

Concurrent Connections (RDS / App / DB)

Server Roles

Domain Controller Remote Desktop (RDS) File Server SQL Server Virtualization Host Backup Target

SQL Instances (if SQL enabled)

Instance count is a proxy. Heavy reporting/ETL may need more.

SQL Workload Intensity

Other Installed Programs / Services (count)

Other Programs Type

Storage Media Preference

Auto chooses based on SQL/RDS/I/O needs.

Redundancy Level

Tip: Use the HA Wizard tab to guide this decision.

Networking & Environment

Network Uplinks Needed

NIC Redundancy

Install Location

UPS / Power Protection

Notes / Special Requirements

Recommended Specs

Confidence: Medium

Memory (RAM)

—

CPU

—

Storage (Usable)

—

Drives / RAID

—

Controller (PERC / HBA)

Networking

Media Choice: Pros / Cons

Estimated Cost Direction

Line-Item Budget Estimator (Rough CapEx)

These are intentionally rough ranges (street pricing varies by vendor, warranty, and timing). Use them to sanity-check quotes and compare tiers.

Line Item	What drives cost	Estimated Range
Estimated Total (rough)		$—

“Don’t Forget” Items

How this works: Adds role-based baseline resources + concurrency factors + storage headroom, then chooses RAID/media/controller based on I/O sensitivity (SQL/RDS/VMs) and usable capacity needs.

Single Server vs 2-Node HA Wizard

Recommendation: —

Answer a few questions and this will recommend whether to stay single-server, move to a 2-node HA design, or at least add DR improvements. This also feeds the budget estimator and redundancy selector.

Max acceptable downtime for a server failure?

Max acceptable data loss (RPO)?

How critical are the workloads?

Budget comfort level for HA?

On-site support skill for clusters/HA?

Internet reliability (if cloud replication/SaaS involved)

Wizard Outcome

Suggested Architecture Patterns

If Single Server

If 2-Node HA

When you accept the wizard recommendation, it will update the Redundancy Level on the Calculator page (standard / ha / dr) and re-run sizing & budget.

OS + CAL + RDS CAL + SQL Licensing Checklist

Checklist Ready

This is a planning checklist (not legal advice). Confirm with your licensing reseller and product terms. The selections here can be included in the Professional Report.

Windows Server Edition

Virtualization Plan

Windows Server CAL Type

Estimated CAL Count

RDS Needed?

RDS CAL Count (if applicable)

SQL Needed?

SQL Edition (if applicable)

SQL Licensing Model

If Per-core: cores to license (estimate)

Checklist Items

Notes