Building a server on paper

Build and Configure on paper a Windows Server for virtualization based on a setup provided below.
Quantity of machines and operating systems we will have running virtually, that would be each VM requirements.

All windows machines have Office 365, Visual Studio 2018, and Adobe Publisher loaded on them, make sure to include Licenses for client cal’s.

of machines, RAM, Hard Drive space

a. 10 x, Linux Servers, 8 GB, 500 GB

b. 25x, Ubuntu workstation, 4 GB, 500 GB
c. 75 x, Win 10, 8 GB, 500 GB

d. 8 x Windows 2019 server, 16 GB, 3 TB

you choose this design and references to web sites you used to develop your design. Provide a cost breakdown using a table or spreadsheet that includes

all costs (hardware and software) and URLs to all equipment used.

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Software Requirements

Software Quantity Licenses Price
Windows Server 2019 1 Standard Edition $679
Windows 10 Pro 75 Client Access Licenses (CALs) $129/each
Linux 10 Free $0
Ubuntu 25 Free $0
Office 365 110 E5 $35/user/month
Visual Studio 2018 110 Professional $1,500
Adobe Publisher 110 Single App $19.99/month

Cost Breakdown

Component Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Servers 1 $1,500 $1,500
Storage 1 $500 $500
Hard Drives 10 $60 $600
Windows Server 2019 1 $679 $679
Windows 10 Pro CALs 75 $129 $9,675
Linux 10 Free $0
Ubuntu 25 Free $0
Office 365 E5 110 $35/month $4,620/year
Visual Studio 2018 110 $1,500 $165,000
Adobe Publisher 110 $19.99/month $2,598.80/year

Total Cost: $193,272.80

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Hardware Requirements

Component Quantity Specifications URL Price
Servers 1 Intel Xeon E-2288G 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor, 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM, 1TB SATA HDD, 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/193743/intel-xeon-e2288g-processor-16m-cache-3-70-ghz/specifications.html $1,500
Storage 1 Dell EMC PowerEdge PE2500 4 Bay 2.5" SATA/SAS JBOD Storage Enclosure https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000021768/how-to-register-for-access-to-dell-emc-online-support $500
Hard Drives 10 Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM006 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive https://www.amazon.com/seagate-barracuda-2tb/s?k=seagate+barracuda+2tb $60/each

Software Requirements