Now it's time to do some research. Follow these steps:
- Make a list of desired server vendors. This list may even be available from the infrastructure department, if our company has one.
- For each vendor, check their available 1U and 2U products.
- For each 1U or 2U server, remove from consideration any that can't fulfill minimum CPU requirements.
- Repeat for RAM.
- Repeat for RAID controller cards.
- Repeat for network interface cards.
- Fill in actual selections where appropriate to obtain unit prices.
- Make corrections to the spreadsheet.
