[plug] Beastie Linux Server ...

[John Summerfield]

> We are evaluating shifting our main webserver(s) to an Intel/Linux solution.
> What are peoples reccomendations for hardware with good reliability, speed,
> and Linux support??
> 
> We are looking at a SMP solution (Dual PIII's most likely), with Hardware RAI
> D
> ... Our Hardware/sysadmin guy is currently researching RAID cards (UDMA66, et
> c

I don't speak from experience...
IBM and I think Compaq both support Linux on their servers. If you want a 
Name, either would be a good choice.

Moncreif (Vic Park) sells IBM gear; ComputerCorp sells Compaq. Both have 
other brands; I expect they can advise.

At the other extreme, I notice that Austin Computers have a dual 
CPU-capable M/b in its catalogue. Presumably it can put together a 
(cheaper) box to do the job. I doubt whether anyone there actually know 
anything about Linux though - you may need to vet the actual hardware - 
SVGA, sound (if you want it), SCSI etc.


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Cheers
John Summerfield
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