Server recommendations

[Jason Spatafore]

For your specs, take a look at IBM. From the cost below, I think you will find them really competitive. 

For example, RAID5 system is probably 3 HDDs and comes in around $8800 according to specs. IBM has several systems which can meet the needs. (Rack mountable, non-rack...etc.)

The system you propose has no apparent hot-swap capabilities. 

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=-840&storeId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=4611686018425116956

That's a good place to start. :) Look at what you can add-on and so forth. This is a tower system. There are many more systems available to choose from. 

I suggest shopping around a bit. There's a lot to choose from. (HP has equivalent systems.) When you're talking about servers, you may not want to go generic as you will find that you often do not save money. 


 >>  My company is currently looking to purchase a Linux server for a web
 >>  app that comes with the specs listed at end

 >>  My questions are:

 >>  Does this sound reasonable for a LAMP stack w/ additional resources
 >>  used for a backend app?

 >>  Is Fedora a descent distro?  I'm only familiar w/ slack for toying
 >>  around at home.  Unfortunately I'm the guru here, which says naught
 >>  for the company.  Which leads me to the next question...

 >>  Any recommendations for support on this stuff?  We're located on the
 >>  west valley, 59th & Bell.

 >>  Here are the specs:

 >>  Intel Xeon 1.6 GHz with 2 Gb. (Minimum) 4 Gb. (Recommended) Memory
 >>  * Recommend SuperMicro motherboard.

 >>  Seagate 36 Gb. SCSI hard drive with Adaptec SCSI Controller)
 >>  * SCSI Controller comes standard with SuperMicro motherboard

 >>  Standard CD Rom for installing Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3.0 or above or
 >>  Fedora Core 1

 >>  Standard 1.44 Floppy

 >>  3Com 10/100 base Ethernet Card
 >>  * (2) 1 gigabit base TCP/IP ports (standard on SuperMicro motherboard)

 >>  Standard AGP video card
 >>  * Standard on SuperMicro motherboard

 >>  Estimated Total Hardware

 >>  System cost: approx.                             $6300.00

 >>  With RAID 5 system                            $8800.00
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Sincerely,

Jason Spatafore