I don't think the distribution matters terribly much for a server box, 
as long as you are careful to get updates where it matters and pay
attention to security issues.  Slackware has a good reputation for 
matching components well.  Red Hat has taken a lot of heat for 7.0,
but it's not all that bad.

What sort of mirroring scheme did you have in mind?  What services will
run besides Samba?

-- Rod
   http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Wed, 01 Nov 2000, David Demland wrote:
> We have two Novell servers here in the office. They are mirrored. They are
> both giving some problems. One is completely down. I have been working to
> get everyone to go with Linux servers. Now I have the go ahead to prototype
> the server setup. I would like to know what is the best distro to use. I do
> not want to go with Red Hat unless I am forced to.
> 
> The current prototype will be to setup a single server for now. This server
> will have to be converted over to use a mirror system after the prototype is
> done and we get the go ahead to replace the other server. This means that I
> will need to keep in mind that I will have to mirror the servers. The
> servers will have to interface with the Windblows boxes in the office which
> I want to do using Samba. I need a backup system that I would like to run on
> Linux box instead of running across the network.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> David Demland
> Qa/Testing Manager
> CADTEL Systems, Inc.
> 11201 N. Tatum Ste. 200
> Phoenix, AZ 85028
> (602) 953-4888
> Fax: (602) 953-4833
> ddemland@cadtel.com