Jason, Just to make sure, is a hosting situation possible? There are a lot of offerings as far as LAMP hosting services go, costs get as low as $10/month and security, etc. is managed for you. LAMP servers are a commodity and your buying/management policy should reflect this fact. -jmz On 11/6/06, Jason Etchason wrote: > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- .0000. communication. .0001. development. .0010. strategy. .0100. appeal. JOSHUA M. ZEIDNER IT Consultant ++power; ++perspective; ++possibilities; ( 602 ) 490 8006 jjzeidner@gmail.com