Ed,
I think Dell (and others) are way overpriced. IIRC, they wanted to put a
17" monitor and a high-powered graphics card in their server (what do they
think I'll be doing with it... Quake?). But to answer your question: yes,
my experience has been that Dell power edge servers (I've used the 1300 with
Linux) run Linux well. I imagine Dell support for Linux could only have
improved since. I didn't do disk mirroring and used another (ancient) Dell
as tape server but if this is all SCSI, you'll have no trouble (although
make sure the RAID controller is Linux compatible).
BTW, I would insist on installing the OS yourself so you can decide how it's
partitioned, what goes on the machine, etc. (and also, because you may have
to do it someday and it would be nice to know you have all the specs and
drivers you'll need).
I would prefer a shop that focuses on Linux and tries to deliver more value
(than Dell). But I know nothing about Linux Unlimited LLC specifically.
Get a lot of RAM.
-Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: server recommendations?
: Hi Ed,
:
: Congratulations on your new association. An alternative that you
: may want to consider is my company, Linux Unlimited, LLC. We can
: custom-build servers to your specifications. We only do Linux servers,
: and all servers are guaranteed Linux compatible. In addition, we are
: price competitive, and support Linux fully. Please send me your
: server specifications and/or requirements, and I'll be happy to put
: quotes together for you.
:
: I hope that you will consider Linux Unlimited for your servers.
:
: -Scott Sharkey
: Linux Unlimited, LLC
:
:
: Ed Lazor wrote:
: >
: > HI =)
: >
: > A new association is being formed, to be made up of Christian businesses
: > and business people, and formed to provide services to the Christian
: > business community. Part of this process will involve setting up a web
: > site and that's where I come in.
: >
: > I have several web sites running on Linux servers and I'm familiar with
web
: > development. Most of my web servers run on standard PCs configured with
: > RedHat Linux. I think we'll need to go with something a little more
robust
: > for this particular project and I thought I'd check to see what you
: > recommend.
: >
: > I'd like to setup drive mirroring, a tape backup system, and redundant
: > power supplies, etc. I was looking at VA Linux, Cobalt, Dell, and
possibly
: > just building something from scratch. What do you recommend? Does
RedHat
: > run well on Dell systems?
: >
: > I look forward to hearing what you suggest.
: >
: > Thanks =)
: >
: > -Ed
: >
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