Hardware recommendations - Linux Server box
 

We're planning on replacing an old Windows 2000 server with a new box running Linux/Samba.

I'm looking for suggestions on a good on-line source for a server box suitable for a small office server with good Linux compatibility. I'd prefer something already built, although I can roll my own if necessary.

We haven't bought anything other than laptops for a few years, so I'm out of touch as far as anything else is concerned.

Thanks,

Dave

Can't recommend a specific server cos you don't really say what kind of specs, but one word: Dell.

Id like to hijack this thread since I have a very similar question. I need to upgrade a very important server at work and need to make sure I get the right equipment.

It will be running CentOS5.1
Will be running samba,apache,courier/spamassassin as well as some other software.
Will need to have a RAID1 setup. Preferably software RAID as that's what I'm more experienced maintaining. Anything in the CPU/RAM area will be an upgrade as the current server is a few years old, doesn't have to be the biggest/fastest as the server runs ok as is now. Just time to upgrade it. Doesn't have to be a real server, just a good desktop will do.

Would like it to have SATA drives.


any suggestions? Thanks!


I'll look at dells, most of our workstations are dells.

server hardware recommendations
 

At school, when it really, really mattered, we always used Dell servers. I built many machines from scratch. All the roll your owns are dead boxes, though the Dells are still kicking even under extremely heavy compute loads. The scsi drive systems are a little expensive, but if it matters, then the scsi subsystems are the real answer. $15000.00 gets you on the road OK there. If you have one or more instructors-to-the-gurus, then you might want to consider rolling your own Linux distro, but RedHat Enterprise is the industrial strength solution there. It does require a caretaker that has just that as a day job, it really is a full time job taking care of the complete network if there are more than a few machines. Best wishes.