Hi, Can anyone recommend UK hardware suppliers who will preconfigure RAID for Linux? We are looking to purchase a Linux system for use as a web-server for a lightly loade internet / intranet site, which is being redeveloped as a database-backed site (apache/mod_perl/MySQL). We initially approached Dell UK, but at present they only offer Linux pre-installed on their Precision Workstations, and they also don't support RAID for Linux. So I'm looking for alternative suppliers. So far I've come up with Digital Networks (http://www.dnuk.com). Does anyone have any other recommendations? Also, it would useful to have a "sanity check" on the specs. I've come up with:- 450MHz, 256MB, 2x9GB SCSI 7200rpm (RAID 1) My reason for wanting to use RAID 1 over RAID 5 is to gain complete data redundancy (data set is small, so disk usage is not a big problem). RAID 1 seems to be a simpler design than RAID 5, so hopefully there is less to go wrong. Does this sound reasonable? Finally, should I ask for separate SCSI controllers for the two disks, or is this overkill? Regards -------------------------------------------------------------- Joe McFadden email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Development Manager web: http://www.icr.ac.uk Institute of Cancer Research Tel: 0171 352 8133 x5363 123 Old Brompton Road Fax: 0171 225 2574 LONDON SW7 3RP, UK Support the everyman campaign against male cancers by visiting http://www.icr.ac.uk/everyman/ --------------------------------------------------------------
