You don't have a backup solution. RAID in itself is data protection without being a backup. I'd advise a minimum of three external USB2 hard drives in caddies as the off-site backup.
You'll also need a NIC - gigabit of course. As for the CPU it doesn't really matter as long as there is one. You haven't provided any details about machine tasks... Quantity of users and their experience level, or current data set size. What is wrong with the current hardware? Also, what is coming up in the future that can be anticipated? -----Original Message----- From: Hadley Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 14 March 2006 10:17 p.m. To: CLUG Subject: Suggessted Linux workgroup server - Mid-level processor e.g P4 rather than Celeron or Xeon - 1GB RAM - 2 x ~ 200GB drives in RAID 1 - Extra 2 x ~200GB hot-swappable SATA drives for backup - In a tower case What is my best bet for out-of-the-box (or close to) Linux compatibility?
