>I was thinking of an actual server box rather than DIY e.g Compaq IBM etc. >with somewhere around these specs;
>- 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? IBM X206 - add the required memory + the extra drives (I'd go for SCSI rather than SATA) - forget the HOSTRAID let linux/kernel RAID do the work. - btw - I liked the tape option. Far more robust.
