I was thinking about getting a new server. Does anyone use IBM's Netfinity 5600 Server? I'm looking for a server for around 20-50 sites and I'm trying to keep the cost around $1,000 bones. Whatdya think? I can get this one for around a grand with an IBM 9.1 GB 7200RPM UW SCSI2 Hard Drive.

Thanks for your advice

-CP

------SPECS------
Intel Pentium III 800MHz Processor and 133MHz*front-side bus architecture
* with 256KB full-speed L2 cache
· Expandable To Dual Processors
· 256MB PC133 ECC SDRAM (4GB Max.)
· (3) 64-bit Active PCI, (2) 32-bit I/O Slots
· Integrated dual-channel Ultra2 SCSI LVD (80MBps per channel)
· Integrated Advanced System Management Processor
· 10 Bays (6 slim-high hot-plug; 2 half-high; 40x CD-ROM; 1.44 Floppy)
· Up to 218.4GB Internal Storage (Not Included)
· Optional-ServeRAID™ 3HB or ServeRAID-3L Adapters
· Integrated PCI 10/100 Ethernet
· 500W (2x250W Hot-Plug); Optional 250W Hot-Plug
· Light Path Diagnostics
· Predictive Failure Analysis Support for the hard disk drives,
* microprocessor, VRMs, fans and memory.
· 3-year limited onsite warranty, IBM Server Start Up Support,
**Netfinity 99.9% Availability Guarantee Program, TechConnect®,

I'm using these for email servers running RH7.1 and Qmail with
QmailAdmin and SQWebMail. Each of them host about 15.000 mail
users and they are really great :)

Fast and stable. (They are running 3x 18 Gig SCSI disks in raid
though).

I have one of these as a testmachine and it is running very well, much recommended :)

Where are you getting it from?

David

I purchased them directly from one of IBM's distributors. I'm in Europe
(Norway) where I think Scribona is the main distributor. At least
that's where I got ours.