Buying a server

[Distance]

Going to buy a server with http://softlayer.com/



Single Processor Dual Core Opteron 1216 - 2.4GHz - 2 x 1MB cache
Ram 2 GB DDRII 667
250GB SATA II SATA Disk Controller
Uplink Port Speeds 1000 Mbps Public & Private Networks
2000 GB Bandwidth
Business Continuance Insurance
Host Ping Monitoring
Operating System CentOS 4 (32 bit)
cPanel/WHM with Fantastico and RVskin
5 IP Address
McAfee LinuxShield Anti-Virus - Linux
Network IDS/IPS Protection
APF Software Firewall for Linux
VPN Management - Private Network Unlimited SSL VPN Users & 1 PPTP VPN User per account
Nessus Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting


Operating System CentOS 4 (32 bit)

Not sure which OS to choose..

CentOS 4 (32 bit)
CentOS 4 (64 bit)
Fedora Core 6 (32 bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - 5 (32 bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - ES 4 (32 bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - ES 4 (64 bit)


Total price per month = $229.00 xD


What do you think about the server

Also which OS should I choose??


Thx
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[doogie88]

Operating System CentOS 4 (32 bit) is what I use on mine.

[mdhmi]

CentOS is a terrific distro. I run it on several production servers.

[da420]

CentOS.beep.done.

[Lynne]

I have always used CentOS. Last server was 32-bit, but when I moved to the two server configuration, I went with 64-bit on the advice over at vb.com

[Distance]

Thanks for the comments :)

I was thinking of going with CentOs anyway due to the good reviews but wasnt sure on the 32/64 bit.

Also what do you think of the specs for the price :)

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[dalezer07]

yeh distance CentOS is the most reccommended for running cpanel,

The specs are very good for the price i would say,
2Gb ram 250Gb hdd and a dual core opteron! the sound of that sounds amazing ;)

[ThorstenA]

maybe you want to have another harddrive or RAID? Also, Red Hat is for free.

[Distance]

They are all for free when you are spending that much on a server :)

[dalezer07]

its all free except windows lmao