how can i check the server i have is what they sold me

I know - I should know this but I don't.

Can I shell in and run some command?

[Dean C]

Depends what environment you are running. IIS or Linux?

[punchbowl]

linux - fedora core 5

[Eikinskjaldi]

From the shell,

uname -a will give you information about your system

top will give you info about how many processes you have, and how much RAM

df -h will show you how much disk space you have

cat /proc/cpuinfo

and

cat /proc/meminfo

Will give info about CPU and memory

[punchbowl]

you are the man - this is so helpful!