Suggested hardware specifications

Use this page as a guide to help you set up the hardware aspect of your system. Whether your needs are to set up a small mail server, to upgrade to a mid-range machine, or convert to a high-volume ISP server, this list helps to determine what is standard for ISP/qmail servers.

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Entry Level Server

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz 
• 512MB DDR2 667MHz
• 250 GB Seagate SATA II
• INTEGRATED INTEL ICH7R 4-PORT SATA CONTROLLER
• INTEGRATED 1x Intel® 82573V + 1x Intel® 82573L Network Card
• INTEGRATED Panasonic 3.5in 1.44MB Slim Floppy
• INTEGRATED Teac Slim 24X CD-ROM
• INTEGRATED On-board ATI ES1000 (16MB) graphics
• 2U Supermicro 5025M-I+B Chassis, 550W Power Supply

Mid Level Server

• (1) Intel Dual-Core Xeon 5060 Processor 3.2GHz 1066MHz
• (2) 1024 MB DDR2 667MHz FB-DIMM ECC
• (1) 36 GB Western Digital Raptor SATA 10K RPM
• INTEGRATED Intel SATA 3.0Gbps 6-PORT Controller
• Intel PWLA8490MT PRO/1000 MT PCI-X Single Port GB-LAN
• 1.44MB ALPS Floppy Drive
• 16X/48X IDE DVD-ROM Drive CD/DVD
• INTEGRATED ATI ES1000 Graphics w/ 16MB video memory
• 4U Rack Mount Chassis, 600W EPS12V Dual Power Supply

Top Level System Configuration

• (2) Intel Dual-Core Xeon 5060 Processor 3.2GHz 1066MHz
• (4) 1024 MB DDR2 667MHz FB-DIMM ECC
• (2) 36 GB Western Digital Raptor SATA 10K RPM
• SATA II 4-PORT RAID CONTROLLER CARD
• Intel PWLA8490MT PRO/1000 MT PCI-X Single Port GB-LAN
• 1.44MB ALPS Floppy Drive
• 16X/48X IDE DVD-ROM Drive CD/DVD
• Integrated ATI ES1000 Graphics w/ 16MB video memory
• 4U Rack Mount Chassis, 600W EPS12V Dual Power Supply

Options

• NAS PRO Server
• NetAppliance
• 3U Rack Mini SAS Backplane Servers
• 36GB, 74GB & 150 GB HDD SATA 10K RPM
• 1GB or 2GB DDR2 ECC
• SATA II 4-PORT RAID CONTROLLER CARD
• Chassis Mounting Rail Kits
• Disk-to-Disk Backups 500GB SATA Drives

Software

Email Server

• qmail
• vpopmail
• qmailadmin
• sqwebmail web email
• courier-imap
• open-ldap
• IMP web email
• autoresponder
• ezmlm-idx mailing list manager
• daemontools
• ucspi-tcp
• mrtg traffic graphs
• qmail mrtg scripts

Operating System Options

• RedHat Linux
• FreeBSD
• OpenBSD

Web Server Options

• Apache
• Apache SSL
• PHP

Domain Name Server Options

• djbdns: tinydns, dnscache
• Bind

Load Balancing Options

• djbdns round robin
• Linux Load Balancer

Security Options

• openssh
• openssl
• Services lock down
• Permission restrictions

Database Options

• MySQL
• Oracle
• LDAP
• Sybase

Radius Server Options

• Cistron

Use open source! A comparable commercial licensing software cost for the above packages can easily be $100,000 or more. Since we use open source, the cost to you is $0.

For more information or to talk about which hardware/software solution is the best for your needs, please call Inter7 at (815) 77609465 or email us.