[KLUG Members] Web Hosting

[Adam Williams]

>I'm looking to host web services and web pages for businesses... I have
>a T1 line and I'm currently looking for 2 servers to handle serverin
>web sites, consumable web services, database, and email. I would like
>for one server to handle the full load and the other server to be a
>totally fault tolerant backup.

I'd suggest simple peering, with fail over if one fails.  Why have one
box running hot and the other sitting idle for (if you buy an IBM)
possibly years.

You router or front-end-device will need to be able to detect failure
for seemless fault tolerance.
 
>Is this a realistic expectation from two servers ( actually one
>server and if it is where is a good place to find two rock solid
>servers that can handle the job.

IBM.  If they don't have something, check with IBM.

Servers = IBM

Boxes with spinning disks and melting processors and flaky motherboards
= every one else who manufactures something and happens to call it a
computer.

If your truly anti-blue and can't afford the psychotherapy to correct
the problem get a Dell.  They are certainly not, but closer than anyone
else, to IBM.

If someone says "Compaq" attack them with a loaded nail gun,  and aim
for the forehead.
 
>These servers will have very high traffic ....

Another reason to use IBM.