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redbit server specifications

We only use Supermicro servers for all servers which are true server-grade machines in every sense of the term.

Intel and AMD CPU's
We use a range of different CPU's in our servers from top line Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz (hyperthreading, 800 Mhz FSB, 2 MB cache) to powerful dual Intel Xeon Nocona (hyperthreading, 64-bit) and dual AMD Opteron 246 (64 bit).

3ware RAID5
All servers use 3ware Serial ATA hardware RAID5 technology for hard drive redundancy ensuring that if one drive fails the server remains online and functioning normally with no service interruption. The Supermicro chassis used for all servers has 4 hotswap bays which we use for RAID5 (3 drives, 320 GB total capacity) and daily backups (1 drive, 160 GB capacity).

SATA storage
Our servers use high speed, 160 GB SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives throughout. These drives (Raid Edition where applicable) allow for hotswap changes and offer superb reliability.

Corsair DDR2 RAM
We use only the highest Corsair quality RAM in our servers comprising of DDRII technology running at 400 Mhz which ensures that access to the server memory is a quick and efficient process.

• Dual (x2) Gigabit NIC's
• 100mbps uplink to switch
• In house monitoring (21 services per server)
• Third party monitoring by Alertra
  

Software

• CentOS 3.x - 4.x
• Apache 1.3.x
• PHP 4.x
• MySQL 4.x
• FrontPage 2002 Extensions
• CGI
• PERL 5.x
• SSI
• phpMyAdmin
• WHM / cPanel control panels
• ExiScan / Clam Active Email Anti Virus
• Zend Optimizer
  

All software is updated regularly with newer, stable versions so that everything is always running smoothly. Due to this, the versions listed above may differ slightly from the actual versions installed.

We also have servers with higher and different specifications than those listed above including a large number of Dual Xeon systems (pictured above). If you have any special requirements please contact us and we'll see if we can find you a place on a different server than the one currently being populated.

It must be remembered that a server is often only as good as the network it's connected to. Please see our network page for a full run down on this area.