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Server Fault is for System Administrators and Desktop Support Professionals needing expert answers on topics related to managing or maintaining computer systems in a professional capacity for their company or clients.
If your question is about…
- Servers - hardware - Operating Systems: linux windows-server-2008 freebsd openbsd solaris aix - Server Software: apache2 exchange-2010 sharepoint - Virtualization: vmware-esxi hyper-v kvm xen jails
- Enterprise storage Systems: san fibre-channel raid
- Business Workstations
- Networking: routing switch firewall wan
- Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring: backup monitoring disaster-recovery scripting
and it is not about…
- Anything in a home setting. No exceptions.
- Product, service, or learning material recommendations.
- Career, salary, personnel, employment, or formal education
- Licensing, Legal (lex legis), and circumventing security or policy
- Unauthorized hacking, password cracking, or system abuse and misuse
We have sister sites…
- StackOverflow for Programming
- SuperUser for Networking, Servers, or Technology outside the professional workplace
- Unix & Linux for general Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting
- DBA for advanced database topics
- IT Security for advanced security (implementation, theory, white hat)
We also have…
… a list of the most common questions with links to the "best" answer we've identified.
