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Server Fault is for system administrators and desktop support professionals, people who manage or maintain computers in a professional capacity for their company or clients.  

<h3>If your question is about…</h3>

   - Servers, including
    - Hardware
    - Operating Systems ([tag:linux], [tag:windows-2008], [tag:freebsd], [tag:openbsd], [tag:solaris], [tag:aix], etc.)
    - Server Software ([tag:apache], [tag:exchange-server-2010],  [tag:sharepoint])
   - Business or Enterprise [tag:storage] systems ([tag:san], [tag:fibre-channel], [tag:raid])
   - Desktop PCs that you maintain in the workplace, including
     - Desktop PC Operating systems ([tag:windows-7], [tag:ubuntu], etc.)
     - Managing desktop applications/software (Deployment, patching, etc. [tag:sccm], [tag:wsus], [tag:zenworks])
   - Networks inside the professional workplace, including [tag:routing], [tag:switching] and [tag:firewall] questions
   - Ancillary topics such as [tag:backup], [tag:monitoring], [tag:disaster-recovery], [tag:patching]…

<h3>and it is **not** about…</h3>

   - Programming (Ask on [StackOverflow][1] instead)
   - Networking outside the professional workplace (Ask on [SuperUser][2] instead)
   - Running servers at home for personal use (ask on [SuperUser][3] instead)
   - General Unix/Linux computer troubleshooting (ask on [Unix & Linux][4] instead)
   - Advanced database topics (ask on [DBA][5] instead)
   - Product or service recommendations (see [this blog post][6] for the reason)
   - Career and Salary questions
   - Licensing ([here is why][7]) and Legal questions 
   - How to circumvent security or organizational policy
   - Password cracking or "hacking" in general
   - [Cheese][8]

… then you’re in the right place to ask your question! 

<h3>We also have …</h3>

   - a [list of questions that come up repeatedly in slightly different forms][9] with links to the "best" answer that's been identified.
   - a chat room where ponies and lolpics are most welcomed

  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/
  [2]: http://www.superuser.com
  [3]: http://www.superuser.com
  [4]: http://unix.stackexchange.com
  [5]: http://dba.stackexchange.com
  [6]: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/
  [7]: http://serverfault.com/questions/215405/can-you-help-me-with-my-software-licensing-question
  [8]: http://serverfault.com/users/1435/chopper3
  [9]: http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/1986/what-are-the-canonical-answers-weve-discovered-over-the-years