User manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
The Cobalt RaQ
TM
3 is a third-generation server appliance that provides
a dedicated web-hosting platform and offers new capabilities for
high-traffic, complex web sites and e-commerce applications.
The RaQ 3 server appliance offers a full suite of Internet services with
remote administration capabilities, pre-packaged in a single rack-unit
(1RU) industry-standard enclosure. The RaQ 3 is pre-configured with
Apache web server, Sendmail, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server,
Domain Name System (DNS), the Linux operating system and
FrontPage Server extensions. The RaQ 3 further enhances the service
suite by offering bandwidth management, pre-packaged Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL), enhanced backup support and comprehensive site usage
reporting.
The RaQ 3 provides tight integration with partner products. The RaQ 3
also offers several hardware enhancements over its predecessor: a
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion slot (RaQ 3i
configuration only), support for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS),
a faster Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) (RaQ 3i configuration
only), a faster central processing unit (CPU) and room for extra RAM.
There are two sets of hardware configurations available: the RaQ 3i and
the RaQ 3:
• The RaQ 3i has two 10/100 BaseT network connectors, one PCI
expansion slot and one SCSI connector.
• The RaQ 3 has one 10/100 BaseT network connector, no PCI
expansion slot and no SCSI connector.