On 6/20/08, nate <centos at linuxpowered.net> wrote: <snip> > Easiest is to buy from a vendor that can test on your OS of choice, > there are lots of vendors out there that can do it. > > Two such companies I have bought from that do this include > http://www.siliconmechanics.com/ (HQ in Seattle, WA area) > http://www.asaservers.com/ (HQ in San Fransisco, CA area) > > Both specialize in Supermicro/Tyan-based systems(as to most other > "whitebox" vendors). That, IMHO, is the best way to go. Another way, if the HW is available, is to test it with a Live CD for CentOS, before purchasing, to see if CentOS will run properly on the HW.