Is it possible to independently confirm the specs of a particular server. If a hosting company claims this and that as regards the physical features of the server, would be nice to confirm it. If it is possible, what tools or commands are used.
If it's a linux server, and you have shell access there are a number of ways that you can see what the server hardware is. Most of the information that you need is in the /proc directory. To see the cpu information, use: $ cat /proc/cpuinfo It will show detailed information about the number and type of CPUs installed. To see information about memory, you canuse the "top" command, or the command "cat /proc/meminfo". "top" is easier to read and also shows other information that may be helpful, such as the current server load. To see information about what hardware is installed, you can use "lspci -vvv". THat will show the manufacturer and usually model number of everything on the pci bus. Hope that helps.
Thanks, it does help. Obviously you need access to the server to do this. I'll try it with my current host. I'm sure this will lead to further questions. I'm assuming then it's not possible to check such features without username/password access. I'm thinking, prior to signing up - confirming specs.