General Information:

What is the RaQ 3i and what does it offer?
What's new in RaQ 3i?
What third party applications are available for the RaQ 3i?
What solutions can an ISP deploy with a RaQ 3i?
What RaQ 3i configurations are available?
Will there be additional RaQ 3i products?
How can I get a feel for the ease of use of the product?
What Internet services does RaQ 3i provide?
Would it be cheaper to build my own box?
How fast is the RaQ 3i?
Are NT, NetWare, Macintosh or UNIX licenses needed to use RaQ 3i?
Can I upgrade the firmware?
What about RaQ 3i's warranty and support?

Technical Information:

Is the CPU upgradeable?
Does RaQ 3i have any slots for expansion?
What Network Protocols Does the RaQ 3i support?
How do I configure the RaQ 3 for TCP/IP?
What network connections does RaQ 3i support?
Does the RaQ 3i support drive mirroring?
Can I upgrade my RaQ 3i storage capacity by adding another hard disk?

What is the RaQ 3i and what does it offer?
Cobalt Networks is announcing RaQ 3i, Cobalt's third-generation server appliance. The RaQ 3i offers a full suite of Internet services with remote administration capabilities, prepackaged in a single rack-unit height. The RaQ 3i expands Cobalt's RaQ server appliance product line by providing a larger, more powerful and broader availability of partner applications.

What's new in RaQ 3i?
The RaQ 3i expands Cobalt's RaQ server appliance product line by providing a larger, more powerful and broader availability of partner applications. The array of solutions available for the RaQ 3i will make it an ideal appliance platform for high-traffic Web portals, e-commerce, and application hosting.

What third party applications are available for the RaQ 3i?
The array of solutions available for the RaQ 3i make it an ideal appliance platform for high-traffic Web portals, e-commerce, and application hosting. RaQ 3i customers and developers can build on leading edge Web and Internet technologies from industry leaders including Intershop, Oracle, OpenMarket, Miva, RSA, Sane Solutions, CyberCash, Signio, and Real Networks.

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What solutions can an ISP deploy with a RaQ 3i?
Dedicated web hosting is the most popular solution that an ISP would offer with RaQ 3i. The RaQ 3i also expands the solutions to include e-commerce hosting, application hosting or even shared hosting.

What RaQ 3i configurations are available?
RaQ 3i is currently available in one configuration - single CPU, 20 GB hard disk, 512 MB RAM, dual NICs, and a SCSI controller. All the existing RaQ 2 configurations are also available.

Will there be additional RaQ 3i products?
Based on market requirements, expect Cobalt to provide additional products within the RaQ 3i family.

How can I get a feel for the ease of use of the product?
Please visit Cobalt's web site at www.cobalt.com, and check for RaQ family in the products sections. The Demo button will lead you to several screen shots that will demonstrate the ease of use of the product.

What Internet services does RaQ 3i provide?
RaQ 3i comes pre-configured with Apache Web server, ProFTPd FTP server, Sendmail Email services, DNS, Front Page 2000 server extensions, Arkeia backup client, 56-bit SSL, and Cobalt's patent pending Bandwidth Management service.

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Would it be cheaper to build my own box?
No. You will find that the price to build your own box is very comparable to Cobalt RaQ servers. Also, the RaQ 3i comes pre-configured with all the Internet service software wrapped in a very easy to use browser based interface that takes the hassles out of adding and configuring the software. Moreover, Cobalt provides ongoing support and continuous product enhancements.

How fast is the RaQ 3i?
RaQ 3i can easily handle about 7 million web pages hits in a day. Detailed information on other benchmarks is available on the Cobalt web site.

Are NT, NetWare, Macintosh or UNIX licenses needed to use RaQ 3i?
No, there is no additional software license required to run or use the RaQ 3i.

Can I upgrade the firmware?
No.

What about RaQ 3i's warranty and support?
30 day consulting, 1 year parts and labor. Additional warranty and support available

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Is the CPU upgradeable? No.

Does RaQ 3i have any slots for expansion?
Yes, a single PCI slot is available for expansion.

What Network Protocols Does the RaQ 3i support?
TCP/IP.

How do I configure the RaQ 3 for TCP/IP?
IP address, subnet mask and gateway address are configured through the front panel LCD screen.

Does the RaQ 3i support drive mirroring?
No.

Can I upgrade my RaQ 3i storage capacity by adding another hard disk?
Yes, this can be done very easily by either adding a hard disk(s) internally or attaching an external storage device to the SCSI port. Then just click the "Add Storage" button from the RaQ 3I user interface and the additional storage will seamlessly integrate into the RaQ 3i.

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