Probably a newbie question, but how do I check server specs...

Quick scenario: you get a dedicated server and should be offered say a P4 with 1GB RAM all for your own use.

1. How do you check the processor/mem specs? Can you do this via the WHM?

2. How can you make sure that nobody else is being put on your server (via WHM)?

1. Yes, you can view server specifics in WHM.

2. Make sure you've got root access, and not a reseller account. With a root WHM login you'll see all the accounts on the server. You also can look in /home and see if there are any other accounts there.

Thanks, Josh! Will give it a shot tomorrow when the new server arrives. How specific can the details be? Will I be able to verify that the ram is EEC memory and that the HDD is a fast 7200 RPM drive? Or are we talking basic specs just like when you load up Windows on a home PC?

Example:
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Processor #1 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #1 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.66GHz
Processor #1 speed: 2666.787 MHz
Processor #1 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #2 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #2 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.66GHz
Processor #2 speed: 2666.787 MHz
Processor #2 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #3 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #3 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.66GHz
Processor #3 speed: 2666.787 MHz
Processor #3 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #4 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #4 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.66GHz
Processor #4 speed: 2666.787 MHz
Processor #4 cache size: 512 KB

Memory: 1031644k/1048512k available (1619k kernel code, 16480k reserved, 1195k data, 168k init, 131008k highmem)

hda: ST3120022A, ATA DISK drive
hdb: ST3120022A, ATA DISK drive
hdc: SONY CD-ROM CDU5212, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hda: attached ide-disk driver.
hda: host protected area => 1
hda: 234441648 sectors (120034 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=14593/255/63, UDMA(100)
hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
hdb: host protected area => 1
hdb: 234441648 sectors (120034 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=14593/255/63, UDMA(100)

total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1031976 949708 82268 0 101416 423396
-/+ buffers/cache: 424896 607080
Swap: 2048276 14716 2033560
Total: 3080252 964424 2115828

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Processor #1 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #1 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
Processor #1 speed: 2400.144 MHz
Processor #1 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #2 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #2 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
Processor #2 speed: 2400.144 MHz
Processor #2 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #3 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #3 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
Processor #3 speed: 2400.144 MHz
Processor #3 cache size: 512 KB

Processor #4 Vendor: GenuineIntel
Processor #4 Name: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
Processor #4 speed: 2400.144 MHz
Processor #4 cache size: 512 KB

Memory InformationMemory: 1032904k/1048512k available (1852k kernel code, 15220k reserved, 378k data, 316k init, 131008k highmem)

OK, seems to work fine. How do I check /home though? Can this be done using WHM?

No you'll have to go in via ssh as root.

Then type

cd /home

then type

ls

There shouldn't be any accounts in there that you don't have in WHM.