How it works...
What we've done is prepare a spreadsheet that we can fill in with information collected throughout the remainder of this chapter. We will have very long discussions regarding each part of the server we want to build, so we need a place to collect each decision we make along the way.
The heading column can include any other details you wish to retain about each part, but for the sake of simplicity, we have stuck to the bare minimum. This also goes for the parts we chose for each column. Depending on the vendor you select to supply your server, many of these decisions will already be made. It's still a good idea to include each component in case you need an emergency replacement.
The Total Cost column exists for one purpose: ...
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