Integrating mysql, @mail, and Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9

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I have recently received a admin job at a small web hosting company (small) and the current platform is windows and I will be responsible for creating a linux based platform and eventually moving all information over to linux form the windows setup.

The idea is like this run Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 using 2 web server running apache, 2 email servers using @mail, and having 2 front end servers with 4 storage nodes clustered. This company also has some custom database query programs to retrieve information.

I might be in a tad over my head at this point, but that is ok there isnt an immediate rush on integration.

I am looking for any other admins that might be able to offer any opions regarding this basic setup or that might have this setup and offer any suggestions concerning the actual construction of this type of platform.

I post as a noob because I am not familiar with mysql at this point, the learning process has just begun today, lol..

Thank you for and input or laughter to ease the pain.