Need Hardware Recommendations for FMS2

I am having a FMS2 enabled site and application built and
would like ideas on the best server setup/specs to run the site
smoothly. I expect maximum users at any one time on the site at
about 600 with about 400 concurrent FMS2 users. I will have 4
"rooms" with one way video and audio feeds (1 to many) and as many
as 100, (1 to 1) connections. Although I am more familiar with
xServe, I would prefer to use Linux servers if possible. I have 100
megs of local bandwidth for serving out the content. Am I better to
go with fewer, more robust servers or more servers with less
individual processing power? How much memory per server works best
in your experience? Although Adobe's materials do dot suggest that
load balancing is needed at my size, should I look into load
balancing hardware anyway? All suggestions are most welcome.

To come up with some working numbers, let's assume you'll
have the following application instances running, and all of your
audio/video streams are set at a bitrate of 128kbps:
A) 4 rooms with 1 to many broadcast, each with a single
broadcaster being viewed by 100 people -and-
B) 100 2 way chat rooms, each having two users both
sending/receiving audio and video
For part A, we'll have a total of 404 streams (400 receiving
and 4 broadcasting). At 128kbps, your 404 streams will consume
about 50Mbps of bandwidth.
For part B, we'll have a total of 400 streams (100 rooms each
with two broadcasting streams and two receiving streams), so,
there's another 50Mbps.
So, we have a total of 804 streams consuming 100mbps...
assuming you stick with 128kbps. If your video will be sized at
160x120, you might get away with that bitrate, but if you want a
larger image, you'll likely want to increase the video rate to
265kbps or better.
Given the volume, I'd opt to deploy the app across two, or
maybe even three servers if the budget allows (single processor
Xeon machines with 2gb of RAM should do nicely).
For you OS choice, FMS is rock solid on RHEL 3.

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0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
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0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
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Hello,
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