Virtual "dedicated" Machines
Sep 19, 2008
So you may have noticed im starting a few threads..
my boss told me that he wants to expand our market into hosting
im going to be putting some servers togeter and starting from scratch so to say
we'll be running alot of 2003 XP linux VM's
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we are going to be pushing some into the gaming server market
alot of sites offer dedicated servers
but with VM's taking off are these really *DEDICATED* or are they VM's?
will will be hosting some "dedicated" servers for not only game servers but for other aplications as well
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May 24, 2009
How do I configure dedicated IP's on Virtual Machines running on a CentOS5 Host?
I installed VMWare Server 2 almost without a problem using no GUI, I now have the web interface for the VMWS2 and any machine I create and run on it seems to do so without a problem.
The thing is, I can't connect or know how to configure this virtual network so I end up using 2 dedicated IPs on the Virtual Machine.
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Jul 29, 2007
Anyone know where to find preconfigured virtual machines? I'm looking for Cent OS 5 preconfigured with all the normal stuff (http, php, mysql, bind). I could set this all up myself but surely someone is in the business of creating preconfigured VMs?
I don't know all the precautions to take as far as securing a linux box, so a VM that is fairly secure like this would be very nice. I'm sure someone is already doing this, I just have yet to find them.
I think I'm going to use VMWare, but if the preconfigured VMs is for another virtual software, I'll reconsider.
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Nov 9, 2007
How do you go about setting up virtual machines so that they can see sites hosted on the host machine?
I've got Virtual PC 2007 and the disk image that MS supply for testing IE6 on Vista machines and I'm having trouble accessing my local Apache server (set up with XAMPP). Until recently I was able to set the XP VM's LAN settings to use a proxy server with the IP address of the host machine, but I got migrated to ADSL2+ yesterday by my ISP and now that's no longer working.
To access my sites locally, I set up httpd.conf like this:
PHP Code:
<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "C:PathToFolder" ServerName siteName.local</VirtualHost><Directory "C:PathToFolder"> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all</Directory>
and then in Windows hosts file I add 127.0.0.1 siteName.local.
So what's the best way of getting the host and VMs to talk to each other?
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Sep 3, 2007
What is the difference between Dedicated Virtual vs Regular Dedicated Server?
Also what are the pros and cons of going with Virtual?
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Oct 9, 2008
I would like to understand what is the difference between VPS and a VDS. I understand they sound the same, however from a cost stand point VPS is way cheaper than VDS, and I am not very sure of the reason.
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Apr 15, 2009
What is the difference between virtual dedicated server and a dedicated server?
I know that a dedicated server means you have the physical computer as your server whileas virtual dedicated server means that they separate the physical computer into various parts and you have control over one of those separated parts.
But my question is mainly on the functionality of a virtual dedicated server and a dedicated server.
What can you do on a dedicated server that you can't do on a virtual dedicated server?
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Sep 11, 2008
Not sure what is the difference exactly. What is the most preferred hosting for a reseller business? What is the best option for forums and blogs?
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Apr 6, 2009
At the moment I run a small membership site. The site mainly consists of creating, downloading a lot of files using fwrite (Based on what the user enters).
Last months stats were just under 30GB of data transferred.
I'm currently with HostGator Business Plan ($12.99/month).
I run a LOT of database connections per minute. I am looking to increase the size of my membership site at which point it will be likely that I am running at least 1 DB connection per second.
Can anyone recommend me a decent priced VPS/Dedicated server for my needs?
The usage will probably be around 50GB/month.
HostGator have shutdown my site a couple times last month due to excessive number of running processes (Limited to 25) so I have decided to leave them.
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Mar 17, 2009
I am still in the process of narrowing down and picking a VPS provider for a couple of my higher traffic/resource sites.
As hard as I search, I can't seem to find an honest (aka non-sponsored, non-affiliate) review of MediaTemple's offering. They call it DV instead of VPS, my guess is just to be different.
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May 11, 2008
what hosts are considered the best for virtual dedicated servers.
I know about the big names like GoDaddy and Yahoo, but who really has the best service and (importantly) the best price/value?
Heres what I need power-wise: Something that offers 2GB+ of RAM to me, 20GB+ Hard Drive space, and something thats running on Windows. I intend to run 3 e-commerce sites off this, so if you think I need more power please recommend it.
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Feb 15, 2008
In order to test a web site's performance in conditions close to the planned ones, I would like to run a Virtual Dedicated Server on my desktop Win XP Pro PC (AMD Athlon 3500+, 2Gb RAM).
The most basic approximate parameters for the VDS can be as follows:
- CPU: 400MHz
- RAM: 256 Mb
Guest OS - Linux (e.g. CentOS)
Can someone here recommend me a piece of software (both free and paid) allowing to run a guest system and set the abovementioned limits?
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Nov 14, 2008
let me say that my opinion may not be popular but I am very comfortable as a GoDaddy customer.
I currently have a virtual dedicated server and am a newbie when it comes to linux management.
I am contemplating moving to a shared hosting account since the servers are preconfigured. My concern is slowing down the site.
Our site currently receives 1,700+ visitors per day since it was launched a month ago. We expect this to at least increase to 10,000+ per day.
Does a chart exist to say something like if you have this many visitors then this is what time of hosting account you should have?
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Aug 17, 2007
I bought a Virtual dedicated server from GoDaddy and I had lots of problems setting up the domain , e-mails, etc..
I'm looking for a hosting service where the team can do all the setup for me.
specs:
Linux
about 50GB space
500GB/m bandwidth
CGI, PHP, MySQL
Full root access (FTP)
No upload file size limit
100Mbps
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Mar 28, 2009
I have several small websites that I currently host with HostGator without any issues (although I wish customer service was better).
The websites are very small and currently don't require any significant disk space or bandwidth requirements (we currently have less than 10.000 visitors every month).
The problem I currently have is that these websites were all set up in different accounts which are a pain to manage and probably more expensive than required.
We plan to grow both in number of websites and bandwidth capacity requirements in the near future.
I have come to two options: Stay with Hostgator and get a reseller account( http://www.hostgator.com/resellers<dot>shtml ), or switch to MediaTemple and get a dedicated-virtual account ( http://www.mediatemple<dot>net/webhosting/dv/ ) (I have heard good things about MediaTemple).
Can you guys suggest which option would be better? Or a different one? Below are the characteristics I'm looking at.
Price - As long as it’s within market standards according to service I don't mind paying more for a better service. It is important that payment is easy from outside the US. Customer service - fast, effective, available 24x7. Ease of use / reseller - Easy to maintain several independent websites in a single plan. A plus if they have a good reseller setup.
Long term company stability and management - I wouldn’t like the company to disappear or be inconsistent in its business practices. I would like to avoid making changes in hosting provider.
Scalability - We shoot to grow and develop additional businesses that require more capacity. Don't want to change later of host provider when this happens.
Security - Known reliability of external attacks and good backup model Known reliability running the latest version of Drupal and Expression Engine.
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Oct 8, 2009
What name servers do I use with my virtual dedicated server on godaddy ? i talked to them on live chat and they replied to read this page [url]
I followed the steps but when i login to control panel at godaddy it doesnt show links which are said in the above topic.
My domain is registered at yahoo domains and i purchased virtual dedicate server hosting at godaddy.
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Jan 14, 2009
I have heard of virtualization of many dedicated servers. My understanding is that it makes best use of hardware like CPU,bandwidth,RAM etc.
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Jul 22, 2008
Is it a good idea to "Split" my dedicated into a couple of different VPS's?
1. My sites and hosting "Company" site.
2. Customers sites.
Would this be the best? I was thinking of putting the companies site on a separate VPS so that a malicious user can't use php to exploit the billing system. (I know it would be ideal to have 2 dedicated servers, 1 for customers, 1 for company, but that just isn't possible right now).
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Jan 12, 2009
how's media temple these days?
In particular the grid service.
Does their service stay up? How often is it down? I heard a lot of horror stories back in the day, and went with another provider.
Sadly, my current provider has had a string of downtime each day and I'm looking to switch.
Before I go with another provider, i want to make sure that MT's grid service is good.
And how it would compare with their dedicated virtual service.
Especially when you consider their dedicated virtual service compared to the gs with a mysql container.
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Oct 13, 2008
All three are the same company, just different instantiations.
I started with them with the cheapest VPS, upgraded to a bigger VPS and now went to a very affordable dedicated server.
Every request got a reasonable response in a reasonable amount of time (low priority stuff gets ignored on the weekend - urgent stuff gets a response within minutes; and even low priority stuff gets a response pretty darn quickly if posted during business hours).
There was a billing mixup - happens. I sent a support request, and with a couple of emails to get the facts straight the difference was credited back to my paypal account. Not just a credit to my account with them, actual money back.
Pricing is good (look for yourself virtual-dedicated.net for VPS and rackmounted.com for dedicated servers - don't have enough posts to actually post links or even real addresses, it seems... but I'm sure you can figure the addresses out...).
Even better, when I couldn't find something in my price range on their 'specials' page for dedicated servers I sent them an email, told them what I was looking for and they came back within minutes with exactly that at a rock bottom price that companies with rather bad reputations for their service can't beat.
I'm seriously impressed. If you are looking for hosting, whether VPS or dedicated, take a look. At the end of the day, it's all about the service.
I don't work for them, I don't get any compensation for this post, they didn't ask me to post this. Yadayadayada. I'm just a very happy customer. And that's a good thing.
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Jun 9, 2009
I am a PHP/MySQL web developer and I want to take on the challenge of administering my own server.
I have Plesk installed on the server, and I imagine I will have command line access to the dedicated server.
What unknown challenges lie ahead for me? What are things to monitor to keep the site running efficiently? What should I be using to connect to the server? What tools are available to help me be more efficient?
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Apr 6, 2008
Could anyone tell me if they heard of this hosting company is OK? I checked they speed and it's ok, the prices are great as well,but i haven't seen much reviews
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Mar 15, 2008
I've been trying to get hold of Nick at Peerless Machines for some weeks regarding a service I have purchased being significantly different than what was advertised. I have received some replies, each after several days, but they have been unsatisfactory in my opinion and nothing has picked up.
About a week ago I was asked for my Live Messenger address so that we could discuss the matter there, but after forwarding it to Nick and waiting several days I have received nothing. Their website also does not publish any significant contact details, and their billing system is disfunctional.
Does anyone have functional, direct contact details for Nick at Peerless Machines? A telephone number or Live Messenger address would be great.
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Jul 17, 2007
In your environment, have you ever used diskless machines (e.g. booted with BOOTP/DHCP/TFTP) for any reason? Where in your environment are you making use of them (e.g. what types of servers - web, application, database, DNS, etc...), and how has it turned out for you?
Has it actually yielded any of the promised benefits that the literature on them says, or was it a pain to set up and maintain?
Any interesting use cases on what you use them for and, as importantly, what are your criteria for determining whether a particular type of server should be diskless or not?
As this forum is filled with people with lots of experience running hosting businesses or their own web applications and therefore have managed thousands of machines between yourselves, I figured this is an appropriate and interesting question to ask. I'm hoping to get insights from here that I can't get from reading any old web article.
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Jul 25, 2008
In recent weeks Peerless Machines was sold by a competent owner to PC-Core.net. Since that time, the server performance has been HORRIBLE, responses have been UNACCEPTABLY delayed, and none of their systems work.
They moved all shared and reseller clients over to a PC-Core sever. They had MySQL settings so tight that their own Kayako support desk didn't even function. Each time I tried to submit a ticket, their SQL server had "gone away."
When I contacted support (finally...manually through e-mail), the support responses were incoherent and ignorant.
I decided to cancel... but apparently that was too difficult of a task for them to complete.
I cancelled my account on July 14th. I received multiple e-mails from them saying that my invoice (due on the 20th) was overdue. When I replied to the bill, they said that the had no record of my account and that no invoice had been generated. Hmm.
So, I got two other e-mails informing me that my bill STILL had not been paid.
Please beware. Peerless Machines is no longer peerless..... It's now owned by PC-Crap . net!
Stay away....
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Dec 22, 2006
I would like to reassure two DNS machines (a primary and a secondary) with iptables
By default I block everything, but even with rules for the port 53, it blocks the queries needing to resolve via the primary, and the secondary does not manage to transfer the zones of the primary …
DNS are on public ip, but to simplify, we are going to say that:
The primary DNS is: 192.168.0.10
The secondary DNS is: 192.168.0.20
Here are iptables rules(sliders) which I have at present:
iptables -F
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t mangle -F
iptables -X
iptables -t nat -X
iptables -t mangle -X
iptables -P INPUT DROP
iptables -P OUTPUT DROP
iptables -P FORWARD DROP
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -i lo --source 127.0.0.1 --destination 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT
Thus with these rules, I have quite a lot of problems (resolutions, transfersof zones)
I found these rules on a forum, that seems to be interesting but as I do not know there not iptable, I ignore if it is what I miss or not.
For information here is all the same what I found (not tested):
#iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.0.20/255.255.255.255 --sport 1024:65535 -d 192.168.0.10 -dport 53 -m state state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
#iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.255 --sport 53:65535 -d 192.168.0.20 -dport 1024:65535 -m state state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
PS: server are under Linux Mandrake
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Jun 25, 2014
Allow from 192.168.0.*
to the httpd-manual.conf to enable access by other machines on my network but it seems to be hard coded to localhost only.
Is there something else I can add to httpd-manual.conf to enable it or do I need to copy manual folder to the htdocs folder and then restrict that <Directory> ?
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Sep 7, 2008
I am currently using a shared hosting but due to increasing traffic and server load my existing host is not able to provide reliable services and I am planning to upgrade my hosting service.
While I was searching for Dedicated Servers, I learnt about Virtual Dedicated Servers but I am not very sure about their reliability? Are Virtual Dedicated Servers useful? My website current serves over 2500-3000 visitors a day resulting in 30,000 pageviews and I am expecting the traffic to grow by atleast 2 folds in the next few months as I start some PPC campaigns and Email Marketing for my website. Can a Virtual Dedicated Server cater such needs assuming my website to be more of less dynamic website written in php?
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Sep 4, 2008
I am currently with the planet and am happy with them, however as part of a new venture I need to gather a list of hosts as well as the planet that will be able to cater to the ventures needs and go to tender with the requirements.
ThePlanet offer something called a virtual rack. This is cheaper than renting a dedicated rack, allows for Gb networking but doesnt not allow for a SAN. Do other providers offer something similar? The cost of putting a machine on the virtual rack is not that much more expensive than just renting the machine. I guess there isn't too much to these set-ups to be fair.
If not, then we are looking for dedicated racks, with the ability to host a SAN at some point, but starting off with say 3 servers (2 web servers, 1 storage server with raid5 6Tb of hdd). These servers will be dealing with network cameras although I don't think that many will be streaming at once but the network capacity does need to be there.
Who's door should I be knocking on to find out some prices?
One final thing, should I bother looking for co-lo providers as well? We are in the Uk but not precious about our host being in the same country at all (it would be nice but uk prices are ££). Really, all we would be able to do with co-lo is buy the hardware outright to save price as we are not interested in looking after the hardware.
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Feb 11, 2009
What is the difference between a virtual private server and a dedicated server?
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Jun 14, 2008
I'm expected to have around 1000-1500 users at a time after my ad compaign for my site.
currently, my setup is as follows:
VPS in UK
guaranteed memory: 256 burstable : 512
disk: 20GB
traffic: 200GB per month
price : 15 dollars a month
I would like to upgrade to :
guaranteed memory: 1GB
which is better ? to go with VPS ? or dedicated server ? which provider do u recommend ? how much am I expected to pay for my required setup ? what about CPU ?
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