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What is a Dedicated Server?
- Dedicated
Servers are servers that are "rented" out to you on a monthly basis. It
allows you to manage
your own server.
What's the difference between Shared Hosting and a
Dedicated Server?
- Shared Hosting is when the customer has a
certain amount of space given to them,
other customers are also on the
same server and they do not manager the server
at all. However,
Dedicated Servers are when a customer managers a whole server
by there
self, no other customer's files will be on that server, it's owned by you.
What is the standard operating system
installed?
- Redhat 7.3 Linux is the standard or "most
common".
Do servers normally have control panels
installed?
- The most common control panel is "cPanel"
(www.cpanel.net) which provides everything you need to
manage a
dedicated server.
What is an uptime guarantee?
- It's the amount of
time the company promises that the server will be up and running. Most
company's say you get 99% uptime a year - basically that means that your
server will not be down for less than 99% a year.
Does my service have it's own IP addresses?
-
Some companies allow you to purchase IP Addresses to use with name
servers. Most companies give you 2-5 for a basic server
package.
Would my server be monitored?
- It depends what
company you are with. Most companies monitor your server but other
companies don't. Always check the features.
How does a dedicated server benefit me?
- The
advantages of a dedicated server include performance, security, and
increased control. There are cost savings for server maintenance. You cut
costs on the Internet connection, router, security, redundancy and network
administration. You can host as many sites as the web-server can handle
because you do not have to share a server. You can install third party
background software that is restricted on shared servers.
What happens if hardware fails on my server?
-
The company should replace the piece of hardware - again, check the
feature list.
How long does it take to get a server up and
running?
- Most companies have say 24-48 hours depending on the
server features.
Can I administer my own server?
- Yes! That's
what Dedicated Servers are all about.
Will I have Root Control?
- Yes, you will have
complete access and control over your server.
What is a Data Centre?
- Within the web hosting
industry a Data Centre is a facility used to store and manage websites and
other Internet information. These Data Centres contain computer servers
connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are secure
facilities that may also contain a network operations centre (NOC) used
for monitoring server activity, Internet traffic and network
performance.
What is the difference between a Virtual Dedicated
Server (VDS) and a Dedicated Server?
- The virtual dedicated
server technology is pretty incredible and a huge step up from
conventional shared hosting. Nonetheless, it is still "virtually"
dedicated and doesn't have the same level of security and performance that
you would get with a Dedicated Server. For instance, even with Virtual
Dedicated Servers, you still could see slower speeds if someone were to
maximise the bandwidth resources to an individual server.
A dedicated
server also allows for a custom OS, custom hardware, custom backup
utilities and options, etc. It is quite simply COMPLETELY independent and
COMPLETELY dedicated.
I have never managed a server
before?
- We would suggest that you do have atleast a little
information before purchasing a dedicated server. However, if cPanel is
already installed on your server it will make life alot more easier - it
pratically sets up everything!
Should I choose Unix or NT/Windows 2000?
- Unix
is a very versatile and stable platform that serves a number of Internet
functions well. It is great for email, live or canned streaming of audio
and video, web page servicing and as a test-bed or scripts, programs or
security measures. Unix is the cost leader as its cheaper to operate and
maintain. Over 80 % of the world's web servers are unix-based Unix is very
versatile in the fact that there are thousands of free applications
available on the Internet.
NT/Windows 2000 GUI makes it the most
user-friendly as it provides a familiar feel and operation like that of
your desktop office machine. It integrates well with other Microsoft
applications and there are tons of commercial applications available for
this platform such as MS SQL, Exchange, Access and Microsoft Office.
NT/W2K is less stable that Unix and cost more to license and operate. With
our ServerMonster administrator controls on the Unix side, Dyntex's
Unix-based servers are as easy to use as a NT/W2K box.
I've seen "RAID5" on a feature list - What is RAID5?
- RAID Level 5 distributes the parity among the drives. This can
speed small writes in multiprocessing systems, since the parity disk does
not become a bottleneck. Because parity data must be skipped on each drive
during reads, however, the performance for reads tends to be considerably
lower. RAID Level 5 is n-1 meaning you lose the disk space of one drive in
order to stripe data across the drives. A minimum of three drives is
required for RAID5.
What's name-based hosting?
- Name Based hosting
allows you to serve multiple virtual domains from a single IP address.
Name based hosting does not affect the performance or appearance of the
domains hosted. The advantage of using Name Based hosting is that it is
much easier to administer a single IP address. It also means that number
of sites you host is not limited by the number of IPs you have available
.
What's the
difference between IP and name-based hosting?
- IP
Based
* Each domain
has its own unique IP number.
* Domains have access to multiple
Telnet/FTP Accounts.
* Ability to register a domain-specific secure
certificate.
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Name-Based
* Multiple
domains share the same IP number.
* Domains
have access to ONE Telnet/FTP account, the balance are all POP accounts.
*
Inability to register a domain-specific secure certificate.
Can I add my own software?
- Most dedicated
server provides say yes. You have root access and hence the ability to add
any software required to operate/enhance your business.
What's a DNS/BIND Name Server?
- A Name Server
is a computer that maintains a database of domain names and their
corresponding IP addresses. The domain name system (DNS) is the way that
Internet domain names are located and translated into Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses. It has name resolution software that translates domain
names into IP addresses, and vice versa. Because domain names are
alphabetic, a DNS must translate the name into the corresponding numeric
IP addresses for the Internet.
BIND - stands
for "Berkeley Internet Name Daemon", and is the Internet de-facto standard
program for turning host names into IP addresses. The BIND DNS Server is
used on the vast majority of name serving machines on the Internet,
providing a robust and stable architecture on top of which an
organization's naming architecture can be built. The resolver library
included in the BIND distribution provides the standard Application
Programming Interfaces (APIs) for translation between domain names and
Internet (IP) addresses and is intended to be linked with applications
requiring name service.
What are the benefits of having my own DNS/Bind Name
Server?
- Complete control over domains.
Ability to park
domains without an additional fee.
Ability to make MX record changes
without an additional fee.
Real name servers provide greater
anonymity.
Through our Bind/DNS software, you have access to an
intuitive web-based interface to make any changes/modifications.
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