Shopping for hosting
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So I was shopping around for dedicated server hosting.
Got a test machine at one provider but a lot of their install images were out of date, i.e 2008 hyper-v, ESXI 5.0 - XenServer 6.5
So I asked them when the images would be updated and the response I got was that a lot of the software was not compatible with the hardware.
Now here's a fun part.
Windows Server 2012 Standard - Compatible
Windows Server 2012 DataCentre - Not CompatibleNot a licensing problem, but I was told that the hardware was not compatible.
ooook...Onto another provider.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Shopping for hosting:
So I was shopping around for dedicated server hosting.
Got a test machine at one provider but a lot of their install images were out of date, i.e 2008 hyper-v, ESXI 5.0 - XenServer 6.5
So I asked them when the images would be updated and the response I got was that a lot of the software was not compatible with the hardware.
Now here's a fun part.
Windows Server 2012 Standard - Compatible
Windows Server 2012 DataCentre - Not CompatibleNot a licensing problem, but I was told that the hardware was not compatible.
ooook...Onto another provider.
Just out of curiosity: What provider was that?
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OVH, one of their child companies.
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https://www.soyoustart.com/en/offers/e3-ssd-5.xml
I was just amazed at the responses I got as to why things were not available.
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Cool. I'm currently with Kimsufi (also one of OVH's child companies, lol). Not running any windows machines there at the moment.
My dedicated box has run pretty well. 16GB ram / 2TB storage / 4 Core CPU... Runs me ~25 USD a month.
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Yeah. I don't mind child companies but this was a fairly basic thing to get wrong.
A lot of the stuff I was told was just plain BS. Fastest way to lose a customer is to lie.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Shopping for hosting:
Yeah. I don't mind child companies but this was a fairly basic thing to get wrong.
A lot of the stuff I was told was just plain BS. Fastest way to lose a customer is to lie.
Tru dat.
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Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
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@scottalanmiller said in Shopping for hosting:
Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
I see that as Physical Hardware device that you can install whatever OS on that is supported by the hosting company.
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@dafyre said in Shopping for hosting:
@scottalanmiller said in Shopping for hosting:
Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
I see that as Physical Hardware device that you can install whatever OS on that is supported by the hosting company.
Supported up to the hardware, is how I see it. Which I assume is what you meant, but needs to be stated.
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Correct. If I b0rk the OS so that it won't boot, KimSufi has a Rescue Mode that I can reboot into and access the broken OS that way.
If the hard drive dies, I have to tell them (or they will tell me) and the drive gets replaced. [Not running raid1 here, that I know of...but that is why I keep off-site backups, lol]
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@scottalanmiller said in Shopping for hosting:
Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
Physical server which no one else uses. With a certain spec.
What other definitions are there?
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@dafyre I am temped.... What happens if the server dies? Motherboard or something?
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@aaronstuder said in Shopping for hosting:
@dafyre I am temped.... What happens if the server dies? Motherboard or something?
They replace it or move your gear to another server.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Shopping for hosting:
@scottalanmiller said in Shopping for hosting:
Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
Physical server which no one else uses. With a certain spec.
What other definitions are there?
Forethought.net has some good options which start with virtual machines up to co-location services. Their cheapest offerings, a web service/domain/email starts at $7/mo. Give them a call and see what's on their menu to fit your requirements. I use them for my web/email needs.
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UK or Europe hosting only guys
I don't want to touch an american host. Uncle Sam is too much of a liability.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Shopping for hosting:
UK or Europe hosting only guys
I don't want to touch an american host. Uncle Sam is too much of a liability.
Rackspace has UK hosting. We use them sometimes.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Shopping for hosting:
@scottalanmiller said in Shopping for hosting:
Define dedicated server hosting. I assume that you mean "a la Rackspace?" If so.... Rackspace!
Physical server which no one else uses. With a certain spec.
What other definitions are there?
People use the terms loosely. Some people mean VMs that aren't shared, like Digital Ocean. Some people mean managed servers that you lease, like Rackspace. Some people mean standard colocation where you provide the server, like Colocation America.
