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01.23.13
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It is the time for the next step for your site!


Dedicated servers are used because shared web hosting services has its some limitation. Those people needs dedicated server who is having large number of visitors on their sites and want to have full control on every aspect of their servers and also need to store a lot of information in large databases.

Dedicated server hosting is that type of website hosting where the clients doesn’t share the server with anyone else. This hosting is more reliable and flexible than the shard hosting because you have the full control over the server. The hosting company can usually provide administration or management of the server.

Cpwebhosting provides best and reliable dedicated server with multiple quality uplinks. The prices of these dedicated servers of cpwebhosting are very reasonable and affordable to all. Cpwebhosting is having improved routes to their location also.

Cpwebhosting provides administrative maintenance of the operating system for their clients. It includes upgrades, security patches and updates, adding or deleting users and domains and special programming requirement.

When you need dedicated server?
If you have a large mailing database then you will run into restrictions on sending mail from a shared server, a dedicated server may be a suitable option. Those who contemplating a large network of multiple sites, dedicated server is the best option.

01.23.13
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Controlling a high server load


In the era of highly complex system configuration, it is not peculiar to get high server load spikes. Relying over better server optimization and load mitigation approaches can make the work half. There are three general steps taken for high server load troubleshooting in Linux server:-

  1. Look out for resource which is overloaded: Here we search for the resource which is getting hogged. Atop is an ideal tool if we are troubleshooting the physical server or you may use regular top command if we are over OS virtualization environment. If VPS node is loaded, you might start with VZtop.
  2. Look for the service which is hogging that resource: Once we get identified of the resources then we can use specialized tools to look for services which are making that resource hogged.
  3. Look for the virtual host who is using that service: Once we get acquainted of the specific service then what is needed is to accomplish specific service activities.

While optimizing getting known of the services which are not causing resource to hog is equally important to services which are causing it. Having a habit of frequently checking all command outputs in a normal server will give you the power to immediately see what is wrong.

There has been steep growth in data traffic owing to the proliferation of connected device, which has increased the demand on data center for webhosting service providers. Industry prefers standard Intel architecture for techno solutions and data center consistency as it is scaling up network infrastructure. Intel has released its first XEON processor with SOC (system on chip) technology on its 14nm process technology which accomplishes I/O capabilities over same chip. The new processor is delivering up to 3 to 4 time’s faster performance per node comparing to Intel® Atom™ processor C2750, part of its 2-gen 64-bit System on chip products family. Initially Intel will have two XEON D processor Xeon D-1520 and Xeon D-1540 which is targeted at data center including dedicated hosting and storages. Initial products are optimized for hosting providers for variety of loads.

Enhancing Uptime with VMware HA and DRS rules:

VMware Ha and DRS can improve server performance and uptime working together if correct configuration and planning is implemented. VMware’s HA (High Availability) and DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) are two of the software company’s virtualization management. VMotion is used to scale the server across multiple hosts and HA restarts the virtual machine in case of host failure. ESX/ESXi version has already had these features but they are not exclusive to each other so they have to work in unison. DRS does not concern about number of virtual machine per host, consequently not making adjustment on virtual machine count.

There are two categories for setting up DRS and HA according to the classification of the virtual machine that we want to separate and don’t want to separate.

  • Separating VMs seems easy and may seem to protect against failure but as business environment grows, keeping VMs separate becomes more complex. It cannot be considered much secure as if network issues occurs then still we might have trouble. The separation of VMs with required hardware in blade server environment might come beneficial .A rack outage may be catastrophic to virtual environment owing to the higher density of virtual machines per rack with blades. In blade system we must limit the numbers of blade enclosure in single rack which may prove better for HRS and DA protocols.
  • We may want to keep some VM on same host.E.g. A front end server and database server communicate frequently so it is preferable keep them on same host. By residing them on same VLAN will keep network traffic internal to host and decreases the excessive physical network traffic .Here the problem arises if they both go down. If they both are interdependent to each other then it is less meaningful to put one to start without other one and also they should start in correct order .We can overcome start up order problem by putting VM in Vapp. Here a lot of stress is over priority start up of VMs, having VMs that do not start automatically is lucrative option.HA allows VMs to violate constraint of resources. This does mean if the cluster is not having sufficient resources, it needs to start up then it will not get started. By not starting development and test VMs does help with additional resources while overriding the resource constraints may make it start. Here clusters might be running slower but it is beneficial then not running system at all.

Making safe action with documentation:

We don’t have the simple way to extract rules or rules with HA and DRS configuration. The only way is to completely disable DRS and HA. Unlike other tools there is no undo button. Keeping notes of rules for HA start-up priority, resource pool setting and VM sepeiration may be the safe action to perform

01.23.13
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Collocation Hosting : Overview


collocating Server means its your responsibility to choose your own software and hardwares that keep the server always ready for operations and keep the server updated. The hosting company maintains the connection to the Internet and deals with environmental details such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), fire controls, and air conditioning. On the other hand, you’re responsible for that server’s upkeep.
This sometimes misinterpreted that collocation is identical to dedicated hosting. But its merely a misconception.With collocation you constantly have to maintain all the server resources so as to provide flexibility and un-haulted services to your customers.

When you opt for dedicated server collocation with the hosting company, you pay for the physical space that your server takes up. collocation hosting usually requires a higher startup cost than renting a server from a hosting company. The server itself will cost around $4000 for a low-end model, and $9000 for a midrange server. A half-rack of space at a colocation facility will cost between $500 and $700 to start up and the same amount each month. Finally, you’ll have to purchase a switch or a router, which will cost between $1500 and $2000 at the low end. This would result in an initial outlay of at least $7500 — and it doesn’t include the costs of staff time for setup and configuration, or the cost of equipment depreciation, insurance, and the standby equipment.

01.23.13
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Brief about Dedicated Server


What is a Dedicated Server?
Dedicated Servers give a company the flexibility of having a dedicated machine for their website(s). All dedicated hosting service, dedicated server, or managed hosting service are internet based where the client or website owner took an entire server on rent and it is not shared with anyone. This provides flexibility and reliability, as organizations or client have full control over the server. They have independence of choosing their own operating system, hardware or anything.They rule the server and have all the authorities of it. They may load multiple websites on their servers.

Bandwidth and Connectivity

Bandwidth is a fundamental parameter that determines the quality of web hosting service provider. E-commerce websites that sell products or services online are likely to have high volumes of traffic to their websites. More web traffic requires increased data transfer levels and thus higher bandwidth.It is usually represented in bits (of data) per second (bps). Access providers provide the connectivity that supplies the bandwidth, or data transfer rate, through various connection points across a network or multiple data centers, where dedicated servers are located.

By securing multiple vendors for connectivity and using redundant hardware, providers are able to guarantee higher uptimes; usually between 99-100%.

Operating System Support

Factors like availability, price and familiarity, often determines which operating systems to choose for dedicated servers. Variations of Linux, an open-source operating system, are often included at no additional charge to customers, whereas, Microsoft requires additional license fees, which can increase the monthly cost of a dedicated server operating on a Windows operating system. The Microsoft Windows Server, is offered through the Microsoft SPLA program. Commercial versions of Linux are offered to web hosting providers on a monthly fee basis. The monthly fee typically provides OS updates through a network, using specific applications. Other operating systems available from the open source community at no charge, include centOS, Fedora Core, FreeBSD, Debian, among others.

Support operating systems utilized, usually depend upon the management level afforded by individual dedicated server plan. Operating system support may include updates to the core system in order to acquire the latest security fixes, patches, and system-wide vulnerability resolutions. Updates to core operating systems include kernel upgrades, service packs, application updates, and security patches that keep server secure and safe. Operating system updates and support relieves the burden of server management from the dedicated server owner.

01.23.13
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Virtual Server Hosting


A virtual server provides the features of a dedicated server on a machine that is shared by other web hosting customers. Customers therefore get hosting services that are similar to that of dedicated web hosting without sacrificing on privacy or performance.

Virtual servers are based on the concept of partitions on mainframes that allow dozens of divisions to run multiple applications on the same server with advanced resource scheduling. In other words, a virtual server behaves exactly like an isolated stand-alone server that guarantees share of server resources, including CPU, memory and bandwidth. Applications are not shared across private servers, which mean that you can run different combinations of applications and even different versions of applications even if they are on the same physical server.

Our virtual servers give you the key benefits of a dedicated server at a fraction of the price. A virtual server is a single dedicated server that is divided into a few isolated servers. Each virtual server performs much like a single dedicated server, complete with root access and the ability to install programs to suit your needs perfectly. A virtual server is like having your own dedicated server, but at a more affordable price.

Now you can get all the benefits of a virtual server with the same ease-of-use and low cost traditionally found only with shared web hosting. Combining our virtual server hosting plans with our outstanding customer support, we provide you with one of the best hosting solutions in the industry.

PHP Virtual Private Server Hosting

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01.23.13
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Unlimited Domain Web Hosting


With low cost of domain names and low hosting fees it is common to own several websites. There are a few ways to manage unlimited domains. It’s very important to know the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

You may have an existing website and like the services your host provides. By starting a new website with the same host you get the reassurance of dealing with a company you know. Sometimes you may get a discount for every additional account with the same host.

Using a different host for a new website will let you compare the quality of hosting services offered by different companies. In addition, separate hosts will provide each of your websites with a different IP address.

Having different IP addresses is useful if you plan to link the sites together for search engine optimization. Incoming links are very important: a website with many incoming links will get a higher position in most search engines. If the links are coming from the same IP address their value will be discounted.

Hosting your websites with different hosting companies guarantees that they have different IP addresses. An individual IP address is available at extra cost from most companies. For a fee each website can have its own unique IP address. Having a unique IP address is required if you want to have a secure connection enabled on your site.

If you decide to host all your websites with the same company, there are three basic ways to go. Each site could have its own account, you could sign up for a reseller account, or you could get a dedicated server account.

Hosting all your websites with one host has a few advantages, but there is one major disadvantage – if your server goes down, all your sites go down. If you depend on your sites for income this can be painful and it’s a good idea to have at least one of your sites with a different host.

01.22.13
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Plesk for your server


A web hosting control panel is a web-based platform which is able to manage one’s web services under a single location. It can mange email accounts, FTP accounts, disk space monitoring, create backups and bandwidth monitoring. The web hosting control panels gives a unique solution to Linux newbies to host multiple websites on VPS and dedicated servers. The web hosting control panels give a unique solution to Linux newbies to host multiple websites on VPS and dedicated servers.

There are some most preferred open source/paid control panels:

  1. cPanel
  2. Plesk
  3. ISPConfig
  4. Ajenti
  5. Kloxo
  6. Open Panel

Which one to go? : –

cPanel is a Linux-based web hosting control panel with an easy to use graphical interface and automation tool suite which is designed to make website hosting simpler. It functions according to the needs of administrators, end-user website managers.

Plesk provides the ability to configure and maintain Windows or Linux servers. WordPress tools make use of Plesk12 enhanced server to site security features.

The features of control Panel are:

  1. Common line access: Plesk and cPanel both offer command line access. cPanel has API-based access and command line access both. Plesk has command line access tool called the Panel Action Log Command Line Access tool.
  2. Removing Panel: Removing cPanel requires reformatting the server and reinstalling the OS. To remove Plesk Uninstall scripts are available.
  3. Ease of use: cPanel collects functions into high level groups that include preferences, files, logs, domains, security and software services. Plesk is divided into functions that has statistical and resource usage, websites, mail, application and statistics.

Benefits:

Plesk control panel is provided with Windows. It is cost effective and allows users to automate tasks and upgrade components easily at times automatically. For host servers it is secure platform than cPanel. Technical support for Plesk is easier to understand and not very technical in comparison to cPanel. Plesk can be used for both Linux and Windows servers, whereas cPanel can be used mainly with Linux web servers. Plesk works on a cloud where several servers and sites are there. The stability of Plesk control panel is appreciable as with the use of Plesk it is very easy for anyone to manage multiple accounts on one single server.

What Plesk lacks:

Plesk has some disadvantages:-

  1. Difficulty in big tasks: It is very difficult to complete a big task such as many thousands unique files from a directory which have to select and move slowly.
  2. Fixing permission issues: It is difficult to manage and check permissions of files which have changed through control panel.
  3. Server security: The control panel is based on the server and relies easily in software and hardware. So, there is a chance of DDOS attack easily.

Conclusion:

The right control panel makes a large difference for users. Plesk and cPanel both have great features and are similar in many functions. They both have different security methods which are used in different ways.

Contributors:

Rajat SudanYeshaswiDeepali Bansal

01.22.13
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What are the benefits of clustered dedicated servers?


A clustered approach to web hosting can take the sites to a new level as it overcomes the limitations of one physical server. Even compared to the finest dedicated server plans a clustered approach is still far superior. Grid web hosting technology or the clustered dedicated servers allows sharing of processing powers amongst many servers, distributed in real time. This means that the websites are powered by a very powerful and inexhaustible source; it is because even the largest customer cannot take more than a tiny fraction of the large server pool. The other benefit is that, if one server is under threat there are lots of back us available and the other servers are available to share the load.

Clustered web hosting is structured in such a way, that the intrinsic errors are eradicated. These errors are generally found in shared hosting system, this means grouping of a number of servers and then networking them so that the work stack can be shared. Clustered web hosting is the site that caters to this service. In this case the resources of the websites are drawn so accurately that a particular web site is not confined to only one server. The consistency of the server is maximized as all web sites have their own service redundancy.

This involves sharing of a numerous servers, sharing of their programs, and also distributing it during active time. Whenever there is a change in a clients account, then this information is speedily transmitted to all the servers that are present in the clustered dedicated server. There are a lot of advantages of clustered dedicated servers.

In the ordinary hosting situations, the security tiers are not generally incorporated in the platforms. Hence most of the hosts have to implement the firewall method to overcome this weakness. But this is not the case with clustered dedicated servers; in this case there are many levels of security. The network of a clustered web hosting has excellent routing and switching structure; it has an inbuilt fire wall and also has a proxy tool. This keeps the clustered web hosting one notch higher than other traditional hosting techniques

01.22.13
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Do You Go With A Dedicated Server Or Not?


Cpwebhosting is leader in providing a dedicated server at very reasonable and affordable rate.The dedicated server is a web hosting solution that is advanced in that it allows you to own the complete server. It is not shared and it belongs to you and your needs. You will get a connection to the internet and the necessary things that you need and off you go. There are several different types of dedicated servers but what you should consider is whether or not you need this level of service or not.

Unmanaged or managed, that is the question! In unmanaged dedicated servers, you will get the server and the equipment that you need to run it. But in a managed dedicated server, you will get the help you need in getting all of it done and in maintaining it. You will have nothing to worry about besides the website’s content.

Whether or not you use a dedicated server is up to you. But, if you need to move to this level of hosting, it is wise to consider several options and to get it all together well. You will want to insure that you have the right specifications. To understand further what you need, look for options in purchasing a dedicated server right here on the web.

01.22.13
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Advantages to a Dedicated Server


If you’re exploring hosting options, surely you’ve thought about dedicated hosting and you may have even thought that a dedicated server is a little pricey, but do you know all the benefits of dedicated hosting?

First let’s face a simple fact; many websites are hosted on a shared web hosting server. The main reason is the cost. A shared web hosting server costs a lot less than a dedicated server. The number of sites on a shared web hosting server can vary between a few hundred sites to a couple of thousand sites. Although shared hosting is reliable and has few problems, there are advantages to hosting your sites on a dedicated server.

You should consider a dedicated server when you find that the traffic to your site has increased substantially and your site is taking too much time to load. An analysis of the traffic to your site will tell you whether you should go to a dedicated server. The main thing to understand is that when you have many users accessing your website, you should replace your shared web hosting with a dedicated server web hosting.

Since a dedicated server does not share its server with other websites (like shared web hosting), you will find that you have a lot more control over your server operation. One of the advantages with adedicated server is you have greater control to make changes to the server i.e. upload programs, add extra features and general tweaking is a lot easier when you have your own server. The only obstacle is the cost. You are required to pay a lot more for your dedicated server as compared to your shared web hosting. Nevertheless, the facilities more than compensate for the cost.

A dedicated server for your web hosting allows you to have a server solely dedicated to your sites. In addition, a dedicated server will allow you complete authority to control and administer your server. When and if you decide on a dedicated server for your web hosting, you should have a fair understanding of dedicated servers. Although most dedicated server hosting providers will provide technical support, you will find it a lot easier if you have the technical expertise to manage the server yourself. However, if you find that you will not be able to manage your server by yourself, you may opt for a managed dedicated server. This option is especially for those who want to have dedicated hosting but do not have the required expertise to manage it. This service allows you to have an entire server managed by a specialized hosting company. The cost of a managed dedicated server is more expensive than an unmanaged server. Therefore, if you think that you can run and manage your website server by yourself, you should opt for an unmanaged dedicated server web hosting rather than a managed dedicated server.

When you choose a hosting provider, you should keep in mind that it should provide you good network stability, reliable operation, and the ease of operation of sophisticated applications. A dedicated server hosting provider can be the perfect solution for anyone who is serious about their online presence.