Questions tagged [dedicated-server]
In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server refers to a server which is leased in its entirety to a single customer, usually an individual or small business.
21
questions
32
votes
8
answers
18k
views
What is the difference between a cloud server a virtual server and a dedicated server?
What exactly is the difference between a VPS (Virtual Private Server), a Cloud Server, and a Dedicated Server? I'm having trouble finding a concise explanation that isn't littered with advertising.
- 695
1
vote
6
answers
15k
views
Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’
Overnight one of our servers had too many connections. Upon rebooting I now get the following via Plesk:
ERROR: PleskFatalException Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/...
Chris Southam
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Hard drive on server which hosts public_html folder is full. What to do?
The dedicated server is running Cent OS, has 2 x 1TB hard drives. One domain is hosted on this server. I've been uploading files to the public/html folder no problem, but I've reached the maximum ...
- 13
17
votes
6
answers
55k
views
Are Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Processors Server-Grade?
Many web hosting companies are now offering Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors under "cheap dedicated hosting." But my laptop has an Intel core i3 processor, which makes it more likely a desktop processor ...
user88753
15
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Dedicated server or Cloud Hosting?
This is a Canonical Question about Cloud Hosting
When deploying my application to the Internet:
Should I chose a dedicated server, cloud hosting or a VPS?
What factors should I consider when ...
- 69.1k
13
votes
5
answers
3k
views
Renting a dedicated, but getting a VPS. How to detect? [duplicate]
When renting a dedicated server, how can one be certain than he/she is not getting a VPS or some other virtual machine variant instead of a true dedicated hardware box?
Which checks can be run (...
- 858
8
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Why do modern routers not require clock settings anymore?
From my Cisco books (CCNA level) I learned that in a WAN connection one router must be configured as the DCE and the other as the DTE. In real life I have a DS-3 between two routers. There are no ...
- 341
3
votes
2
answers
258
views
When should I consider a dedicated server instead of cloud VPS?
Currently I have a web app running where I have 9 VPS servers connected to a Load Balancer. As my web app has been getting traffic, I've been purchasing new VPSs to handle the load. Managing so many ...
- 185
3
votes
2
answers
1k
views
How to shorten DNS propagation effect
Atm i have a domain example.com, it uses dedicated server, and it uses "ns1.example.com" and "ns2.example.com" as nameserver.
Now i want to change to another dedicated server (with different IP ...
- 133
2
votes
3
answers
8k
views
RAID10 without write-back cache = horrible write performance?
I have just provisioned a dedicated server on singlehop.
I'm running it through some tests to know what to expect performance-wise. On the I/O side (with 4 1TB disks in RAID 10) I get:
write-cache ...
- 133
2
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Amazon EC2 + EBS , is it financially smart for smaller startups? [closed]
I am trying to consider where to host my website and I am really sold on Amazon web services but I can't really decide if this is the course I want to take because of pricing. For one thing, I am not ...
- 213
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Benchmarking hosting providers IO with Bonnie
Ok, because of a bunch of projects I'm working on I've access to dedicated Servers on a 3 hosting providers.
As an experiment and for educational purposes I decided to see if I could benchmark how ...
- 591
1
vote
3
answers
3k
views
VM routing in a dedicated ESXi server
I'm trying to set up a dedicated server with an ESXi installed on it:
I was given 2 blocks of public IPs
Block A. 1IP = X.X.X.204, used in ESXi vmkernel port IP (and gateway
pointing to X.X.X.1)
...
- 281
0
votes
2
answers
98
views
What is this service called in English?
DETAILS
I'm not familiar with server administration and am trying to find the name of a particular service offered by a Japanese website provider. The service is for a dedicated server. I have ...
- 286
0
votes
2
answers
223
views
What's involved getting domain name pointed at my dedicated server (Win2008)?
I am paying for a dedicated server (2.66GHz Duo, 2GB RAM) from GoDaddy.com; it is running Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, and I have a static IP address.
The server is being used to host a web ...
- 105
0
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Samba4 and Kerberos configuration on a dedicated server
I try to set up Samba 4 on a dedicated server from kimsufi.com but I have difficulties configuring Kerberos and Samba4.
I am very confused about IP, Realm, Domain, NetBIOS, DNS etc. in Kerberos and ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Can't ssh after configuring sshd_config
I have configured my sshd configuration files to listen to ipv6 addresses, but forgot to uncomment ipv4 local addresses. Here is a snippet from my configuration file:
AddressFamily any
ListenAddress ...
- 19
0
votes
2
answers
299
views
Will a low-end dedicated server be enough for my application?
I'm looking for a Windows server for my startup search application, and need some advice. The application downloads a few megabytes worth of text from a remote server and processes it (regular ...
MarathonStudios
0
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Centos Dedicated Server Security [closed]
We have clean CentOS 5.6 setup and virtualmin on it, that's all. What type of security steps would you suggest are appropriate?
http://www.wiredtree.com/supportservices/servershield.php this page ...
0
votes
2
answers
1k
views
How do you keep existing server configuration when migrating from different dedicated server hosts?
I am trying to migrate from my old server (Server 1) from provider 1 to a new server (Server B) at provider 2, keeping the process as seamless as possible.
One of the first things I noticed in the ...
- 519
-1
votes
2
answers
435
views
Correctly configure nameservers with cPanel [closed]
I just bought a VPS with cPanel/WHM. My hosting provider gave me 3 dedicated IP addresses with my plan. I read on the internet that I should use 2 IPs for my nameservers and the other one as the main ...
- 51