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Our premium servers are powerful individual servers which provide screamingly fast performance as well as plenty of internal redundancy against failures.
Memory
A server will need to reserve a certain amount of memory while it is processing a web page, or incoming email, so the amount of memory you need will be proportional to how busy your server is. When a server hits its memory limit, performance usually degrades sharply.
Processor
The model and speed of the processor in this server.
Cores
The number of simultaneous processing units that this server can do. Literally the number of things it can do at once. A two-core server can handle a lot of tasks literally twice as fast as a one-core server, though some tasks will make better use of multiple cores than others (processing web pages splits itself fairly ideally across multiple cores though).
Spindles
The number of separate physical discs that are dedicated to this hosting. When a server has split your data across lots of discs, it can usually read it faster because each disc can read a chunk of the file simultaneously.
Backup space
The amount of off-site storage you are allocated with this product, which is intended for you to set up backups. Backup space quotas may be pooled between different products on the same account.
Traffic allowance
The amount of data you may transfer in one month from this product before excess charges apply. Traffic allowances may be pooled between products on the same account.
 Memory |
6GiB (up to 144GiB) |
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| Processor |
1 × Intel Xeon E5504 (4 cores at 2.0GHz) (up to 2 processors) |
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| Cores |
4 (up to 12) |
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| Disc space |
2 × 500GB 7.2kRPM SATA discs | 4 × 500GB 7.2kRPM SATA discs | 8 × 500GB 7.2kRPM SATA discs |
| Backup |
200GB | 200GB | 200GB |
| Traffic |
1000GB | 1500GB | 2000GB |
| Setup fee (if paying monthly) | £250.00 | ||
| Monthly | £175.00 | £225.00 | £289.00 |
| Annual | £1925.00 | £2475.00 | £3179.00 |
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- Hardware RAID and up to 8 internal drives
- Hot-swap drives for higher uptime
- Dual power supply options
- 15kRPM SAS drive, and SSD options
- Up to 12 Intel Xeon CPU cores
Dedicated range benefits included too:
- Linux or Windows
- Ability to reboot and reimage at any time
- 4-hour / 24-hour hardware replacement guarantee
Q. What if my server goes wrong?
When we deliver your dedicated server, you get access to the console shell which allows you to both reboot and access the console of your server. This means that even if your firewall is misconfigured, or you're investigating a hardware fault, you can keep control of the server.
Q. What happens if there's a hardware fault?
Bytemark monitor the serial lines of all our servers to look out for disc failures. If we see one, we'll contact you to arrange to bring the server down to change the disc. Because all our servers have two discs, you shouldn't lose any data as a result of such a failure.
That's the most common fault, but if you spot something else, our excellent support people will track it down, even out of hours, and fix it for you. We guarantee to change faulty hardware, once reported, within 4 working hours, or 24 hours.
Q. Can I reimage the server?
Yes you can! If you need to start over, you can use our console shell to reimage your system at any time, without intervention from Bytemark.
Q. Why do the premium servers cost more?
The premium servers are fitted with hardware RAID cards, and can be upgraded to 144GB RAM, 8 drives, and 2 Xeon CPUs. They also have two connections to our switching network, and can be optionally fitted with a second power supply. Finally their drives can be swapped while the machine is still turned on; normal dedicated servers need powering off for a few minutes to accomplish a drive change.
Operating system choices
You can pick from any of the following OS for your dedicated server:
Linux
- Debian GNU/Linux (squeeze)
- Ubuntu (oneiric and lucid)
- CentOS (6.0 and 5.7)
Windows
- Windows Server 2003/2008 Web Edition
- Windows Server 2003/2008 Standard Edition
- SQL Server + other Microsoft products
Our Windows licensing page should help you work out the right version of Windows for your needs.
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