Hopefully you can get more than 60 to a box? The limit excluding hardware
restrictions is IP addresses is the correct? I'm just about to start stress
testing a Quad Xeon w/2-4 GB RAM to see how many active I squeeze on to a
single box and maintain optimal performance. Does anyone have experience
with heavy duty boxes running FreeVSD?
Cheers
T.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Sellar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: RE: How do they do it ?
> You can get a lot more than 60 virtual servers on a single physical
machine,
> though admittedly it does mean the server's resources are spread more
> thinly...
>
> I am afraid I haven't had an opportunity to use it, so I am interested to
> know if serverXchange really is a breeze to install? I thought it came as
a
> piece of hardware which arrives with everything pre-installed and
> pre-configured and you then leave everything pretty well alone. Is that
not
> the case?
>
> Also, one of the arguments for not giving virtual server owners root
access
> is it simply gives people more rope to hang themselves. Reduce the
problems
> they are able to cause, while not restricting their ability to manipulate
> what they want, and you reduce your support (and maintenance)
involvement...
>
> Tim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of redirect
> > Sent: 04 September 2001 19:39
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: How do they do it ?
> >
> >
> > serverXchange is approx $5000 upfront for the main server and $50
> > per month
> > per webpliance installed - at best you would get 15 webpliances on one
> > server - freeVSD is free and you can get 60 virtual servers per
> > server - but
> > serverXchange is a breeze to install, update etc and has a load of
goodies
> > that freeVSD doesn't - but you are paying for it
> >
> > Eddie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wim Godden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: How do they do it ?
> >
> >
> > > So what are the advantages/disadvantages of both systems ? Is FreeVSD
> > > better or is it just the fact that it's free ?
> > >
> > > redirect wrote:
> > > >
> > > > these guys use serverXchange with webpliabnce - its similar to
freeVSd
> > but
> > > > uses a different system and gives the user full root access - you
> > wouldn't
> > > > tell it from a dedicated server - you can't really have root
> > in freeVSD
> > > > because its not a hard partition like the VPN's
> > > >
> > > > eddie
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Wim Godden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:04 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: How do they do it ?
> > > >
> > > > > Yeah but in FreeVSD you can't get root access, only admin access,
> > > > > because root access would be unsafe, right ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Joel Shellman wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They just mean root access to the virtual server. In their lower
> > level
> > > > > > account, they offer a virtual server but with only user
> > level access
> > to
> > > > it
> > > > > > (and some tricks to be able to do some extra)--which is a
> > real pain
> > to
> > > > deal
> > > > > > with.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joel Shellman
> > > > > > Full Service Internet Solutions -- Contact us today for a free
> > > > consultation!
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > ps. For that matter, though, for $150/month, we could set you up
> > with a
> > > > > > dedicated box (though maybe not with all the extra
> > features there).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Wim Godden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: "FreeVSD Support Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:44 AM
> > > > > > Subject: How do they do it ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > How do these folks offer root access ?
> > > > > > > http://www.hostpro.com/hosting/shared/unix_freedom400x.html
> > > > > >
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