SoftLayer's Need for Speed Sale!!

 SoftLayer’s Private Network Includes
 Free Server to Server Connections
 Server to Services Connections (FTP/NAS)
 VPN to the Backend Management
 10/100/1000Mbps Speeds
 Unlimited Bandwidth

 Free 250GB SATA II Upgrade on Opteron 170 and Dual Xeon 3.4GHz!

Features Include:
 Public and Private Networks
 32/64 Enterprise OS & Apps
 IDS / IPS / DDOS Protection
 Advanced Management Portal (https://manage.softlayer.com/)
 Host Monitoring & Notification
 Remote Reboot / Console / IPMI 2.0
 True out-of-band access via SSL VPN
 IPMI 2.0 – Remote Server Management
 Test IP: 128.177.177.254 or 128.177.177.11
 Test File Download - 10MB file (http://www.softlayer.com/test.zip)
 Test File Download - 100MB file (http://www.softlayer.com/test100.zip)

Single Processor / Dual Core Series

 AMD Opteron 170 (2.0Ghz)
 Dual Core Processor (2 x 1MB cache)
 1GB ECC DDRII / DDRI 400 Ram
 Microsoft Windows or Redhat ES
 2000GB Public Network Bandwidth
 Unlimited Private Network Bandwidth
 VLAN – public & private network
 FREE Plesk 30 Domain
 2 x 250GB SATA II HDD
 $159/mo - $0 Setup
 Order Now!! (http://www.softlayer.com/featured_special.html)

Dual Processor / Single Core Series

 Dual Xeon 3.4GHz Server
 2 x 2MB L2 Cache
 1GB ECC DDRII / DDRI 400 Ram
 Microsoft Windows or Redhat ES
 2000GB Public Network Bandwidth
 Unlimited Private Network Bandwidth
 VLAN – public & private network
 FREE Plesk 30 Domain
 2 x 250GB SATA II HDD
 $259/mo - $0 Setup
 Order Now!! (http://www.softlayer.com/featured_special.html)


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Any specials for cPanel servers?

Any specials for cPanel servers?

We do not have any specials related to cPanel only. cPanel can be added to any server for an additional $25 per month.

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at sales@SoftLayer.com.

Thank you,

The test file is on 10mbit line?

The test file is on 10mbit line?

The test files are 10MB or 100MB in size and are on a server with a 1000Mbps port.

We use the same bandwidth mix of Savvis and Abovenet for our Unmetered upgrade options as well.

If you have any additional questions please contact us at sales@SoftLayer.com.

Thank you,

How much to get 4 GB of RAM? *wishes every advertisement here would state up front the upgrade costs, or N/A if it's not available*

Here are the popular upgrades......

Ram is +$25/mo per GB upgrade

250GB SATA II - $20/mo
150GB Raptor - $30/mo
500GB SATA II - $40/mo
3Ware Raid - $40/mo

View all Upgrade Options (http://www.softlayer.com/service.html)

Kind of unrelated to this thread, but I'd just like to throw in my 2 cents for SoftLayer.

I picked up a dualcore P4 from them about a month ago, and these guys have been nothing but OUTSTANDING! Support is FAST, and VERY knowlegable and helpful. I've had absolutely 0 issues with downtime, and the quality of their hardware is top notch. They were even nice enough to fix the IPMI when I goofed it up ;)

Keep up the good work Lance & team, you guys have a helluva thing going, let's see you hand The Planet their butts and show 'em how it's done! :)

Hello
I very interesting in a opteron dual core 170, but i dont know how is it perfome , will it better than my current dual opteron 246 ? I wanna save some $ so if it is i will switch to dual core :)

Hello
I very interesting in a opteron dual core 170, but i dont know how is it perfome , will it better than my current dual opteron 246 ? I wanna save some $ so if it is i will switch to dual core :)



from what I gather the 170 was made to compete with the Pentium D series chips

and from what I hear Opteron 170 out preforms the intel on PC's and servers

Hey Lance, I spoke to you Saturday or Sunday regarding the vps's. I still haven't received your email :)?

My other question do you offer RHN? As part of your redhat enterprise servers?

from what I gather the 170 was made to compete with the Pentium D series chips

and from what I hear Opteron 170 out preforms the intel on PC's and servers

yes, thank you, but how about it compare with dual opteron 246?

yes, thank you, but how about it compare with dual opteron 246?


well 240 series is a whole different animal

the 240 series was made for compete with intel xeon's

so i would say this

Opteron 100 series vs Pentium D and 4 series

Opteron 240 series vs Intel Xeon

so if you want more power go with 246

i say my opinion 1-10 scale 10 being faster/best

170 is 9 246 is 10


email their sales a Mary or Steven can help they gave me a whole breakdown as I am telling you the comparisons and they did a nice work i understood these new style chips more

These are all good questions. I will give these a shot.

Single Processor Dual Core Opteron 170 (2.0Ghz) vs Dual Processor Single Core Opteron 246 (2.0Ghz)

We have put these two boxes head to head in our labs and found they are VERY close in performance. In hosting applications (cPanel/Plesk/OS), the difference is less than 5% in total performance (246 being faster). In high volume database transactions, the difference creeps up to 5% (246 being faster).

<caveat - assuming we use server grade boards for comparison>

The difference is really due to two factors. First......the use of registered vs. un-registered ram......Second.......the "throughput" of the chip to the board.

Registered vs un-registered ram.
SL uses ECC Ram across the board so we don't have to worry about that difference. All single processor servers (PD, Opteron 1XX) use un-registered (unbuffered) ram because the design of the processor (so they can be used in lower-end less-expensive workstations and PCs). All dual core processors (Xeon and Opterons) use registered ram because they are almost always exclusively used in server environments (sans the high end work workstation and gamer box). The difference between registered and un-registered will give the dual processor servers a slight boost in performance.

Throughput of the chip to the board
There is a lot of talk about adding multiple cores on a single physical chip for mutli-threaded environments (like hosting) versus increasing the frequency speed of the chip. AMD is leading Intel in their design (Hypertransport) for the theoretical limit of "throughput" to the board. In reality, neither company has created a dual core chip with a frequency high enough to max out that "throughput" to the board (but it will someday). This one is a non-issue.

So the Winner is: well it depends.

If you are going for horsepower for the dollar, Opteron 170 wins hands down (about $50 to $150 cheaper per month in our industry - you could almost buy two for one). If you are going for raw horsepower - the 246 wins. AMD did a great job by giving you a full range of product (i.e 170 to 246 to 270)

On the other hand, the 170 is faster than a dual 244 or 242 box because of processor speed. Most of our clients are finding the value in the PD and Opteron series versus the older Xeons with 512MB/1MB cache and slower 24X Opteron series.

The "performance gap" between single processor dual core and dual processor single core servers has been dramatically reduced. IMHO, the single processor dual core server is THE CURRENT PRICE PERFORMER in the hosting industry.

Red Hat Entitlements

Yes....all Softlayer servers come with Red Hat subscription services. We have both Red Hat proxy server and a RHN satellite servers located on the private network for fast local updates. This is included on all servers and of course does not utilize your public bandwidth allotments.

So I recommend.....

1. If you have always wanted a dual proc box but price was the issue - go 170
2. If you are on a dual proc box and want to save money - go 170
3. If you need every last CPU tick of your dual proc box - stay on dual proc, go faster dual proc or dual core dual proc.

Hi,

Any chance you guys will ever have a Cpanel server special? I'd pick one up without a doubt.

Thanks!

We currently have 4 servers with softlayer (http://www.softlayer.com). They are highly recommended!!

Our websites: pcsafe.com, searching.com and spamsafe.com all on softlayer.com network (http://www.softlayer.com).

only thing holding me back from buying here is they have no paypal which I need since my server is 50-50 partnership payments

If they had one-time hardware setup fees.. Then it would be reallly good! I can see myself having 10-20 servers there :P

only thing holding me back from buying here is they have no paypal which I need since my server is 50-50 partnership payments
You could always ask your partner to send his share to you paypal account and then you pay using your credit card.

If they had one-time hardware setup fees.. Then it would be reallly good! I can see myself having 10-20 servers there :P
You mean one-time hardware setup fees WITHOUT monthly fee?

You mean one-time hardware setup fees WITHOUT monthly fee?

Same thing I like to know, can I pay RAM, HD`s...one time without monthly fee??

do you accept paypal?

do you accept paypal?

We do not accept paypal at this time. We do accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, and Discover as methods of payment currently.