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06-11-2009, 12:10 PM #1Newbie
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Dedicated Managed Server Recommendation
Hi
I have a dedicated server from LiquidWeb. It's 'ok', but I'm getting pissed off with how slow they are to fix problems e.g. my sites aren't working now and they take forever to respond to tickets.
Can anyone recommend a good managed host who have a good level of service? My current server costs $274/pm with monitoring:
- Processor: Dual Xeon E5405 <b>Quad Core</b> (Harpertown)
- Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC5300
- Hd1: 160GB 7200RPM SATA / 8MB Cache
- Hd2: 160GB 7200RPM SATA / 8MB Cache
- HD3: Backup
- OS: Linux - CentOS 5/ ControlPanel: CPanel / Web Host Manager
- Bandwidth: 4800GB Monthly Transfer (2400 in + 2400 out)
Thanks in advance
EB
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06-11-2009, 12:14 PM #2Custom Hosting Master
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Well, it seems like a pretty good deal for the money you're paying, so you might expect to pay more, or you could lower to a single high-end quad core and get more RAM, as I'm guessing you're not really doing that much processing, though I could be wrong. Contact some companies and ask for quotes, and make sure you specify what you're expecting from them in terms of management.
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06-11-2009, 12:27 PM #3Newbie
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Thanks. I'm going to be depending full time soon on the site income so I panic now when the sites go down!
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06-11-2009, 12:31 PM #4Newbie
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I've had the following offer via PM:
Intel Quad Core Q9550 2.83GHz Processor
8GB RAM
2x 250GB SATA Drives RAID1
250GB Remote Backup Space
CentOS 5.3 Operating System
cPanel/WHM Control Panel
FREE Managed Services Included
24/7 Technical Support Included
FREE Migration Assistance Included
1500GB Monthly Traffic on 100Mbps Uplink Port
$269.00/month & FREE Setup!
Is that a better CPU?
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06-11-2009, 12:35 PM #5Randy
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Offers by PM are against the rules here. I suggest since the provider is knowingly breaking rules you should avoid said provider and report the PM to the WHT mods.
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06-11-2009, 12:37 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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06-11-2009, 12:55 PM #7Newbie
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06-11-2009, 12:57 PM #8Doh!!
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06-11-2009, 01:19 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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06-11-2009, 01:50 PM #10Web Hosting Evangelist
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You got a very good price for the deal.
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06-11-2009, 01:53 PM #11Newbie
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hi - have a look at 1696943, 1696115 and 1696104 and the length between responses. Maybe somebody was looking at them, but all the team had to say is 'we are investigating, please wait'. It was doubly frustrating as this was all happening at 1am in the morning in the UK and i wanted to sleep.
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06-11-2009, 01:56 PM #12The Guru!
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For database intensive sites consider SAS hdd with raid rather than SATA for faster IO rates.
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06-11-2009, 01:58 PM #13Newbie
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06-11-2009, 02:51 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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For a dual quad harpertown and two hard drives (raid?)
As well as cpanel and bandwidth and being Managed (depending on their definition of managed).
It's an absolute steal.Data Republic - UK Managed Servers - Server Management - Managed Backup/R1Soft
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06-11-2009, 02:59 PM #15Doh!!
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06-11-2009, 03:05 PM #16Doh!!
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Right, but does he need 10TB of bw? It isn't all about BW its about service, support, quality and what the client needs and best feels to suit him.
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06-11-2009, 08:17 PM #17The Linux Specialist
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06-12-2009, 03:52 AM #18Newbie
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06-14-2009, 10:29 PM #19Newbie
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Why I recommend 10TB
At 10TB I get good and realiable service, support, quality and fast 1gbps port
I have been in HostGator for 5 years. They give a very good service but they cannot give nore than 2.5GB
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06-20-2009, 04:34 AM #20Newbie
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Hi
Liquidweb's support team have gone AWOL again so I am definitely leaving now. I'm sick and tired of feeling I have to monitor the server 24 hours a day because they are slow to respond to problems, and then I'm unable to get anyone to respond. They may be cheap, but the service just isn't good enough and I'm losing more than I'm saving in downtime and my personal time than I'm saving in cash.
I have a budget of $300-500/pm:
- I need as much horsepower as possible to run some very big WordPress blogs and 2 SMF forums e.g. 1 big server, a db/web server combo etc.
- I need a min of 10TB bandwidth
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06-20-2009, 05:12 AM #21Newbie
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06-20-2009, 05:28 AM #22Newbie
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One more edit. My min 10TB may be a bit too high. I'm currently at 2TB In, so I need 5TB In min
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06-20-2009, 05:54 AM #23Engineer
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Is that your limitation or is that what you are actually using, they are 2 entirely different numbers and you are going to rule out providers who not over such large bandwidth allocations (even if you will never use it).
More importantly, why are they consistently having to address issues with your system? It sounds like you are having a problem and each time all that is getting done is a temporary work around/service restarts but never actually address the issue.
Maybe you should look at having the issue addressed first then re-evaulate the system requirements.Server Management - AdminGeekZ.com
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06-20-2009, 06:11 AM #24Newbie
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My limitation is 2.4TB and I'm currently using 2TB, so will burst through limit any day soon.
They probably are just doing temporary fixes. The issue I have is that their response time is so bad, and given how many tickets I have to raise or are raised automatically, why aren't they doing the in-depth work automatically?
I agree that getting the prob fixed and then sizing my reqs may be a good idea, but every day I delay is costing me money, and I'd rather overpay now to get peace of mind and sleep at night!
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06-20-2009, 06:18 AM #25Engineer
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Correcting the problem will likely be faster than moving systems and I would suggest you look at getting the problem addressed first so you know the cause because it could go either way, you may find out your next systems are drastically under-spec'ed or you may find it's an application level issue and once corrected they will be drastically over-spec'ed.
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