From the command line, you'll find that PRMWD Servers look and act much like the traditional servers you may be using now. However, some key technologies make Cloud Servers much more flexible than hardware devices.
Each PRMWD Server is a virtual machine abstracted from the hardware. We use a software hypervisor with proven performance, reliability, scalability, and security. Launching a new PRMWD Server happens in minutes since we only need to start up a virtual machine on already running hardware. Virtualization also allows Servers to be moved easily or even resized for more CPU and memory.
All PRMWD Servers come with a certain amount of guaranteed CPU power based on the size of the servers you create. However, at times when there's extra CPU power available from the host hardware, we take advantage of it, providing your workloads extra processing power without any additional cost to you.
Scaling up your PRMWD Server is simple–you don't need to reinstall anything. With the click of a mouse or simple API call, your PRMWD Server is momentarily taken offline, the RAM, disk space and CPU allotment are adjusted, and the server is restarted. The entire process is automated and takes just a few minutes.
- Xen hypervisor.
- Storage is RAID-10 protected for superior performance and durability. If a host failure should occur, we bring it back and your data is preserved.
- Every PRMWD Server gets four virtual CPUs.
- No oversubscription. Reserved RAM and storage.
- Separate public and private network interfaces. Private bandwidth is free and provides inter-Cloud Server communication as well as access to other cloud services like Cloud Files.
- Snapshot based server images—scheduled or on-demand. Useful for creating "gold" images or backups.
- All PRMWD Servers are 64-bit for maximum performance.
- Support for multiple public IP addresses.
- Shared IPs for high-availability configurations using standard failover tools.
- Linux distribution of your choice.
- Web-based console access. Access your sever if there is a boot or network problem.
- Bootable rescue mode. File system access to repair a troubled PRMWD Serve
