VPS Questions - Dotable

OddChoice · 20th November 2006, 09:18 AM

I've presently got an under utilized server in the USA and wondered whether you might move multiple reseller accounts from it to one of your VPS.

I'm more confident in your abilities to manage and communicate.

I'm not sure how many accounts I'd fit on?

Also, the server is presently part of a cPanel cluster, can this be continued with your VPS setup? How do IPs work for resellers?

Aussie Bob · 20th November 2006, 09:22 AM

Jon

Sure, we could move those reseller accounts into your VPS here.

What's the total disk space used by those reseller accounts?

We wouldn't be able to continue the cpanel cluster, on the Dotable VPS, but this won't stop us migrating those accounts over.

Each reseller account would have 2 IPs, for their respective nameservers.

OddChoice · 20th November 2006, 09:32 AM

I'll look into the disk space used (have some housekeeping to do in any case).

I guess the resellers having their own IP addresses means the VPS won't need to be part of the cluster.

One other thought I had was about an addon product a few customers have - a backup mail server I resell for gradwell.com - basically requires an additional entry in the DNS file. Would that be a problem?

Aussie Bob · 20th November 2006, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloory

One other thought I had was about an addon product a few customers have - a backup mail server I resell for gradwell.com - basically requires an additional entry in the DNS file. Would that be a problem?

If it can be done, we can do it.

Dotable Steve · 21st November 2006, 05:25 PM

Jon,

"One other thought I had was about an addon product a few customers have - a backup mail server I resell for gradwell.com - basically requires an additional entry in the DNS file. Would that be a problem?"

It wouldn't be a problem, but you would need redundant dns, otherwise if the VPS was offline (heaven forbid

) your secondary MX wouldn't be resolvable.

You can have the VPS as part of a dns cluster though, the resellers would use an IP from one of the other dns servers for their secondary name server - basically how cpanel dns clustering works on a dedicated machine, is exactly the same on a vps.

You could easily setup a backup mail server for the VPS on one of your other servers too - the configuration for that is straight forward.

OddChoice · 21st November 2006, 05:42 PM

Steve,

Thanks, that helps. I "inherited" an odd seup with a company I acquired - both nameservers are on a single, seperate machine. Gradwell's system provides a tertiary nameserver as well as the backupmx.

I'd ideally like to lose this independent server and have ns1 on my UK server, ns2 on a VPS and use both as a backup mail server for the other. In the case of the resellers, they could use ns1 & 2 on the VPS as per Bob's suggestion.

Cheers,

Jon

Ric · 23rd November 2006, 08:30 AM

Hi,

http://www.cpanel.net/products/dnsonly/index.htm

It free.. but I never try ...

cheers mate

OddChoice · 23rd November 2006, 09:48 AM

Hi Ric,

That's what's in use on my nameserver server, looking to migrate that here, with a normal VPS service

20th November 2006, 09:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
OddChoice Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 81	VPS Questions I've presently got an under utilized server in the USA and wondered whether you might move multiple reseller accounts from it to one of your VPS. I'm more confident in your abilities to manage and communicate. I'm not sure how many accounts I'd fit on? Also, the server is presently part of a cPanel cluster, can this be continued with your VPS setup? How do IPs work for resellers?

20th November 2006, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,068	Jon Sure, we could move those reseller accounts into your VPS here. What's the total disk space used by those reseller accounts? We wouldn't be able to continue the cpanel cluster, on the Dotable VPS, but this won't stop us migrating those accounts over. Each reseller account would have 2 IPs, for their respective nameservers. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

21st November 2006, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dotable Steve Retired - Gone Fishin' Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Auckland Posts: 1,444	Jon, "One other thought I had was about an addon product a few customers have - a backup mail server I resell for gradwell.com - basically requires an additional entry in the DNS file. Would that be a problem?" It wouldn't be a problem, but you would need redundant dns, otherwise if the VPS was offline (heaven forbid ) your secondary MX wouldn't be resolvable. You can have the VPS as part of a dns cluster though, the resellers would use an IP from one of the other dns servers for their secondary name server - basically how cpanel dns clustering works on a dedicated machine, is exactly the same on a vps. You could easily setup a backup mail server for the VPS on one of your other servers too - the configuration for that is straight forward. __________________ • Dotable - The home of "No Worries" hosting. • VPS ? Centos, Windows or Debian - Your choice • PHP5 ? Yes we do! • ClientExec? No Worries! • Do We Ride the Rails? Yes we do! • Move your sites to Dotable ? Yes we will!

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20th November 2006, 09:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
OddChoice Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 81	I'll look into the disk space used (have some housekeeping to do in any case). I guess the resellers having their own IP addresses means the VPS won't need to be part of the cluster. One other thought I had was about an addon product a few customers have - a backup mail server I resell for gradwell.com - basically requires an additional entry in the DNS file. Would that be a problem?

21st November 2006, 05:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
OddChoice Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 81	Steve, Thanks, that helps. I "inherited" an odd seup with a company I acquired - both nameservers are on a single, seperate machine. Gradwell's system provides a tertiary nameserver as well as the backupmx. I'd ideally like to lose this independent server and have ns1 on my UK server, ns2 on a VPS and use both as a backup mail server for the other. In the case of the resellers, they could use ns1 & 2 on the VPS as per Bob's suggestion. Cheers, Jon

23rd November 2006, 08:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ric Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 89	Hi, http://www.cpanel.net/products/dnsonly/index.htm It free.. but I never try ... cheers mate

23rd November 2006, 09:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
OddChoice Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 81	Hi Ric, That's what's in use on my nameserver server, looking to migrate that here, with a normal VPS service