The new CPanel/WHM server is the first in the process of migrating all customer facing websites (with the exception of the HyperVM management console for obvious reasons) to a virtualized environment. Some might ask why we are doing this… Simple it allows us to utilize the existing hardware and procedural infrastructure that exists today to serve our customers better and at the same time provide a managable expansion path with quick response times.

Examples:
1)  the VPS enviroment has a mechanism in place to handle backups automatically with 7 days of archives.
2) Tools are already in place to monitor the virtual servers in terms of operational status as well as resource utilization.
3) Re-configuring a virtual server can happen much more easily than a physical server.
4) Facilities to migrate a virtual server’s physical level to another physical server are already in place and can occur signifigantly faster if the need arises.
5) It’s more economical through better utilization of existing physical infrastructure, allowing us to pass the savings on.
6) It’s greener… Goes along with #5, since we’re better utilizing the physical hardware we’re wasting less electricity.

So just a heads up, the shared DirectAdmin server will be virtualized at some point in the not too distant  future.

We’re committed to the customer’s experience to actually be improved through the use of virtualized environments…  It will allow us to better manage resources and control hard and soft costs at the same time.

Robert

Robert Porter is the founder and managing member of Lagniappe Internet LLC. Robert holds multiple certifications incluging Oracle Certified Professional-Java 6 SE (OCP-J6), MCSE, A+, Net+, Project+, Security+, and multiple CIW certifications. He has been in the hosting industry for more than a decade and is founded Lagniappe Internet L.L.C. as a privately owned, completely debt free, hosting company based out of New Orleans. Robert's background includes 25+ years in programming, databases, networking and systems administration.

Our newest server, gt24-2, is in transit to Dallas to be deployed. With the holiday weekend I’d expect this server will be racked and powered up Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest, and expected to be available for customer use by the end of next week.

GT24-2 is a Dual Quad-Core server (8 cores total) with 32MB of Registered ECC RAM, 4 Western Digital 750Gb Raid Edition 2 hard drives connected to a PERC 5/i controller (with battery back up) in RAID-10 for speed and security! This is our biggest server to date, and is just the next step to provide the best level of service and data protection we can to our customers.

Robert

Robert Porter is the founder and managing member of Lagniappe Internet LLC. Robert holds multiple certifications incluging Oracle Certified Professional-Java 6 SE (OCP-J6), MCSE, A+, Net+, Project+, Security+, and multiple CIW certifications. He has been in the hosting industry for more than a decade and is founded Lagniappe Internet L.L.C. as a privately owned, completely debt free, hosting company based out of New Orleans. Robert's background includes 25+ years in programming, databases, networking and systems administration.

Due to popular demand, we’re not offering CPanel/WHM with Fantastico reseller accounts.  Not even shown on the website, this is one of the few places you can learn about the offering and get the links to sign up…

For the time being, the CPanel accounts mirror the DirectAdmin accounts in resource limits and pricing. But don’t expect that to last… Unlike DirectAdmin, we can’t buy the license to CP/WHM outright instead it’s a recurring license expense. So expect the CP/WHM accounts to be slightly more than the DirectAdmin or have a little less resources at the same price point. We’ll know better when the usage becomes better known.

To signup for a CPanel Reseller account don’t use the links on the website (yet), but use this instead: CPanel Reseller Signup page

Robert

Robert Porter is the founder and managing member of Lagniappe Internet LLC. Robert holds multiple certifications incluging Oracle Certified Professional-Java 6 SE (OCP-J6), MCSE, A+, Net+, Project+, Security+, and multiple CIW certifications. He has been in the hosting industry for more than a decade and is founded Lagniappe Internet L.L.C. as a privately owned, completely debt free, hosting company based out of New Orleans. Robert's background includes 25+ years in programming, databases, networking and systems administration.