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.
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