1. Internode Virtual Private Server
Product Brief
The Internode Virtual Private Server Service
Internode Virtual Private Servers provide a cost-effective and scalable option for customers requiring dedicated server solutions.
It delivers the superior bandwidth and high availability benefits of data centre hosting; combined with the flexibility and security
of a dedicated device. Key issues of redundancy, firewalling, monitoring, and management of both hardware and operating
systems are all addressed as part of this comprehensive solution set.
• Having the entire Virtual Private Server (VPS) infrastructure located
and managed in Australia means that there is great connectivity
to Australian networks and customers - with much faster response
times, as traffic does not have to (typically) come from across the
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• The Internode VPS platform features only leading name hardware,
all with redundant power supplies, fans and dual path fibre
channel controllers. Each is connected to fast (15K) SAN storage VPS VPS VPS VPS
in RAID configurations with hot Spares. The Storage Area Network
features redundant SAN controllers, power supplies and fibre
channel switching. Most of the hardware is hosted at the Sydney
GlobalSwitch Data Centre; with redundancy provided by servers in Virtualisation Layer
the Brisbane PIPE Data Centre.
• This high-end hardware platform operates under VMWare
vSphere, delivering powerful virtualisation and automatic host Physical Server Physical Server Physical Server
recovery capabilities. Networking is performed by a state of the
art Gigabit Cisco Network, capable of IPv6 support. This gives the
current platform compliance including ASIO T4 and ISO27001.
Features
A VPS is a great cost effective alternative to a dedicated sever and co-location. It can be configured for a number of things such
as Website Hosting, Email, eCommerce, File Serving.
Internodes’ VPS’ can be delivered directly to the Internet or directly to an Internode Business Connect (IBC) solution.
Internodes offering also caters for more advanced solutions including;
• Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems
• Windows Server 2003 Web and Standard Edition
• Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, and Data Centre Edition.
• Microsoft Applications
• SQL Server Web, SQL Workgroup Server, and SQL Server Standard Edition
• Exchange 2007 Standard, Standard Plus, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Editions
• Sharepoint 2007 Server Standard.
• Linux Operating Systems
• Red Hat, CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu.
• Linux Applications
• LAMP for Unix
• Hadoop for Unix
Internode’s VPS offering also has the powerful concept of Virtual Private Data Centres (VDC’s). This concept allows unmetered
communication via a private network, between all VPS’ that a customer placed in the Virtual Data Centre.

2. We’ve highlighted some of the capabilities of the Internode Virtual Private Server:
• Management of all hardware and relevant support
• High availability 99.9%
• Large selection of Microsoft Windows and Unix Operating Systems available
• Management of all infrastructure hardware
• Operating System installation and licence management
• Backup Services
• Business benefits from online control of the Virtual Private Server, including;
• Reverse DNS management
• Traffic usage reports
• Notification management
• VPS portal user management
• VPS Stop, Start, Restart, and Reset control
• Monitoring services
• Operating System and, or application management
• Firewall Management
• Professional Services
Plans and Pricing
The customisable options and flexibility that the Internode Virtual Private Server offers, allows for deployments to meet most
needs.
The entry VPS solution starts at as little as $120 per month. This offering includes the following: An Internet Virtual Data Centre,
A Public IP address, 1 GB of RAM, 1 CPU core minimum speed of 2 Ghz, 30 GB of Storage, 25 GB of Internet usage, Basic
management, Backup service with 1 day retention and an Online server management portal.
Some of the enhancements that can be made include:
• Up to a /27 Public IP address space,
• Up to 8 Gbytes of RAM and 4 x 2Ghz or higher CPU cores
• 500GB, 30 - day retention backup service.
• Up to 100 GBytes of Storage
• Up to 250 GBytes Internet usage.
• Operating System and application management
• Dedicated redundant link firewall management
• Server and software monitoring
It is also possible to have multiple servers installed in the same Virtual Private Data Centre, allowing them to communicate via
the equivalent of a private LAN.
Like to know more?
Please contact our Internode Business Sales Team on 13 NODE (13 6633) or email business-sales@internode.on.net for further
information. You can also obtain more information or a user guide at internode.on.net/vps
Information is current as of 12/02/2010. This is subject to change without notice. All prices quoted include GST.