What is Virtual Private Server (VPS) or Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)? Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) Technology is a new technology based on the concept of partitions on mainframes and advanced resource scheduling to divide a computer into many virtually isolated servers. A VDS simply put is, a server that runs inside another server. Each VDS acts like a dedicated server but shares the same hardware.
VDS technology completely isolates each VDS, creating a more secure and reliable hosting environment. Each VDS has its own isolated disk space, guaranteed network interface bandwidth, guaranteed cpu allocation, RAM and operating system. If a VDS on the same physical server crashes, the other accounts on the server are protected and remain unaffected. It is not possible for any account to use up all the RAM, disk space, network bandwidth, CPU cycles, or any other resources of the Hosting Server. Neither is it possible for one account to view/edit the files of any other account.
VDS website owners have full control of the environment with their own root accounts and have:
- ability to install and run its own application software, e.g: Apache (web server), Sendmail (mail server), MySQL (database server), Bind (DNS server)
- ability to manage own config files
- ability to configure/modify root application software
- ability to delete, add, modify any file, including files in the root server
- full control over all files and processes on the virtual server
Who needs the Virtual Dedicated Server?
The VDS suits ideally the needs of independent companies involved in the development of Internet sites. The DBS capabilities allow to host any customers’ sites, while guaranteeing the freedom of choice as to the technologies applied, software components and script languages.
The VDS allows small Internet providers to set up their individual hosting application while avoiding them extra costs relating to the hosting platform and a need to worry about the server operation.
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