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In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server refers to a server which is leased in its entirety to a single customer, usually an individual or small business.

In the web hosting industry, a dedicated server refers to a server which is leased in its entirety to a single customer, usually an individual or small business.

Contrast with a which is a virtualized server. In this arrangement is used to share the resources of a single physical server among several customers.

Web hosting providers offer these services to customers who require specialized services not available in typical environments.

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How to verify if a dedicated server is really dedicated?

I ordered a dedicated server 1 month ago and I want to make sure my server is dedicated and not a VPS or Shared server. Are there any tools I can verify that my server is running on bare metal and that I am the only user?
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How to login to my server's control panel

i got a dedicated server in a hosting company and after they setup it, they sent to me like this configuration : Main IP: xxx.xx.xx.xx Access data: Login: root Password: XXXXXXXXXX MySQL Login: root MySQL Password: XXXXXXXXXXX i try to access…
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Is it ok to ask a client to host a server

if the server doesn't traffic any sensitive information? I am currently doing a college project for a client where I need a dedicated server with a graphics card. As far as I know no such hosting options exist. The server will be used as a headless…
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Dedicated server, 100 Mbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s

What is the difference between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s? What are the advantages of a 1 Gbit/s network and pricing?
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Why is this Server crashing?

My server crashed 3 times, (2 times less than 24 hours ago), and once 1 week ago. Each time, the server was not pingable, until the host rebooted the machine. It's a dedicated server at ServerPronto with 4 GB of RAM, dual or quad cpu with 3.1 ghz,…
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Unable to access Plesk panel from Leaseweb Dedicated Server

I have purchased a dedicated server from Leaseweb, package included plesk control panel but I could not figure out how to access it from my web-browser? I have tried http://ipaddress:8443 and also http://ipaddress:8880
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Can you download files on your dedicated server using your computer

I have a dedicated server running CentOS 5, and I have a computer at home that runs windows 7. For a projects I need to download a large set of large files on the server. Now the problem I am facing is that I have only a SSH connection to my server,…
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Dedicated server: after how many years should I upgrade to a new one, even if I don't need new hardware?

There is a higher probability that the old hardware will die, so after how many years do you suggest I rent a new server and abandon the old one?
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dedicated web host

I am looking for a decent linux server dedicated with 8GB+ RAM and comparable CPU Spec. There are too many webhosts out there, any recommendation on a cheap but decent host? turnkey seems cheap, but is it good?
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I have to choose between IBM X3650 M4 and HP DL380pG8. What to consider?

I have to choose between IBM X3650 M4 and HP DL380pG8 servers. Both are 6-cores Xeon e5-2620 with 64 Mb of RAM and the same price. What factors should I consider to make a choice between them? They seems to be the same in performance. What to take?
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Can you recommend me a dedicated server company that has fast servers?

I currently pay $170 for my Quad Server. The transfer is unmonitored but the speed is really slow. Can you recommend me a couple of better alternatives, preferably with no setup fee? Thanks!
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How can I cause WHM to allocate resources to only one account?

I have a Dedicated Server with cPanel/WHM management and I run one web-application in just one account, so I need all server power (RAM and CPU time) to be directed to this account. I just don't know how WHM manages server resources between…
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Spam Issue - Dedicated Server

I am in-charge of a dedicated server with Plesk Control Panel installed on a Windows Server 2008 Web Edition. The issue that I am having is related with the emails setup on the same server using Plesk (It uses MailEnable though in the background).…
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dedicated server and unix sockets

I have an OpenVZ VPS and for some reasons I have run out of the non-TCP sockets: cat /proc/user_beancounters uid resource held maxheld barrier limit failcnt numothersock 40 2002 2000 2000 4683 An…
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Server powerful enough

I am planing to buy this dedicated server: Dual Core ATOM 4GB RAM 1.5TB HDD Will this be ok to run lets say a php website with about 5.000 unique visitors / day ?
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