We are currently developing the infrastructure and software to offer a virtual dedicated server solution. This would enable customers to have either individual virtual dedicated machines, or to form a dedicated cluster of physical servers with the virtualisation software pre-loaded, on which virtual servers can be added by the customer independently. We’re inviting customers to beta-test the service at the moment.
The system is based on the Xen virtualisation platform, but with a custom-designed web frontend allowing customers to view details of machines, stop or start machines, and view the console output of the machine. Additionally customers with dedicated clusters will be able to provision/edit/remove virtual machines, and manage other aspects of their cluster.
The system will have SAN storage (with SAS drives) and therefore will support auto failover and restarting of virtual machines if any server hardware fails.
If you would like more information or would like to take part in the beta-testing which we will be starting soon (either testing a single machine or a dedicated cluster) please contact inbox [at] melbourne.co.uk.
Depending on the uptake we may have to limit the number of beta places available. We expect the live service to be available towards the end of the year.
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