Virtual server from MegaFon



    When starting any network project, whether it is a web site or file storage, SQL server or video surveillance system, the core is the server infrastructure. The requirements for it are very simple: the ability to quickly deploy with minimal cost to the customer. If you create the server infrastructure yourself, then you need to order equipment, wait for its delivery, install, configure and maintain at all stages of the project life. It takes a lot of time and translates into a decent amount. And what if the project launch dates are tight and the budget is limited? Or is the project short-term, for example, seasonal? What to do with equipment if the project does not receive development, or if it is necessary to dramatically increase capacity due to increased load on the server?



    If you have encountered or expect to encounter such issues, then you should pay attention to the "cloud" services and rent a virtual server. MegaFon now provides its customers with this service.



    What are the advantages of renting a virtual server from MegaFon ?:

    • Reducing costs by moving their CAPEX category to OPEX category
    • Hourly service charges
    • Extensive server configuration options allow you to choose the settings that best suit your needs
    • Data processing center (DPC), in which computes computing power, meets the high reliability class Tier 3 according to the international standard TIA-942
    • Fast disk storage for tasks requiring high performance from storage
    • Cost of Windows Server OS is already included in the price
    • Hyper-V hypervisor.

    What is important: if you are not sure whether a virtual server is suitable for solving your problems, you can take a three-day test period. When it ends, the test server will just stop. For further use, you need to activate the server through your account. You can also change the selected hardware configuration if the capacity is insufficient.



    Technical details and features of the virtual server service


    Quick start
    The first thing to do is to register on the site http://server.megafon.ru . The registration procedure takes only a few minutes and consists of 4 steps. At the end of the registration procedure, an email will be sent to the specified email with data for access to your personal account.

    Regardless of whether a server of test or arbitrary configuration was selected, the process of creating a virtual server begins immediately after registration on the site. After 30 minutes, the virtual server is ready for use. Moreover, it is possible to create and manage several servers at once, that is, we are talking about a full-fledged infrastructure.

    To access the created server without a dedicated “white” IP address, you need the CiscoVPN Client, which can be downloaded from the link in your account. There are also instructions for setting up the client and a configuration file. After establishing a connection, you can connect to the server via remote desktop via RDP



    Reliability
    Physically, the MegaFon virtual servers are created at the facilities of the MegaFon data center in Samara, corresponding to the Tier3 reliability class according to the TIA-942 standard. This is a high quality class, which means that it is possible to carry out repair work (including replacing system components, adding and removing failed equipment) without stopping the data center; engineering systems are reserved, there are several channels for distributing power and cooling, but only one of them is constantly active. Equipment redundancy is the provider’s area of ​​responsibility, unlike when equipment is placed on the client’s site. After all, having made the decision to independently host and manage the server infrastructure, you will have to ensure redundancy of hardware components, which will further increase the project budget.

    Performance
    The default virtual server rental price includes a channel with a guaranteed bandwidth of 5 Mb / s and an unlimited amount of traffic. Let's try to evaluate the real speed on the channel, using all the known speedtest.net. The testing methodology is very simple. The test to the selected point was run 3 times. Then the arithmetic mean is calculated. The response time and speed to Moscow and London

    Moscow were tested :
    ping (ms)Download (Mb / s)Upload (Mb / s)
    12060.7774.34
    21859.9275.61
    31889.3950.15
    average18.6770.0366.70



    London:
    ping (ms)Download (Mb / s)Upload (Mb / s)
    18568.6569.44
    28354.2788.84
    38487.9555.04
    average8470.2971.11



    Move on. Will the selected number of processors and their power fit your tasks? Will there be enough selected RAM? This question can only be answered after testing. To do this, you can use a test server or create the required configuration and conduct a series of load tests. Since the service "Rent a virtual server" from "MegaFon" is charged hourly, you do not have to overpay for load tests. In addition, thanks to a flexible configurator and the ability to change settings on-line, you will get the opportunity to fine-tune the server hardware configuration to your needs. We should also pay attention to the performance of the virtual server disk system. If it is planned to work with databases,

    We will test the disk system using CrystalMark v.3 utility.



    By the way, on-line mode in your account you can rent licensed software, including Microsoft products. MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, MS Lync Server are available for rent, about 200 software products in total.

    Summary


    We are confident that a virtual server is a worthy alternative to physical servers, allowing you to quickly deploy a reliable, easily scalable server infrastructure with less cost and in the shortest possible time. In the case of short-term projects, you do not have to incur additional costs for maintaining the infrastructure or rack your brains on how to gain any funds for it.

    It is no secret that many other companies provide a virtual server rental service. What is the advantage of MegaFon over other players in the market?

    • Flexible configurator. You can change and configure any parameter as you wish. Many Cloud providers do not give such an opportunity, limiting the client in choosing one or another configurator settings. In this case, the choice of hardware configuration does not affect the choice of OS.
    • High reliability of data storage due to multilevel infrastructure protection and information backup.
    • You do not need to bear the additional costs of acquiring the operating system.
    • In addition to renting the server itself, you can also use the rental of licensed software. Almost 200 software products are available, including MS Exchange, MS Lync, MS SQL Server.
    • RDP access to the Windows server is possible even without connecting to the “Dedicated IP” service


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