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jayeff · 09-15-2002, 12:33 AM

For 3 of the past 4 years I have been very happy with my main host, but he moved out of Exodus when they took Chapter 11. A lot has gone wrong since that move, so it?s time for a change.

Before I even get to worrying about who to host with, I have collected a mixed bag of bits and pieces, server-wise, that it would make sense to tidy up. However, despite 6+ years in this business, I still know next to nothing about servers, so I don?t really have a clue about what hardware I should be going for.

This is what I am trying to house:

6 TGP?s handling from 20Gb to 100Gb each, each with its own trading script (UCJ/X3/RB4), and one running Bush to handle submissions for all of them. Personal problems and my hosting have cost me a lot of traffic during the past year, so if all goes well, the currently monthly total of around 350Gb would likely rise fairly quickly to say, 600Gb.

A dozen AVS sites totalling 75Gb to 100Gb per month and miscellaneous FPAs, small free sites etc., for another 25Gb. Those all run without any scripts, but I want to add some site builder software. I need to allow for it and for the extra traffic that using it should generate.

I also want to re-start TGP submissions. I used to have a virtual account at bigfast.net, with content mirroring and load balancing, and it handled 300Gb-500Gb a month without a hitch. Back in February my dedicated host dropped his prices and offered me a free machine. Taking the offer was a big mistake: the box just ground to a halt at peak times. I haven't done much submitting since.

To summarize: around 30 domains with currently 500Gb traffic but with capacity for fairly quick expansion to about 1,200Gb; 6 trading scripts, one sitebuilder script and one TGP script.

What should I be going for? One machine? Two? What spec?

I would like to say that performance should be the only consideration, but I have needed a lot of time off during the past two years because of a medical problem in the family. That and hosting problems haven?t done my business any good at all and I have some major hospital bills to deal with. The best solution for me right now probably does need to be something of a compromise between price and performance, or else something I can move over to in stages, as I can afford it.

All ideas gratefully received. And by all means hit me with suggestions for hosts too. Thanks!!!

09-15-2002, 12:33 AM
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	Server advice please For 3 of the past 4 years I have been very happy with my main host, but he moved out of Exodus when they took Chapter 11. A lot has gone wrong since that move, so it?s time for a change. Before I even get to worrying about who to host with, I have collected a mixed bag of bits and pieces, server-wise, that it would make sense to tidy up. However, despite 6+ years in this business, I still know next to nothing about servers, so I don?t really have a clue about what hardware I should be going for. This is what I am trying to house: 6 TGP?s handling from 20Gb to 100Gb each, each with its own trading script (UCJ/X3/RB4), and one running Bush to handle submissions for all of them. Personal problems and my hosting have cost me a lot of traffic during the past year, so if all goes well, the currently monthly total of around 350Gb would likely rise fairly quickly to say, 600Gb. A dozen AVS sites totalling 75Gb to 100Gb per month and miscellaneous FPAs, small free sites etc., for another 25Gb. Those all run without any scripts, but I want to add some site builder software. I need to allow for it and for the extra traffic that using it should generate. I also want to re-start TGP submissions. I used to have a virtual account at bigfast.net, with content mirroring and load balancing, and it handled 300Gb-500Gb a month without a hitch. Back in February my dedicated host dropped his prices and offered me a free machine. Taking the offer was a big mistake: the box just ground to a halt at peak times. I haven't done much submitting since. To summarize: around 30 domains with currently 500Gb traffic but with capacity for fairly quick expansion to about 1,200Gb; 6 trading scripts, one sitebuilder script and one TGP script. What should I be going for? One machine? Two? What spec? I would like to say that performance should be the only consideration, but I have needed a lot of time off during the past two years because of a medical problem in the family. That and hosting problems haven?t done my business any good at all and I have some major hospital bills to deal with. The best solution for me right now probably does need to be something of a compromise between price and performance, or else something I can move over to in stages, as I can afford it. All ideas gratefully received. And by all means hit me with suggestions for hosts too. Thanks!!!