VDS (Xen HVM) Plans
Virtual Dedicated Servers
Our Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) based on Xen HVM technology, truly are the next best thing to a real dedicated server. Each VDS has a direct allocation of real, physical hardware, and 100% hardware assisted virtualization powered by Intel VT and AMD Virtualization technology.
This means you can run ANY operating system, and when we say any - If there is an operating system you want which we do not have on the list, we will add it for you!
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High performance with 4 CPU Cores & RAID10 Storage
7 Day money back guarantee 99.9% Network Uptime GuaranteeDedicated RAM
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128MB
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10GB
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150GB
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£5.00 GBP
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256MB
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15GB
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250GB
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£9.00 GBP
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384MB
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20GB
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350GB
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£13.00 GBP
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512MB
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30GB
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450GB
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£16.00 GBP
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768MB
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40GB
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550GB
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£24.00 GBP
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1024MB
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60GB
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650GB
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£30.00 GBP
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1536MB
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100GB
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1000GB
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£45.00 GBP
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2048MB
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130GB
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1500GB
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£55.00 GBP
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3072MB |
200GB |
2000GB |
£80.00 GBP |
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4096MB |
260GB |
2500GB |
£105.00 GBP |
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5120MB |
320GB |
3000GB |
£130.00 GBP |
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6144MB |
380GB |
3500GB |
£155.00 GBP |
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8192MB |
540GB |
4000GB |
£200.00 GBP |
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Unttended installations, for a quick and easy way to reload your VPS.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
1) What Hardware do you use?
We only use 100% enterprise class Supermicro servers, owned by us and hosted in our own full 42U Racks. We do not skimp out on any component, from ECC RAM to Raid-Edition drives and Hardware RAID, connected to a 100% Cisco powered BGP4 network.
2) What Xen version do you use?
Our senior technical staff are subscribed to all of the Xen mailing lists, and keep ontop of the latest technologies, bugs and security issues. We currently deploy an optimized Xen stack based on 3.4.3
2) Do you provide custom reverse dns records?
Yes, they can be set from inside SolusVM on the fly.
3) What support is included with my VPS?
All VDS are 100% Unmanaged. This means we provide support for hardware issues and network issues only.
4) Do you allow IRC/Bittorrent/Warez Linking?
No. IRC/Bittorrent/Warez along with any activities in breach of UK law will be terminated. Legal Adult content is allowed.
5) How is CPU allocated?
Part One: Cores
Our Xen host machines may have 4, 8 or 16 CPU cores, and one or two of these cores is completely dedicated for processes on the host machine. The remaining cores are allocated to VCPUs or "Virtual CPUs" which are then allocated to Virtual Servers. Each Virtual Server has 4 VCPUs, and you will therefore see 4 CPU's inside your Virtual Server. This method of allocating CPU cores has a number of distinct advantages over a typical default Xen setup. The main advantage being that the host machine is completely unaffected from the CPU activity of Virtual Machines, so if a VM decides to max out it's CPU the host machine would still schedule resources without any interruption to other VM's.
Part Two: CPU Time Prioritization (What's this equal share nonsense?)
The majority of VPS providers out there give little information on how they manage CPU time and you will often see the term "Equal Share". Xen uses a credit based round-robin scheduling system for CPU time, where each VM has a certain number of credits. In an equal share setup all VMs have the same number of credits, so a small VM with say 128MB RAM has the same priority to CPU as a 4GB RAM VM. This isn't good. If they allocate larger VMs more VCPUs but don't change the number of credits, then you have higher burstable CPU power but no more CPU time than anyone else!
At xenSmart we issue CPU credits to VM's based on their size, and it's proportional with each plan. Infact, it effectivley doubles. A 256MB RAM VM has twice as much priority to CPU as a 128MB VM. That seems like a more logical approach.
6) Do I get Burst RAM?
No, Xen HVM behaves just like a real dedicated server. If you choose one of our AutoInstallers, you will have a 1GB Swap file by default.
7) What payment methods do you accept?
We accept payments via PayPal, Google Checkout and Credit/Debit cards.
Please ensure you read our "Terms of Service" in full before purchasing. If you have any questions about our services, would like a custom solution, or would like to resell our services, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.