Crucial Paradigm

So today I was tasked with creating an entire system that does ubuntu automated installations, the first hurdle was actually getting ubuntu automated deployment, unfortunately there was a lot of misguidance laying around the net on the best way to approach this, so this is my attempt… it worked and I think it does the job…

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You can use the following commands to change the Citrix XenServer pool’s master server:

First you need to disable high availibility:

xe pool-ha-disable

Then you need to find out which host you want to change the master to:

xe host-list

Then change the master:

xe pool-designate-new-master host-uuid=[uuid of new master host]

Turn HA back on:

xe pool-ha-enable

Sometimes when shutting down a VM via the standard XenCenter interface or command line (xe) on a Citrix XenServer machine the shutdown will not complete.  The first thing to try is a force shutdown on the VM:

xe vm-shutdown –force vm=[vm name]

If this still doesn’t work you can try taking a look in the XenServer pending task queue:

xe task-list

And cancel the process’ that seem to be holding up the system:

xe task-cancel uuid=[task uuid]

If this still fails you can try the following:

xe-toolstack-restart

We have been hard at work this year to bring our customers a new level of high availability. Our order has placed with HP for a SAN and Blade setup, and should arrive in days.

What does this mean?

This means we will be able to provide a higher level of uptime on our entire product range. The new setup is designed with no single point of failure in mind across all aspects of the setup. This means if server goes offline or fails it will be automatically started on a new node with minimal downtime (seconds/minutes).  Unlike traditional SANs, the SAN we have selected (HP P4000 G2) allows for a single or multiple shelf failure without the SAN or volumes going down – this adds unprecedented reliability to the SAN.

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After a very popular intial release of our VPS please Crucial Paradigm has significantly upgraded our new VPS plans!

Our new plans utilize the following hardware:

2 x Intel Xeon 5410 (8 x 2.3Ghz Cores, 24MB Cache)
32GB FB-DIMM DDR2 RAM
8+ Drive RAID 10
Dual Redundant Power Supplies

Link: http://www.crucial.com.au/virtual-dedicated-servers-vds-vps/

Plans:

• All plans come with a web based control panel, and ability to remotely console/KVM into the server.

VPS 256
256MB RAM
25GB Storage
10GB Bandwidth

VPS 512
512MB RAM
50GB Storage
20GB Bandwidth

VPS 1024
1024MB RAM
100GB Storage
40GB Bandwidth

VPS 2048
2048MB RAM
200GB Storage
80GB Bandwidth

VPS 4096
4096MB RAM
400GB Storage
160GB Bandwidth

Order Links:

VPS 256: http://www.crucial.com.au/client/order.php?step=2&pid=16
VPS 512: http://www.crucial.com.au/client/order.php?step=2&pid=17
VPS 1024: http://www.crucial.com.au/client/order.php?step=2&pid=18
VPS 2048: http://www.crucial.com.au/client/order.php?step=2&pid=19
VPS 4096: http://www.crucial.com.au/client/order.php?step=2&pid=20

Operating Systems Supported:

• CentOS 4 & 5
• Debian 3 & 4
• Ubuntu 7 & 8  (coming soon!)
• Gentoo 2006
• Fedora Core 6
• More coming soon!  (Fedora Core 9, etc)

Add-ons:

1. Additional Bandwidth – $3.5/GB (discounts available for large blocks)
2. Additional IPs – $3.5/IP/month
3. Full VPS Management – $50/month
4. cPanel/WHM with Fantastico – $13/month
5. Backups:
   256 Plan: $10/month
   512 Plan: $15/month
   1024 Plan: $25/month
   2048 Plan: $50/month
   4096 Plan: $100/month

Notes:

• All plans include swap space, the same size as the RAM.
• 2 IPs included, additional IPs $3/IP/month

Feel free to give us a call at 1300 884 839 or email us at sales@crucial.com.au!

To celebrate the release of our Managed Xen Virtual Dedicated Servers, Crucial Paradigm is offering a 50% off the life of the account for the next 2 weeks only (or while stocks last)!

These virtual dedicated servers are located in Sydney (Equinix), and run RAID 10 with SCSI/SAS drives.

Managed Xen VDS Features:

• Full root access, complete access, and control over resources
• Multiple Dedicated IPs
• Direct Access via SSH or Console
• System Isolation
• Choice of multiple OS installations, and ability to change at anytime at the click of a mouse
• Ability to install/uninstall applications as you please
• Control Panel to manage Virtual Server, even if it is down, or not accessible via the internet. Includes the following features:
  • Start Virtual Server
  • Stop Virtual Server
  • Restart Virtual Server
  • Hard Reboot
  • Manage IPs Assigned to Virtual Server
  • Complete Network Management (ip addresss, name servers, and gateway)
  • Backup/Restore Virtual Server
  • Rebuild Virtual Server with Original OS, or OS of choice
  • Integrated Console Access to access the Virtual Server even if it is not accessible via network.
  • Reset Root Password
  • File Manager
  • Timezone Management
  • Live Traffic and CPU Graphs
  • … and many more!

Pricing starts form $39.97/month, visit our site for more details. To Order please contact us at sales@crucial.com.au or call us at 1300 884 839

Feel free to contact us via email at sales@crucial.com.au, or give us a call at 1300 884 839