Re:Ask HN: $20 per month dedicated server?
by csense on Monday May 27, 2013 @05:01PM
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> Can I say for sure one thing that between dedicated vs VPS you will surely choose dedicated?
If they have the same specs and the same price, dedicated is probably better.
> Are there any downsides to dedicated servers from customer standpoint.
1. Price.
2. For a dedicated server I want a serial console and out-of-band rebooter, so I can fix it myself when I bork the bootloader or hang the system. This can all be done in software with VM's, but may require additional hardware for dedicated servers.
3. Monitoring of disk failure. On a VPS, the provider typically handles RAID, and is pro-active about replacing failed disks. On a dedicated server, RAID is up to the customer to manage, depending on your setup it might be the customer's responsibility to alert support that a disk is bad, and diagnosing a failed disk remotely might be challenging.
If they have the same specs and the same price, dedicated is probably better.
> Are there any downsides to dedicated servers from customer standpoint.
1. Price.
2. For a dedicated server I want a serial console and out-of-band rebooter, so I can fix it myself when I bork the bootloader or hang the system. This can all be done in software with VM's, but may require additional hardware for dedicated servers.
3. Monitoring of disk failure. On a VPS, the provider typically handles RAID, and is pro-active about replacing failed disks. On a dedicated server, RAID is up to the customer to manage, depending on your setup it might be the customer's responsibility to alert support that a disk is bad, and diagnosing a failed disk remotely might be challenging.