Managed FreeBSD Servers & prices

Basic description

Idiom purchases, configures, installs and maintains a FreeBSD system on your behalf.

Features

• Remote serial console
• Remote power control
• Remote OS rescue capability
• Remote OS install capability
• Daily backups
• Spare components on site

Configurations

To guarentee that we have spare components, systems are built out of a commen set of components:
• Compaq DL360 (1U, dual drive, dual processor)
• 800Mhz or better CPU (one or two)
• FreeBSD4 -STABLE
• 512MB to 2GB RAM
• 9, 18, or 72GB SCSI drives

Remote Operating System Installation & Rescue Capability

When rebooting from a power loss, the FreeBSD system can either boot normally off the hard drive (default) or booted in repair mode off its CD-ROM.

When in repair mode it is possible to install a new operating system on a blank disk. It is also possible to repair an existing installation.

Prices

The base price for Idiom's FreeBSD Co-location Service is $2,000 setup + $400/month. That includes a Dual 800Mhz system with 512MB RAM and 18GB of disk space. Please write for other configuration options.

FreeBSD Co-location Service includes one regular telnet account on idiom.com.

Bandwidth or Usage

FreeBSD Co-location Service can either have measured bandwidth or rate-limited bandwidth.

With measured bandwidth, any traffic over 20GB/month will be charged at $0.02/MB. Either the incoming or the outgoing bandwidth will be used - not both. Whichever is higher on a given day will be counted.

Rate-limiting prevents you from sending or receiving data faster than the rate that you have purchased. Any rate limit may be specified. The first 100kbps is included, after that it is $100 per month per 100kbps. If your normal usage is below your rate limit, we will allow you to burst above your rate limit.

System Ownership

If you cancel your service you may keep your system.

Systems Administration Tasks

It is not required that you use Idiom for any of your system administration tasks. If you should want to use us, here are some prices.

Upgrade to the latest STABLE: $350.

Install Apache: $50.

Add a virtual web server: $100.

Restore system from backup: $400.

Restore file from backup: $200.

Add a user: $50.

Other: $200 per hour, one hour minimum.