Hosted VMware Server
Virtualizing is one of the hottest IT buzzwords in the industry. While one may get the impression that it is a technology seeking for an application, VMware has definitely found it´s way into professional IT departments. If you have ever tried to migrate a Windows RAID server onto another hardware platform, you will agree that hardware independence and portability are invaluable features of VMware virtualization.
But simply virtualizing all your servers is not that easy. You have to think about LAN Routing, DHCP security, firewall, backup and performance issues. These hurdles may eventually be overcome by your own IT department, but you will most likely run into problems when trying to outsource your servers in an external datacenter. Of course, simply renting rackspace, putting your server there and have a firewall configuration set up by the colocation provider is easy, but this still leaves you with the burden of managing your server and finding a backup solution, with the added inconvenience of having limited physical access in case of major system failure.
To solve this dilemma, we developed a boxed solution based on standard root server hardware that is readily available at very competitive prices. In addition, there will never be the need for physical access to the server hardware.
Each server has an embedded Linux firewall that may be arbitrarily configured according to your requirements, a preinstalled IPsec and OpenSSL VPN infrastructure and a ready to use VMware Server. You can rent these servers from us at a very competitive monthly rate, and we will take care about everything below your guest VM layer, including firewall management, hardware maintenance and free support.
This is what you get when renting a HVS server from GEOTEK:
- No license fees, as everything is based on Open Source / free software
- High performance hardware: Up to 1000 GByte RAID disk space, 16 GB RAM, Dual Quad-Core Server CPUs
- Dedicated physical server, not shared between customers
- A preinstalled VMware Server in the most current version, ready to use
- You are free to create as many virtual servers as you wish
- 100 Mbit/s bidirectional internet flatrate included
- Linux firewall with NAT and port forwarding, configured and managed by us according to your requirements
- IPsec Site-to-Site-Tunnel to your company firewall (if supported)
- OpenVPN SSL tunnel for easy remote access from mobile devices
- Strong encryption VPN access (Triple DES, Blowfish, AES up to 256 bit)
- Dedicated, fixed IP address which allows you to host public services
- Direct access to VMware Server Console (May be restricted if you wish)
- FTP access to the “Virtual Machines” directory of VMware
- Easy portability of your guest machines, mass deployment is possible
- No Linux and no specific firewall know-how necessary on your side
- May be used as an OEM product, ideal for reselling services to your customers
- Highest possible safety and security standard, all data is located in large data centers either in Germany or USA (your choice, no surcharge)
- Optional Online Backup solution for your guest OS
- Free Technical Support for the hosted server platform
- Server may be set up within 24h after receipt of your order
- 12 month contract period
Our award winning GEOTEK Virtual Server technology may be obtained in three different arrangements: As Hosted Virtual Server for end users including maintenance support contract down to each PC, as Hosted VMware for administrators or OEMs, where you are responsible for guest OS administration, or as Hosted Terminal Server, where you rent your Microsoft Office, Exchange and Terminal Server licenses on a monthly basis from us (Microsoft SPLA licensing). Additional technical information may be found in our Hosted Virtual Server FAQ.
1.5 TB-Server with 24 GB RAM