Systems Administration
Using Fusion-IO on the Cloud
Using Fusion-IO on the Cloud Category: VPS.net dashboard, VPS.net features   Fusion-IO are PCI Express solid state storage devices that boost productivity for I/O intensive workstation applications, VPS.NET provides it as a RAID SAN configuration ...
How to increase tmp partition size
How to increase /tmp partition size Category: Cloud Servers, Firewall, OS related issues, Other services, VPS.net features   Most linux servers have a separate /tmp partition to prevent from filling up the root directory with temporary files. ...
Configuring SMTP Relay Server
If you have been affected by the recent block of outgoing mail on port 25 for our SoftLayer locations (Singapore, San Jose, Dallas, Washington DC and Seattle), you will be able to use the following to configure another server in Salt Lake City, New ...
Perform a Traceroute and MTR
Traceroute and My Traceroute (MTR) diagnostic tools for networks that provide helpful information about the route and latency of packets while traveling across an IP network. MTR includes both traceroute and ping programs combined into one. If you ...
Managing Firewall for your system
Managing Firewall for your system Category: Template Information   The system firewall is based on iptables. Please read about iptables at Netfilter page. Make sure you are root while running commands below In general your sytem firewall is ...
Accessing Windows
If you have purchased a Windows VPS there are two ways you can access your server: First, you can use the built-in console feature from https://control.vps.net, although this is quite slow and should only be used for ‘Console’ access. The preferred ...
How To Configure Proxy Settings
Before getting started with proxy, read: http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/static/getting-started.html. Then, open /etc/varnish/default.vcl and begin configuring to suit your needs. To configure simple round-robin proxying of 2 webservers with the ...