:)
i'm quite happy that you're a unix company which lives and thinks unix. i mean, clearly from the aup and the very mention of usenet :). also, ssh access to the /dev/console, nice. i haven't seen that yet with other hosters, and usually the competition has (eew java) access to /dev/console which is just a turnoff.
btw is [FBI] a public-logging bot
or is it just private logs for future reference
i'm also weary about any host that offers xen, since what that does is it gives every guest (domU) direct access to the hypervisor through hypercalls. that comes with security implications. i'm happy with kvm
i also like the no-nonsense website, which surprisingly, unlike the competition, doesn't contain buzzwords/marketing words like "cloud". it has just the right amount of info on the main page, and even less on the control panel. i'm impressed. just what i need :)
i've personally worked with qemu-kvm myself (on other hosts), and i just redirect ports i need with qemu's -redir <prot>:<port>::<port> option, mostly for ssh access. sometimes for daemons i'm not comfortable running on the host os
qemu-img has this efficient and nice backup/snapshot facility which adds snapshots in the drive image itself. i wonder if you guys use it?
posixly: [FBI] does public logging, see irclogger.arpnetworks.com
also, what's with the arpnetworks account in /etc/group, /etc/passwd, etc
ah, thank you.
for the arpnetworks account there's an entry in the kb, see support.arpnetworks.com/kb
ah, i userdel'd it just in case
i didn't care about it. the first thing i did, was to ask up_the_irons to change the iso in my vm's cdrom drive to debian6 netinst and install the vm from scratch
debian, an excellent server os, but not so much for a desktop os. whenever i use a linux distro though, i keep wanting to compile and optimize my own kernel since there are too many kernel-config differences in stock kernels with various distro's.
i like the debian kernel. using debian stable (with a few backports) on my laptops
i didn't compile a kernel for years
^ i like how debian removes kernel binary blobs in all their stock kernels :)
recompiling a kernel for "performance" tweaks ends up being a net-zero,  or a negative.  IME.
i don't always do it (on linux) for performance tweaks, but moreso for the security features i need enabled. for example, heap randomization, disabling support for misc binaries, filtering access to /dev/mem, checks for stack overflows, selinux
haio
is it possible to upgrade only disk space? ( not adhearing to one of the pre-defined plans )
qbit_: "Storage: $0.50 per 1 GB" (arpnetworks.com/vps)
heh - sweet thanks ant
up_the_irons: Hey Garry, must I fill out the new service form to add a vps to my services? or can I make a support request?
jpalmer: same here, i haven't built a custom linux kernel in years
portertech: you place a regular order using the same email address that is on your current account (if u want them within the same account / credit card / IP block / etc...)
portertech: and specify which IP you want assigned to it within your current block (if u only have a /30 [1 IP], then u need to order a /29 in addition to the vps)
posixly: i like your nick
portertech: i hate the word "cloud" too!!
posixly: SSH access to the console is a favorite of mine.  i hate web-based / java / etc... consoles as well.  let's use standard tools.  I thank toddf for the implementation suggestions and advice.
posixly: we don't use qemu-img, the snapshot functionality comes with performance drawbacks (as do all snapshot systems).  we use plain LVM2.
how hard is it for me to upgrade my plan with you guys from the 768 mb ram package to the next step up at 1024mb ram?
do i just submit a support request?
That should do it I believe
i see, alright