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Managing VPS vs Dedicated
LET,
I am fairly used to managing vps's through the usual suspects (linode, DO, etc).
As I look into the future, we may need a dedicated at some point. From a user perspective is it pretty much the same to manage a dedicated vs a vps?
For example,through most dedicated providers, can you click a button to re-install OS, or do you need to submit a ticket and wait? Any major differences that one can think of?
Thanks
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Most providers I have been with have an automated system to reinstall the OS the primary I use Delimiter has HP lights out on the servers so you can mount an ISO and install the whole thing your self.
Managing is almost the same, set it up, ssh into and and its just another Linux box. Or RDP if windows is your thing.
You need to worry about hardware failed more than a VPS specially hard drive failure. Unless you get a dedicated with several hard drives and do raid 5 or better backups are important. Not to say they aren't important everywhere.
That's just my experience with owning or renting dedicated servers.
Except KVM, OpenVZ, XEN specific configurations, it's mostly the same.