Hi! 
I recently owned a dedicated server and I'm planning to make turn it a VPS. May I know how?
Thank you.
I recently owned a dedicated server and I'm planning to make turn it a VPS. May I know how? Thank you.
Do you wish to keep your owned dedicated server as main hardware node and create new Virtual private servers from it?
Note: You can not transfer dedicated server to VPS. VPS can only be created from main hardware node. You require a virtulization software like virtuozzo, openvz, xen etc, to make virtual servers.
Note: You can not transfer dedicated server to VPS. VPS can only be created from main hardware node. You require a virtulization software like virtuozzo, openvz, xen etc, to make virtual servers.
There are different types of virtualization. For web hosting purposes I would suggest you to use OS Virtualization approach - OpenVZ (Linux), Virtuozzo (Linux, Windows), FreeVPS (Linux), Linux-VServer (Linux), FreeBSD Jails (OpenBSD) and etc.
Virtuozzo is probably the easiest way to start offering VPS, but it will cost you at least $100 per month.
Virtuozzo is probably the easiest way to start offering VPS, but it will cost you at least $100 per month.
Though it can be done, I don't really recommend converting an existing live production server into a VPS node.
It is really best to start with a fresh clean machine if you are looking to setup VPS accounts as that will save you a lot of headaches and time having to back up everything, changing software, reconfiguring the operating system and kernels, restoring data, and patching everything to work correctly.
When you start with a fresh machine, you can deploy all the VPS and all the software and environments at once and it makes things much easier all around!
It is really best to start with a fresh clean machine if you are looking to setup VPS accounts as that will save you a lot of headaches and time having to back up everything, changing software, reconfiguring the operating system and kernels, restoring data, and patching everything to work correctly.
When you start with a fresh machine, you can deploy all the VPS and all the software and environments at once and it makes things much easier all around!
yes it is quite possible to convert a dedicated server into a vps done it many times
but as Spiral said converting an existing live production server into a VPS node not a wise idea
but as Spiral said converting an existing live production server into a VPS node not a wise idea
