The new servers will feature Intel® E3-1240 V3 processors, representing the latest Intel® CPU technology. RedArray has announced new, cheaper dedicated servers available with most of the same features as high-performance servers, with server hardware provided by SuperMicro®. The new servers are intended for identical, but budget-constrained purposes, being fully equipped for high-capacity bandwidth, IPv6, private networking, Microsoft® software, and a range of other applications.

The company’s selection of ready-to-deploy cheap dedicated server models includes semi- and fully-redundant SuperMicro® servers. RedArray has chosen to work with renowned data center provider Equinix (www.equinix.com) to provide key components of the automated server hosting platform. Equinix’s global International Business Exchange (IBX®) data centers offer advanced accommodations for server and network colocation.

RedArray will support immediate deployment of its new budget dedicated server models at three data centers in New York City, London, and Frankfurt.

For more information about dedicated server hosting provided by RedArray, visit: http://www.redarray.net/

About RedArray

As an infrastructure hosting provider, RedArray’s highest calling is to innovate and become recognized in the field of dedicated hardware and data center management. RedArray’s worldwide presence affords small and medium-sized businesses streamlined, high-performance hosting for services, applications, and private networks. RedArray is an imprint of EZ Ping Networks Inc, a private IT firm based in the United States.

The first step toward resolving the issue is checking whether the server is responding to requests, or if it has really “gone offline.”

A very simple test is to employ ping (ICMP) packets to test the server’s status. Follow the steps below to verify whether your server is online:

1. On Windows, open Command Prompt. (Mac OS X and Linux users can open Terminal.)
2. Type the following command, including your server’s IP address: ping -t 0.0.0.0

If the server is online and responsive, you will see results returned quickly, with specific readings for each successful “ping.” If the server is offline, you will see slow responses like “Request timed out” or “Could not reach destination host.”

[From the RedArray Knowledgebase: https://www.redarray.net/portal/knowledgebase/16/How-To-Check-if-a-Server-is-OnlineorOffline-Ping.html]

1. On Windows, open Command Prompt. (Mac OS X and Linux users can open Terminal.)
2. Type the following command, including your server’s IP address: ping -t 0.0.0.0

If the server is online and responsive, you will see results returned quickly, with specific readings for each successful “ping.” If the server is offline, you will see slow responses like “Request timed out” or “Could not reach destination host.”

[From the RedArray Knowledgebase: https://www.redarray.net/portal/knowledgebase/17/How-to-Ping-a-Linux-Server-WindowsorMacorLinux.html]

1. Start the Registry Editor by navigating to Start > Run > regedit
2. Locate the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
3. Click the subkey PortNumber, find the Edit menu, choose Modify, then select Decimal.
4. Type your desired port number. It should be xxxx or xxxxx, and should not conflict with another running service (choose a high port number).
5. Click OK. Exit Registry Editor. Restart the system.

The port accepted by the server for RDP connections will now be updated.

NOTE: To connect to the server on the new port, you will need to specify the port in Remote Desktop Connection or your RDP application of choice. This is usually done by entering the server’s IP address and port in the following format: 0.0.0.0:33994 (Where “0.0.0.0″ is the server’s IP address, and “33994″ is the RDP port number.)

[From the RedArray Knowledgebase: https://www.redarray.net/portal/knowledgebase/23/How-to-ChangeorUpdate-RDP-Port-on-Windows-Server-2008.html]

• London, UK
• Frankfurt, Germany
• New York City, USA
• Los Angeles, USA
• Miami, USA
• Washington, D.C.

[From the RedArray Knowledgebase: https://www.redarray.net/portal/knowledgebase/2/Where-are-RedArrayandsharp039s-servers-located.html]

There are some important points to consider before searching for dedicated server hosting:

What is your budget?
By nature, dedicated servers are more expensive than hosting solutions like virtual servers or shared servers. It is important to consider that if your budget is low, it may be wiser to search for a virtualized solution (like a high-quality VPS).

What is your current resource usage?
This is the primary factor that should be considered when thinking about the necessity of a dedicated server. If your website, database, or other application has “outgrown” its current server or hosting account, then it could be very beneficial to move to dedicated hosting. Dedicated servers are most useful for medium- to high-activity applications, which not only require dedicated resources to be in use constantly, but also require the availability of additional resources to accommodate activity spikes and periods of high load.

Do you have special software requirements, security requirements, or bandwidth requirements?
Often, other types of hosting are restrictive when applications require making specific adjustments to the operating system, or specific firewall/security modifications, or if they require dedicated bandwidth. All of these are provided with a dedicated server, resulting in significantly easier and more streamlined management of many system aspects.

With these questions in mind, it becomes easier to find the ideal dedicated server. There is no “best” server, only the best server for your application. You should consider the amount of RAM, processing (CPU) power, and bandwidth that will be required to support your website or application, and begin configuring a server based on those details.

View more information about our dedicated servers.

[From the RedArray Knowledgebase: https://www.redarray.net/portal/knowledgebase/31/Do-you-need-a-dedicated-server.html]