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okohll
Joined: 02 Dec 2011
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Location: Bristol UK
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:52 am Post subject: Larger Linodes |
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I'm considering a move from a dedicated to one of the larger linodes -4Gb, perhaps 8Gb in future. The workload is mainly java/database. I've purchased one for testing and the performance seems fine, but then perhaps I just happened to be put on a low use server and it may change in future. Consistency is required.
Most of the forum and wider web talk seems to be about smaller linodes, I haven't seen anyone mention larger use and in fact there are external forums that say once you get past a certain size, why not just get a dedicated? Cost is one answer (I'm not interested in bargain basement dedicateds). Any thoughts/experiences?
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hoopycat
Joined: 30 Aug 2008
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Location: Rochester, New York
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Having a virtualization layer between the hardware and your OS turns out to be pretty handy sometimes, especially when you don't have to worry about it. The Linode Manager and LISH are quite nice for provisioning and troubleshooting.
It's also a lot easier to split up your stuff across multiple instances. You could have your database servers on large nodes, serving stuff to application servers on smaller nodes, knowing that everything is on the same grade of hardware and that you can add application servers without waiting for someone to provision hardware for you. |
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Ghan_04
Joined: 03 May 2011
Posts: 52
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: |
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I honestly hate to have to say it, but Linode is not the way to go for larger allocations. Because their pricing structure is strictly linear (a 2 GB instance is double the cost of a 1 GB instance) you can get massively better deals at other excellent providers.
One I would check out for large VPS allocations would be Storm on Demand. They offer 32 GB of RAM, 1.5 TB of disk for $350/month. (Bandwidth is extra and can be pay-as-you-go - still free inbound).
http://www.stormondemand.com
(Sorry, Linode. I love you guys but it is true about the larger plans) |
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okohll
Joined: 02 Dec 2011
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Location: Bristol UK
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks both. Ghan_04, I'm in the UK and so are all my clients, looks like Storm's datacentres are US only so not an option due to latency. Looks like I may give Linode a go and just be prepared to move back if necessary (unless my current host offers a good deal to stay). |
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Guspaz
Joined: 26 May 2009
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Location: Montreal, QC
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| Just in case it's not clear, Linode does scale up to 20GB in size. It should also be noted that, while the costs scale linearly, it's not only the RAM that increases, but also the share of other resources like CPU and IO time. So while the cost might double from a 1GB to 2GB linode, so does your CPU time, for example. |
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