How do I upgrade or downgrade options on my server?
These instructions do not apply to server with the Gateway interface (more info).
Most upgrades can be done through your account under the My Products section of Servers.
To Upgrade Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Plan you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
To Modify Your Control Panel
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Control Panel you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
NOTE:Your server will require a reprovision with a control panel change.
To Upgrade Your Bandwidth
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Additional Bandwidth you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
To Add Plesk Pack
- Log in to your Account Manager
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Plesk Pack you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
After adding Plesk Packs, you must refresh your Parallels Plesk Panel license.
To Refresh Your License
- Log in to Parallels Plesk Panel.
- Go to the Setting/Server tab.
- Click License Management.
- Click Retrieve Keys.
To Add FTP Backup
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Backup - FTP option you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
To Add Your Firewall
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Click Options next to the name of the server you want to use.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the Hardware Firewall you want.
- Click Add, click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
To Add MS SQL Server (Windows Only)
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Servers.
- Next to the server you want to use, click Options.
- Go to the Customize tab.
- Select the version of MS SQL Database you want.
- Click Checkout, and then complete the checkout process.
We offer three different editions of Microsoft SQL Server for installation on your Windows 2003 Standard Edition Dedicated Server. The right choice for your business depends on the size of your organization and complexity of your website or Web application.
Microsoft SQL Server Editions
- Workgroup Edition
- Workgroup Edition is the data management solution for small organizations that need a database with no limits on size or number of users. Workgroup Edition can serve as a front-end Web server or for departmental or branch office operations. It includes the core database features of the SQL Server product line.
- Standard Edition
- Standard Edition is the data management and analysis platform for small and medium-sized organizations. It includes the essential functionality needed for non-critical e-commerce, data warehousing, and line-of-business solutions. Standard Edition's integrated business intelligence and high-availability features provide organizations with the essential capabilities needed to support their operations.
- Enterprise Edition
- Enterprise Edition scales to the performance levels required to support enterprise online transaction processing (OLTP), highly complex data analysis, data warehousing systems, and websites. With comprehensive business intelligence, robust analytics capabilities and high-availability features such as failover clustering and database mirroring, SQL Server Enterprise can handle the most critical enterprise workloads.
For additional help choosing the optimal edition for your particular business situation, please contact Customer Support.
NOTE: MS SQL will be installed via 'Add/Remove Programs' on Remote Desktop. MS SQL can take up to 30 minutes to install (New versions can take 5-24 hours for installation)
Data Transfer (Throughput)
By default dedicated servers are limited to 10mbit speed. If you would like to increase this to 100mbit (at no cost) you will need to contact support via chat. This will also let you exceed your bandwidth limit instead of throttling your account. If you do use more than the allotted bandwidth for the server then you would be charged for the excess bandwidth.
I386 Folder (Windows Only)
I386 folder: Windows only: Our Professional Hosting Services will manually install the file and it will be effective immediately. There is no downtime.