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I am looking for "Rent To Own" Dedicated Servers with the following requirements:
- Specs:
- match or beat Dacentec prices/config (see the specific config & price at the bottom)
- we have nothing against Dacentec - we are already a Dacentec customer - we need other locations and want provider diversification
- Provider replaces defective hardware during 1st 12 months
- brands we will consider: Dell, HP, SuperMicro (possible alternate: Rackable)
- 1U (up to 1amp power consumption preferred)
- at least 8 cores
- Xeon or better CPU
- at least 2.5Ghz (3.0 or better preferred)
- at least 16GB RAM
- at least 4 HD bays with 2 x 1TB Enterprise class SAS/SATA HD (i.e., 5 yr warranty with at least 12 months left with decent "SMART" output. No SCSI)
- Gigabit port (dual gigabit better)
- at least 10TB Bandwidth
- some form of "out of band" remote control (IPMI, ip KVM, etc). ip PDU on top of this would be a nice bonus
- some form of RAID card would be desirable
- decent SLA/reliable support (positive feedback from other customers or via reliable online forums)
- reliable network (i.e., uptime and/or positive feedback from other customers or via reliable online forums)
- ability to add our own hardware (e.g., hard drives) at least 3 times for no charge
- Locations:
- Primary: LA (alternates that might be considered: Las Vegas, Seattle)
- Primary: Kansas City (alternates that might be considered: Dallas)
- Alternates that we might consider: Miami, New York City/NJ
- Must be a secure facility with backup power
- Blended bandwith from multiple upstreams
- PCI compliance (HIPAA compliance highly desired)
- Miscellaneous:
- We would like to establish a good long-term relationship with a decent provider as we try to grow our business and offerings
- We are a registered LLC with Paypal Verified account; accordingly, we will NOT provide copies of driver's licenses or utility bills, etc
- monthly paid; we will NOT pre-pay more than monthly
- paperwork must clearly establish that server will become property of the Customer after 12 months of service
- after 12 months, option to colocate; price to colocate same hardware not to exceed $50/mo
- Purpose/Reasons:
- All lawful purposes
- We currently utilize at least 13 low end providers and would like to consolidate some proprietary offerings and offer paid services, & APIs with custom load balancing, failover, high availability
- We are custodians of 200+ domains, including some continuously registered from the early 1990's ... so we are not a scammer, spammer, DDOSer, "summer host" etc.
- We want to take our business "to the next level"
- Config to match or beat:
Dedicated Servers - HP Proliant 2XL5420 16GB
- RAM: 16GB DDR2
- Operating System: Debian Squeeze 64 Bit
- Control Panel: None
- Server Network Size: /28 (1 IP for server 12 usable)
- Bandwidth: 10 TB Bandwidth
- SATA / SAS Controller: HP P400 SAS/SATA Raid Card
- First Drive: 1TB SATA
- Second Drive: 1TB SATA
- Third Drive: None
- Fourth Drive: None
$86.00 USD/mo