OVH RPS Hosting review
OVH's RPS (Real Private Server) is a real server, which enables each customer to have their own processor, their own memory and their own network connection. The resources of an RPS server are guaranteed and no other private server can use them.
For 12€ per month you would have a real machine (but an iSCSI drive or a NFS filesystem), with 100Mbps unlimited connectivity. Storage is extensible to 1TB (2€/10GB/month)..
Remote management
- Remote reboot the machine
- Reboot to netboot rescue system (ssh as root, mount partition, etc.)
Reinstalling the machine takes 10 clicks, then <15minutes .
Hardware
Baseboard |
Intel D201GLY |
CPU |
Intel Celeron 220 @1.20 GHz |
RAM |
512 MB |
SWAP |
512 MB (fixed USB flash drive) |
Hard disk |
none Boot over iSCSI or PXE netboot with NFS |
iSCSI or NFS dtorage |
10 GB in the basic plan, up to 1 TB. |
LAN |
100 Mbps, Intel 82562 |
lspci
$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Unknown device [1039:0662] (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) [1039:0003] 00:02.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] [1039:0964] (rev 36) 00:02.5 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] [1039:5513] (rev 01) 00:03.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) 00:03.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) 00:03.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f) 00:03.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller [1039:7002] 00:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet [1039:0900] (rev 91) 00:05.0 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA [1039:0181] (rev 01) 00:1f.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge [1039:0004] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760/761 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter [1039:6330] (rev 04)
Software
/etc/apt/sources.list
deb ftp://mir1.ovh.net/debian/ etch main deb-src ftp://mir1.ovh.net/debian/ etch main deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main
Local packages
OVH's rtm monitoring tool is installed locally (in /usr/local, not a debian package);
OVH's own build of open-iscsi is installed globally (in /sbin, even if it is not a Debian package!);
Kernel is provided by OVH (loading modules is disabled. modules included : 8139too, 8250, acpi, aerdriver, aic79xx, aic7xxx, ata_generic, atkbd, atl1, dm_mod, dummy, e100, e1000, ehci_hcd, generic, hid, i8042, intel_rng, iptable_filter, ipt_recent, ipt_ULOG, iscsi_tcp, keyboard, libata, lockd, loop, md_mod, mousedev, mptbase, mptsas, mptspi, nf_conntrack, nf_conntrack_ftp, nf_conntrack_ipv4, nf_conntrack_irc, nf_conntrack_sip, nf_nat_ftp, nf_nat_irc, nf_nat_snmp_basic, nfs, pcnet32, ppp_async, printk, psmouse, pty, r8169, rcupdate, rd, scsi_mod, sis900, skge, sky2, softdog, sunrpc, sym53c8xx, tcp_cubic, tg3, uhci_hcd, usbcore, usb_storage, via_rhine, vt, vt1211, w83627hf).
Kernel
- uname -a
Linux r10696.ovh.net 2.6.24.2-xxxx-std-ipv4-32 #4 SMP Wed Feb 13 16:50:04 CET 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
- cat /proc/cmdline
auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=100
.deb packages installed
(debian_version.py is a tool from Anthony Towns. see ml. you need to install python-apt).
$ /usr/local/bin/debian_version.py --verbose
Packages seem to be from Debian release 4.0r0 100.0% HIT RATE (239 of 239) 100.0% of installed packages available 0.0% of matching packages could be upgraded 0.0% of matching packages are more recent
adduser |
3.102 |
apt |
0.6.46.4-0 |
apt-utils |
0.6.46.4-0 |
aptitude |
0.4.4-4 |
base-files |
4 |
base-passwd |
3.5.11 |
bash |
3.1dfsg-8 |
bc |
1.06-20 |
bind |
1:8.4.7-1 |
bind9-host |
1:9.3.4-2 |
binutils |
2.17-3 |
bsdmainutils |
6.1.6 |
bsdutils |
1:2.12r-19 |
busybox |
1:1.1.3-4 |
bzip2 |
1.0.3-6 |
console-common |
0.7.69 |
console-data |
2:1.01-7 |
console-tools |
1:0.2.3dbs |
coreutils |
5.97-5.3 |
cpio |
2.6-17 |
cpp |
4:4.1.1-15 |
cpp-4.1 |
4.1.1-21 |
cron |
3.0pl1-100 |
dc |
1.06-20 |
debconf |
1.5.11 |
debconf-i18n |
1.5.11 |
debian-archive-keyring |
2007.02.19 |
debianutils |
2.17 |
dhcp3-client |
3.0.4-13 |
dhcp3-common |
3.0.4-13 |
dictionaries-common |
0.70.10 |
diff |
2.8.1-11 |
dmidecode |
2.8-4 |
dnsutils |
1:9.3.4-2 |
doc-debian |
3.1.5 |
doc-linux-text |
2007.02-1 |
dpkg |
1.13.25 |
dselect |
1.13.25 |
e2fslibs |
1.39+1.40- |
e2fsprogs |
1.39+1.40- |
ed |
0.2-20 |
eject |
2.1.4-3 |
file |
4.17-5etch |
findutils |
4.2.28-1 |
finger |
0.17-10 |
ftp |
0.17-16 |
gcc |
4:4.1.1-15 |
gcc-4.1 |
4.1.1-21 |
gcc-4.1-base |
4.1.1-21 |
gettext-base |
0.16.1-1 |
gnupg |
1.4.6-2 |
gpgv |
1.4.6-2 |
grep |
2.5.1.ds2- |
groff-base |
1.18.1.1-1 |
gzip |
1.3.5-15 |
hostname |
2.93 |
iamerican |
3.1.20.0-4 |
ibritish |
3.1.20.0-4 |
ifupdown |
0.6.8 |
info |
4.8.dfsg.1 |
initscripts |
2.86.ds1-3 |
iproute |
20061002-3 |
iptables |
1.3.6.0deb |
iputils-ping |
3:20020927 |
ispell |
3.1.20.0-4 |
klibc-utils |
1.4.34-1 |
klogd |
1.4.1-18 |
laptop-detect |
0.12.1 |
less |
394-4 |
libacl1 |
2.2.41-1 |
libatm1 |
2.4.1-17 |
libattr1 |
2.4.32-1 |
libbind9-0 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
libblkid1 |
1.39+1.40- |
libbz2-1.0 |
1.0.3-6 |
libc6 |
2.3.6.ds1- |
libc6-dev |
2.3.6.ds1- |
libc6-i686 |
2.3.6.ds1- |
libcap1 |
1:1.10-14 |
libcomerr2 |
1.39+1.40- |
libconsole |
1:0.2.3dbs |
libdb4.2 |
4.2.52+dfs |
libdb4.3 |
4.3.29-8 |
libdb4.4 |
4.4.20-8 |
libdevmapper1.02 |
2:1.02.08- |
libdns22 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
libedit2 |
2.9.cvs.20 |
libevent1 |
1.1a-1 |
libgc1c2 |
1:6.8-1 |
libgcc1 |
1:4.1.1-21 |
libgcrypt11 |
1.2.3-2 |
libgdbm3 |
1.8.3-3 |
libgnutls13 |
1.4.4-3 |
libgpg-error0 |
1.4-1 |
libgpmg1 |
1.19.6-25 |
libgssapi2 |
0.10-4 |
libidn11 |
0.6.5-1 |
libisc11 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
libisccc0 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
libisccfg1 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
libklibc |
1.4.34-1 |
libkrb53 |
1.4.4-7etc |
libldap2 |
2.1.30-13. |
liblocale-gettext-perl |
1.05-1 |
liblockfile1 |
1.06.1 |
liblwres9 |
1:9.3.4-2 |
liblzo1 |
1.08-3 |
libmagic1 |
4.17-5etch |
libncurses5 |
5.5-5 |
libncurses5-dev |
5.5-5 |
libncursesw5 |
5.5-5 |
libnewt0.52 |
0.52.2-10 |
libnfsidmap2 |
0.18-0 |
libopencdk8 |
0.5.9-2 |
libpam-modules |
0.79-4 |
libpam-runtime |
0.79-4 |
libpam0g |
0.79-4 |
libpci2 |
2:2.1.11-3 |
libpopt0 |
1.10-3 |
libreadline5 |
5.2-2 |
librpcsecgss3 |
0.14-2 |
libsasl2 |
2.1.22.dfs |
libsasl2-2 |
2.1.22.dfs |
libselinux1 |
1.32-3 |
libsemanage1 |
1.8-1 |
libsepol1 |
1.14-2 |
libsigc++-2.0-0c2a |
2.0.17-2 |
libslang2 |
2.0.6-4 |
libss2 |
1.39+1.40- |
libssl0.9.8 |
0.9.8c-4 |
libssp0 |
4.1.1-21 |
libstdc++6 |
4.1.1-21 |
libtasn1-3 |
0.3.6-2 |
libtasn1-3-bin |
0.3.6-2 |
libtext-charwidth-perl |
0.04-4 |
libtext-iconv-perl |
1.4-3 |
libtext-wrapi18n-perl |
0.06-5 |
libusb-0.1-4 |
2:0.1.12-5 |
libuuid1 |
1.39+1.40- |
libvolume-id0 |
0.105-4 |
libwrap0 |
7.6.dbs-13 |
lilo |
1:22.6.1-9 |
linux-kernel-headers |
2.6.18-7 |
locales |
2.3.6.ds1- |
login |
1:4.0.18.1 |
logrotate |
3.7.1-3 |
lsb-base |
3.1-23.1 |
lsof |
4.77.dfsg. |
lynx |
2.8.5-2sar |
m4 |
1.4.8-2 |
make |
3.81-2 |
makedev |
2.3.1-83 |
man-db |
2.4.3-6 |
manpages |
2.39-1 |
manpages-de |
0.5-2 |
manpages-es |
1.55-4 |
manpages-fr |
2.39.1-5 |
manpages-fr-dev |
2.39.1-5 |
manpages-fr-extra |
20070311 |
manpages-it |
0.3.4-5 |
manpages-pl |
20060617-1 |
mawk |
1.3.3-11 |
mbr |
1.1.9-2 |
mime-support |
3.39-1 |
mktemp |
1.5-2 |
mount |
2.12r-19 |
mpack |
1.6-4 |
mtools |
3.9.10.ds1 |
mtr-tiny |
0.71-2 |
nano |
2.0.2-1 |
ncurses-base |
5.5-5 |
ncurses-bin |
5.5-5 |
ncurses-term |
5.5-5 |
net-tools |
1.60-17 |
netbase |
4.29 |
netcat |
1.10-32 |
ntpdate |
1:4.2.2.p4 |
openbsd-inetd |
0.20050402 |
openssh-client |
1:4.3p2-9 |
openssh-server |
1:4.3p2-9 |
passwd |
1:4.0.18.1 |
patch |
2.5.9-4 |
pciutils |
1:2.2.4~pr |
perl |
5.8.8-7 |
perl-base |
5.8.8-7 |
perl-modules |
5.8.8-7 |
policycoreutils |
1.32-3 |
procmail |
3.22-16 |
procps |
1:3.2.7-3 |
psmisc |
22.3-1 |
python |
2.4.4-2 |
python-central |
0.5.12 |
python-minimal |
2.4.4-2 |
python-newt |
0.52.2-10 |
python-selinux |
1.32-3 |
python-semanage |
1.8-1 |
python-support |
0.5.6 |
python2.4 |
2.4.4-3 |
python2.4-minimal |
2.4.4-3 |
readline-common |
5.2-2 |
reiser4progs |
1.0.5-2 |
reiserfsprogs |
1:3.6.19-4 |
reportbug |
3.31 |
rsync |
2.6.9-2 |
screen |
4.0.3-0.3+ |
sed |
4.1.5-1 |
selinux-policy-refpolicy-targeted |
0.0.200610 |
sharutils |
1:4.2.1-15 |
ssh |
1:4.3p2-9 |
strace |
4.5.14-2 |
sysklogd |
1.4.1-18 |
sysv-rc |
2.86.ds1-3 |
sysvinit |
2.86.ds1-3 |
sysvinit-utils |
2.86.ds1-3 |
tar |
1.16-2 |
tasksel |
2.66 |
tasksel-data |
2.66 |
tcpd |
7.6.dbs-13 |
tcsh |
6.14.00-7 |
telnet |
0.17-34 |
texinfo |
4.8.dfsg.1 |
time |
1.7-21 |
traceroute |
1.4a12-21 |
tzdata |
2007b-1 |
udev |
0.105-4 |
update-inetd |
4.27-0.5 |
usbutils |
0.72-7 |
util-linux |
2.12r-19 |
vim |
1:7.0-122+ |
vim-common |
1:7.0-122+ |
vim-runtime |
1:7.0-122+ |
vim-tiny |
1:7.0-122+ |
w3m |
0.5.1-5.1 |
wamerican |
6-2 |
wget |
1.10.2-2 |
whiptail |
0.52.2-10 |
whois |
4.7.20 |
zlib1g |
1:1.2.3-13 |
Debsums
debsums | grep -v " FAILED"
/usr/share/misc/pci.ids FAILED
Remote Maintenance
pre-installed ssh key |
none |
Performance
Not yet done.