#What Is a Cloud VDS Server?
Cherry Servers Cloud Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are compute and memory optimized built with fully dedicated CPU and memory resources. These servers utilize hardware-level virtualization through kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) hypervisors to provide full isolation and flexibility.
Cloud VDS instances are cost efficient dedicated virtual environments with the same single tenant operational and security benefits that bare metal servers offer, using virtualized hardware that is allocated and accessible only to you.
Our Cloud VDS is designed to provide balanced compute and memory processing for reliable workloads that are ideal for:
- Testing, development and stage applications with low compute needs;
- Small websites with low to mid-range traffic;
- Lightweight applications such as simple API, bots, and microservices with minimal resource requirements.
Below you can find information about the hardware that backs our Cloud VDS, available plans, and our suite of features.
#What Are the Technical Specifications?
Our Cloud VDS virtualize cores, memory, and storage from dedicated CPU processors, RAM and disks. Each tier of server plan employs higher compute and processing power in sequential order. The hardware employed for VDS is as follows:
#CPU
Intel Gold 6230R
Each VDS server is assigned its own dedicated virtual cores (vCores) that belong to the same physical CPU, utilizing logical core pairs from the same physical core, and do not share resources with any other tenants or virtual machines. This ensures high performance and predictability for each VDS. The range of available vCores starts at 4, up to a maximum of 16, depending on the chosen tier.
#Memory
DDR4 2933MHz RAM
Volumes range from 16GB - 64GB, depending on tier.
The volume in the node will always exceed theoretical limits due to the dedicated nature of the RAM allocation.
#Storage
Each of our Cloud VDS configurations is equipped with NVMe storage disks by default, with sizes ranging from 100GB, to 400GB, depending on the tier, and potential for 100,000 IOPS.
#Bandwidth
Cherry Servers includes bandwidth packages with all Cloud VDS, and only takes data egress into account when calculating usage. By default, all servers have speeds of 1GPs, and a monthly traffic limit of 10 - 20TBs, depending on the tier.
Additional bandwidth can be requested for an additional fee.
For more information, please visit our Bandwidth Plans page.
A full list of Cloud VDS server builds and their allocated resources is listed below.
#Cloud VDS Plans
#IP Addressing
By default, all VDS instances are deployed with an IPv4 Floating IP address as the primary public IP address. This means the server does not assign a gateway IP address, nor a netmask configuration.
To supplement this, clients can opt to add additional IP addresses. Floating IP - A public IPv4 address that can be instantly moved from one server to another within the same region.
Cherry Servers also invites you to take advantage of our suite of networking and management features to improve your server experience.
#Features
#Backup Storage
Backup Storage - We offer a dedicated network-attached file storage space with your server package. All virtual servers are eligible to activate 50GB of backup storage space free of charge, while additional backup storage can be requested for an extra fee, dependent on the volume.
#VM Backup Recovery
VM Backups - a managed backup service that creates point-in-time copies of your virtual server. These copies are created once per day and are stored on separate infrastructure nodes, ensuring redundancy and isolation from your primary server’s environment. Use VM Backups to recover your server to a prior state in case of data loss or corruption.
You may also customize your VM backup settings to increase the number and frequency of backup copies. Each copy is held for 7 days, and then released to make room for newer versions.
#Private VLAN Subnet
Private VLAN Subnet - Create a virtual local area network (VLAN) interface that groups servers within a project to enable private interactions, as if the servers were attached to the same wire.
#Out-of-band management (OOBM) Console
Out-of-band Management (OOBM) Console - This tool enables remote server management through the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer through a Virtual Network Computing (VNC) graphical desktop-sharing system.
#Server Tags
Server Tagging - Use server tagging to help organize, control, and monitor your cloud resources by marking them in an organizational pattern of your choice.
#Cloud-init Service
Cloud-init - A service that allows you fetch user data when provisioning new servers via API.
#How to Order
You can order any of our virtual servers through the client portal, or via automation with Cherry Servers API.
You can view our available Cloud VDS servers by clicking the “Dedicated Resources” tab under the “Virtual Servers” heading on the deployment page, as shown in the image below.
Cloud VDS servers come with pre-built resource capacity and are deployed by a fully automated provisioning system. Each deployment runs a multi-step server preparation process to ensure you always receive a safe, clean server on demand.
#Deployment Time
All virtual servers are deployed within 3-5 minutes, on average, across all available regions.
#Billing
Billing for your Cherry Servers virtual server can be arranged according to your needs. Payments can be set to either be carried out automatically, or manually, according to your preference. We offer the following fixed-term billing options:
- Hourly,
- Monthly,
- Quarterly,
- Semi-annually,
- Annually.
Alternatively, you may opt to pay for your server on an hourly basis, in which case your solution will continue to run as long as you have enough credit in your Team balance.
For more information, please view our Payment Options page.