Performance VDS

#What Is a Performance VDS Server?

Cherry Servers Performance Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are tailor-made for clients in need of performance-critical workload infrastructure. These servers are lauded for their exceptional CPU performance, overall reliability, and flexibility, operating at the highest tier of efficiency and consistency.

Performance VDS instances utilize hardware-level virtualization through kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) hypervisors to provide full isolation and flexibility. Performance VDS instances are efficient dedicated virtual environments with the same single tenant operational and security benefits that bare metal servers offer, using isolated virtualized hardware that is allocated and accessible only to you, circumventing the noisy neighbor problem.

Our Performance VDS is built with high frequency CPU, and optimized RAM responsiveness, making these servers ideal for cases such as:

• Machine learning infrastructure including training models, preprocessing of large datasets, and running inference tasks;
• Scientific simulations, video encoding, high-performance computing (HPC) and other compute-intensive workloads;
• Real-time applications, notably for gaming servers, real-time analytics and financial modeling that each necessitate low latency performance.

Below you can find information about the hardware that backs our Performance VDS instances, available plans, and our suite of features.

#What Are the Technical Specifications?

Our Performance VDS virtualize cores, memory, and storage from dedicated CPU processors, RAM and disks. Performance VDS instances prioritize CPU power over secondary components to deliver the highest level of computing efficiency. Reflecting this, CPU in this category outperforms Premium VDS alternatives by 70%. These servers further oust Cloud VDS builds by as much as 150%, while RAM operates with 40% higher speeds, up to 35GB/s at peak.

Each tier of server plan employs higher compute and processing power in sequential order, with each tier tuned for greater accessibility and response times. The hardware employed for VDS is as follows:

#CPU

AMD Ryzen 7950X.

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

DDR5 ECC 4800MHz 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 Performance VDS configurations is equipped with NVMe storage disks by default, with sizes ranging from 100GB, to 400GB, depending on the tier. The disks are custom-arranged into a secure RAID 1 array to enhance data safety and quick access.

Please note that input/ output operations (IOPS) are capped at 100,000 operations.

#Bandwidth

Cherry Servers includes bandwidth packages with all Performance VDS, and only takes data egress into account when calculating usage. Performance VDS servers offer speeds up to 3GPs, 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 Performance VDS server builds and their allocated resources is listed below.

#Performance 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 Performance VDS servers by clicking the “Dedicated Resources” tab under the “Virtual Servers” heading on the deployment page, as shown in the image below.

Performance 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.