Every rack is a private rack at SoftLayer! SoftLayer’s unique network design allows for the addition for servers and services on-the-fly at anytime. At SoftLayer, there is no need to pay for unused space for future servers, no need to re-IP servers and no need to physically move servers around when new servers are ordered. The ability to add servers to your existing virtual private rack is a SoftLayer exclusive. Every virtual private rack includes public and private VLANs for secure connections and free cross connects. Upgrade to our virtual dedicated rack for advanced graphing capabilities and bandwidth pooling. Need your own outsourced datacenter? Our virtual datacenter option gives you total control of your IT environment with solutions starting at 22 servers and scaling to multiple racks. Feature Overview   Download Datasheet IT Control Systems Virtual Private Rack Virtual Dedicated Rack Virtual Datacenter SoftLayer Portal Included Included Included Control Panel Plug-Ins cPanel, Plesk, Helm cPanel, Plesk, Helm cPanel, Plesk, Helm Commercial Software Plug-Ins Custom Plug-In via API Custom Plug-In via API Custom Plug-In via API Custom Portal Integration Custom Portal via API Integration Custom Portal via API Integration Custom Portal via API Integration Internal Intranet Integration Custom Intranet via API Integration Custom Intranet via API Integration Custom Intranet via API Integration SoftLayer Exclusives Virtual Private Rack Virtual Dedicated Rack Virtual Datacenter Add Servers to Public/Private VLANs Anytime Standard Standard Standard Add Services On-the-Fly w/o Downtime Standard Standard Standard Open API Standard Standard Standard Public Network Virtual Private Rack Virtual Dedicated Rack Virtual Datacenter Cisco Gigabit Switch Virtual Management Virtual Management Dedicated Management Switch Uplink Capacity Multi-Gigabit Multi-Gigabit 10-Gigabit Standard Publc VLAN Up to 5 Servers Up to 5 Servers 22 Servers Optional Private VLAN 13, 29, 61 Servers 13, 29, 61 Servers 44, 88 Servers or Multi-Rack IP Address Routing Automated Automated Automated Reverse DNS Control Yes Yes Yes SWIP IP Addresses Yes Yes Yes Switch Port Speeds 10 / 100 / 1000 10 / 100 / 1000 10 / 100 / 1000 Switch Port Control Yes Yes Yes DDoS / IDS / IP Protection Yes Yes Yes Bandwidth Analysis Yes Yes Yes Bandwidth Graph Portal Yes Yes Yes Bandwidth Graph Export Yes Yes Yes Bandwidth Pooling N/A Unlimited 22 / 44 / 88 / Multi-Rack Private Network Virtual Private Rack Virtual Dedicated Rack Virtual Datacenter Cisco Gigabit Switch Virtual Management Virtual Management Dedicated Management Switch Uplink Capacity