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Enterprise Racks

SoftLayer’s unique data center and network architecture provides innovative options for virtually racking multiple servers for optimized performance.


Virtual Private Racks

Every SoftLayer server can be configured as a Virtual Private Rack for no additional charge, allowing you to scale on demand without the cost of maintaining unused rack space, reconfiguring server IPs, or physically moving servers. Virtual Private Racks include public and private VLANs for secure connections and free cross connects.


Virtual Dedicated Racks

Virtual Dedicated Racks are available at an additional charge, allowing for advanced graphing capabilities and bandwidth pooling.

Virtual Data Center

Virtual Data Center solutions are available to create a total IT environment with a minimum of 22 servers and scalable to multiple physical racks.

Enterprise Rack Feature Overview

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 Via API Integration Via API Integration Via API Integration
Internal Intranet Integration Via API Integration Via API Integration Via API Integration
SoftLayer Exclusives      
Add Servers to VLANs Anytime Standard Standard Standard
Add Services On-the-Fly Standard Standard Standard
Open API Standard Standard Standard
Public Network      
Cisco Gigabit Switch Virtual Management Virtual Management Virtual Management
Switch Uplink Capacity Multi-Gigabit Multi-Gigabit Multi-Gigabit
Standard Public VLAN Up to 5 Servers Up to 5 Servers Up to 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      
Cisco Gigabit Switch Virtual Management Virtual Management Virtual Management
Switch Uplink Capacity Multi-Gigabit Multi-Gigabit Multi-Gigabit
Standard Private VLAN 29 Servers 29 Servers 22 Servers
Optional Private VLAN 61, 125 or 253 Servers 61, 125 or 253 Servers 44, 88 Servers or Multi-Rack
Interconnect Private VLAN Optional Yes Yes
Customer Exchange Optional Yes Yes
Switch Port Speeds 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 10/100/1000
Switch Port Control Yes Yes Yes
Bandwidth Allocation Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Bandwidth Graph Portal Yes Yes Yes
Bandwidth Graph Export Yes Yes Yes
Bandwidth Pooling Included Included Included
IPMI 2.0 Management Console/KVM Over IP Console/KVM Over IP Console/KVM Over IP
IPMI 2.0 Remote Reboot Yes Yes Yes
APC Power Strip Reboot Yes Yes Yes
Out-of-Band Management SSL/PPTP VPN Access SSL/PPTP VPN Access SSL/PPTP VPN Access
Service Network Access DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage
DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage
DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage
Dev Toolbox - Open API Tools/Plug-Ins/Support Tools/Plug-Ins/Support Tools/Plug-Ins/Support
Pricing      
Price Per Server $0.00 / Standard $25.00 Per Server $50.00 Per Server

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