Dedicated Servers

Choose a dedicated solution to meet the exact needs of your application, from basic web hosting to powerful, high-performance computing. On-demand, with no contracts.

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Cloud computing, storage and content delivery built on our automated platform. Exceptional scalability and flexibility without sacrificing performance or security.

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Pair SoftLayer automated services with expert planning and support for a managed hosted environment that's on-demand, flexible and contract free.

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Virtual Racks

Through our unique data center and network architecture, SoftLayer lets enterprises practicably connect physically separated servers—even between our geographically diverse datacenters—into virtual racks for optimized performance and integrated performance and management.


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 SystemsVirtual Private RackVirtual Dedicated RackVirtual Datacenter
SoftLayer PortalIncludedIncludedIncluded
Control Panel Plug-InscPanel®, Plesk, HelmcPanel®, Plesk, HelmcPanel®, Plesk, Helm
Commercial Software Plug-InsCustom Plug-In via APICustom Plug-In via APICustom Plug-In via API
Custom Portal IntegrationVia API IntegrationVia API IntegrationVia API Integration
Internal Intranet IntegrationVia API IntegrationVia API IntegrationVia API Integration
SoftLayer Exclusives   
Add Servers to VLANs AnytimeStandardStandardStandard
Add Services On-the-FlyStandardStandardStandard
Open APIStandardStandardStandard
Public Network   
Cisco Gigabit SwitchVirtual ManagementVirtual ManagementVirtual Management
Switch Uplink CapacityMulti-GigabitMulti-GigabitMulti-Gigabit
Standard Public VLANUp to 5 ServersUp to 5 ServersUp to 22 Servers
Optional Private VLAN13, 29, 61 Servers13, 29, 61 Servers44, 88 Servers or Multi-Rack
IP Address RoutingAutomatedAutomatedAutomated
Reverse DNS ControlYesYesYes
SWIP IP AddressesYesYesYes
Switch Port Speeds10/100/100010/100/100010/100/1000
Switch Port ControlYesYesYes
DDos/IDS/IP ProtectionYesYesYes
Bandwidth AnalysisYesYesYes
Bandwidth Graph PortalYesYesYes
Bandwidth Graph ExportYesYesYes
Bandwidth PoolingN/AUnlimited22/44/88/Multi-Rack
Private Network   
Cisco Gigabit SwitchVirtual ManagementVirtual ManagementVirtual Management
Switch Uplink CapacityMulti-GigabitMulti-GigabitMulti-Gigabit
Standard Private VLAN29 Servers29 Servers22 Servers
Optional Private VLAN61, 125 or 253 Servers61, 125 or 253 Servers44, 88 Servers or Multi-Rack
Interconnect Private VLANOptionalYesYes
Customer ExchangeOptionalYesYes
Switch Port Speeds10/100/100010/100/100010/100/1000
Switch Port ControlYesYesYes
Bandwidth AllocationUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Bandwidth Graph PortalYesYesYes
Bandwidth Graph ExportYesYesYes
Bandwidth PoolingIncludedIncludedIncluded
IPMI 2.0 ManagementConsole/KVM Over IPConsole/KVM Over IPConsole/KVM Over IP
IPMI 2.0 Remote RebootYesYesYes
APC Power Strip RebootYesYesYes
Out-of-Band ManagementSSL/PPTP VPN AccessSSL/PPTP VPN AccessSSL/PPTP VPN Access
Service Network Access DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage		 DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage		 DNS, OS Update,
Provisioning, Storage
Dev Toolbox - Open APITools/Plug-Ins/SupportTools/Plug-Ins/SupportTools/Plug-Ins/Support
Pricing   
Price Per Server$0.00 / Standard$25.00 Per Server$50.00 Per Server
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