Software
SoftLayer's strategic relationships with Microsoft®, Red Hat®, Parallels® and cPanel® provide month-to-month rentals on both 32- or 64-bit compatible software, provisioned using each vendor's best practices guidelines to ensure maximum stability and uptime.
Operating System Software
SoftLayer offers enterprise 32- and 64-bit operating systems from various vendors. Each operating system's offerings include free update services via vendor supplied private update servers located inside our private network. This allows for secure, timely updates without utilizing public bandwidth allotments.
Learn more about:| Operating System | Monthly |
|---|---|
| CentOS | $0.00 |
| Debian | $0.00 |
| FreeBSD | $0.00 |
| Red Hat ELS (Not available for CCI's) | $45.00 |
| Ubuntu | $0.00 |
| Vyatta Network OS 6.5 | $0.00 |
| CloudLinux | $12.00 |
| Windows Server 2003 Standard | $20.00 |
| Windows Server 2003 Enterprise | $50.00 |
| Windows Server 2008 Web* | $10.00 |
| Windows Server 2008 Standard* | $20.00 |
| Windows Server 2008 Enterprise* | $50.00 |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter* | $75.00 |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter w/Hyper V* | $75.00 |
| Windows Server 2012 Standard | $20.00 |
| Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | $75.00 |
| Windows Server 2012 Datacenter w/Hyper V* | $75.00 |
* Windows Server Core 2008 R2 (64bit) is available in the same editions and for the same price as the WS 2008 options above.
Control Panel Software
Control panel software can be preloaded on dedicated servers at the time of install by SoftLayer. These control panel software packages provide a GUI interface useful to those with little server administration experience by assisting with the setup and administration of the server. Multiple choices are available to suit different operating system choices.
Learn more about:| Control Panels | Monthly |
|---|---|
| cPanel/WHM with Fantastico and RVSkin | $25.00 |
| Parallels® Helm - Unlimited Domains | $20.00 |
| Parallels Plesk Panel | Monthly |
|---|---|
| 100 Domain w/CloudLayer® | $20.00 |
| 100 Domain w/Power Pack | $30.00 |
| 10 Domain w/Power Pack - on Virtuozzo | $7.00 |
| 100 Domain w/Power Pack - on Virtuozzo | $10.00 |
| Unlimited Domain w/Power Pack - on Virtuozzo | $15.00 |
Database Software
SoftLayer can preload SQL and NoSQL database software onto your server at the time of install or at any time during the life of your server. We offer Microsoft SQL, a scalable, cost-effective data management software and MySQL, and open source relational database. For NoSQL big data solutions, we offer MongoDB by 10gen—an open source document-oriented database, Riak by Basho—a fault tolerant distributed database, and Hadoop by Cloudera—a 100% open source software that enables distributed parallel processing of huge amounts of data.
Learn more about:| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 | Monthly (per processor) |
|---|---|
| Workgroup Edition | $75.00 |
| Standard Edition | $225.00 |
| Enterprise Edition | $900.00 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 | Monthly (per processor) |
|---|---|
| Express Edition | $0.00 |
| Workgroup Edition | $75.00 |
| Standard Edition | $225.00 |
| Enterprise Edition | $900.00 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | Monthly (per processor) |
|---|---|
| Express Edition | $0.00 |
| Web Edition | $25.00 |
| Workgroup Edition | $75.00 |
| Standard Edition | $225.00 |
| Enterprise Edition | $900.00 |
| Express Edition R2 | $0.00 |
| Web Edition R2 | $25.00 |
| Workgroup Edition R2 | $75.00 |
| Standard Edition R2 | $225.00 |
| Enterprise Edition R2 | $900.00 |
| Datacenter Edition R2 | $2,200.00 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012* | Monthly (per two cores) |
|---|---|
| Express Edition | $0.00 |
| Web Edition | $15.00 |
| Standard Edition | $239.98 |
| Enterprise Edition | $920.30 |
*Compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 only
| MySQL | Monthly |
|---|---|
| MySQL 5.0 for Windows | $0.00 |
| MySQL for Linux | $0.00 |
| NoSQL Database Software | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Hadoop 2 by Cloudera | $0.00 |
| Hadoop 4 by Cloudera | $0.00 |
| MongoDB by 10gen | $0.00 |
| Riak 1.2 by Basho | $0.00 |
Utility Software
SoftLayer provides access to several software utilities to assist you with server management activities including patch management, hardware testing, recovery and statistical traffic analysis.
| Utility | Monthly |
|---|---|
| PassMarkTM BurnInTest | $0.00 |
| RescueLayer® | $0.00 |
Virtualization
Innovative virtualization technology is a key advantage and allows the best possible comprehensive IT solutions. Currently offered virtualization technology includes Citrix XenServer and Essentials, VMware, Parallels® Virtuozzo Containers, Bare Metal and Cloud Server and Microsoft® Hyper-V.
Learn more about:| Package | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Citrix XenServer | $0.00 |
| Citrix Essentials - price per virtual machine | $15.00 |
| Hyper-V w/Microsoft Server DC Edition* | $0.00 |
| Parallels Cloud Server 1 virtual machine | $5.00 |
| Parallels Cloud Server 5 virtual machines | $25.00 |
| Parallels Cloud Server 10 virtual machines | $50.00 |
| Parallels Cloud Server 15 virtual machines | $75.00 |
| Parallels Cloud Server unlimited virtual machines | $100.00 |
| Parallels Server Bare Metal 1 virtual machine | $5.00 |
| Parallels Server Bare Metal 5 virtual machines | $25.00 |
| Parallels Server Bare Metal 10 virtual machines | $50.00 |
| Parallels Server Bare Metal 15 virtual machines | $75.00 |
| Parallels Server Bare Metal unlimited virtual machines | $100.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 3 VPS | $60.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 5 VPS | $80.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 10 VPS | $100.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 30 VPS | $125.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 50 VPS | $150.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 70 VPS | $175.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 100 VPS | $225.00 |
| Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 - 150 VPS | $300.00 |
| VMware - per GB of RAM reserved | $15.00 |
*Requires the licensing of WS Data Center Edition at standard prices per processor
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