Providing VPS Hosting

Last modified: 26 Dec 2007

This document describes final steps you need to perform in H-Sphere interface to provide VPS hosting. We presume that you have already installed H-Sphere VPS software to a separate box. Before your users will be able to signup to virtual server plans and receive virtual servers in their use, you need to do the following:

1. Add the newly installed server via the cp interface as a physical box.
2. Add Virtual Servers server group to this physical box.
3. Add a logical server to this physical box.
4. Add VPS Network Gateway
5. Add IP range to this logical server.
6. Enable user signup on logical virtual server.
7. Make sure Virtual private server is enabled in Globals.
8. Create VPS plans.

1. Add the newly installed server via the cp interface as a physical box:

Skip this step for H-Sphere VPS 1.4-4 and up!

1. In your admin control panel, select Add P.Server in the E.Manager -> Servers menu.
2. Click Add Physical Server at the bottom of the page that appears.
3. On the next page, enter the name of the physical server, its IP and associated mask.
4. Select Add P.Server in the E.Manager -> Servers menu to see the newly added server among other physical servers in the system.

2. Add Virtual Servers server group to physical box:

Skip this step for H-Sphere VPS 1.4-4 and up!

1. Select P.Servers in the E.Manager -> Servers menu.
2. Click the name of the VPS physical server.
3. Closer to the bottom of the page that appears, choose the name of the server group and Click Add:



4. Now you can create logical servers in this server group.

3. Add a logical server to physical box:

Skip this step for H-Sphere VPS 1.4-4 and up!

1. Click Add L.Server in the E.Manager -> Servers menu.
2. On the page that appears, select corresponding VPS physical server and enter the properties of the logical server:



3. Click Submit.

4. Add VPS Network Gateway:

Use our sysadmin documentation to add VPS Network Gateway.

5. Add IP range to logical server:

1. Select L.Servers in the E.Manager -> Servers menu.
2. You will be taken to the list of all logical servers in the system. Choose the VPS server to edit.
3. Fill in data below Add IP range:

   

   IPs' type must be set to Virtual private server IP. Each VPS leased to your users takes a free Virtual private server IP.
   
   If all virtual private server IPs on this logical server are taken, no users will be able to signup under VPS plans.

6. Enable user signup on logical virtual server:

1. Go to E.Manager -> Servers -> L.Servers and choose a server.
2. Click the red button Off to make it On:

   

7. Globals

Make sure Virtual private server is enabled in Globals.

8. VPS plans

1. Create VPS plan.
2. Go to Plans -> Manage and turn Signup on for this plan.