Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector — End-to-End
Contents
1. Software Announcement February 25 2003 TTT ye Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector End to End Solutions for Web Hosting Provisioning and Management Overview Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector are a set of Web hosting applications designed to meet a wide range of requirements from small to large sized hosting service providers For convenience these offerings can be ordered at the time of purchase with IBM server xSeries servers Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector also known as Sphera HostingBusiness Suite are comprised of the following offerings Sphera HostingDirector Suite for Microsoft Windows or Linux Red Hat Includes a single server license and the following modules e ServerDirector e DomainDirector e ClusterDirector Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer for Windows or Linux Red Hat Includes ServerDirector Sphera ResellerDirector Base e Provides a mechanism for resellers to perform management tasks across multiple servers from a single centralized interface e Recommended for use in conjunction with the HostingDirector Suite in reseller applications using dozens of servers e Includes five server licenses Sphera ResellerDirector Additional License Entitles the owner of Sphera ResellerDirector Base to install this software on an additional server Each Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector includes a one year Software Update Subsc2. Sphera ResellerDirector v1 0 Base e Sphera ResellerDirector v1 0 Additional license Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector multilingual offerings Language support includes are English Dutch French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Sphera HostingDirector Suite for Windows or Red Hat HostingDirector Suite is recommended for hosting service providers with Web hosting applications requiring e Multiple clusters e Hosting of dozens of domains HostingDirector Suite components is comprised of the following e ServerDirector e DomainDirector e ClusterDirector ServerDirector provides numerous functions to help improve time to market maximize efficiency of computer resources and obtain maximum quality of service of hosted Web sites Features include e Service plan packaging e Application and mail services provisioning e Account and user management services Automates the creating and provisioning of accounts e Hardware server management Usage and status reporting monitoring service usage consumed by each Web site or reseller to include bandwidth disk quota CPU memory FTP and e mail accounts Automatic recovery of failed processors e Mechanism for resellers to manage their accounts Includes access rights and account quotas e Server virtualization provisioning Simulates multiple virtual dedicate
3. arks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others 203 059 ill Sphera HostingDirector ResellerDirector Sphera HostingDirector Suite v3 4 Windows 71P9888 Sphera HostingDirector Suite v3 5 Linux Red Hat 71P9889 e Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer v3 4 Windows 71P9890 e Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer v3 5 Linux Red Hat 71P9891 e Sphera ResellerDirector v1 0 Base 71P9892 e Sphera ResellerDirector v1 0 Additional License 71P9893 Technical Information ENERGY STAR Compliant No Hardware Requirements The optimum xSeries server configuration to support Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector is as follows e 1 4 GHz 133 MHz with 512 KB L2 cache Intel Pentium Ill processor e Between 512 MB and 1 GB of system memory e Ultrai60 SCSI or IDE controller and HDD with 600 MB of free space e 10 100 Mbps Ethernet Software Requirements required for each offering The following software is e HostingDirector Suite v3 4 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with SP 2 0 3 0 installed IIS and MS DNS Server Rockliffe MailSite 5 x or IPSwitch IMail 7 x if using mail service e HostingD
4. ction with either HostingDirector Suite for Windows or HostingDirector Suite for Linux Red Hat It provides the following functions e IP management IP ranges per cluster server Automatic IP allocation per VDS 203 059 e Monitoring and reporting of resource status of the following by reseller server or account Disk space Bandwidth Number of accounts number of resellers Usage Availability e Create manage enable and disable reseller accounts or brands Enabling or disabling servers e Setting quotas for disk bandwidth number of VDSs for Resellers Server accounts e Create and customize service packages Benefits of ResellerDirector let you e Grow fast while eliminating potential for operating errors e Quickly respond to evolving market and customer needs e Reduce costs by optimizing server resources and through more efficient automated operations e Improve reseller account manageability and administration Reseller Guide to Offerings A general guide describing when ResellerDirector is required in addition to HostingDirector Suite is as follows HostingDirector Suite ResellerDirector Up to 5 servers per reseller Dozens of servers per reseller Allows resellers to manage Allows resellers to do accounts one server at atime centralized management across multiple servers at once Manage on a server by server basis Trademarks The e business logo and xSeries are tradem
5. d Web application servers VDS on a single physical machine Provides VDS technology Delivers the quality of service QOS of a single dedicated machine for every Web site DomainDirector minimizes the amount of time and effort required to manage and keep up to date the DNS records by providing a mechanism for automatic management of DNS records This mechanism adds or updates the DNS record when a new account is opened or changed ClusterDirector provides cluster management and monitoring while enabling migration of VDSs between physical servers It enables the hosting provider to e Manage multiple ServerDirectors from one central interface e See a global view of all managed accounts across all servers Monitoring server status tasks events and warnings Benefits of ClusterDirector include e Management simplification Helps reduce overhead e Early problem detection Minimizes downtime e Scaling out to support more Web sites Adds more physical servers with minimum disruption to the Web site Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer for Windows or Red Hat HostingDirector SingleServer includes the same ServerDirector component of HostingDirector Suite This offering is for entry sized hosting service providers using Web hosting applications with e One or two clusters e Limited number of hosted Web sites e Limited number of DNS records to manage Sphera ResellerDirector ResellerDirector is used in conjun
6. hardware software and services both from IBM and other manufacturers or vendors Offerings for all customer segments small medium and large enterprise rates terms and availability can vary by country Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or visit the Web at http www ibm com financing Order Now To order direct call IBM at 877 999 7115 and select option 4 or order at ibm com Trademarks xSeries and SP are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others 203 059
7. irector Suite v3 5 Linux Red Hat Red Hat v7 2 Apache v1 3 22 BIND v9 2 1 Sendmail v8 11 2 WuFTP v2 6 2 Qpopper v4 0 3 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information February 25 2003 HostingDirector Single Server v3 4 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with SP 2 0 3 0 installed IIS and MS DNS Server Rockliffe MailSite 5 x or IPSwitch IMail 7 x if using mail service e HostingDirector Single Server v3 5 Linux Red Hat Red Hat v7 2 Apache v1 3 22 BIND v9 2 1 Sendmail v8 11 2 WUFTP v2 6 2 Qpopper v4 0 3 e ResellerDirector v1 0 Base Red Hat v7 2 HostingDirector Suite v3 4 or HostingDirector Suite v3 5 e ResellerDirector v1 0 ResellerDirector v1 0 Base Additional License Planning Information Cable Orders Required None Installation Time Approximately one hour Packaging One box Shipment Group e CD ROM with User Installation Guide Vendor License Agreement Maintenance contract information Product download instructions Support Registration Letter Welcome Letter Manual Release Notes and Security Auditability and Control This product uses the security and auditability features of the system or storage unit in which it is installed Terms and Conditions Features and Options Only Licensed Programs Yes Non IBM programs are available from IBM as distributed by the program supplier IBM makes no representations or warranties regarding
8. revenues This announcement is provided for your information only For additional information contact your IBM representative call 800 IBM 4YOU or visit the IBM home page at http www ibm com IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 203 059 Description Sphera HostingDirector and ResellerDirector offerings are tailored to meet a wide range of Web hosting applications using popular Windows 2000 or Linux Red Hat operating systems They are comprised of several products designed to cost effectively meet a wide range of Web hosting service providers These offerings teamed with rack optimized BladeCenter and xSeries 305 335 and 345 servers are excellent solutions for performance manageability and reliability in high density Web hosting applications Key benefits help you Reduce TCO Improve scalability Reduce time to market Improve competitiveness customer retention e Increase revenues by letting you Expand business quickly in a controlled and effective manner Create additional revenue streams Enable resellers to service their customers Enable self provisioning Expand base of offerings differentiation and Offerings Include Sphera HostingDirector Suite v3 4 Windows Sphera HostingDirector Suite v3 5 Linux Red Hat Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer v3 4 Windows Sphera HostingDirector SingleServer v3 5 Linux Red Hat e
9. ription Service from Sphera During this period product and maintenance updates are made available to registered owners 1 IBM makes no representations or warranties regarding third party products or services Some software may differ from its retail version if available and may not include user manuals or all program functionality Software license agreements may apply Terms and conditions of this program are set forth by Sphera not IBM Key Prerequisites Supported server running in either Windows 2000 or Linux Red Hat operating system Planned Availability Date February 28 2003 At a Glance One stop shopping for greater convenience Now Web hosting service providers can order leading Web hosting Sphera software from IBM with IBM server xSeries servers Select end to end Web hosting solutions available for Linux or Windows operating environments Features include e Service plan packaging e Application provisioning e Mail services provisioning e Account and user management services e Cluster management and monitoring e Reseller support and management e Hardware server management e Domain name service DNS management e Server virtualization provisioning These solutions can help Web hosting service providers e Reduce total cost of ownership TCO e Create service packages quickly e Improve scalability e Improve competitiveness and customer retention e Increase
10. third party products or services Some software may differ from its retail version if available and may not include user manuals or all program functionality Software license agreements may apply This announcement is provided for your information only For additional information contact your IBM representative call 800 IBM 4YOU or visit the IBM home page at http www ibm com IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 203 059 Help and Service Information Service and support is not available through IBM Prices IBM Part List Description Number Price Sphera HostingDirector Suite 71P9888 4 139 v3 4 Windows Sphera HostingDirector Suite 71P9889 4 139 v3 5 Linux Red Hat Sphera HostingDirector 71P9890 1 609 SingleServer v3 4 Windows Sphera HostingDirector 71P9891 1 609 SingleServer v3 5 Linux Red Hat Sphera ResellerDirector 71P9892 8 625 v1 0 Base Sphera ResellerDirector 71P9893 1 379 v1 0 Additional License 4 IBM List Price does not include tax or shipping and is subject to change without notice Reseller prices may vary For the name of the nearest IBM representative or Business Partner call 800 IBM 4YOU 426 4968 Global Financing IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit qualified customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions Our offerings include financing for IT acquisition including
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search