RAID 10 , also known as RAID 1+0, combines disk mirroring to protect data and disk striping to create a larger array of data. A RAID 10 configuration requires a minimum of four disks, and stripes data across mirrored pairs. As long as one disk in each mirrored pair is functional, data can be retrieved.

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Q: What is SSD and why is it important?

A solid-state drive ( SSD) , also known as a is solid-state disk is a solid state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistantly. SSD technology primarily uses electronic interfaces compatible with traditional block input/output (I/O) hard disk drives (HDDs), which permit simple replacements in common applications. SSD drives have no moving parts and run much more efficiantly than standard HDD's. This allows for less power consumption and cooler operating temperatures. Benefits to end user of SSD drives are the use of NAND based flash memory incorporated into the drive. This is a non-volitile memory that retains all data when power is lost unlike Random Access Memory (RAM) which buffers and stores data as needed but is lost when the power is cycled or shut off. SSD's compared to Standard HDD Drives boast up to 30% faster read speeds and and copy and write speeds anywhere from 200 - 500 Mb/s. SSD dirves are also built to run a minimun of 2 million hours and a standard hard drive May run half of that, slightly more in perfect operating atmosphere/conditions.

Q: Unlimited? Really No Limitations?

This plan is for standard website hosting. In order to ensure resource availability to all clients hosted on our shared servers, media hosting / file sharing is not permitted with this plan although we do have other plans which can support media hosting and file sharing here .

Q: What kind of drives are used on the VPS servers?

All of our VPS servers at NibbleNetwrx are built using state of the art Solid State Drives (SSD's) this allows for the maximum speed (read and write) possible. Combined with a Raid 10 setup this increases I/O performance by more than a multiple of 10 compared to standard platter drives.

Q: Can I get an SSL certificate to cover all my sites on my account?

No, one SSL certification will not cover all the domains on a server. We do offer a SSL certification that will cover all sub-domains of a domain. To answer this question it is important to understand how your websites are set up and how SSL Certifications work. If each site is set up as their own domain (Examples: www.domainname.com www.mydomain2.com ) each site would need their own SSL Cert. If each site is set up as a sub-domain (example: billing.domainname.com, support.domainname.com, www.domainname.com ) the site and all sub-domains could be covered by one SSL Cert.

Q: What is RAID and why is it so good?

RAID ( redundant array of independent disks ) provides a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly) on multiple hard disks. This is good for several reasons. Most obvious is that it allows for all data to be safely copied and backed up in case of hardware failure. The other benefit is that during a read on a RAID array you should see a significant increase in speed in recalling data over that of single drive performance.

Q: How many IP's can I have?

Each Package comes with a set amount ot IP's as outlined on the website. If more are needed we will be more than happy to assist. If larger than a basic /29 an IP justification from may be neccessary before allocation. All additional IP's are charged at a monthly rate and this will be reflected on the following billing cycle.

Q: How many sites can I host?

The number of sites a package can hold depends on the package size and the size of the websites. The number of sites on any package depends on the sizes of the site and the resources of the package. For example a server can have 4GB of space and hold 4 sites of 1GB each. Or the server could have 500 sites of 40MB each.