Dedicated Servers / Managed Java Servers
With a range of servers starting from only $199/month, we are sure you will find something to suit your budget and your power requirements.
We use Dell server hardware with Intel CPUs for reliability, performance and power, ideal for mission critical applications. SAS drives (much faster than SATA), are included on all plans. Most servers also come with hardware RAID drive mirroring. 
Our racks are located the Primus Corporate Data Centre, King St, Melbourne, Australia, for maximum network speed and reliability. See the Data Centre Page for more information.
Please contact us with your specific requirements if you cannot find a suitable server below, or check the Optional Extras section at the bottom of this page.
| Server Features | Budget | Entry | Company | Enterprise | |||
| Expert Support - Benefit immediately from our years of experience |
Free support from experts in Java, Security, Server Administration, Linux and Database systems since 1997 | ||||||
| Brand | Dell | Dell | Dell | Dell | |||
| Model | PowerEdge™ 1950/2950 | PowerEdge™ 1950/2950 | PowerEdge™ 1950/2950 | PowerEdge™ 1950/2950 | |||
| CPU Speed | 2 x 1.86Ghz Quad-Core | 2 x 2.33Ghz Quad-Core | 2 x 2.66Ghz Quad-Core | 2 x 3.00Ghz Quad-Core | |||
| CPU Type | XEON/QC 1333/FSB | XEON/QC 1333/FSB | XEON/QC 1333/FSB | XEON/QC 1333/FSB | |||
| RAM (increase) | 4gb | 8gb | 16gb | 32gb | |||
| Disk (increase) | 73gb x 1 | 73gb x 2 | 146gb x 2 | 300gb x 2 | |||
| Disk Type | SAS 10k | SAS 15k | SAS 15k | SAS 15k | |||
| RAID | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Dual Power | Optional $18/mth | Optional $18/mth | Optional $18/mth | Optional $18/mth | |||
| IP Addresses | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Traffic (increase) | 10gb | 15gb | 30gb | 40gb | |||
| Service Level Agreement | |||||||
| Managed Hardware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Hardware Replacements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Uptime Guarantee (*) | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | |||
| Extras | |||||||
| Backup SAN Space | 2gb | 5gb | 10gb | 20gb | |||
| Dell Remote KVM | No | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Remote Reboot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Metawerx DNS Usage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Monthly Pricing (add $39/month for Windows) | |||||||
| 36mth Contract | $199 | $309 | $499 | $745 | |||
| 24mth Contract | $209 | $339 | $539 | $849 | |||
| 12mth Contract | $229 | $369 | $569 | $999 | |||
| 6mth Contract | $249 | $399 | $599 | $1199 | |||
| 3mth Contract | $299 | $449 | $649 | n/a | |||
| Setup Costs | |||||||
| Ubuntu | $199 | $199 | $199 | Free | |||
| Windows | $199 | $199 | $199 | Free | |||
| Other | $399 | $299 | $299 | $199 | |||
* All prices in Australian Dollars (AUD) excluding GST
* Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice, existing contracts are not affected
* These prices valid for 30 days from initial enquiry
* All hardware rental applications must be assessed and we reserve the right to refuse any application
Hardware/network/power management and monitoring - included in above pricing
- Full hardware management
- Free hardware replacement
- 24x7 network and ping monitoring
- 24x7 hardware monitoring with email alerts for hardware warnings/errors (eg: Power Supply, Fans, Memory, Drive Errors)
- 99.9% power and network uptime guarantee
- 99.9% hardware guarantee (excludes drives unless using RAID)
- Automatic monitoring escalation to Metawerx support staff
All servers include
- Dell(tm) hardware, Seagate or Fujitsu drives
- 1 or more Intel Xeon CPU(s) with optional HyperThreading, single, dual or quad-core architectures
- Dual power supplies and dual network cards, (1 connected, 1 spare, or option of dual-connection for full redundancy)
- Choice of 10Mbps/100Mbps switch port, or option to purchase redundant NIC connection (1Gbps upgrade available at one-time cost of $1500/port)
- Traffic graphs (See Sample)
- Full Administrator/root access for self-managed servers
- Remote reboot facility
- 3 IP addresses (3 usable) - more available if required, for larger servers
- Free use of metawerx redundant DNS services, unlimited domains
Server Setup - Windows
- Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
- IIS / FTP
- SQL/Server 2005 Express Edition (4gb Database Limit, 1gb RAM limit) or MySQL 5.1 (2gb RAM limit on Windows 2008 Standard unless 64bit)
- Tomcat 5.5.x / 6.0.x / 7.0.x, JBoss 6.0 / 7.0 / 7.1
- Installation of latest security updates and patches
- Terminal Services (5 CAL License) for remote desktop access
Server Setup - Linux
- Ubuntu LTS or Ubuntu latest stable, Debian latest stable
- PostGreSQL 8.1 or MySQL 5.1
- Tomcat 5.5.x / 6.0.x / 7.0.x, JBoss 6.0 / 7.0 / 7.1
- Installation of latest security updates and patches
- OpenSSH for remote shell access
OS/Java Managed Services - Windows - $399/month
- Metawerx security lockdown including portscan protection
- Monitoring of critical services, with automatic restart or manual intervention as required
- Monitoring of RAM usage, disk space per partition, high CPU usage, with alerts and intervention
- Metawerx mail server with unlimited user accounts, POP3 and IMAP
- IIS, FTP, Terminal Services management
- SQL Server, MySQL or PostGreSQL management
- Full Tomcat and JBoss management (up to 4 dedicated VMs on your own server, limited only by disk space and traffic). Restart your own VM and applications as necessary. We manage the rest.
- Tomcat, JBoss upgrades
- Optional Tomcat clustering support and management
- Ongoing installation of latest security updates and patches
- Off-server backup of critical data up to 50gb on the metawerx backup SAN
- SSL CSR generation and certificate installation
- Regular inspection & server health-checks
OS/Java Managed Services - Linux - $399/month
- Metawerx security lockdown including portscan protection
- Monitoring of critical services, with automatic restart or manual intervention as required
- Monitoring of RAM usage, disk space per partition, high CPU usage, with alerts and intervention
- Metawerx POP3 mail server with unlimited user accounts, IMAP mailboxes also available
- Apache, FTP, SSH management
- PostGreSQL or MySQL management
- Full Tomcat and JBoss management (up to 4 dedicated VMs on your own server, limited only by disk space and traffic). Restart your own VM and applications as necessary. We manage the rest.
- Java upgrades
- Tomcat, JBoss upgrades
- Optional Tomcat clustering support and management
- Ongoing installation of latest security updates and patches
- Off-server backup of critical data up to 50gb on the metawerx backup SAN
- SSL CSR generation and certificate installation
- Regular inspection & server health-checks
Options - Traffic
- Extra 5gb traffic blocks $34/month (traffic excess rate is $22/gb if you exceed your plan limit)
- Extra 10gb traffic blocks $49/month (traffic excess rate is $22/gb if you exceed your plan limit)
Options - RAM
- Extra 8gb RAM upgrade $29/month (limit of 32gb on mid-range, 64gb on enterprise servers)
- Extra 16gb RAM upgrade $59/month (limit of 32gb on mid-range, 64gb on enterprise servers)
Options - Disk
- Extra 73gb/10k drive $39/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- Extra 73gb/15k drive $49/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- Extra 146gb/10k drive $59/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- Extra 146gb/15k drive $79/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- Extra 300gb/10k drive $99/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- Extra 300gb/15k drive $119/month (limit of 2, 3, 5 or 6 drives depending on server)
- 73gb/10k to 146gb/10k drive upgrade $29/month per drive
- 73gb/10k to 300gb/10k drive upgrade $69/month per drive
- 73gb/10k to 73gb/15k drive upgrade $29/month per drive
- 73gb/10k to 146gb/15k drive upgrade $39/month per drive
- + Configure RAID-1 (free at setup time), 2 drives required, 1 drive is used for redundancy
- + Configure RAID-5 (free at setup time), 3 or more drives required, 1 drive is used for redundancy
- + Configure RAID-10 (free at setup time), 4 drives required, 2 drives are used for redundancy
- + Configure RAID HotSpare drive (free at setup time), extra redundancy in case of multiple disk failure
Options - Other
- Redundant power on separate city power grid (power-supply/cable/power-grid redundancy) $18/month
- Redundant network connection using NIC-teaming (NIC/cable/switch-port redundancy) $18/month, $375/setup, where supported by OS and NIC cards
- Windows Server 2008 Standard to 2008 Enterprise upgrade $299/month
- Microsoft SQL/Server 2005 Express to 2005 Standard upgrade $599/month
- Hardware firewall $99/month
- External backup space on Metawerx SAN drive-array $2/gb/month
- External slave replication server for MySQL 5/5.5 $2/gb/month
- External subversion storage space $3/gb/month, or run Subversion from your own server
- Per incident server/OS maintenance $140/hr, minimum 1 hr. $900 for 10 hour block pre-paid
- No charge for hardware maintenance, as it is covered by our hardware management
- Complete server and Java environment management $299-$599/month (see above, typical cost $399)
