This upgrade will add an additional 1000 GB brand name hard disk to your server. This is a S-ATA disk.

This upgrade will add an additional 400 GB brand name hard disk to your server. This is a S-ATA disk.

This upgrade will add an additional 250 GB brand name HD to your server.

This upgrade will add an Intel X25-M (Postville)-SSD to your server. SSDs represent a storage technology which - compared to usual mechanical hard disks - offers extremely improved read/write performance as well as higher transfer rates. For applications such as databases, SSDs can create massive performance gains as compared to standard HDDs.
The Intel X25-M (Postville)-SSD has a capacity of 80 GB. Postville is the second generation of Intel's SSDs, which offer even better performance.
Giga-International only uses Intel/Kingston-SSDs, which are renowned for their efficiency.
By default, we install the operating system on the SSD since this maximizes the performance boost. If you do not want the OS installed on the SSD, please send us a short e-mail after you have placed your order.

This upgrade will add an Intel/Kingston SSDNow E (X25-E)-SSD to your server. SSDs represent a storage technology which - compared to usual mechanical hard disks - offers extremely improved read/write performance as well as higher transfer rates. For applications such as databases, SSDs can create massive performance gains as compared to standard HDDs.
The Intel/Kingston SSDNow E (X25-E)-SSD has a capacity of 32 GB.
Giga-International only uses Intel/Kingston-SSDs, which are renowned for their efficiency. This is especially true for this model, the SSDNow E (X25-E), which is commonly regarded as the most efficient SSD available to date. The reason for this is that its I/O-performance often is more than twenty times higher than that of usual disks and more than three times higher than that of other SSDs.
By default, we install the operating system on the SSD since this maximizes the performance boost. If you do not want the OS installed on the SSD, please send us a short e-mail after you have placed your order.

By choosing this upgrade your server is being connected to a 100 Mbit/s dedicated switchport (non-shared) which reserves the whole bandwidth volume of 100 Mbit/s only for you. You're able to use the full 100 Mbit/s with both your upstream and your downstream - 24/7 without limitations, no port capping, etc. We do guarantee this bandwidth allocation to you exclusively, thus, you don't share this bandwidth with any other server. Even if you should use the whole bandwidth all the time, we won't throttle your serverport!

This upgrade will add an additional IP-address to your server.

This upgrade provides you with a KVM-over-IP device which will be connected to your server and will enable you to control it with real view of the screen and real mouse-movement as well as keyboard-strokes over the internet - you can even change BIOS-settings!

This upgrade turns your root server into a managed server:
Our technicians take care of the security, the upgrades and - as far as possible - the stability of the server-system. Furthermore you can make use of our extended customer support whenever you need it.

Server Management includes:
24/7 Server Monitoring (5 minute interval) with Reboot
System / hardware optimization
Software installation and configuration
Emergency Problem Resolution
Unlimited admin hours and tickets
Proactive security patching
Kernel upgrades
Ongoing OS / Control Panel updates
Remote backups

All common Linux and Windows Operating systems are supported.

Reboot your server at any time, 24/7, by yourself and immediately using just one mouse-click! Contrary to a "reboot/shutdown -r now" command in SSH or Remote Desktop, this way of rebooting your server does always work, also when you cannot reach the server via SSH/Remote Desktop. The reset-connector of the server's mainboard is directly connected to the Webresetter.
Furthermore, the keyboard interface is also connected to the webresetter, which allows you to send real keyboard signals to your server (like ctrl+alt+del).

With ASI you can install a new operating system on your server at any time for free with just a few clicks! Furthermore ASI offers a rescue system which enables you to reset the password if you forgot it and to administrate your server even if it has become unresponsive due to a configuration error.

The following operating systems are currently available (more will be added):

* Fedora Core 6 up to 12
* Cent OS 4.4 up to 5.4
* Debian 5 - Lenny, Debian 4 - Etch
* Ubuntu Server 8.10 up to 9.10, Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS
* SuSE Linux 10.1 up to 11.2
* Windows Server 2003 Web Edition (license needed)
* Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (license needed)
* Windows Web Server 2008 (license needed)
* Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (license needed)
* The rescue system mentioned above

This upgrade provides you with an individual login-area with various monitoring features (and, if you wish, automatic alert messages) for your server. It includes:
- bandwidth monitoring of your server, monitored directly at our switch
- online / offline monitoring of your server
- monitoring of various services like apache, ftp, etc. (more available)
- automatic alert messages per e-mail or SMS (100 SMS per month included, further SMS available per order) about offtimes

You need reaction times within few minutes if problems arise - no matter if during the day, at night, or even on weekends and holidays?
Then, the high-quality upgrade 'Emergency Support' is the right choice for you. It includes:
- Guaranteed reaction and solving attempt (within the normal remote hands costs) within max. 60 minutes, at any day or night time (in case of an emergency at night time a special phone number is provided). Also on weekends and holidays.
- preferred treatment in comparison to other requests in the waiting queue
- can be used for up to five servers

Every customer is king with us, even without this upgrade. With this upgrade, you are emperor.

Does your new dedicated server has to be available within the next few hours so you can start using it immediately? No problem!
If you order this upgrade we will setup your new server within 12 hours at most after having received your payment on one of our accounts. In many cases it will be possible for us to provide the server to you within a few hours only!
By choosing Paypal or Moneybookers as payment option we are going to receive your payment immediately.

This option will upgrade your Operating System to Windows Web Server 2008, which then will be installed instead of a Linux-System.

Windows Web Server 2008 is a very secure but nevertheless easy-to-use operating system. It comes with Remote Desktop, a feature which will allow you to administer your entire server on a graphical interface just like your desktop. We will install the newest version of Windows Server 2008 for you, the 'R2', unless other upgrades prevent this due to compatibility, of course.

While its predecessor had limitations regarding memory, with Windows Web Server 2008, the entire physically addressable RAM can be used. The 2008 version of Microsoft\'s server OS also introduces several other improvements, such as the first-login-overview which allows you to quickly and comfortably perform the initial configuration of your server.

This is the 64 bit-version which supports up to 32 GB of RAM.

During the first two months there are no monthly charges.

This option will upgrade your Operating System to Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, which then will be installed instead of a Linux-System.

Windows Server 2008 is a very secure but nevertheless easy-to-use operating system. It comes with Remote Desktop, a feature which will allow you to administer your entire server on a graphical interface just like your desktop. We will install the newest version of Windows Server 2008 for you, the 'R2', unless other upgrades prevent this due to compatibility, of course.

While its predecessor had limitations regarding memory, with Windows Server 2008, the entire physically addressable RAM can be used. The 2008 version of Microsofts server OS also introduces several other improvements, such as the first-login-overview which allows you to quickly and comfortably perform the initial configuration of your server.

This is the 64 bit-version which supports up to 32 GB of RAM.

During the first two months there are no monthly charges.

This option will upgrade your Operating System to Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, which then will be installed instead of a Linux-System.

Furthermore, your dedicated server is licensed for using this version of Windows in the Internet (unauthenticated license).

During the first two months there are no monthly charges.

This option will upgrade your server with the Cpanel Control Panel, which offers nigh endless possibilities.

Cpanel is considered to be the top control panel, nearly everthing can be administered easily via your browser with Cpanel.

Feel free to visit our tutorials section (http://www.giga-international.com/tutorial.php) which offers a small insight on the countless features Cpanel offers.

cPanel has a contract period of only one month, thus, it can be cancelled monthly!

This option will upgrade your server with the Plesk control panel.

Plesk is a renowned and reliable program which simplifies the process of server-administration a lot.
This upgrade contains the installation of Plesk and the license which is necessary to use it. With this license you can manage up to 10 domains. Should you need a license for even more domains which is not available as an upgrade in our list, please contact our support department.
The minimum contract period for this upgrade is 3 months which is extended by the same period automatically.

PLEASE NOTE: This upgrade is for Linux only. If you intend to run Plesk on a Windows Server, please choose the Windows version instead.

This option will upgrade your server with the Plesk control panel.

Plesk is a renowned and reliable program which simplifies the process of server-administration a lot.
This upgrade contains the installation of Plesk and the license which is necessary to use it. With this license you can manage up to 100 domains. Should you need a license for even more domains which is not available as an upgrade in our list, please contact our support department.
The minimum contract period for this upgrade is 3 months which is extended by the same period automatically.

PLEASE NOTE: This upgrade is for Linux only. If you intend to run Plesk on a Windows Server, please choose the Windows version instead.

Plesk Control Panel for an unlimited amount of domains.

This option will upgrade your server with the Plesk for Windows control panel.

Plesk for Windows is the only popular administration panel for Windows. Plesk is well-known for its effectiveness and its reliability.
This upgrade contains the installation of Plesk for Windows and the license which is necessary to use it. With this license you can manage up to 30 domains. Should you need a license for even more domains, please contact our support department.
The minimum contract period for this upgrade is 3 months which is extended by the same period automatically.

PLEASE NOTE: Windows necessarily needs to be installed on your server to use this upgrade - please choose Windows as an upgrade, too, if you intend to order this upgrade!

This option will upgrade your server with the Plesk control panel.

Plesk is a renowned and reliable program which simplifies the process of server-administration a lot.
This upgrade contains the installation of Plesk and the license which is necessary to use it. With this license you can manage up to 100 domains. Should you need a license for even more domains which is not available as an upgrade in our list, please contact our support department.
The minimum contract period for this upgrade is 3 months which is extended by the same period automatically.

PLEASE NOTE: This upgrade is for Windows only. If you intend to run Plesk on a Linux Server, please choose the version without Windows instead.

Administration: Plesk for Windows (unlimited Domains)

This option will upgrade your server with the Webmin control panel.

Webmin is one of the few control panels which is completely free. While it does not offer as comfortable functions for administrating web-accounts as commercial control panels do, it still simplifies the administration of your server a lot (and only needs very few resources to do so).
Apache with PHP, Mysql-, FTP- and Mailserver are installed for you by us.
There are no monthly costs, we only charge a one-time setup-fee for installing Webmin on your server.

PLEASE NOTE: This upgrade is for Linux only.

With this upgrade, your server's disk space will be set up as software RAID 1. RAID 1 stands for the concept of "mirroring", which means that all data is stored on a second hard disk exactly like on the first . The advantage of RAID 1 is that data can be read faster and that, in case one hard disk fails, the system keeps working without loss of any data.

For RAID 1, one needs two identical hard disks. If you are ordering a server which has only one HD or two HDs which do not share the same capacity, you will need to order an additional HD with the same size as an upgrade. If you, for example, order a server with one 250 GB HD and would like to use this server with RAID 1, you will also need to order the upgrade for one additional 250 GB HD.

With this upgrade, your server's disk space will be set up as hardware RAID 1. We only use high quality controllers from 3Ware. Hardware RAID has an even greater stability and performance than software RAID.

RAID 1 stands for the concept of "mirroring", which means that all data is stored on a second hard disk exactly like on the first . The advantage of RAID 1 is that data can be read faster and that, in case one hard disk fails, the system keeps working without loss of any data.

For RAID 1, one needs two identical hard disks. If you are ordering a server which has only one HD or two HDs which do not share the same capacity, you will need to order an additional HD with the same size as an upgrade. If you, for example, order a server with one 250 GB HD and would like to use this server with RAID 1, you will also need to order the upgrade for one additional 250 GB HD.

Take advantage of our specialized, exclusive backup server with its expensive RAID 6 array to backup your files and databases. With this upgrade, you will receive an account which allows your server to access our backup server via FTP or FTPS (explicit), over the internal network. There is no limit for the size of individual files and the number of files. The traffic is internal and, of course, unlimited.

Take advantage of our specialized, exclusive backup server with its expensive RAID 6 array to backup your files and databases. With this upgrade, you will receive an account which allows your server to access our backup server via FTP or FTPS (explicit), over the internal network. There is no limit for the size of individual files and the number of files. The traffic is internal and, of course, unlimited.

Take advantage of our specialized, exclusive backup server with its expensive RAID 6 array to backup your files and databases. With this upgrade, you will receive an account which allows your server to access our backup server via FTP or FTPS (explicit), over the internal network. There is no limit for the size of individual files and the number of files. The traffic is internal and, of course, unlimited.

Take advantage of our specialized, exclusive backup server with its expensive RAID 6 array to backup your files and databases. With this upgrade, you will receive an account which allows your server to access our backup server via FTP or FTPS (explicit), over the internal network. There is no limit for the size of individual files and the number of files. The traffic is internal and, of course, unlimited.

We will set this entry to the main ip address of your server. Additionally you will receive login details to our PTR-center, where you can change the reverse dns entries at any time.

If you don't want us to set a special PTR entry, just leave this field blank. We will set the default entry in this case.