Hyper-V Questions

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I have a customer who I will be putting on Hyper-V to run their remote SQL database, just have a few questions before I venture in to uncharted ground.

• The customer will be running the day to day server operations, In the event of issues with a virus or some sort of attack eating up the bandwidth is there a way we/I can be alerted to stop the server going over the monthly cap or even just shut it down. This is my main concern for this option.

• When signing up I take it I will need a domain for the control panel then a separate domain name for the customer for me to attach to the server. Or has the panel got a DNS zone I could just point at the servers IP address.

• Is it possible to set up an account on my reseller account to manage the customers billing, also would it viable to create a DNS and allow them to point it at the VPS. Bearing in mind the VPS sole use is for SQL.

Sorry for all the noob questions, but until I see what its all about its hard to make definitive plans :slight_smile:

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  1. it would continue going, no option to shut down. I’d recommend IP filtering as much as possible to prevent attackers from wasting bandwidth in a big way.

  2. You don’t need a domain an the Hsphere is just a billing interface to it, not attached or controlling at all.

  3. I’d recommend to just do that, make an account, use their existing account with a custom A record, no need to get fancy.

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Thanks for the reply Stephen, just signed up. So the next few days will be exciting.