Max_nl Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 PXE dedicated server provisioning module We offer a dedicated server provisioning system that allows you to (re)install the operating system of your servers over the network. It comes with an optional WHMCS module that adds two extra buttons to the "client area". One that allows your customers to (re)install the operating system of their dedicated server themselves: And as a bonus we include an option to reboot servers using IPMI as well: Features * Operating systems that can be automatically installed: - Ubuntu - Centos - Fedora - Debian - FreeBSD 8 - Windows Web Server 2008 (R2) * *) only if the hardware is supported out-of-the-box. While adding additional drivers is theoretically possible, no support on this is provided. * Installations are conducted using the official network installation method supported by the Operating System (like kickstart, preseed, etc.), and NOT using disk cloning. * Although DHCP is used during the installation procedure, the systems are configured with a static network configuration, and local resolving DNS server, so that no dependencies on other systems exist after installation. * The following rescue and utility systems can be started, for things like resetting a forgotten root password, and repairing broken systems: - Sysrescd - Clonezilla Limitations * You need to manually assign servers to customers. * Certain options (such as creating post-installation scripts and defining custom partition tables) are only available through the admin interface, and not directly to WHMCS clients. System requirements NOC-PS system The NOC-PS management software is provided as a virtual appliance, that needs to be installed on a hypervisor such as VMware ESXi, VSphere, Citrix Xenserver or Virtualbox. A direct Internet connection is required to download the installation files of the operating systems. Proxies are NOT supported. No DHCP servers should be active in the VLAN in which the NOC-PS system runs. System requirements WHMCS module The WHMCS module that communicates with the NOC-PS software requires: - WHMCS 4.2.x - OpenSSL PHP module System requirements dedicated servers If the dedicated servers to be provisioned are in another VLAN than the NOC-PS system, then you need to configure your router to forward DHCP requests to the VLAN of the NOC-PS system. Ideally, the dedicated servers should support IPMI (aka BMC/iLO/DRAC) so that the servers can be rebooted automatically, and can be told to boot off the network using PXE. Alternatively it is also possible to change the boot order manually in the BIOS, and reboot the servers manually. Pricing An annual fee is charged based on the number of servers you have in your network. See: http://www.noc-ps.com/index.php/pricing/'>http://www.noc-ps.com/index.php/pricing/ Base pricing includes e-mail only support. More information Main website: http://www.noc-ps.com/ WHMCS module installation instructions: http://www.noc-ps.com/index.php/documentation/whmcs_module/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxray Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 it's amazing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyquang Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Looks great! will try it shortly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxray Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 it works really well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aXeR Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I noticed on the Ubuntu povision video on your website that you could pre-allocate the primary IP, I also noticed an option for multiple IP's, does this feature pre-configure them for you? Also, does the Windows option pre-configure an IP too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aXeR Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Is anyone other than noxray using this module, if so, would you kindly leave some feedback ? @ noxray, if you could give some more detailed feedback that would be really helpful too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 I noticed on the Ubuntu povision video on your website that you could pre-allocate the primary IP, I also noticed an option for multiple IP's, does this feature pre-configure them for you? Yes. Provided that the additional addresses are within the same subnet as the primary IP, and on the same network card. Also, does the Windows option pre-configure an IP too? Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 We now include basic data traffic graphs and accounting, at no additional cost. This is a feature supported natively by NOC-PS. Unlike other modules it does NOT depend on Cacti. The only requirement is that your switch supports SNMP v2c. Setup is simple: - in the NOC-PS webinterface add the switch, specifying IP-address and SNMP community. - if your switch supports this, and you registered the MAC-addresses of all your servers with NOC-PS, you can let NOC-PS auto-detect which port belongs to which server. - if not, you have to assign the ports manually to each server. Your customers will then get a "Data traffic" button in the clientarea, next to "Power management" and "(Re)install operating system". And you can also use the normal WHMCS bandwidth report and overage billing features. * Multiple network connections per server are supported. And the software takes into account the date on which the server was activated for the current customer. E.g. the attached screenshot only shows the traffic of the past day, because the server was ordered then. So traffic that may have been generated by the server's previous customer, is not displayed nor counted. *) this currently requires that you assign your dedicated servers the product type "other" instead of "VPS/dedicated server" in WHMCS. This oddity is related to: http://forum.whmcs.com/showthread.php?p=157767 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyquang Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 To use this addon, we need to have a private network, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aXeR Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We now include basic data traffic graphs and accounting, at no additional cost. What do you mean by accounting, it can bill overages or am I getting the wrong end of the stick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 To use this addon, we need to have a private network, right? You need to have your own Ethernet switch for the bandwidth graphs. It is desired that you have a private VLAN, not shared with others, for the provisioning of new servers. Most colocation providers will give you a private VLAN + subnet, if you hire at least half a rack. But verify with your provider to make sure. What do you mean by accounting, it can bill overages or am I getting the wrong end of the stick? The module simply reports the amount of data traffic in MB back to WHMCS. And you can use the standard WHMCS overage billing function to automatically invoice your customers on the last day of the month: http://wiki.whmcs.com/Disk_Space_and_Bandwidth_Overage_Billing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 we are very interested in this module however we have found that switch based metering is very unreliable due to internal network traffic and jitter being recorded in the usage is there a way to poll cisco netflow for accounting instead? also as a side issue will this allow for provisioning on Citris Xen 5.6? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aXeR Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Sounds great Max, I'll be back in touch when our new router is online so we can get the IP Helper stuff working as discussed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 we are very interested in this module however we have found that switch based metering is very unreliable due to internal network traffic and jitter being recorded in the usage You could make an approximate correction for things like broadcast traffic (those are reported separately by most switches as well, but usually only in number of packets and not the exact number of bytes). But yes, internal traffic between local servers is always counted with switch based metering. is there a way to poll cisco netflow for accounting instead? No, we don't have any Cisco equipment ourselves, so cannot play with that. Not sure how accurate Netflow is on high traffic networks either. Believe that to prevent it from demanding too much from your router's CPU you have to configure it to analyze every n..th packet, instead of every packet, and then get an estimated traffic count instead of the actual number. also as a side issue will this allow for provisioning on Citris Xen 5.6? The module is meant to provision physical servers. As such we do not include any Xen API support with this module. But if you write your own code that calls the Xen API to create and start a new VM, it will work. Only with HVM though, their paravirtualisation mode does not support booting from network. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repa Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Just buyed it. How long does it take until the license is in my inbox? wanna test 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) Just buyed it. How long does it take until the license is in my inbox? Licenses are activated instantly. Just install the software and get going. No need to enter a license key manually, the software will automatically fetch the license file from our webserver upon first use. (provided you registered the correct IP-address with us, so our server knows its you, and can send the correct file). Edited September 8, 2010 by Max_nl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyday Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Just emailed you. There is no download on your site for hyper-v. Can you direct me to where we can find that so we can get started? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbox Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Is this still supported/updated? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_nl Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Is this still supported/updated? The main product is still being updated. Last update February 13: http://www2.noc-ps.com/noc-ps-version-v1-36-released/ We do not actively check this forum though. So contact us directly with support questions to get a timely answer ;-) There is no download on your site for hyper-v. The ISO for "other hypervisors" on the download page works with pretty much every virtualization product. In the case of HyperV, make sure you add a "legacy" network adapter to the VM, and not an accelerated one. Edited February 23, 2012 by Max_nl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyknight Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 can i use port on ipmi ip address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:ppp) ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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