Fill your cloud toolbox.
We know the server management pain points that make system administrators
cringe. So we provide tools to help: Quickly and easily provision, test, recover, and move your data
onto or between servers.
Our tools streamline and automate these complex, time-consuming processes. And thanks to our unique
platform of bare metal and virtual servers, you’ll find innovative capabilities you’ve never seen
before.
Flex Images
Move from virtual to bare metal and back again.
Capture images from virtual or bare metal servers, store them in a single image library, and then deploy
them on either kind of system. Capabilities that have historically only been available with virtual
infrastructure—the ability to quickly clone and reload servers—now available with bare metal servers.
Our automated system adapts any image on the fly, so you can deploy it on any platform or system you
choose, enabling simple, seamless migration between physical and virtual environments.
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Image Import/Export
Bring your own image to your SoftLayer solution, or vice versa.
If you already developed server configurations to meet your specific business needs, our Image Import
and Export service allows you to import your disk images into your SoftLayer account, ready to
deploy new SoftLayer virtual servers. This is a free service to all SoftLayer customers (beyond the
standard charges for virtual servers and storage). Current SoftLayer customers can log in to the
customer portal to start using Image Import/Export today.
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Auto Scale
Adjust your cloud footprint without lifting a finger.
Auto Scale lets you adjust your cloud footprint dynamically and automatically based on triggers such
as schedules, CPU utilization, and bandwidth usage, so your environment will always run at optimum
levels. Create a few simple triggers in our customer portal, and our system will add or remove
virtual servers as your rules dictate. Never exhaust your cloud infrastructure resources, and avoid
overprovisioning (and paying for) servers that are only needed during peak usage times.
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Rescue Kernel
Boot a failed server with an external kernel, to diagnose and resolve
issues.
Bring a server online after a crash or failure in order to troubleshoot system issues that would
normally only be resolved through an OS reload. Launched from the SoftLayer customer portal, our
automated system boots failed servers into a RAM-disk Unix, Linux, or Windows PE rescue kernel,
providing access and control of the troubled server. Run a wide range of tools, including disk
recovery utilities, PassMark tests, OS-specific repair utilities, and up-to-date antivirus, spyware,
and root kit scan utilities.
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