Make sure that you have plenty of time and you have informed your clients about it as this will take some time. You can tell them that you are upgrading the server.

Most of the Virtual Private Servers are provided with the root access to the server and this is a great benefit as you will have more control over your websites and this makes Virtual Private Servers more reliable. You can also shut down the mail servers if you want to, during the transfer. The only problem is, if you are hosting the domains for others as a reseller than it will create a problem for you as passwords are required for this purpose. You will have to create the domains and the user accounts if you wish to move to the new server and you will also have to issue new passwords to your clients as you will not be able to access the passwords which are set by your clients.

If you have Plesk as control panel for your Virtual Private Server than the migration becomes easier due to a feature which is included in this software.”Migration Manager” is a great feature which supports the migration from remote servers using Plesk 2.5.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x, as well as Confixx 2, Ensim 3.5.x, and cPanel 9. You will have to enter some information to use Migration Manager. This information includes the remote host address , the login name (normally root) and the password. You will also have to set set the remote system type (Plesk, cPanel, etc.). Once you have done this just click ‘Next’.

An agent will be sent by the Marketing Manager to the remote server and then a list of domains and clients on the remote server will be offered to you. The client data like the username and the password will be displayed if you will migrate a client. Also, the domains belonging to the client will be displayed. You will have to make a client account ready on the new server if you import a domain to take the ownership of the domain you have imported.

If you do everything correctly you will not face any problem while migrating the data through Migration Manager.

Important things to remember:-

1) Keep downtime to the minimum when you are migrating a server.

2) Make sure that you plan everything before you try to do this so that the users do not know that you have switched the server.

3) Try to perform a trial run before you try to migrate your server.

4) Also, do update your DNS as no one will see your new website if you do not do this. Edit the /etc/hosts file on your client and add your domain name (including the www) with the new IP address and restart your browser so that your new website will be visible. Once you have finished experimenting do not forget to remove this entry.

Virtual Private Server (VPS) is one of the most well known forms of Web Hosting. A dedicated server is separated into parts and the Virtual Private Servers are made. Virtual Private Servers are the servers which are a kind of shared servers but provide you with the Dedicated environment. For this reason, it is said that Virtual Private Server acts like a dedicated server. Virtual Private Servers are provided with the root access to the server just like the dedicated server. As the root access to the server is given, client is able to install software’s, programs and can also make changes in them according to him.

Virtual Private Server is not affected even if there is an issue with any other Virtual Private Server on the same server and so it is just like the dedicated server. Also, the resources which are offered with the server can only be utilized by the client and no other client can use these resources. This is one of the best advantages of the Virtual Private Server. Virtual Private Servers are also provided with two different operating systems and the client can choose the operating system according to him. Operating systems which are currently given with VPS servers are Linux and Windows. Both these operating systems are provided with the control panel so that the client can manage the server accordingly. However, having a control panel for the server is optional.

Difference:-

If we compare Linux Virtual Private Server and Windows Virtual Private Server than there are some differences which make them quite different from each other. Linux Virtual Private Server will not be a better option for you if you are a Windows developer. The reason for this is some of the Windows programs will not work on Linux Virtual Private Server. However, if you choose Linux Virtual Private Server than you can save a lot of cash in comparison to Windows Virtual Private Server. Linux Virtual Private Server is much cheaper than Windows Virtual Private Server as Linux is free open source software. You will not have to pay any charges as licensing fees. This makes Linux Virtual Private Server much cheaper in comparison to Windows Virtual Private Server. If you select Windows Virtual Private Server than you will have to pay the licensing fees as Windows is a product of Microsoft. Also, the price of Linux Virtual Private Server and Windows Virtual Private Server will depend on your requirements and the applications you have to install on the server.

Linux Virtual Private Server is cheap and has much more features in comparison to Windows Virtual Private Server. Even if Linux Virtual Private Server is cheap it will work for large or small businesses. Linux Virtual Private Server is also good for resellers, Web designers and development firms. Also, if you go for Windows Virtual Private Server you will have to pay for things you will require in future and this is not the case with Linux Virtual Private Server as you will get them for free and you will save money on a regular basis. The thing which might bother you when you choose Linux VPS is that the support given with it is less than Windows Virtual Private Server.

The reason for this is Linux being “open source”. As Linux is free software you will get the support only from some of the communities on the internet. Whereas, you will get the support for windows from the communities, websites as well as Microsoft as you are paying for the service. But, if you choose Linux, enough support is available on communities if you have some issues.