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Dedicated server traffic consumption model

Traffic consumption model — a scheme for accounting for all dedicated server traffic (incoming, outgoing) that passes through an Internet port.

Available traffic consumption models depend on the port bandwidth of the network card:

  • if the network interface bandwidth is 1 Gbps, only one consumption model is available — 1 Gbps with unlimited traffic;
  • if the network interface bandwidth is greater than 1 Gbps, you can choose a consumption model — 1 Gbps of unmetered traffic or 300 TB without bandwidth limits. You can also increase the consumption limit of traffic or bandwidth.

If the average bandwidth usage consistently exceeds 100 Mbps, we will offer you individual pricing terms. This is necessary to maintain network load balance and ensure high service quality for all clients. Temporary peak speed values are not taken into account.

By default, at the physical level, dedicated servers are connected to Internet switches via copper cross-connect. Such a connection provides speeds up to 1 Gbps. Setting up an optical connection is discussed individually; to do this, submit a ticket.

For servers in the Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk regions, if limits defined by the traffic consumption model are exceeded, speed and traffic are not limited but are charged additionally. This helps avoid interruptions in the operation of software hosted on the server.

If the defined limits are exceeded, you will receive a notification with the following suggestions:

You can view the cost of additional services in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Dedicated Servers → server page → Services tab.

For more detailed information about the overage, view network statistics or generate a traffic consumption report.

Change consumption model

For your information

You can change the consumption model once per calendar month and only for servers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk regions.

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.
  2. Open the server page → Network tab.
  3. In the Traffic consumption model block, expand the menu .
  4. Click Change consumption model.
  5. Select a traffic consumption model.
  6. Click Change consumption model.

Increase consumption limit

For your information

You can increase the consumption limit only for servers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk regions.

You can increase the consumption limit by enabling the additional service Increase traffic/bandwidth consumption limit (step 3 TB/10 Mbps). Additional limits are converted to the new model with the corresponding step — every 10 Mbps of bandwidth into 3 TB of traffic and vice versa.

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.
  2. Open the server page → Services tab.
  3. In the Increase traffic/bandwidth consumption limit (step 3 TB/10 Mbps) line, click Enable.
  4. Specify the quantity. For example, to change the unmetered traffic consumption model from 1 Gbps to 5 Gbps, you need to order 400 units of the Increase traffic/bandwidth consumption limit (step 3 TB/10 Mbps) service.
  5. Click Pay.
  6. The service will be linked to the server billing plan and displayed on the server page → Services tab in the Active services block.

Pay for a one-time limit overage

For your information

You can pay for a one-time limit overage only for servers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk regions.

A one-time payment service is not linked to the server billing plan and is used for infrequent traffic/bandwidth overages.

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.
  2. Open the server page → Services tab.
  3. In the One-time payment for exceeding the traffic/bandwidth consumption limit (step 3 TB/10 Mbps) line, click Pay.
  4. Specify the quantity.
  5. Click Pay.

View network statistics

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.

  2. Open the server page → Network tab.

  3. In the Network statistics block, click Show network statistics.

  4. Select a period:

    • day;
    • week;
    • month.

  5. The Internet port chart will display information about traffic passing through the Internet port for the selected period.

Generate a traffic consumption report

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.

  2. Open the server page → Network tab.

  3. In the Traffic consumption model block, in the menu, select the desired report:

    • Traffic consumption history — generates a report for the past six months detailed by month;
    • Download daily export in CSV — generates a report for the specified period detailed by day.