Windows VPS Check List
After receiving your login details to a Windows VPS, it's always important to check to double check the settings to see if you your resources were allocated to your correctly.
You can check the RAM & CPU Processor here:
From this screen you can verify the CPU Cores allocated to your VPS.
Last, but now least the Disk Space allocation:
For this example, we're using a ZAP1 from PhotonVPS which allocates the following:
512MB RAM
1 CPU Core
35GB Disk Space
Looks like we got everything we ordered!
Connecting to your Windows VPS
If you signed up for a Windows VPS, here's how you'll connect to it:
If your using a Windows XP you can follow these simple directions below:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx#EQG
Using Windows Vista or Windows 7:
If your on OSX, I recommend using this Application:
Connecting to your Linux VPS
After signing up for a VPS, your provider should send you your login details anywhere from a couple minutes to 24 hours after signing up. Anything longer than 24 hours and you should contact your provider to see what the hold up is.
Now that you've received your details you'll need connect to it via SSH if you have a Linux VPS:
If you're running on Windows you'll need to download PuTTY which can be found at this link:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
If you're running on OSX, you'll be able to connect using the Terminal application found the /Applications/Utilites/