Server Operating Systems
While any hosting company can offer industry standard server operating systems, The Planet makes it a point to provide the functionality you need to effectively manage your OS. From our automated reload service to our new Recovery Console tool, we provide a full tool box to meet all of your needs.
Popular Operating Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux targetd the commercial market. As the world's leading enterprise-focused Linux environment, Red Hat supports a wide range of hardware and software applications, making it an ideal platform to run your business. Red Hat provides a number of enhancements to Linux file systems, server security tools and other miscellaneous OS features. Best of all, Red Hat Enterprise Linux comes with a full subscription to the Red Hat Network, which provides easy-to-manage security patches and OS updates.
Server Compatibility
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RHEL 5 |
RHEL 4 |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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CentOS
CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution, freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS fully conforms with the upstream vendors’ redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. CentOS is developed by a small and growing team of core developers. In turn, the core developers are supported by an active user community from around the world that includes system administrators, network administrators, enterprise users, managers, core Linux contributors and Linux enthusiasts.
Server Compatibility
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CentOS 4 |
CentOS 5 |
CentOS 4 |
CentOS 5 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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Debian GNU/Linux
Debian GNU/Linux, or Debian for short, is a product of The Debian Project, an association of individuals who share the common cause of creating a free operating system. Debian is produced by almost a thousand active developers spread around the world who volunteer in their spare time. It is used by a wide range of both large and small organizations. Debian comes with more than 25,000 packages for 12 different computer architectures.
Server Compatibility
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Debian 4 |
Debian 5 |
Debian 4 |
Debian 5 |
| Server Type |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Celeron |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution built on the Debian foundation, known for robust server installation. It has a reputation for delivering the best of the free software offerings on a stable, fully supported and secure platform. In the two years since its launch, Ubuntu can be found in hundreds of organizations across the world delivering key services reliably, predictably and economically.
Server Compatibility
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Ubuntu 8 |
Ubuntu 9 |
Ubuntu 8 |
Ubuntu 9 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
| Celeron |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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Fedora
Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that provides users with access to the latest free and open source software, in a stable, secure and easy-to-manage form. Fedora is the largest of many free software creations of the Fedora Project, a partnership of free software community members from around the globe. Because of its sponsorship by Red Hat, Fedora has an infrastructure and resources to incubate new technologies that may later be integrated into Red Hat products. These new technologies make Fedora an ideal choice for early adopters who have not yet reached the mainstream market.
Server Compatibility
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Fedora Core 10 |
Fedora Core 11 |
Fedora Core 10 |
Fedora Core 11 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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Mandriva
Mandriva Linux, formerly known as Mandrake Linux, is a commercial Linux distribution. With more than 20,000 packages, almost any Linux application can be found here.
openSUSE
openSUSE is a Linux-based operating system developed from the openSUSE project, a worldwide community program that provides easy access to the world’s most usable Linux distribution. Sponsored by Novell, it is the base for Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise products. openSUSE is one of the most widely used open source platforms.
Server Compatibility
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openSUSE 11 |
openSUSE 11 |
| Server Type |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Celeron |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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FreeBSD
FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86 (and other) compatible architectures. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley. FreeBSD is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. It offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features. Today, even some of the best operating systems are missing these features.
Server Compatibility
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FreeBSD 6 |
FreeBSD 7 |
FreeBSD 6 |
FreeBSD 7 |
| Server Type |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Celeron |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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Microsoft Windows Operating System
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are the most advanced Windows Server operating systems yet, designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, provide a highly secure network infrastructure, and increase technological efficiency and value within your organization. For users who have not yet migrated to these latest versions, we offer the full range of Windows Server 2003 options.
Server Compatibility
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Windows Server 2003 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2003 |
Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Server Type |
32-bit |
64-bit |
| Celeron |
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| Pentium 4 |
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| Single Xeon |
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| Conroe (3000-series) |
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| Kentsfield (3200-series) |
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| Yorkfield (3300-series) |
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| Woodcrest (5100-series) |
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| Clovertown (5300-series) |
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| Harpertown (5400-series) |
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| Nehalem (5500-series) |
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