Installation & deployment strategy

[Scott_Berry]

Really the question boils down to... do I install Plesk on each server in my hosting environment? Or is it centralized with agents? I have a single server that handles primary DNS... so I need a license just for that server and does plesk need to be installed on that server directly? That kind of licensing would make me want to create larger VMs and share services versus having the flexibility to have multiple VMs dedicated to their own service (dns, stats, mail, web, control panel, etc). Sad that I couldn't find a guide for this.. didn't see a deployment guide, or install strategy. Any resources?

 

[IgorG]

First of all I suggest you read more about difference between Plesk and Plesk Automation Odin products on our site. It will give you right direction for deployment strategy.

 

[Scott_Berry]

Geesh. You know, for a company that is trying to sell a product you don't make it easy. I can't find any pre-sales contact info, it takes 7 days to get a response here to what I thought was a basic question. I know what product I want, but I can't find any pre-install documentation on environmental configuration. I was considering Plesk over WebsitePanel because, you know, paid and whatnot ... figured I'd get some decent support. Quite disappointing that for what seems like such a large company this is the kind of response I get.

 

[IgorG]

Hmm... All Plesk documentation can be found here http://www.odin.com/products/plesk/documentation/
Installation requirements you can find in "Installation, Upgrade, Migration, and Transfer Guide" - http://download1.parallels.com/Ples...nstallation-upgrade-migration-guide/70260.htm

Deployment Guide for multiserver Plesk Automation solution can be found here - http://download1.parallels.com/ppa/11.5/docs/en-US/online/ppa_deployment_guide/index.htm