How to verify if a dedicated server is really dedicated?

lkovnih226

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Some web hosting providers are offering a few dedicated server packages with good price and big discounts. I want to have a try for 1 month, but I am wondering is there a way to make sure my server is dedicated and not a VPS or Shared server. Are there any tools I can verify that my server is running on bare metal and that I am the only user?
 

dedica_manager

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Run the command on the server:
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dmidecode -t system
So you will know which manufacturer
 

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the manufacturer being shown as a virtualization method will definitely mean you're on a vps. So if you run that on a dedicated server you should get the processor manufacturer
 

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Some web hosting providers are offering a few dedicated server packages with good price and big discounts. I want to have a try for 1 month, but I am wondering is there a way to make sure my server is dedicated and not a VPS or Shared server. Are there any tools I can verify that my server is running on bare metal and that I am the only user?
Hello. If you have a Linux server, you could try to run such command as for example lspci as root. If you see the output with a lot of words "Virtual", you are most likely on VPS (it could be virtual disk or so on). Also it is a good idea to issue such command as dmidecode -t system . Check especially the Manufacturer field.
And of course choose the reliable hoster.
 

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A good check to do as well is uname -a (checking the kernel) if you see something like stab.xxx or whatever virtualization Kernel then you know it's not a real dedicated server (if OPENVZ is used).

lspci reveals information as well, plus the other suggestions that were already made.
 

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You can use lspci or dmeicode to find out information regarding the base system, you will know from the results if it's real or not.
 
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