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Reorder a dedicated server

If you already have a server with a prebuilt or custom configuration, you can order the same server again.Reordering a server is available to the Account Owner and a user with the member role.

  1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Dedicated Servers.

  2. Select a project.

  3. In the Servers section, open the server page → in the menu, select Reorder server.

  4. On the Checkout tab, verify the dedicated server configuration.

  5. Check the region and pool where your server will be hosted.Change the region and pool if necessary.You cannot change the region and pool after placing an order.

  6. Select an operating system to be automatically installed on the server.To select:

  7. Optional: select the system drive on which the OS will be installed.If you selected a Linux-based OS in step 4, you can partition the disks and configure software RAID.

  8. Optional: for secure connection to the server via the encrypted SSH protocol, select a previously uploaded and placed SSH key or add a new one.Learn more in the Create and place an SSH key on a dedicated server instruction.

  9. Optional: if you have a Linux-based OS, the User data field will be available.To automate server configuration, specify the server configuration parameters in cloud-config format or as a bash script.Learn more in the User data examples subsection.

  10. Select a traffic consumption model.

  11. Select a pricing plan.

  12. Specify the number of servers you need. If the required quantity is unavailable, click Notify about availability and create a ticket.

  13. Optional: configure IP addresses.If you selected an OS for auto-installation in step 6, the network interface on the server will be configured automatically with the set IP addresses.

    13.1. Configure the public network; to do so, select a VLAN:

    13.2. Configure a private network.An IP address from a private subnet can be assigned to the local port of a prebuilt server with one 1 Gbps network card, if a private VLAN is already allocated in the pool and a Linux-based OS is selected for auto-installation.

    To assign a private IP address, select Assign IP address from a private subnet:

  14. Optional: on the Additional services tab, see the list of additional services.You can order additional services after the server is provisioned.

  15. Confirm that you agree to the payment terms.

  16. Click Pay now.

  17. Review the order information and click Pay.When the server is ready to be provisioned, you will receive an email notification and will be able to connect to it.The paid period starts from the moment the server is provisioned.The server password will be available for viewing for 24 hours from when the server is provisioned.If you have forgotten your password, you can reset and recover it.After ordering, you can only perform an upgrade of components — disks, memory, GPU.