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Log in to the 1&1 Control Panel using your Customer ID OR domain name and your password at:
http://admin.1and1.com
If you have only one package, you will land on the Administration page. If you have more than one package, select the Packages tab at the top. Select the package in question to reach its Administration page.
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Click on Hardware Configuration in the Server Administration section of the 1&1 Control Panel.
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Choose a Default setting for the configuration. You can choose a recommended setting from the drop-down box or use the slider bars to customize your setup. View below for further explanation of each.
Apply recommended configuration
Choose a selection from the drop-down menu. This will assign a hardware configuration suggested for the option chosen. Check the slider bars below to view the suggested hardware configuration and price.
Once an acceptable option has been found, click the Next button to proceed. Otherwise, choose Adopt your own configuration and view the section below to manually set the configuration.
Adopt your own configuration
Use the slider bars below to manually set the hardware configuration. When changing the configuration, the price for each hardware resource will be displayed to the right of the slider bar and the total price for hardware resource upgrades will be displayed at the bottom.
Once you have chosen a configuration, click the Next button to continue.
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For the changes to take effect the system must be rebooted. It is recommended that you shut down the server manually. Select Manual shutdown and then click the Next button.
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The below image appears which will remain until the server is shut down. Take this time to log into the server, ensure any open documents, projects, tasks, etc are properly saved and/or shut down and that no users are currently utilizing the system.
For a Windows Server, log into the server and shut down the server from the Start menu.
For a Linux Server, log in via SSH and use the command shutdown -P now and press Enter to issue the shut down command.
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After the server has shut down, go back to the 1&1 Control Panel and wait for the acknowledgement that the server has been shut down. Once the server has been shut down, click the Next button to continue.
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The hardware configuration overview is shown. The base price for the package is shown toward the top and any upgraded hardware is shown below it with its corresponding price. The total monthly price is listed underneath the operating system.
Click the OK button to accept the hardware configuration and to acknowledge the new monthly charges as well as agreeing to the Terms & Conditions.
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Step 8:
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You will receive an e-mail to the address supplied in your 1&1 contact details when the configuration changes have been complete.
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Dedicated Servers
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