Total Uptime’s Cloud DNS Service supports 27 different DNS resource record types. That includes 26 standard record types and 1 special web-redirect type that we’ve created. Below is a comprehensive list of each record type which you can find in the Cloud DNS management interface. DNS SOA Record This is the “Start of Authority” resource […]
Total Uptime provides a comprehensive API that gives access to every aspect of our platform including products such as Cloud DNS and Networking Solutions as well as Account and product management features. The API is built using RESTful principles. XML and JSON are supported as responses to API calls. The current API version is 2.0, […]
Method: POST URI: /ALF/Server/{ServerId} This method attaches a port to an existing server. It requires the following information: Field Required data Port The port number. E.G. 80 Valid values are from 1 to 65535 Protocol The desired protocol. E.g. […]
Method: POST URI: /ALF/ServerGroup/{ServerGroupID}/Connection This method maps an existing public port to a new private port. This allows traffic from the Internet on port 80/HTTP to be sent to an alternate port if desired, such as 8080/HTTP. Field Required […]
Method: POST URI: /ALF/Pac/{pacId}/AddPort This method adds a port to a specific Pack. It requires that the following information be posted in order to successfully create the Pack: Field Required data Port The port number. E.G. 80 Valid values […]
If you are a network administrator, you really want to get a handle on your network. But even laymen sometimes need to figure out what’s going on. There are some basic tools that will help you do that. Let’s have a look at some simple pieces of software that can be accessed from nearly any […]
Roughly, a decade ago, VMware released their ESX virtual hosting platform that literally changed the datacenter, as we know it. It came at a time when datacenters were inundated with server sprawl as every new application request resulted in the purchase, racking and configuration of a new server. The arduous hardware purchasing process for servers […]
“The website is down again!” That can be pretty frustrating. In the heat of the moment, most of us don’t really care why it is down — we just want back online. But the curious user may want to know more. What could make a web server unreachable? Why do they go down in the […]
“I am looking for implementations of TCP/IP for UNIX systems, including an interface for an IMP.” That was the start of the TCP/IP Digest on the ARPANET UNIX-Wizards mailing list on October 2, 1981. Mike Muuss was the researcher who got the conversation started. And look how far we have come since then. The Birth of the […]
As we look forward to even greater advances in technology, sometimes it helps to take a look back. Many of us take for granted the connectivity that we enjoy across a wide variety of applications. Sometimes it is seamless, and other times – well, we know that improvements are on their way. But the applications […]