Adding new IP addresses to a (dv)
DETAILS:
Your (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server includes 1 IP address. Additional IP addresses can be purchased by opening a support request with the following information:
- Confirm that you are OK with the $1/month charge for EACH additional IP address. We can make this a yearly charge as well.
It is possible to order additional IP addresses as long as you have a valid reason for requiring them, such as for SSL certificates. However we do limit our (dv) Dedicated-Virtual and (cx) Complex-Hosting dedicated server customers to a maximum of 16 IP addresses per server.
TIP:
If your present request brings your total to more than 8 IP addresses per server you will have to fill out some paperwork. Please visit http://www.mediatemple.net/support/iprequest/ and download our PDF form. This form must be filled out properly and faxed back to us before we can proceed. On this form you will be asked to justify why you need your additional unique addresses. "I have 8 sites and I want an IP for each of them" would not be considered a legitimate answer. Such a justification will be declined. ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) has strict rules regarding IP allocation so we must adhere to their rules.
In some cases we will be unable to add additional IP addresses to your server unless you move to a different IP range entirely which will require changing all of your currently assigned IP addresses. For this reason please be prepared to make changes to your current DNS configuration. Normally this process is trivial and only takes 1-2 business days for us. However there are some extreme cases, depending on some internal routing at (mt) Media Temple, that might make this process take 7-10 business days. In these instances we will notify you first to ask how you would like to proceed.
Revisions:
12-2-2008: Added "Your (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server includes 1 IP address"
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