In Parallels H-Sphere a hosting plan determines the account type or, in other words, priveleges and hosting resources/services granted to an account owner. Plans are created and edited with plan wizards and can be divided into three main categories:
Plan Category |
Used to create: |
Related docs |
Available to: |
Administrative |
administrative and tech support accounts |
Admin Plans |
Master admin and resellers. |
Reseller |
reseller accounts |
Understanding Resellers |
Master admin only |
End User |
system (service) and customer accounts |
Hosting Your Own Domain |
Master admin and resellers |
Reseller and User plans determine resource pricing if configured as pay plans.
User plans can differ by platform: Unix, Windows, Real Unix, Real Windows, etc.
You can also create Demo plans that demonstrate the capabilities of Parallels H-Sphere without having to use real resources.
Customers can change their hosting plans. You can configure which plans customers can upgrade from and to as suggested in Compatible Plans.