--- title: "Dedicated Servers Reversibility Policy" url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/account-and-service-management/reversibility/dedicated-servers-reversibility-policy lang: en lastUpdated: 2021-05-05 --- # Dedicated Servers Reversibility Policy ## Objective This document is the reversibility policy for the **[Dedicated Servers](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/bare-metal/)** product range. This policy aims at implementing the global reversibility principles and requirements of [SWIPO IaaS Code of Conduct for Cloud Providers](https://swipo.eu/download-section/copyrighted-downloads/). ## Features map Dedicated Servers features are divided into three categories: - The [core features](#core-features) for which we guarantee the ability to migrate - The [OVHcloud implementation](#ovhcloud-implementation), whose migration will require adaptations to a new environment. - [Specific functionalities](#specific-functionalities), whose migration as such is impossible to guarantee as they are tied to OVHcloud environment or specific developments. ### Core features [](#) | Feature | Description | Available formats | Migration model | Available documentation | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Supplying dedicated servers | Supplying different ranges of high-performance dedicated servers | N/A | **Inbound migration**: Order a dedicated server in the OVHcloud Control Panel, backup and migrate data, re-install software (or use automated installation).

**Outbound migration**: Order dedicated servers, backup and migrate data, re-install software | [Getting started with a dedicated server](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/getting-started-with-dedicated-server.md) | | Backup storage | Backup storage delivered by default with every dedicated server | NFS/CIFS/FTP | **Inbound migration**: Migrate data on your dedicated servers and activate backup storage on those servers through the OVHcloud Control Panel.

**Outbound migration**: enable access from outside your account through OVHcloud API, then migrate data using standard file transfer protocols, such as FTP. | [Using backup storage on a dedicated server](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/services-backup-storage.md) | | Operating systems and software installed on dedicated server | Automatically install operating systems, databases, administration interfaces and virtualization software on a new dedicated server.
See [here](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/bare-metal/os/) the complete list. | For customized images used with "bring your own image":
- Boot type: **uefi** or **legacy**
- Partition type: **MBR** or **GPT**
- Image format: **qcow2** or **raw** | **Inbound migration**: Order dedicated servers and choose operating systems/software to install on the OVHcloud Control Panel. Alternatively, use the"bring your own image" feature to install customized images.

**Outbound migration**: Export your image and install on another dedicated server. | [Installing or reinstalling your dedicated server](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/getting-started-with-dedicated-server.md#installing-or-reinstalling-your-dedicated-server)

[How to use the Bring Your Own Image feature](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/bring-your-own-image.md) | ### OVHcloud implementation [](#) | Feature | Description | Available formats | Migration model | Available documentation | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Floating IPs | Additional IP that can be switched from one service to another in the same datacenter. | IPv4, IPv6 | **Inbound migration**: Plan the network architecture, configure the Floating IPs in the OVHcloud Control Panel or through OVHcloud API.

**Outbound migration**: Record the configured setup in the OVHcloud Control Panel and configure a similar setup at another provider. | [Moving an Additional IP](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/move-failover-ip.md)

[Assigning a virtual MAC to an Additional IP](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-virtual-mac.md) | | vRack | vRack, or Virtual rack, is a private VLAN technology that enables connection between OVHcloud services. | N/A | **Inbound migration**: Plan the network architecture, Add your servers to the vRack, Configure network interfaces.

**Outbound migration**: Record the network architecture and reproduce it with VLAN. | [Configuring the vRack on your dedicated servers](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/vrack-configuring-on-dedicated-server.md) | ### Specific functionalities [](#) | Feature | Description | Available formats | Migration model | Available documentation | | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Load Balancing | Load Balancers are network devices that distribute requests across services and datacenters to ensure that there is no overload. | N/A | **Inbound migration**: Purchase and activation through OVHcloud Control Panel.

**Outbound migration**: Order and set up a load balancer with the new provider. | **Inbound migration**: [OVHcloud Load Balancers](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/network/load-balancer/)

**Outbound migration**: N/A | | Anti-DDoS | The anti-DDoS is a set of equipment and means put in place to absorb distributed denial of service attacks. It includes an analysis of traffic, the "aspiration" towards a specialized network, and mitigation, ensured by VAC technology developed by OVHcloud. | N/A | **Inbound migration**: The anti-DDoS is a component of our infrastructure, enabled by default. No action is required.

**Outbound migration**: Order and configure an anti-DDoS with the new provider. | **Inbound migration**: [OVHcloud anti-DDoS protection](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/security/anti-ddos/)

**Outbound migration**: N/A | ### Architecture listing All components of the OVHcloud Dedicated Server product are accessible through the OVHcloud Control Panel . this allows to visualize and manage the dedicated servers, installed images, network configuration ... as well as the features that are attached to these components. ### Partner services OVHcloud Partners are listed with the "Cloud Migration" keyword in the dedicated [directory](https://partner.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/directory/). ### Cost and fees No additional billing is planned from OVHcloud for the migration features listed here. ### Retention of data after contract termination If a customer explicitly terminates his use of a given host, the data is erased 24 hours thereafter. In case of contract termination without explicit release of hosts, the data is retained 7 days and then deleted permanently.