SDH Server Management

Emergency Server Support

Start with the incident and the systems affected.

Request immediate initial support for a server outage, failed service, security incident or unsuccessful migration, beginning with an agreed investigation hour.

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System administration · Security · Recovery

Choose your service

A focused package.
Clear technical coverage.

Review the service packages and their billing arrangements, then send your choice to SDH. Prices are in USD.

One time service

SDH Emergency Server Support

$155.00USD one time

first hour per server

$155.00 covers the first hour of one server’s investigation and diagnosis. Additional approved time is $69.75 per hour and invoiced separately.

Review of symptoms, recent changes and available evidence.

Service coverage

  • Containment, restoration and additional time require authorization
What to prepare
  • Affected server hostname or IP
  • Incident start time and timezone
  • Reachable technical approval contact
  • Additional work spending limit · optional

Describe your desired outcome. Planned systems and unknown versions can be reviewed during onboarding. Arrange access securely after purchase.

Order NowFirst payment: $155.00 USDOne-time service · no setup fee.One-time purchase. Additional work is scoped separately; review the final total at checkout.

The technical work

Emergency Server Support

Start with the work your team needs. These topics guide the scope discussion; your proposal confirms compatibility, included tasks and required licences.

Investigate the disruption

  • Unresponsive servers

    Review console access, resource state and available system evidence.

  • High resource usage

    Investigate CPU, memory, storage pressure and affected processes.

  • Database startup failures

    Review MySQL service errors, configuration and available recovery options.

  • Email delivery problems

    Review Exim services, mail queues, spam and delivery errors.

  • Failed migrations

    Assess incomplete transfers, dependency failures and restoration choices.

Contain and recover

  • Website compromise

    Assess suspicious changes and plan authorized cleanup.

  • Unauthorized access

    Review access evidence and agree containment steps.

  • Attack symptoms

    Review exposed services and coordinate available network protection.

  • Provider coordination

    Prepare findings for the data center or hosting provider where relevant.

  • Next step approval

    Explain findings and obtain client permission before recovery actions or additional work begins.

Review the environment before changing it.

Include the server versions, roles and current priorities in your inquiry. Access, change approvals and recovery responsibilities are agreed during onboarding.

Your service agreement

Know who handles what.

Start with the systems, responsibilities and intended outcome. SDH confirms compatibility, access, change approval and completion checks before the work begins.

Environments covered
SDH assesses compatibility before starting work. The proposal names each server or website covered by the service. If the environment is unsupported, SDH refunds the payment.
Included work
The accepted task list defines maintenance, monitoring, updates and incident work. SDH provides reports covering issues, updates and completed tasks. You review the work and confirm completion. SDH handles customer communication, prepares and approves quotations, coordinates escalation, and provides a handover when management ends. You approve changes to your environment before SDH proceeds.
Exclusions
Application development, redesigns, licences, infrastructure and projects outside the agreed scope are separate unless expressly included.
Agreed management coverage
Your selected package and accepted proposal define the covered systems, tasks, staffing, hours and escalation responsibilities. Additional time or wider coverage requires your approval and is invoiced separately; a checkout approval or spending limit does not increase the purchased scope.
Monitoring and corrective action
The selected package and accepted scope identify the checks, schedule, escalation contacts and any investigation or corrective work. SDH obtains your permission before making changes.
Response and emergency coverage
SDH support is available 24/7, with an initial response within 1 hour. Emergencies receive immediate attention. Resolution time depends on the issue's complexity. SDH handles customer communication and escalation.
Access and change approval
SDH obtains your permission before making any changes. Share administrative access only through the agreed secure process, and identify the person who can approve work. Keep credentials out of the initial inquiry. Revoke access or rotate passwords and keys when the work ends or access is no longer needed.
Additional time and coverage
SDH agrees additional work and charges with you before proceeding. Each hourly checkout covers one approved hour; additional approved time is invoiced separately.
Refunds and handover
SDH assesses your environment before starting work. If the environment is unsupported, SDH refunds the payment. SDH Server Management also includes a 30 day, no questions asked refund policy. When management ends, SDH provides a handover of the completed work and relevant information.

Before we begin

Clear answers for
your next step.

Use these answers to prepare your inquiry. Your written proposal and agreement define the accepted work.

Prism Wings Dot in the warning pose.
A useful first inquiry is simple.

Describe the environment, the issue or goal, and the person who can approve decisions. Secure access follows the agreed onboarding process.

Ask About Your Setup
What happens after the first hour?

The initial price covers the first hour of one server’s investigation and diagnosis. SDH reports the findings and seeks approval before additional work at $69.75 per hour. Approved extra time is invoiced separately, not charged automatically. Diagnosis may use the full first hour.

How quickly will SDH respond?

SDH provides support 24/7. Emergency requests receive an immediate initial response; standard requests receive an initial response within one hour. Resolution time depends on the complexity of the incident, access and the affected environment. The first hour may be used entirely for diagnosis.

How do I start a request?

The package cards show the USD price, billing arrangement and covered scope. Order Now opens checkout for the selected package. There is no additional onboarding fee; any setup fee explicitly listed still applies. SDH assesses compatibility and confirms the covered environment and service arrangements before work starts. Credentials are collected through secure onboarding after purchase. Extra time or coverage requires approval and separate invoicing. Keep passwords and private keys out of the initial message.

What is included in the displayed price?

The USD amount covers the displayed service arrangement for the agreed environment. Hosting, backup storage, commercial licences and additional work are separate unless the accepted proposal includes them. SDH confirms the final scope and billing before work starts.

When is SDH support available?

SDH support is available 24/7, with an initial response within 1 hour. Emergencies receive immediate attention. Resolution time depends on the issue's complexity. SDH handles customer communication and escalation.

What are the refund and handover terms?

SDH assesses your environment before starting work. If the environment is unsupported, SDH refunds the payment. SDH Server Management also includes a 30 day, no questions asked refund policy. When management ends, SDH provides a handover of the completed work and relevant information.

Who approves changes and controls access?

SDH obtains your permission before making any changes. Share administrative access only through the agreed secure process, and identify the person who can approve work. Keep credentials out of the initial inquiry. Revoke access or rotate passwords and keys when the work ends or access is no longer needed.

How are work and completion reported?

SDH provides reports covering issues, updates and completed tasks. You review the work and confirm completion. SDH handles customer communication, prepares and approves quotations, coordinates escalation, and provides a handover when management ends. You approve changes to your environment before SDH proceeds.

How is management coverage defined?

Your selected package and accepted proposal define the covered systems, tasks, staffing, hours and escalation responsibilities. Additional time or wider coverage requires your approval and is invoiced separately; a checkout approval or spending limit does not increase the purchased scope.

Talk to SDH

Let’s plan your emergency server support.

Bring the server details and the work you want handled. We will help shape the next step.

Request a Service Proposal