900 North Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60610 Technical Specs | Location | Contact Info | Download PDF Overview Businesses and individuals can house their Internet servers in C I Host's telco grade colocation facilities in Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; or Chicago, IL. Colocating on C I Host's lightning-fast network provides your mission-critical data with superior security, instant bandwidth management, and rock-solid, redundant Internet fiber connections. Data Center Features » Diesel-powered generators » Multiple POEs (Point of Entry) for fiber, electricity and generator inputs with n+3 redundancy » Capacity Planning - No fiber optic link will ever peak at more than 33% of its capacity. The capacity-load-ratio of C I Host's network connectivity has always been at least 3:1 » 100Mbps connections to C I Host's routers and switches from your server. 1000Mbps (GigE) connections from our routers and switches to the Internet fiber connectivity » Instant growth and scalability - we scale and grow as your business demands it - upgrades take less then 1 hour » 24/7 Armed Guards » 24/7 Secured access with key swipe entry, biometric thumb print verifier and a double-locking man-trap at every door within the datacenter and on exterior » 24/7 on-site maintenance staff with spare parts for all server configurations » Multiple DS-3, OC-3 and OC-12 fiber optic connections to multiple, redundant carriers - Internet connectivity NEVER goes down » Security system with live monitored internal cameras » Instant on dry-pipe fire protection systems » 19'' and 23'' seismically braced racks » Category 5 & Category 6 Cable » Full daily client-content backups and hourly system backups ensure no data loss to any housed server. Chicago, IL C I Host Data Center-03 (CDC-03) Specifications CDC-03 is located in the heart of downtown Chicago and sits on top of dual OC48-BLSR4 SONET Rings. These SONET rings provide our Data Center with Tier 1 connectivity to numerous network carriers (Qwest, Verio, WinStar, Ameritech). It provides our clients with the fastest, most reliable Internet connectivity, unmatched by any other hosting provider in the industry. We currently have 500+ Mbits of bandwidth allotted to CDC-03 and we are currently utilizing 9% of that bandwidth during peak times and 2% at off-peak times. CDC-03 bandwidth is expandable up to Quad OC-192's. Additional bandwidth will be allocated as needed. By purchasing bandwidth from multiple backbone providers, over 98% of the Internet is viewed as a private network from CDC-03. This network architecture provides C I Host's customers with unparalleled network performance and network availability. General Specifications » Rack UPS devices and server power management systems to ensure uninterrupted service. UPS devices deployed in parallel redundant configuration with N+1 redundancy to diesel generators. » 50 tons of air-conditioning to 10,000 sq. ft of static free and humidity-controlled (40% (+/- 5%)) server rooms keep CDC-03 running at a chilly 68 degrees (+/- 2 degrees) which ensures maximum server reliability. All air-conditioning in configured with N+1 redundancy. » Pre-action dry-pipe sprinkler system protect each server in case of a fire. » Emergency backup systems that include a 145,000 watt diesel powered generator capable of powering CDC-03 for more than one 48 hours. We have a contract for emergency refueling that can take place within 60 minutes notice. » Full daily client-content backups and hourly system backups ensure no data loss to any CDC-03 housed server. Each week a complete tape backup is taken to C I Host's offsite fire-proof storage facility to ensure no data loss in the event of natural disaster. » CDC-03 contains a separate, limited-access room for its co-located servers. Network Specifications » Bandwidth - CDC-03 has 3 DS-3 connections and 1 GigE connection - 45Mbits to Verio; 45Mbits to Winstar; 45Mbits to Qwest; and 1000Mbits to Cogent Communications. » BGP4 is being used on all border and core routers to ensure the closest and quickest path between every request is utilized. » Routers - 1 Cisco 7513 is the core router of CDC-03; 1 Cisco 7206VXR is used as the border router of CDC-03. All are configured with Cisco's hot standby routers protocol (HSRP) which will re-route traffic around network failures » Switches - 1 Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Etherswitch with full GigE connectivity; 10 Cisco Catalyst 3500 Series (used as hot replacement units only in case of a card failure in the Cat 6500); and 25 Cisco Catalyst 2924XL's » Racks - 19'' and 23''seismically braced with earthquake straps » Cabling - Category 5 & Category 6 » CDC-03 is a carrier-neutral facility with cross-connects available to all bandwidth providers on 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps (GigE) connections. Security Specifications » 24/7 Security Guard on duty. No one gets into the facility or building without proper clearance. » 25 Motion detectors » 25 Internal cameras » 24/7 Secured access with key swipe entry, thumb print verifier and a double-locking man-trap at every door within the datacenter and on exterior » 24/7 Alarm monitoring by police, fire and emergency On-Staff Personnel Specifications » 1 Senior Level Systems Administrator maintain the UNIX servers » 1 Junior Level Systems Administrator work with Senior Level to help ensure everything in Data Center is done on-time » 1 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer maintains the Windows 2000 servers » 2 Microsoft Certified Professionals assist MCSE's in their daily duties Network Monitoring Specifications » 24/7 monitoring of all servers by trained professionals » Custom monitoring software monitors all vital web ports to ensure no loss of connectivity or data. » We monitor CDC-03 from CDC-01 so all firewalls and routing gear are watched from remote locations to ensure we catch everything! Power Specifications » 3 megawatts of dedicated power to the facility from diverse sub-stations. Location Contact Info C I Host Email: sales@cihost.com Phone: 888-868-9931