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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
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Diesel-powered generators
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Multiple POEs (Point of Entry) for fiber,
electricity and generator inputs with n+3 redundancy
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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
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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
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Instant growth and scalability - we scale
and grow as your business demands it - upgrades take
less then 1 hour
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24/7 Armed Guards
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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
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24/7 on-site maintenance staff with spare
parts for all server configurations
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Multiple DS-3, OC-3 and OC-12 fiber optic
connections to multiple, redundant carriers - Internet
connectivity NEVER goes down
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Security system with live monitored internal
cameras
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Instant on dry-pipe fire protection systems
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19'' and 23'' seismically braced racks
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Category 5 & Category 6 Cable
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Full daily client-content backups and hourly
system backups ensure no data loss to any housed server.
Technical
Specs
Los Angeles, CA
C I Host Data Center-02 (CDC-02) Specifications
CDC-02 sits on top of quad OC192-BLSR4 SONET Rings. These
SONET rings provide our Data Center with Tier 1 connectivity
to numerous network carriers (Qwest, GBLX, Sprint, C&W).
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-02
and we are currently utilizing 15% of that bandwidth during
peak times and 2% at off-peak times. CDC-02 bandwidth
is expandable up to Dual 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-02. This network
architecture provides C I Host's customers with unparalleled
network performance and network availability.
General
Specifications:
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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 (50% (+/- 5%)) server rooms keep CDC-02
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 155,000 watt diesel powered
generator capable of powering CDC-02 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-02 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-02
contains a separate, limited-access room for its co-located
servers.
Network
Specifications
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Bandwidth - CDC-02 has 3 DS-3 connections and
1 GigE connection - 45Mbits to Everest Broadband; 45Mbits
to Verio; 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.
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Routers
- 1 Cisco 7513 is the core router of CDC-02; 1 Cisco 7206VXR
is used as the border router of CDC-02. 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
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Racks
- 19'' and 23''seismically braced with earthquake straps
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Cabling - Category 5 & Category 6
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CDC-02
is a carrier-neutral facility with cross-connects available
to all bandwidth providers on 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps
(GigE) connections.
Security
Specifications
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24/7 Security Guard on duty. No one gets into
the facility or building without proper clearance.
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25 Motion detectors
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25 Internal cameras
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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
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24/7 Alarm monitoring by police, fire and
emergency
On-Site
Personnel Specifications (not including CDC-01 remote
admins)
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2 Senior Level Systems Administrators maintain
the UNIX servers
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Junior Level Systems Administrators work with Senior Level
to help ensure everything in Data Center is done on-time
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1
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer maintains the Windows
2000 servers
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2
Microsoft Certified Professionals assist MCSE's in their
daily duties
Network
Monitoring Specifications
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24/7 monitoring of all servers by trained professionals
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Custom
monitoring software monitors all vital web ports to ensure
no loss of connectivity or data.
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We
monitor CDC-02 from CDC-01 so all firewalls and routing
gear are watched from remote locations to ensure we catch
everything!
Power
Specifications
5 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
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