Server, storage and
networking equipment is within Time Warner Telecom and Integra
Telecom's Tier-I nationwide fiber network and LightPoint
Communications' state of the art datacenters featuring:
- Dell PowerEdge Servers
- Dell PowerVault Storage - RAID
1/5/10
- APC Power Distribution and
Management
- Cisco and Foundry Networking
The spirit of the open source
community actively motivates many important projects such as:
- ImageMagick
- AdiumX
- Simple Machines
- Camino Browser Project
- Fading Red
Within the server architecture each
server runs a highly configured version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
powered by the cPanel control panel. The network is made up of Dell
PowerEdge servers, based on the SC1435 and 2970, with Quad Opteron
processors and 4GB memory. Each server is equipped with a hardware
RAID controller for increased data redundancy. All servers maintain
network attached storage connections for increased scalability.
Excellent service levels are
provided by the data center load being diversified between two
premium facilities; the first which resides within Time Warner
Telecom's facilities and the second is maintained within LightPoint
Communication's carrier neutral facilities.
The network environments are closely monitored, year round, to ensure
peak performance and maximum uptime and track power, environmental
factors (such as temperature and humidity), generator status, and
network connectivity.
All critical services/ports are monitored to maintain continuous
uptime, and uptime results for the server you will be hosted on are
publicly available from here.
Here is a July 2009
update on our server facilities:
- UPS and Generator backed
infrastructure, minimum of 4 hour battery resources per device,
diesel fueled basement generators.
- 3rd party verified and monitored
cooling resources to cover all deployed infrastructure.
- Two tiered fire suppression:
Redundant FM 200 units are interlocked with HVAC systems on the floor,
and backed by dry pipe pre-action sprinklers (eliminating leak or
premature discharge of water).
- Redundant distributed power to
each server/switch/router asset – each device distinctly routed to
separate power circuits.
Power:
Our Dell PowerEdge servers are
equipped with redundant hot-swappable power supplies. Switching
devices are connected to redundant power distribution units to
provide power redundancy for our switching and routing fabric. Each
physical 42U cabinet is equipped with 4x30AMP drops, connected to
4x30AMP APC Switched PDUs (AP7902). These four links work in
active/active pairs, allowing for power dispersion across separate
circuits in the physical building. Protected by a DC power plant,
UPS Devices, and a Diesel Generator -- our per server power
segmentation is a strong competitive advantage we hold in the
industry. Translation: We
are a triple threat; even if we lost power twice we’d still have a
generator to keep us functioning. |