Our servers are located in first class
datacenter in Scranton, PA, USA. It was opened May 1st 2001.
The facility contains everything needed to ensure your
mission-critical Internet operation is functioning at the
highest perfomance levels. A full list of features/services in
usage in the Datacenter are found below.
DATA CENTER FEATURES
Environment
Precision-controlled air conditioning systems protect and cool
mission-critical servers and equipment in the Network
Operations Center. The facility is controlled by York™
quad-compresser/dual-blower redundant systems. These systems
provide a virtually dust-free and particle-free computing
environment, with temperature, humidity, and air-quality
regulation.
Security
Restricted access to the Network Operations Center is
monitored by qualified personnel 24 hours a day, every day.
Visitors and clientele are only allowed on-site if escorted by
Datacenter staff. The entire Datacenter is monitored, ensuring
prompt response and thorough coverage to fire or security
alarms. We supply all our Datacenter customers with advanced
firewall, encryption, intrusion detection and other security
measures. Sedat.Net Corporation maintains a full digital
video surveillance system of the Network Operations Center,
with full on-site and off-site recording.
Failsafe Power Supply
Our Datacenter currently has 800amps 3-Phase AC power
currently available from PP&L™ (Pennsylvania Power &
Electric). The facility is backed up and protected by UPS
(Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems on each individual
rack. In a very rare case of utility outage, our Cummins™
250KW deisel generator starts automatically, taking over for
the UPS systems and supplying all necessary power for the
facility. The generator interfaces to the power grid thru a
Cutler-Hammer™ automatic transfer panel. The generator is
powered by a 500 gallon fuel tank, capable of running without
refueling for approximately 80 hours. Sedat.Net Corporation
has plans for facility-wide enterprise UPS coverage for
implementation in 2002.
Backup Systems
Sedat.Net Corporation automatically provides backup data
services to all shared hosting solutions clientele. Services
are also optionally available to all dedicated and co-location
clientele. Sedat.Net Corporation utilizes backup hard drives
on each individual server to store backups. Linux systems
store zipped copies of server system files and client data
files, for simple server rebuilding. Windows™ NT/2000 servers
store full image backups (identical copy of operating system
and data at time of backup), for full system restoration.
Off-server and off-site backup services are available as well.
24x7x365 Monitoring
The Datacenter uses industry-standard SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol) and provides round-the-clock monitoring
of all hardware, including routers, switches, UPS systems, and
servers. The Network Operations Center also monitors power,
environmental factors (such as temperature and humidity),
generator status, and network connectivity. All critical
services/ports are monitored, including FTP, HTTP, SMTP,
HTTPS, SSH, TELNET, and POP3. We provide network monitoring of
the Local Area Network, Internet connectivity (all routers,
switches, and wiring), and the Internet backbone via MRTG. Our
close and constant communication with our upstream backbone
providers ensures that our customers have constant access to
high-performance Internet connections. Failure on any
monitoring service results in audible alarms, LAN messages,
and alerting our staff paging system. Sedat.Net Corporation
offers remote cold boot hardware for dedicated server and
co-location clients, with private, password protected, web
based access.
Hardware
The Datacenter utilizes ONLY top name brand hardware. The
facility is centered on a Cisco™ 7206VXR Router, with the
newest Processor (CPE400), connecting via Gigabit Ethernet to
the Hewlett Packard™ Procurve™ 4108GL primary switch. Hewlett
Packard™ Procurve™ 4000M, 2524M, 2424M managed switches
comprise the power and stability of the network, operating at
100mbps switched ethernet speeds. An additional Cisco™ 7200
series router is currently planned for install 4th quarter
2001, as a fail-safe for the primary router. Servers utilize
Intel™/Asus™/Abit™/SuperMicro™ motherboards, Intel™
Processors, 3Com™/Intel™ network cards, Adaptec™/Tekram™ SCSI
controller cards, name brand PC-100/133 SDRAM, &
IBM™/Maxtor™/Western-Digital™/Seagate™ hard drives. APC™,
Tripp-Lite™ & Liebert™ UPS Systems provide the power backups,
along with a Cummins™ generator system. Facility monitoring is
provided by a Panasonic™ WD-500 Digital Video System over
Sony™ CCTV cameras.
Software
The Datacenter utilizes the Red Hat™ Linux operating system on
the majority of servers present. Red Hat™ Linux is a highly
configurable system, and well known for speed and stability.
Red Hat™ Linux servers have been documented to remain
operating for up to one year at a time without even requiring
a reboot. The Apache™ Web Server nicely compliments the Red
Hat™ Linux Operating System. The majority of remaining servers
operate on the Microsoft™ Windows™ NT/2000 operating systems,
with Internet Information Server™ Web Server. Microsoft™
Windows™ NT/2000 provides a system that simplifies database,
application, and visual effect programming. Sedat.Net
Corporation also supports FreeBSD™, Mandrake™, Slackware™,
Turbo Linux™, & Debian Linux™.
Connectivity
The Datacenter is connected via a OC192 fiber connection to
Verizon™ (Formerly Bell Atlantic PA). Sedat.Net Corporation
utilizes redundant DS3 (45mbps) connections thru Sprint™
(http://www.sprint.com) and AT&T™ (http://www.att.com). A
third DS3, thru MCI/UUNet/Worldcom™, was installed January,
2002. That helped us to keep our network in blazing fast
condition. The Sprint connection is scheduled for upgrade to
OC3 (155mbps) connectivity during the 3rd Quarter 2002. After
this, Sedat.Net Corporation will then be peering (sharing
capacity) with major backbones, to exchange connectivity. For
redundancy, Sedat.Net Corporation is currently running BGP4
(border gateway routing protocol) to maintain the speed and
uptime. If one backbone line goes down, it will balance the
load to the other(s). If one line gets congested, it will load
balance the traffic. Sedat.Net Corporation is currently
contracting with PPL Telcom™, a sub-division of Pennsylvania
Power & Electric™ (PPL™), to install additional fiber lines
(2GBPS+) to the Sedat.Net Corporation building in the 3rd
quarter of 2002. Sedat.Net Corporation is currently
negotiating with major backbone providers to open POPs (Points
of Presence) in the Sedat.Net Corporation Scranton PA
facility. This will increase speeds tremendously due to
on-site peering arrangements. Such would allow fiber
connections directly to major US peering points/hubs like
MAE-EAST, MAE-NYC (8th Avenue), & Halsey Street, avoiding
RBOC/CLEC Telco loops. Sedat.Net Corporation is currently the
only major data center/co-lo facility within 60-75 miles of
the Tier-3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PA USA Metro Area.
