HostExplode.com

Facilities
The Planet owns and operates a state of the art datacenter facility located in Dallas, Texas which offers complete redundancy in power, HVAC, fi resuppression, network connectivity, and security. With over 35,000 sq ft of raised fl oor, The Planet has an offering to fi t any need. Our product offerings includes private caged suites, cabinets, half-cabinets, tri-cabinets, and rackspace by the Unit. The datacenter facility sits atop multiple power grids driven by TXU electric, with PowerWare UPS battery backup power and dual diesel generators onsite. Our HVAC systems are condenser units by Data Aire to provide redundancy in cooling coupled with 10 managed backbone providers. Twelve more third party backbone providers are available in the building via cross connect. Fire suppression includes a pre-action dry pipe system including VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) with over 500 smoke detectors.

The Planet's datacenter features keycard proximity locks on all paths to sensitive areas, as well as motion-sensitive closed-circuit cameras throughout the premesis. All visitors to the datacenter must check in and out of the facility at the front desk with a government-issued photo ID.

Monitoring
The Planet monitors all customer equipment and datacenter infrastructure at all times. Our IPAlert system monitors up to 16 different services over a private or public IP network without a client install. Our premium IPAlert system also includes a client based monitoring application that will allow us to drill down and monitor all internal server services such as ram usage, CPU usage, applications, services, and internal temperature. IPAlert is available online 24/7/365 for viewing all services and up to date statistical information. IPAlert also houses key escalation procedures designed and supplied by each customer to ensure the correct escalation path is utilized at the fi rst sign of trouble. Our NOC personnel monitor the system 24/7/365 with technicians onsite around the clock to assist you in your needs. Monitoring includes free “hands and eyes” service to all customers for emergency situations that require additional assistance.

The Planet also monitors all internal datacenter infrastructure through a commercial software application called Datatrax©. Datatrax allows our NOC technicians to monitor electrical, UPS, HVAC, and generator systems from their desktops. This information is key in controlling the datacenter environmentals and to make certain all equipment is housed in the most favorable conditions.

Network Infrastructure
Our network architecture utilizes the Enterprise routing and switching engines from Juniper and Cisco. We utilize Juniper M20 routers as border routers, Cisco 6500 series switches in our distribution layer and Cisco 6500 switches in our aggregation layers, and Cisco 3500 and 2900 series switches at the customer layer. Our network is fully meshed and redundant with 10 backbone providers. Our current network consists of UUNet (GigE), Sprint (GigE), Level 3 (GigE), Global Crossing (GigE), Verio (GigE), AT&T (GigE), Time Warner (GigE), Allegiance Telecom (2 x GigE), Broadwing (GigE) and AboveNet (2 x GigE).

Datacenter Details
· 60,000 sq. ft. facility
· 35,000 sq. ft. of raised fl oor
· (21) 26-ton Data Aire AC units
· Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
· Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
· Over 500 smoke detectors in an integrated system
· Simplex security badge entry/exit on all doors
· Multiple TXU electrical grids
· 4800 volts of input power
· 3 main transfer switches
· (6) 500KVA Powerware UPS Units with 90 batteries per unit
· Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
· 1-megawatt generator (2000-gallon tank)
· 1.5-megawatt generator (2200-gallon tank)
· DataTrax monitoring software for all datacenter infrastructure

Backbone Carriers
· MCI/UUNET 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Time Warner 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Level 3 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Verio 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Global Crossing 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Allegiance Telecom 2Gbps Direct Fiber
· AboveNet 2Gbps Direct Fiber
· Sprint 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· AT&T A 1Gbps Direct Fiber
· Broadwing 1Gbps Direct Fiber