Network/Server SpecificationsWhat type of connection do we have?
We currently are connected to the Internet through
multiple, redundant DS3 channels from MCI, UUnet, Digex, AT&T and Sprint. By the end
of September, a new million dollar network center will be completed and
every website will be backed up by six (6) separate backbone providers.
We use only Cisco 7500 series routing equipment.
We use 100 Mbps Ethernet to connect our servers to our
backbone providers. We run a Hewlett-Packard ProCurve managed switch and monitor each
Ethernet connection for performance thresholds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What type of backups do you use?
Our web servers run dual SCSI, Raid I drive
configurations. Should a hard drive fail at any time, the backup drive takes it place
instantly.
Our network center is backed up by dedicated 100 amp
circuits that are specially designed to handle the fluctuating power requirements of high
speed computer equipment.
Attached to these dedicated circuits are Exide battery
backups capable of keeping the entire network online for more than 48 hours. We have never
had a power failure and the energy grid we are located in is running at less than 10%
capacity.
