DC1 - Virtual Center

DC1 - VIRTUAL TOUR

Data Center One (DC1)

Scalability is a critical component in cloud-based service delivery. By utilizing the most current virtualization technology across all components (i.e., servers, storage, networks) weʼre able to allocate more rapidly while quickly growing or shrinking a customerʼs infrastructure. Using a utility model, customers also avoid locking into extensive contracts and never pay for unused, unneeded capacity.

DC1 - SPECS

Networking

  • Our core fabric consists of two Force10 e600 switches with a total capacity of 3,600Gb/s.
  • One switch resides within TV1 and the other is in our main datacenter (DC1).
  • Each e600 has redundant 900Gb/s backplanes.
  • Our access layer consists of two Force10 e1200s and two Xsigo vp780s for a total capacity of 10,160Gb/s.
  • Each e1200 has redundant 1,800Gb/s backplanes and each vp780 has 780Gb/s throughput. All Force10 switches are Ethernet only.
  • Our Fibre Channel capacity is two Brocade DCX4 switches, each with 1Tb/s of throughput.

Storage

  • DC1 storage tiers include iSCSI SAS and SATA, and Fibre Channel.
  • Fibre Channel storage in DC1 is for low-speed, high-capacity needs.
  • iSCSI storage is capable of synchronous replication across as much as 60 miles and between as many as four separate locations.
  • It can perform asynchronous replication across any distance.
  • iSCSI is capable of sustaining a 50% chassis failure or a 75% disk failure with no data loss.
  • Our SAN is capable of 6Gb/s throughput thanks to LeftHand's multihoming protocol known as DSM.
  • Production cluster synchronously replicated to TV1.
  • Horizontally scalable.

Cabling

  • DC1 contains 16.7 miles of certified and tested copper cabling.