Akhela's datacentre facility conforms to the BS7799 standard, in both its physical/technological configuration and management methods, designed with a strong focus not just on technological aspects but also on the organisational, procedural and risk considerations associated with each type of business or operation.
Principal physical characteristics
- Area of the facility 1075 sq m
- Capacity: 80 racks of 19-inch size
- Independent MV/LV transformer substation with duplicated components
- Redundant uninterruptible power supplies (N+1) with total capacity of 360 kVA
- Generator set with Perkins turbo diesel engine supplied from a 10,000 litre fuel tank that assures 2 days of operation on full load
- Structured cabling in optical fibre and category 6 UTP copper cable (12 terminations per rack)
- Electricity distribution via power busways (two for each row of racks)
- Automatic fire detection and extinguishing system using the Cerexen inert extinguishing gas (nitrogen based).
- Flood detection system.
- Redundant Liebert-Hiross air conditioning system which guarantees a constant temperature between 20° and 22° and controlled humidity between 40% and 60%
- Perimeter intrusion protection system with infrared rays and optical fibre; double access control system; video surveillance
- System for overall monitoring of all technological installations.
Principal technological characteristics
- HW platforms: Sun Enterprise, Compaq, IBM, Tandem Himalaya, Alpha Server, Network Appliance, Intel x86
- SW platforms: Unix (Solaris, HPUX, Linux, AIX, Tru64), MS NT/2000, NSK Guardian
- Application platforms:
- DBMS: Oracle, MS SQL, MySql, SAP
- AS: ATG Dynamo, Coldfusion, Websphere, Tomcat, Base24
- NW platforms: Cisco, Alteon, Nortel
- Security: Firewall Solstice/Checkpoint (FW), Trend Micro (AV), Veritas (Backup), StoneBeat (Full Cluster), Nokia, Stonegate, Juniper
- Access networks: Multi-provider connection in AS (Autonomous System) mode with dedicated fibre + backup over radio link and copper land lines
- Category 7 UTP cable network distribution and gigabit fibre-optic backbones for connection to network appliances
- Service Level Management: 24x7x365 monitoring
- SAN: EMC DMX800, Netapp FAS3050c
- Central backup system