Equinix, Inc.
Equinix is a world market leader in providing network neutral data center/co-location services. Frankfurt North opened in 2005 and is designed specifically as a data center building with both meeting and office spaces.
The network connectivity is provided by Equinix's own IP network, as well as 4 major carriers with own fibre to the building and 7 other carriers delivering services via meet me room. Every system within the data center is monitored and controlled from the onsite control room maintained 24/7/365 by Equinix technicians.
Building
- Total facility space: 55000 sq.m.
- Technical area: 6400 sq.m.
- 0.60-1.20m raised floors
- Floor loading: 7500 Pa
- No windowing withing the technical area
Uninterruptible Power System
- Utility power: 24MVA power provision through three diverse routes, with 2,5 and 2 MVA transformers on site (n+1 configuration)
- Backup power: 2.2 MVA diesel generators with enough fuel to carry the facility at full load for 72 hours
- UPS: Rotary UPS systems at n+1 configuration
Industrial-Grade Air Conditioning
- The air conditioning system configured at 120% over capacity and N+1 built-in redundancy.
- Multiple compressors, circuits and pumps for each cooling unit.
- Indoor temperature at 20-22 C
- Relative humidity at 50%rH +-15%
Protection and Security
- Strictly controlled access with manned security on-site around the clock
- CCTV camera systems for 24/7 video surveilance
- Motion detectors
- Multi-stage security filtration systems for visitors, including biometric palm scanners and security swipe cards
Fire Suppression
- Ultra low level smoke detection
- Non-intrusive fire suppression heads
- Light scattering analysis system to ensure least possible disruption
- Fume extraction fans to ensure smoke-free air
Network Reliability
- 4 carriers with own fibre and 7 delivering services via Meet me Room
- Redundant network configuration (routers, switches) to Equinix core routers
Production Servers
- Our servers are specially designed for our hosting environment. Built with the most reliable server components, they are with 2x Quad-core Xeon processors, 8 GB RAM and RAID 6 disk arrays.
- The hot-swap HDDs, power supply units and cooling fans allow repairs/replacement of these components while the machine stays online. This design brings the hardware reliability to a highest level.
Spare Servers
We keep a spare/standby server in each server rack. If a production server fails, it will be immediately replaced by a spare server, and the latest backup will be restored. This way ICDSoft can offer you a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
