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| NIXSYS Rack collocate its servers in a state-of-the-art data center located in Irvine, CA. This facility boasts fully redundant power with diesel generators for backup, diverse paths and providers for Internet access, and automated, reliable security services. This facility offers industry leading physical environment control features and has plenty of scalable space for our customers' growth needs. Our data center is a showcase for the state-of-the-art in Internet services and data center capabilities.
Physical Security
We understands the critical nature of our clients' equipment. The adat center has designed a comprehensive access and security policy for protecting all systems. These policies protect our clients from unnecessary downtime because of sabotage, unauthorized personnel accessing equipment, or unfortunate mishaps, such as tripping over wires and accidentally bumping servers.
Key features of the security system include:
| • | Onsite security personnel 24x7x365 | | • | Onsite 24x7x365 Network Operations Center, which monitors all external and internal security | | • | Closed circuit television security system throughout the data center | | • | Combination access card and photo identification system required to gain access to facility | | • | Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for each client to ensure only authorized personnel has physical access to colocation space | Environmental Controls
The data center deployed a flexible and redundant HVAC design that supports the cooling load required. The HVAC system maintains optimum temperature (68/F +/-2/F) and humidity levels. The air is also filtered continuously for contaminants. The data cebter employs such strict standards to protect our clients' equipment from excess wear and tear. This reduces the amount of client resources needed for maintenance of overheated equipment, server replacement/upgrade downtime, and equipment cleaning.
Our data center uses the DataAire HVAC (High Volume Air Conditioning) equipment to support the cooling load requirements. The air is circulated under the 18" raised flooring and perforated tiles in specific patterns. The air is then returned to the HVAC units through the filter panel on top of the unit.
Power infrastructure
Our data center offers a premier power system designed to provide continuous, redundant, and protected power to our clients. Built to N+1 redundancy. These features protect against brownouts, blackouts, power spikes, and other electrical events.
Features of our power infrastructure include:
| • | The dual uninterruptible power supply (UPS) delivers clean, consistent power. Our UPS is comprised of rectifiers, inverters, and batteries and is designed to maintain constant power to all equipment in the data center, regardless of power source. Through our dual UPS system, our data center can deliver fully redundant power right into your servers. | | • | The automatic transfer switch (ATS) senses any significant interruption of regular power from the electric company. Once an interruption is detected, the ATS activates the onsite generator to feed power to the UPS. An extensive amount of diesel fuel is stored onsite to fuel the generator. Fueling contracts with local fuel companies ensure that the power needs of the entire data center will be served without interruption. | | • | Our data center takes power very seriously and testing of the system is performed once every month. The data center has experienced the brownouts and blackouts that have affected southern California and we are proud to say that none of our customers experienced any outages. Systems were designed to maintain power under current build-out specifications. Power is operational at all times, providing clean power to the facility. The data center design allows for additional UPS units and generators as the facility expands to ensure the power load can be maintained in the event of a power outage. Cut over to the back-up generator is automatic and can run as long as required | Fire Protection
Fire protection is viewed as a three-step process: fire prevention, fire detection, and fire suppression.
Fire Prevention
As part of the design of the data center, specific limitations on amp usage and BTU output in each cabinet, cage and rack reduces the risk of electrical fires in the data center. The flow of cooled air is controled with the use of ventilated floor tiles to ensure consistent temperatures throughout the data center. Prohibitions on cardboard and other flammable materials are strictly enforced.
Fire Detection
Industry leading Very Early Smoke Detection Alarm (VESDA) system is used for the detection of smoke and fire. VESDA works by continually drawing air into the system's pipe network via a highly efficiency aspirator. A sample of the air is then passed through a dual stage filtering system. From the filter, the sample goes to a calibration detection chamber laser light source. When smoke is detected, it communicates this information to a fire alarm control panel via a software management system to the local data center. This system was installed so it can identify and address any situation that arises as quickly as possible to reduce damage to the client's equipment.
Fire Suppression
The standard fire protection system for the data center is a dry pipe, double interlock pre-action fire sprinkler system as defined by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). This type of system does not use toxic gases or destructive dry chemicals, which are detrimental to our client's equipment and people. The fire suppression system works in conjunction with the VESDA system in all of our data center facilities. Dry-Chem fire extinguishers are also located throughout the facility. |
