I am getting a full 42U, and have option for 2 post rack and 4 posts cabinet. Meanwhile I know 4 posts cabinet is more secure, but the vendor is good enough, and the difference in price is around $150/month, which one should I use?
View 14 RepliesAs former employee I was interested to read the threads about the Chicago DC break-in in '08, as well as all of the negative comments in various threads. In particular there was a thread about listing the worst web hosting companies. I must say I was shocked that cihost was only listed one time!
With intimated knowledge of their network infrastructure, I am even more surprised that they are still in business. Why? Let me tell you...
ALL network gear purchased on ebay, no manufacturer warranty or support contract. This includes main routers at all sites (I was there when Newark closed, I hear Chicago is closed as well.)
Many outages were due to lapsed payments to power and carriers. When the main DC in Bedford would lose power, there was never enough generator capacity to support both servers and AC. Actually the generator could not even provide enough power just for the servers!
Twice a squirrel died on a power pole outside the main DC in Bedford, TX, shutting down the site for a day or two. I saw the corpse of the one in '07. (Must have been a previously unsatisfied customer trying to shut them down, poor thing.)
Some of the employees were very good folks, drastically underpaid but trying to do a good job in a horrible working environment. The rest were bitter, angry people consumed more with acquiring what power they could, with little or no concern for customer support.
Sorry this turned into a rant, I'm just curious if anyone on this site is still a customer and how their service is now?
I have severall sites with simple forms for introducing data.
I have protected them against php injection but i keep receiving more and more posts undesireble.
I have them as a simple way for my users to enter the info.
But i get posts in italian in my listings and so on.
I have tried to cancel the access to some ips but they keep using other ips.
I have tried to place a small image but they are able to get through it in any case.
I even try to make an approval before but that takes much time.
I have links for domains like
[url]
[url]
When i make a whois all of them point to the ip and supplier below.
I have already send a email to all contacts of casablanca but i got no answer.
How can i complain about casablanca don't answer my requests to close these domains ?
IP Information 217.11.233.53
Record Type: IP Address
IP Location: Czech Republic Czech Republic - Upl Telecom S.r.o
Blacklist Status: Currently Listed (history)
Whois Record
inetnum: 217.11.233.0 - 217.11.233.255
netname: UPL-TELECOM-CZ
descr: UPL TELECOM, s.r.o.
country: CZ
admin-c: CASA3-RIPE
tech-c: CASA3-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
source: RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by: LP636-RIPE-MNT
role: Casablanca INT RIPE manager
address: Casablanca INT
address: Vinohradska 184, Prague 3 - 130 52
address: Czech republic
phone: +420 2 67132035
fax-no: +420 2 67132039
abuse-mailbox: Whois Privacy and Spam Prevention by DomainTools.com
admin-c: LP636-RIPE
tech-c: LP636-RIPE
nic-hdl: CASA3-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by: LP636-RIPE-MNT
I'm having problem with my IPB forum which runs on MySQL database (hosted on linux Fedora).
Our website was unavalable for a short time, and when it came back on-line, we found we cannot create new topics/add replies, in short, we cannot add new records to ibf_posts table. However, editing existing posts works, sending private messages works, so database seems mostly OK, apart from posting. Whenever we try to post/add new topic, we get IPS Driver Error. We have tried restarting MySQL several times, but it didn't solve the problem.
Looking at the error log, we notice the following lines (but we're unsure is it about this problem):
Quote:
[Sat Nov 01 19:32:06 2008] [error] server reached MaxClients setting, consider raising the MaxClients setting
[Sat Nov 01 19:39:25 2008] [error] mod_fcgid: fcgid process manager died, restarting the server
[Sat Nov 01 19:39:36 2008] [warn] child process 2281 still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM
and then several hundreds lines like this:
Quote:
[Sat Nov 01 20:21:53 2008] [warn] child process 26643 still did not exit, sending a SIGTERM
...
[Sat Nov 01 20:21:56 2008] [error] child process 26643 still did not exit, sending a SIGKILL
...
[Sat Nov 01 20:21:57 2008] [error] could not make child process 26643 exit, attempting to continue anyway
...
It seems really strange that forum and database seem absolutely OK, that editing and private messages work (and Admin CP seems fine) but that it throws IPS Driver error on new posts only?
Just wanted to get some opinions. I assume you are trying to colo, and you will fill 1/2 rack in 1 year. I have two options:
1. Get 1/2 rack, 20amps first and get another one when full.
2. Get full rack, 20amps and add 20amps later.
The first one will save $250/mo. The second one will give you redundancy and privately your rack/cabinet.
With all the high power servers/blade servers, the 40A (@ 110V) power limit is way too small. I am wondering if there is any colo space targeted for high density application, e.g. with 10 KW/cab limit for 60A @ 208V power drops. Does anybody know of such high density colocation space? East coast is preferred.
View 14 Replies View RelatedAnybody have a good source for APC cabinets? I need a full truck-load of AR3100.
View 12 Replies View RelatedI have a guesstimate, but I wanted to check with someone more knowledgeable.
View 14 Replies View RelatedLets assume I have the following equipment Hardware Firewall, Switch, 1U KVMoIP, 1U server and a 0U APC Switchable Power strip.
So there is 1 FastE ethernet drop.
Code:
FastE
||
Firewall
||
Switch -> KVMoIP
-> APC
-> Server
Of course, then
KVMoIP
||
Server
My question is, which comes first after the FastE drop, firewall then switch or vice-versa?
providers who might have a cabinet available at PAIX?
We just got a great deal on a Gig circuit to PAIX, but the carrier doesn't have space available.
We'll probably to putting in a 6506 - so at least half a cabinet, most likely a full one.
We don't need bandwidth, just a cabinet and power.
if I rented a half, or full cabinet for colocation. And would wanted Cogent was my isp for the cabinet how much do they charge?
Days they take to setup?
Costs to setup? (Setup fee?)
I know their pricing 100Mbps for $1,000 which is pretty crazy deal. And if I would go on their contract would it save me a setup fee?
I currently use a half cabinet and think I'm paying way too much. I pay $1,000/month for half rack (10 meg bandwidth) 20 amps power, etc. Service and connectivity has been great (Ashburn, VA data center) but I think it's just over priced.
What should I pay for half cab, 20 amps, 5-10 MEG bandwidth, 20 amps?
On that note, what if I was to go for a full cabinet solution, same power and bandwidth, what is ultimately the expected price for a reputable colo provider?
I use APC Netshelter cabinets now; I have a need for some cabinets with 23-inch wide rails, capable of holding telco muxes, rectifiers, batteries, etc. Any suggestions on cabinet?
Something that would blend in with APC Netshelters (black, bowed/curved door on cold aisle) would be nice. I know I've seen a cabinet very similar to Netshelter delivered from NetApp, but with a grey/off-black color, and 1-piece door on the hot aisle. If APC is just sourcing their cabinets from some manufacturer who takes engineering requests, it would be great to find out who makes them.
I'm planning to move my co-located server to a cabinet soon. We are adding dedicated web & database servers to take the load off of the main box. I will get one GigE drop in this cabinet, so obviously I need a switch.
No routing is needed on my end, so my guess is that the regular GigE switch would do just fine. But I have few concerns about my setup.
All of my servers have dual GigE port. My plan is to connect one to the internet, and another to a local private lan for SMB, database, SNMP, and such. Jumbo frame is enabled on a private lan.
Is there any 16-port switch that allows me to assign 8 ports into one virtual switch (1500-byte frame) and another 8 into another virtual switch (9000-byte frame) ?
On the internet side, I expect to be pushing around 300-400mbps, a bit higher on the private lan. I need a very stable switch that won't choke or crash at this rate.
I'd also like to be able to limit throughput on each port, and probably do port/ip filtering on this switch instead of iptables on each box. (Am I asking too much for a switch?)
If I colo a full cabinet with anyone like colo4dallas, calpop or any other random host:
Does it mean they give me a cabinet I can put my servers in
OR
Do I have to bring my own Cabinet?
When looking at the 1U's, I have to search really long and hard trying to find a half-decent host. A lot of companies skimp on something when offering colo, and makes for a bad day when that particular service is needed.
On the other hand, I see a lot of colocation offers for great deals on Cabinets and half Cabinets. High, premium bandwidth, PLENTY of amps, top of the line support, etc. It would be tempting to go for these, except I only have a single unit server.
I was going to give up on finding a good colo, then I got an idea. What if I got together a few other people, we all pitched in for our slice of a cabinet, and bring the price well within reasonable limits for those of us with low demands?
Would it be too difficult to do something like this? If you run across this topic and are looking for colo, would you be willing to give this a shot?
Where is the best place to buy shelves for a dell cabinet?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm about to move 31 machines into a 42U full cabinet
Previously I was on an uncapped bandwidth provider but we had a lot of problems with them so I decided to find a new provider who charges bandwidth by mbps
I do not have mrtg installed or managed switches, but I may start with 10mbps.
But I'm just curious, what takes a full cabinet with more than 30 machines does the total bandwidth takes you.
Perhaps any colo provider here don't mind to share their stats.
What do you think about this cabinet style's ability to cool say 18-20 1U core 2 duo servers? [see attached jpeg.]
its got a fan in the ceiling of it. I have read that ceiling fans don't do much and its the front to back cooling that really makes a difference. Is this true?
If you don't like this type of cab, which type do you like?
I'm currently colocated in 365 Main in San Francisco.
Due to power limitations there I need a new place with 1-2 cabinets, about 25Amps and 1-2mbps committed.
I'm looking for a long-term, reliable, 24x7 NOC, with no surprises. If my servers are down, I'm out of business, so uptime (power+network) is the most important factor.
I will summarize the recommendations I get and post them back here.
Please do share if you know of a 10TB colo offer in either east or west. I know co-location is bandwidth-based but this is what we're looking for right now. Here are the requirements:
10TB (up and/or down) transfer on at least 100Mbps port
Good uptime history (BGP mix, A/B redundant power feeds, redundant hvac, etc)
Friendly crew (willing to help rack up 1U's if it's remote)
20A circuit (willing to consider 10A)
Access to KVMoIP
Ethernet drop
Here are my requirements:
A. Space: 1/2 a secured cabinet
B. Location : Bay area
C. Power: 8 amps
D. B/w: 1 Mbps
I got quotes from
A. www.bayarea.net for 1 cabinet with 20 amps $699
B. www.he.net for 1 cabinet with 15 amps $600
C. www.svcolo.com/ for 1 cabinet with 15 amps $695
I am wondering who can give me 1/2 a secured cabinet for around $300 to $400
a company gives me 40U rack with 16A by 600€ per month. It will be enough power to fill the rack with Dell servers R200/R300 with dual and quad core processors?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI just shipped a server out to wowrack.com... Anyone got an opinion on this company?
View 13 Replies View RelatedI woke up to a complaint by the ISP of spamming for one of our servers. More than 10 000 spams in a shared hosting environment. Found Steven online, thank God! PM him and he went to work looking for the culprit. He spend time monitoring and putting in scripts to catch the culprit and in no time found the faulty script causing the spams.
Really saved me a big headache on how to explain to the ISP. Thanks to the consistent excellent work done by Steven of Rack911.
Those unpatched forums of clients can really be a hassle and a big source of problems.
We plan to redoing one of our rack in the next weeks
Server, switch and firewall of this rack will be move to new rack, so redoing cable and order at best.
You known any video tutorial of how to better this?
Our server count with The Planet only seems to be increasing as of late and I'm now starting to drive myself nuts with bandwidth counts, costs, etc.
My main concern at the moment is our total bandwidth. While we might have a server with a 2500GB limit only use 50% we might have a 1500GB limit use 200%. I understand that any overages are our own fault, etc but there must be a way for us to combine all bandwidth across all servers!
Is it possible for The Planet or any of the other big boys to provide private racks with pooled bandwidth without going colo?
I am planning on getting a server that will run Linux.
My requirements are as follows,
Should be rack server.
Can handle around 20.000 page views a day.
Should be solid.
Should I build it or should i just get HP, DEll etc.
I also would really appreciate if you guys assist me on what components should I get picking up a good server configuration.
I honestly dont understand why does DELL, HP and others price their 1U TFT monitors at 3 times the cost of the cheapest laptop?
I mean, dont get me wrong, I am all for spending good money to get quality products but I feel very awkward spending 3 times as much for a screen and keyboard when I can get their laptops WITH OS, MEMORY AND HDD for 3 times as less and use it as the 1U TFT monitors.
I can get a powerful server from Dell and HP at that price for crying out loud.
But then again, I might be seriously overlooking something here because what justifies such high price?
We have about 50 Cpanel servers in our own AS with two upstream providers. On the cpanel servers we use the following IPs in the /etc/resolv.conf:
1. IP of the cpanel server
2. DNS IP of the 1st upstreamprovider
3. DNS IP of the 2nd upstreamprovider
I realized, that the upstreampoviders nameserver are not answering that fast and therefore I was thinking to make my own DNS Server, which I could use additionaly after the IP of the cpanel server.
Is this a good idea or is it not necessary? If it is a good idea, which dns deamon would be recommended? If we build this server, maybe would be also nice if we could offer DNS as a single service. Is there any solution where we could create user accounts where user could manage there own dns zones?