ITCnet System Specifications

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

Ultra Fast Servers:

Dual Intel Pentium 4 Xeon CPUs
2 GB DDR ECC memory
3 10,000 RPM Seagate HDDs:
- Dual 146 GB user volume with RAID 1 mirroring
- 146 GB 24-hour user volume backup
2 "Ultra SCSI 2" disk I/O channels

State-of-the-art Data Centers:

Newly constructed - latest technology
Located at or near main Internet Network Access Points
24x7x365 on-site technical support
Long term power backup
Clean room environment
Highest level security
Advanced fire suppression technology

Superior Network Connections:

Primary - 2 OC48 (2.655gbps)
Secondary - 2 OC12 (655mbps)
Tertiary - 2 OC3 (155mbps)

Router Redundancy:

Dual Power Supplies
Dual Route Processors
Spare Line Cards

ITCnet Redundancy:

Error Check and Correcting (ECC) RAM
- Single Bit Correction
- Double Bit Correction
Tripple Backups of Account Hard Drive
- Live Mirror Volume ("/backup")
- Compress Archive to System Volume
- Tape Archive
UPS Battery Backup Power
Generator Backup Power

Server Technology Details

In order to meet high performance demands, our suppliers construct custom Servers to exacting specifications using the finest technology. These Servers are rack mounted and located in a temperature controlled clean-room environment. They are connected, maintained and secured to provide our clients worldwide with the most advanced Virtual Server technology available.

Servers:

CPU	Dual Intel Pentium 4 Xeon CPUs
Operating System	Unix FreeBSD (version 4.1) Security Hardened.
Main Memory	2 GB DDR ECC memory
Disk Technology	Two high speed "Ultra SCSI" disk I/O channels.
Disk Volumes	3 10,000 RPM Seagate HDDs
Data Backup	Dual 146 GB user volume with RAID 1 mirroring 146 GB 24-hour user volume backup
Network Card	Connected to switch via dedicated, full-duplex 100 Mbps Ethernet.
Power Backup	IPT UPS batteries with a 600 Amp (72,000 Watt) backup generator.

Network:

Router Core	Cisco 7500's Redundant power supplies on redundant UPS’s, redundant route processors, spare parts - backplane, interface boards, power supply.
Server LAN Connections	Cisco 5000 High-speed Ethernet switches (96 Full-duplex 10 Mbps ports each).
Backbone Connections	Redundant 100Mbps connections.
Internet Connections	2 Verio OC48, 2 Sprint OC12s, 1 UUNET OC33, 1 MCI DS3, and 1 GoodNet OC3 DS3 = 44.736 Mbps, OC3 = 155.52 Mbps, OC12 = 655 Mbps, OC48 = 2.65 Gbps

Software:

Web Server Software	APACHE (version 1.3)
FTP Server	Anonymous FTP, Multi-user FTP with file system quotas, "directory" messages, "welcome" messages, anti-WAREZ features, and user secure directories.
POP3 / IMAP Server	You can create unlimited POP3 or IMAP e-mail accounts.
SMTP Server	Support for autoreply, mail list, virtual hosting and anti-SPAM features.

Remote Server Site Administration:

Server Administration	All Servers are administered remotely.
Remote Console Connections	Allows staff to perform remote software administration including upgrades, diagnostics and repair.
Remote Monitoring	Custom control hardware design for monitoring and controlling devices: routers, switches, CSU/DSU’s and UPS’s.
Paging System	Administrators are immediately paged when a problem is detected.

Security:

Security Hardened	All known security patches are applied as soon as they are released (or even before they are released) by OS vendor.
Insecure Programs	Potentially insecure (SUID) programs are removed or disabled if not needed on system. Necessary potentially insecure programs are compiled with runtime, bounds checking and are reviewed for security problems.
Custom "Hacking Alert" System	We employ a custom "Hacking Alert" System which immediately pages administrators who can then monitor attempts in real-time and save for later replay.

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