Simply
Web Services uses 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 and Xeon servers for all Linux server
web hosting services.
All
of our Linux servers share common characteristics. All have over 160Gb
of SCSI storage capacity, operate on 2 Gigabytes of RAM. Each server has dual 10/100 NIC cards with
throughput set at 20 Mps guaranteed commit, burstable to 100 Mps. We
also equip each server with 160 Gb EIDE hard drives for backup purposes.
Our servers are backed up nightly using a combination
of tape and "live" redundant drives. In the event of loss of power, our
servers are configured to automatically switch to backup UPS.
After a set time, generators takes over, powering the entire operation
as long as needed. Not only are we able to rely on the professional
staff at the NOC to assist in managing our servers and any networking
problems that may happen, but our on staff webmaster and network administrator
is local and has over 15 years experience in both designing web sites and
managing UNIX and NT enterprise networks and web servers. We cannot insure
you that our servers will never be down, since that is not a realistic
goal. Every piece of computer and network equipment will need to be upgraded,
repaired and/or rebooted from time to time. No amount of redundancy can
ever ensure 100% uptime. We do however do everything we can to maintain
a 99.5% uptime.