Our Network & Datacenter

Our Data Center

Our servers are secured and kept in a state of the art facility located in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. Our Data Center includes complete redundancy in power, network connectivity, fire suppression, and unparalleled security and safety. The Data Center is monitored 24 hours a day, all year long by our on-site expert technicians ensuring you with high-quality service.

Server Specifications

At HostATree, we utilize the highest quality technology to ensure your website is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our servers are tuned and maintained to a high degree, resulting in lightning-fast performance, quick loading times for all sites, and extremely high reliability.

Typically, our servers are setup as the following:

• 6Gb RAM
• 2x Dual 146GB SAS Hard Drives
• Dual Intel 10/100 Network Interface Cards
• CentOS Operating System
• Cpanel/WHM Control Panel

Network Infastructure

Connectivity at our Data Center is currently provided by:

• Global Crossing
• XO Communications
• Frontier Communications
• Cogent
• Savvis
• NTT / Verio

Building Description

• 12,000 square feet
  
• Single-story building with concrete masonry perimeter walls
  
• Category 5 storm resistant

Facility Security

• On-site personnel 24x7x365
  
• Electronic and physical security
  
• Man-trap entry & badge-only access provided by ADT Security
  
• Video surveillance

Power Protection

• 1MW Caterpillar diesel generator
  
• 80+ hour fuel supply
  
• Powerware UPS & battery backup
  
• Routine systems testing

Connectivity and Bandwidth

• Savvis Dual Gigabit Internet Backbone
  
• Time Warner Telecom Gigabit Internet Backbone
  
• Multiple Third-party Carriers
  
• Cisco Gigabit Switch Routers
  
• Private Network Availability
  
• 32 Gigabit Bandwidth Network Capacity

Air Conditioning

• Constant 72F/45% humidity precision control
  
• Separate cooling zones
  
• 200 tons of total cooling capacity
  
• Redundant Liebert CRAC units

Building Management & Monitoring Systems

• Electrical monitoring and environmental controls
  
• Under floor water detection system
• Early fire prevention and detection systems

Air Conditioning

• VESDA smoke detection
  
• Fire Suppression System
  
• Dry pipe water sprinkler system

Network equipment

Our network is 100% powered by Cisco routers and switches. It is a redundant load balanced network using star topology consisting of two Cisco Catalyst 6500's core routers, multiple Cisco 2950 & 1900 switches throughout where there is no single point of failure.