Introduction With the explosive growth of Internet based technologies, electronic commerce, and application service provision. TelstraClear has seen a strong demand for outsourcing the environmental storage of hardware and networking equipment.
As more and more business is done electronically the dependence on processing and storage of information has become critical to the operational management of a business.
This in turn has seen the environmental standards of where this equipment is located upgraded to provide continuous operation. TelstraClear, following international best practice methods, and falling back on its extensive experience of the New Zealand communications environment and emerging trends evolving from the expansion of the Internet created a national Internet Data Centre strategy.
Large scale investment has resulted in the construction of two state-of-the-art Data Centres located in Auckland (Albany)and Wellington (Avalon).
Why Co-locate? There are four main reasons to consider locating your equipment in a TelstraClear Data Centre:
Connectivity
Access to the TelstraClear network from a Data Centre has been designed for mission critical applications. Multi-core fibre has been laid via two physically diverse paths from the TelstraClear network to the Data Centre.
Capacity issues are removed due to the unlimited potential of fibre connection, multigigabit capacity into the TelstraClear network has been built in as standard design.
Redundancy
Environmental services have been designed from the ground up with “n+1” redundancy. HVAC, power and transmission have all been designed for uninterrupted operation.
Management
The ongoing maintenance and management of facilities like these is key to the critical nature of their operation. TelstraClear has followed international best practice methodologies when designing its management policy.
All contractors are trained on exact requirements to ensure total quality management success. Monthly maintenance schedules and testing of equipment ensures any issues are resolved before they turn into problems.
All systems are managed through sophisticated facilities management system that monitors up to 150 possible alarm points within a single Data Centre site.
Security
If information is power then the protection of that information is a high priority. All TelstraClear Data Centres have a multi-stage security design that is controlled via electronic surveillance.
From access card technology that controls the movement of personnel within a facility, to TelstraClear’s own electronic locking systems for all cabinets, movement within a Data Centre are controlled, tracked and logged.
Internet Data Centre Specifications
Auckland
Location
3a William Pickering Drive
North Harbour Industrial Estate
Albany
Auckland
New Zealand
‘Rack Room’
Rittal PS4000 42U
Seismic bracing to floor plate
2 x 6-way 10-amp power strips (A+B configuration)
8 x UTP outlets for network services
‘Server Room’
Footprints are available for non-standard equipment that won’t fit in a normal 19” equipment rack. Bracing, power feed and cooling can be customised to suit the equipment or customer requirements.
Environment
Hi-Ross HVAC in an “n + 1” configuration
Room temperature maintained between 18 and 25 °C
Humidity maintained between 40 and 60%
Security
Individual swipe card and PIN required for access
Full 2.3metre perimeter fence with automatic gate
24-hour on-site security staff
Racks are electronically locked and require both a User ID and PIN to be entered via a touch screen.
Power
240V 50Hz AC
A+B circuit configuration on separate UPS with generator back up
DC Power available on request
UPS provides 20-minute battery time.
Auto-start generator with 12-hour fuel supply provides continuous operation during mains fail.
Construction
Steel, concrete and block shell
Rooms constructed with fire retardant refrigeration panel
Computer-grade raised flooring
Fire
VESDA fire detection system
Handheld CO2 fire suppression
Network
72-pair fibre optic cables physically diverse to local point of presence.
Interconnect room for 3rd Party telecommunications carriers.
NIFOTS (North Island Fibre Optic Transmission System) and Auckland Metropolitan Area Network. Tasman-2 and Southern Cross Cable for international connectivity.
Wellington
Location
Level Two
Avalon Studios
Percy Cameron Street
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Rack
Rittal PS4000 42U
Seismic bracing to floor plate
2 x 6-way 10-amp power strips (A+B configuration)
16 x UTP outlets for network services
Environment
Hi-Ross HVAC in an “n + 1” configuration
Room temperature maintained between 18 and 25 °C
Humidity maintained between 40 and 60%
Security
24-hour on-site security
Individual swipe card and PIN required for any access
All racks are electronically locked and require both a User ID and PIN to be entered via a touch screen terminal within the rack room.
Power
240V 50Hz AC
A+B circuit configuration on separate UPS with generator back up DC Power available on request.
UPS provides 20-minute battery time.
Auto-start generator with 12-hour fuel supply provides continuous operation during mains fail.
Construction
Category one earthquake rating
Computer-grade raised flooring
Fire
VESDA fire detection system
Isolated fire suppression sprinkler system
Network Diversity
NIFOTS (North Island Fibre Optic Transmission System) and SIFOTS (South Island Fibre Optic Transmission System) offering North, South, East and West diversity. POP includes DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing) from TelstraClear’s national network.
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