THE FORT TIER IV DATA CENTER
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550 FORT SUMMIT WAY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37915 ■ WWW.SHDATATECH.COM ■ 865.770.5920
SH DATA TECHNOLOGIES
CONTENTSTHE FORT CAMPUS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2
DATA CENTER BUILDING •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2
OFFICE SPACE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2
PHYSICAL SECURITY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3
EQUIPMENT STAGING AREA & SECURE STORAGE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3
CONFERENCE CENTER •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3
DATA CENTER NETWORK TOPOLOGY •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5
BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6
POWER DISTRIBUTION •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6
BACKUP GENERATORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7
RACKS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7
CONTAINMENT •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8
RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8
NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (NOC) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9
TRELLIS & LOGICMONITOR – CONTROL & MONITORING SYSTEM •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9
COMMUNICATIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10
POWER ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11
LOCATION - KNOXVILLE, TN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12
WEATHER ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13
COMPLIANCE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13
SERVICES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
COLOCATION SERVICES •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
HOSTED SOLUTIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
CLOUD SOLUTIONS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
CONNECTIVITY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
IT SECURITY & COMPLIANCE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 15
MANAGED IT SERVICES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 15
BUSINESS CONTINUITY •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 15
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THE FORT CAMPUSDATA CENTER BUILDING
The FORT TIER IV Certified Data Center building was designed to expand as demand grows. There are 2 phases to the design project. Phase 1 is ready for occupancy now, providing 10,000 sqft of Tier IV certified data center services. Phase II will provide up to 50,000 sqft of additional data center space.
OFFICE SPACE
The FORT office rental space is available now for occupants. A total of 33,000 sqft of office space is available for lease. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor each offer 11,000 sqft of space built to suit. The 1st floor is used for the Network Operations Center (NOC), security, shipping & receiving, equipment staging and storage. The 5th floor is occupied by SH Data Technologies who manages and operates the data center.
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THE FORT DATA CENTER ■ 550 FORT SUMMIT WAY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37915
PHYSICAL SECURITY
The FORT Data Center utilizes the best security practices to ensure client information and equipment is secure.• Armed security guards are on-site to monitor all access to the buildings and campus premises
24x7x365. • 189 security cameras are strategically deployed throughout the datacenter, office building and
campus premises, all of which are monitored by the security team. • 12-foot-tall steel fencing around the campus premises. • Biometrics and electronic key cards are required to enter campus and buildings • Government supplied ID is required by the security guards to allow anyone on campus. • Anyone entering the campus or buildings must be preauthorized to enter. • 7 layers of physical security in place to secure access to data center equipment. • Anyone entering the Network Operations Center area or Data Center are escorted at all times. • Data Center building is poured concrete with 14inch thick walls, concrete ceiling and floor.
EQUIPMENT STAGING AREA & SECURE STORAGE
Clients can schedule and utilize our equipment staging area and secure storage cages. As equipment arrives on the loading dock, we check the equipment into client secure storage cages until the client is ready to configure and deploy into the data center. Client technicians and engineers can utilize the equipment staging area to configure, update software and test their network equipment and servers. Clients may also request our Professional Services Team to project manage, configure, update and install equipment in the data center.
CONFERENCE CENTER
The FORT offers clients a secure conference room and break room to utilize while they are planning and implementing deployment of technology and services. Clients can schedule meetings with partners and customers on-site to conduct business.
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Nexus 92180YC-FXIRS Routers (IPSR)
Nexus 9364cSPINE (RR)
VXLANOVERLAY
x4 LEAFsUp to 200
L3 UnderlayIS-IS/MP-BGP
100GbpsMACsec Encrupted*
X2 SPINEsUp to 6
Nexus 9364cSPINE (RR)
Nexus 93180YC-FXSERVER/SERVICES/CUSTOMER LEAF
APIC DASHBOARD
Nexus 93180YC-FXBORDER LEAFL2Out/L3Out
CNAEDay0 Day1 Day3
Continous Proactive Health, Security, Policy
*16p of MACsec on 9364c / All Ports supported on 9500 9736c LC
LEGEND100Gbps MMF SR BiDi/MACsec100Gbps SMF LR BiDi/MACsec10GbpsN9364cN93180YC-FX
64p 40/100G48p 1/10/25G + 6p 40/100G
DCI
To WEST DC IPSR-2
To WEST DC IPSR-1
WAN
APIC CLUSTER
ASR
DATA CENTER NETWORK TOPOLOGY
The core of the FORT Data Center Network is a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Topology using redundant Spine and Leaf switches. Internet connectivity is provided by two Cisco ASR 1000 redundant routers, each with redundant connections to multiple carrier companies. Network Security is managed by Fortinet providing packet level security policies at wire speed.
Carriers: AT&T, IRIS, ZAYO, WOW, Comcast, Windstream and more
Dark Fiber Available to Regional and National Locations
Direct Peering Connections to Amazon AWS, SalesForce, ERP, SAP, Azure and more
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FORT Data Center ■ Cisco ACI Fabric
VLANs
Subnets
Protocols
Ports
ApplicationTiers
Provider/Consumer
Relationships
Push configurations automatically to the entire network
ACI
NetworkLanguage
ApplicationLanguage
ACI Networking-to-Application Constructs
Cobtracts ≈ Access Lists
L2 External EPG ≈ 802.1q Trunk
L3 External EPG ≈ L3 Routed Link
EPG1 EPG2
Tenant ≈ VDC
VRF ≈ VRF/Context
Bride Domain ≈ Subnet/SVI
End Point Group ≈ Broadcast Domain/VLAN Private VLAN
Any-Any Replicatesa Traditional Switch
Policy Defined by Application The ACI Policy Model
Bridge Domain
Subnet A Subnet B
Subnet C
48p 1/10/25G Network Ports
6p 40p/100GFabric Uplink/Downlink Ports
Isolated
ON
E WAY
Tenant CUST1E1/1 - 1/4
VLAN 100-300
Tenant COMMONNTP, DNS, AD, etc.
Tenant CUST1
VRF A
Bridge Domain Bridge Domain Bridge Domain
VRF AVRF B
Tenant CUST2E1/17 - 1/22
VLAN 100-500
Tenant CUST2
Private-Networks/VRFs and Subnets are independent between tenants
EP=End Point
Subnet A Subnet D
EPGv200
EPGv300
EPGv100
EPGv150
EPGv100
EPGv200
EPGv250
EPGv300
EPGv390
EPGv450
EPGv500
EP
EP EP
EPEP
EP EP
EPEP
EP EP
EPEP
EP EP
EP
Virtual Srv Physcial Srv Firewall Load Balancer Router Switch Etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMLiebert DSE 500 Packaged Solution — 2N Cooling for Redundancy and Fault-Tolerance
The Liebert DSE Outdoor Packaged Solution provides high efficiency, water-free economization, maximum reliability, low peak power, low maintenance and rapid scalability — all in a small-footprint package. Its pumped refrigerant economizer captures the most economization hours across the widest range of temperatures, compared to other similar systems. The Liebert DSE packaged solution uses proven pumped refrigerant economizer technology that is deployed in more than 6,000 sites around the world.
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LEAF
BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMLiebert EXL S1 Uninterruptible Power Supply — 2N for Redundancy and Fault-Tolerance
The Liebert EXL S1 is a monolithic, transformer-free UPS that features optimized, industry leading footprint and power per square foot, excellent operating efficiency, robust electrical protection and intelligent paralleling that optimizes performance at partial load to achieve superior cost savings.
POWER DISTRIBUTIONLiebert 500KVA PPC ISO Power Distribution Units — 2N for Redundancy and Fault-Tolerance
Housed in a single, self-contained cabinet, it combines distribution, computer-grade grounding, isolation, and power monitoring to provide the protection your vital computer and communications equipment demands.
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BACKUP GENERATORS
The FORT utilizes 2N redundant CAT 1,000 KVA low emission diesel generators. Each generator has a 3,600gal fuel tank to provide 10 days of continuous power. We also have a priority fuel contract with a local fuel supplier to ensure unlimited up-time.
RACKSVertiv VR Racks — 48u x 24 inch
The Vertiv VR supports a wide variety of equipment including servers, storage, switches, routers, PDUs, UPSs, console port servers, high density servers and KVM switches.
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CONTAINMENT
Hot Aisle Containment provides optimal cooling performance.
RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM
Tate ConCore 1250 & 2500 Raised Flooring System supports a load up to 3,000lbs per square foot.
The inclusion of an access floor system, pre-designed structural ceiling grid and aisle airflow containment in our data center address the demands of our clients in a secure and reliable environment.
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NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER (NOC)The FORT Data Center Network Operations Center (NOC) is manned 24x7x365 by a minimum of 2 NOC Technicians. The Technicians continuously monitor and maintain the health of the Data Center, Network Communications, Security and Client Mission Critical Systems.
TRELLIS & LOGICMONITOR – CONTROL & MONITORING SYSTEM
The FORT Data Center utilizes state-of-the-art monitoring systems to provide our NOC real-time, integrated views of IT and facility assets. The Trellis DCIM solution makes it easier to collaborate, plan and control changes in the data center. LogicMonitor allows our NOC to monitor everything, everywhere so we can manage Information Technology in the data center holistically.
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COMMUNICATIONSThe FORT campus has two (2) separate communication buildings providing redundant connectivity to the data center. All fiber entering the FORT campus is pulled through underground conduit which is encased in concrete. All fiber leaving the campus is in diverse paths leaving the city and the state. No single point of failure exists in the fiber plant on campus or off-campus.
The FORT is a Carrier Hotel and is carrier neutral. We currently have AT&T, Comcast, WOW, IRIS, Windstream and ZAYO available to clients for connectivity. We have the capacity to house dozens of communication providers in our communication buildings on campus.
Each communications building has an independent environmental system and utility power. UPS and generator backup are the same systems suppling the data center.
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
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POWERThe unique location of the FORT Data Center provides two separate power feeds on two separate power grids, supplied by six different power plants. A combination of hydroelectric, nuclear and one coal plant provide 84% clean energy to the data center. The one coal power plant will be decommissioned in 24 months providing the data center with 100% clean energy.
Knoxville Utility Board (“KUB”) is the local power utility company and Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) is the hydroelectric, nuclear and coal plant provider. KUB and TVA currently can provide the FORT up to 9 Megawatts of power with the ability to expand to 90 Megawatts as demand increases.
Side “A” power to the data center is provided by Power Grid CC13 and has an up-time of 99.99%. Side “A” power lines enter the FORT campus from East Summit Street. Power lines on-campus are in underground conduits encased in concrete.
Side “B” power to the data center is provided by Power Grid MO31 and has an up-time of 99.89%. Side “B” power lines enter the FORT campus from Patton Street. Power lines on-campus are in underground conduits encased in concrete.
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THE FORT DATA CENTER
Redundant Electric Power
LOCATION – KNOXVILLE, TNEstablished in 1791, Knoxville ambitiously served as capital of the Southwest Territory of the United States, and its early citizens recognized the city’s prime location for future growth and development.
Knoxville’s assets include Oak Ridge National Laboratory (home of world’s fastest super-computer), Y-12 National Security Campus, and premier higher-education institutions including the University of Tennessee, making the region a playground for innovators and change-makers. The city’s business-friendly values and heritage of innovation are why companies like SH Data Technologies, Grid Smart, Discovery Network, Regal Entertainment, Pilot Flying J, Clayton Homes, Bush Brothers, and Jewelry Television choose to call Knoxville home. The city offers boundless potential for business growth.
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WEATHERKnoxville is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains; its’ mild climate is ideal for Data Center operations. Eastern Tennessee rarely experiences severe storms and has not been susceptible to earthquakes, hurricanes, tidal waves, wildfires, ice-storms, tornadoes, floods, or other business threatening natural disasters making it a perfect location for a Tier IV Data Center.
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COMPLIANCE
SERVICES
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COLOCATION SERVICES
HOSTED SOLUTIONS
CLOUD SOLUTIONS
CONNECTIVITY
Our colocation data center facilities provide Tier IV reliability, security, power, cooling, fire suppression, high bandwidth connectivity and 24x7 access. This provides you with a peace-of-mind that your business information systems are safe, secure and reliable. We also provide Hands & Eye Service as well as Traffic Monitoring and 24x7 support.
Secure and compliant managed hosted solutions meeting the needs of your business. Our in-house team of experts will ensure your hosted environment will meet your needs today and be scalable enough to sustain business growth well into the future. Whether you host a single server or a cluster of servers, SH Data Technologies has a solution for you.
Ensure your customers and employees can securely access your applications from anywhere. We will help you navigate through the many cloud computing platforms to choose from ensuring your business is using the right cloud computing solution.
Give your customers and employees fast and stable access to trusted data and applications. Selecting the correct connectivity solution for your IT infrastructure is essential to establishing robust interconnectivity and executing an effective cloud solution.
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IT SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
MANAGED IT SERVICES
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Protect your network and business data. We have extensive experience with multiple layers of security protection and prevention to help you. Take the right steps to prevent data loss and theft. SH Data Technologies is your trusted partner for security and compliance.
SH Data Technologies will partner with you to design, build, and manage an IT solution to meet your business needs. We have engineers and architects on-staff to help your business implement and maintain an IT solution custom designed for your critical business applications.
Your company can not afford to shut down, even for a temporary outage. SH Data Technologies can provide a variety of Business Continuity Solutions, including disaster recovery, business continuance and more.
550 FORT SUMMIT WAYKNOXVILLE, TN 37915
WWW.SHDATATECH.COM ■ 865.770.5920
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