Colocation

Specs and Commercial Info

The “Colocation” service is the equipment deployment in our Tier III data centers.

We can:

  • host your server in our server rack;

  • lend you an entire rack.

We provide:

  • the physical security of the equipment;

  • uninterrupted power supply;

  • guaranteed communication channel with high bandwidth;

  • optimal climate conditions.

You can maintain the hardware on your own, or our engineers can perform simple actions for you (like swapping parts, commutation, inspection).

We also provide:

  • installation of the equipment in a rack and initial network configuration by our engineers;

  • access to the Internet at 1-10 Gbps;

  • public IPv4 addresses;

  • public IPv6 addresses;

  • permanent access to IPMI;

  • technical support 24/7.

In the case of renting a rack, we offer:

  • up to 47 units for standard servers;

  • technical support 24/7;

  • dedicated power supply to 5 kW per rack;

  • the basic level of remote equipment maintenance - components inspection and cross-connection.

Viewing Your Server’s Info

Navigate to “Infrastructure -> Collocation”. This section includes a list of hosted servers and brief information about them.

Clicking on the “More” button will open:

  • Server name. Here you can always change the name to a new one;

  • Server information;

  • Ability to view the active access sessions to IPMI;

  • Information about the connected SAN network;

  • Information about connected virtual volumes.

Connecting to IPMI

For security purposes, access is blocked by firewall rules. The IPMI access address is permanent.

Click the “IPMI” button under any server’s card to get 3-hour access to its IPMI interface. To extend the session, click “More” and click “Extend” in the “Active IPMI sessions” list.

To provide permanent access to an IP address, click “Create session” in the “Active IPMI sessions” list, select the “permanent” access type, and enter the IP address.

Warning

Do not change the IPMI network setting. It is set up specifically to work with our DHCP and firewall services.

SAN Volumes

You can disconnect a previously connected virtual volume using the “Disconnect” button or connect a new virtual volume using the “Connect volume” button (the volume should already be created in the “Infrastructure” / “Volumes” section).

Setting up Network

We connect servers via 10 Gbps SFP+ to two separate switches. This involves configuring link aggregation (LACP) on both sides. You can refer to our documentation on setting up LACP on various operating systems.