[128474] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Example RFI for colo provider selection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mans Nilsson)
Tue Aug 10 02:37:34 2010
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:37:13 +0200
From: Mans Nilsson <mansaxel@besserwisser.org>
To: Jason Lixfeld <jason@lixfeld.ca>
In-Reply-To: <F839B4CC-A2E2-4191-821E-D51C37E39092@lixfeld.ca>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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Subject: Example RFI for colo provider selection Date: Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at=
08:48:15PM -0400 Quoting Jason Lixfeld (jason@lixfeld.ca):
> I'm researching a list of some colocation providers I have here to find t=
he most suitable one to provide services for a project I'm working on. My =
thought is to send out an informal RFI, which I believe is something others=
may have done too. If anyone is able to share, I'd be interested in havin=
g a peek at some of these colo-centric RFIs to understand what questions ot=
hers have asked in the past, as it may help me come up with some questions =
that I may not have thought of myself.
* Most overlooked: Does the backup power system cope with the cooling power=
requirements?=20
* Several fiber providers connecting the facility, or one heavily multi-pat=
hed.=20
* If you intend to buy transit, number of (and perhaps prefered) transit pr=
oviders.
* If you intend to make your own IP-infrastructure, which transmission prov=
iders are present?=20
* Space to grow, price. (ie. where do I leave the underpriced
introductory offer and go into more expensive list-price setups)
* Power, as previously mentioned. Three-phase is IMNSHO a must. But,
then, I'm from Yoorp.
In power, several subtopics:
- Dual circuits, independently UPS-backed.=20
- Generator backup.=20
- Frequency of full-scale and load tests of power backup systems.
Anything less than load test several times per year and at least one
full-scale axe-in-mains-feeder -type test per year means that the
"Diesel promise" is a lie.
- They should have monitoring and trend watching systems set up to
stop accepting new customers once any UPS is at 50% of rated load
(What happens when one UPS side commits seppuku and fails to bypass?)
- Power protection systems, for overvoltage, spikes, thunderstorms, etc.=
=20
More could be added and has been. My 0,05 =E2=82=AC, this.
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M=C3=A5ns Nilsson primary/secondary/besserwisser/machina
MN-1334-RIPE +46 705 989668
I want a VEGETARIAN BURRITO to go ... with EXTRA MSG!!
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