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The primary ServePath / ColoServe data center was by
built by WorldCom in 2000. The building also houses
“super-nodes” for MCI and AT&T local phone service in San
Francisco, so it is considered an “essential” facility because 911
calls are routed here. We share generators, power, cooling, and
fire suppression infrastructure with MCI (formerly Worldcom),
including dual 2 Megawatt generators that support the critical
power requirements and operations of the building.
l Built by Worldcom in 2000 as expansion space
l ServePath / ColoServe reopened it in September 2003
l 20,000 square feet of capacity
l Plenty of available power and cooling
Building ConstructionOur data center is located in the San Francisco Telecom Center,
conveniently located just south of San Francisco’s Financial
District. This 100% occupied telecom building also houses AT&T
and MCI super nodes. The building was originally built in 1924
as a Marine Corps Depot for heavy equipment, so the five story
structure is built of extra-thick, reinforced cast-in-place concrete.
The building was seismically retrofitted in 1999 to convert the
existing warehouse into a Telecom Center in accordance with
San Francisco’s Uniform Building Code, and then retrofitted a
second time to exceed those standards by tenants AT&T and MCI
in accordance with their stringent telecom carrier standards.
l Secure building originally used for storage of military tanks
and equipment
l Built on solid bedrock, seismically retrofit in 1999 to meet
rigorous City of San Francisco building codes
l Six separate fiber entrances with 2 fiber rooms. A large portion
of the Bay Bridge Fiber Consortium terminates in the building
(cross-bay Fiber).
l State-of-the-art redundant systems for power, HVAC, fiber
connectivity, seismic precautions and fire suppression.
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Data Center Overview
Fire SuppressionOur state-of-the-art fire suppression is a grid of “VESDA”
AnaLaser-brand laser smoke sensors that are 10,000 times more
sensitive than conventional smoke detectors and capable of
detecting incipient smoldering. This grid has a total of 400
sensors, with 200 located on the ceiling and 200 located under
the raised floor.
The system is monitored 24 x 7 on-site and off-site by both
ServePath and MCI NOCs. The fire suppression is state-of-
the-art TotalPac double interlocked dry-pipe preaction, with
tightly defined zones to isolate and extinguish any fires without
affecting surrounding areas.
l VESDA laser smoke detection with dry pipe suppression
l 200 below raised floor laser sensors and 200 in the ceiling
l Tightly defined preaction zones for localized fire extinguishing
l Monitored and maintained by both ServePath /
ColoServe and MCI
SecurityThe San Francisco Telecom
Center where our data center
is located maintains the
highest possible standards for
physical security. This facility
is home to only three tenants,
MCI, AT&T and ServePath /
ColoServe, and is equipped
with state-of-the-art video and
audio monitoring equipment
and 24 x 7 on-site guards. All people entering the building are
required to register with the security office and leave a valid ID
while in the building. Those not on the access list are not allowed
into the building without an escort. We check in visitors a second
time prior to entry into our data center on the second floor. The
ServePath / ColoServe NOC is staffed 24 x 365 and is afforded a
direct line-of-site view into the data center.
l 24 x 7 security guards at front entrance
l Secondary check-in at our second floor data center
l 24 x 7 systems administrators / NOC on the data center floor
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CoolingServePath / ColoServe has tremendous cooling
infrastructure, with dual redundant chilled water
supply loops and multiple Liebert air conditioning
units pumping cold air into the pressurized raised
floor of our data center. Chilled water is provided by
the roof cooling towers, which also provide chilled
water for MCI’s critical systems. Additional chilled water
supply and return valves are already plumbed every
thirty feet along the perimeter of our data center,
allowing for rapid installation of additional Liebert
units should increased cooling capacity be required.
l n+1 Liebert VACs w/n+1 supply loops and chillers:
l Up to 300 tons of cooling capacity that runs on
MCI’s chilled water systems
l Raised floor system for efficient distribution
of cooling
Fiber and Bandwidth ProvidersServePath / ColoServe operates its own screaming-fast network™,
featuring multi-homed bandwidth with connections to over 40
networks. We route traffic over major Tier 1 Internet backbones
such as UUNet/MCI, Level 3, NTT/Verio, and AboveNet, with
no low-quality bandwidth and plenty of network capacity for
maximum reliability and scalability.
Power InfrastructureOur data center power is fed by conditioned UPS
(uninterruptible power supply) electricity, with redundant
feeds from dual 2 Megawatt generators that also support
critical MCI phone switches. One generator can power the
entire building for several days time, and there is 20,000
gallons of reserve diesel fuel on site. These generators are
tested monthly per stringent MCI protocols.
l Redundant power feeds with UPS power
l 2 x 2 megawatt generators that also power MCI’s local
phone switches
l 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel on site, hot-refill ready
l Six separate building fiber entrances with 2 fiber rooms.
The Bay Bridge Fiber Consortium terminates in the building
(cross-bay Fiber).
l ServePath / ColoServe has 2 separate fiber entrances on
different streets (both Spear and Harrison) for an additional
layer of redundancy
l Current Transit routed by ServePath / ColoServe:
4 2 x UUNet OC-12
4 Looking Glass Networks Gig-E (NTT/Verio)
4 2 x AboveNet Gig-E
4 Yipes Gig-E (Level 3 and WilTel)
4 Peering with over 40+ networks at PAIX
360 Spear Street, Suite 200San Francisco, CA 94105
866-321-PATH415-869-7000ServePath.com
800-979-COLO415-869-6900ColoServe.com