| SANServe Managed Hosting solutions, you've got | | | | will also receive automatic applications of security |
| access to an outstanding array of benefits on an | | | | patches and upgrades to standard operating systems |
| award-winning, cutting-edge managed solutions | | | | upon their release. You can also request that this |
| platform which you will likely find superior to your | | | | option be switched off, so that you can have |
| standard dedicated servers and hosting. | | | | personally managed security updates. |
| *Zero Downtime - The state-of-the-art SAN system | | | | *Shared Standby Server - SAN's standby server |
| permits businesses to operate all the time without | | | | option is merged with SANServe 1 and 2 |
| any downtime. Should a hard drive fail, there is a hot | | | | specifications. Should the primary server fail, the |
| spare at the ready to ensure continuity and | | | | managed hosting service provider transfers the |
| performance while repairs are made. Your | | | | server IPs to that standby server, dedicated standby |
| custom-selected storage can be easily upgraded to a | | | | servers can also be requested. |
| maximum of 2TB if need be, and the process is | | | | *Redundant Firewalls - You get 24-hour monitoring |
| carried out online; no need for reboots or potential | | | | and management, implementation and continuous |
| loss of data--an impossibility with standard dedicated | | | | configuration, operations management, changes, and |
| servers. | | | | additions are all covered for you and total |
| *Increased Reliability and Performance - The SAN | | | | consultation is provided. |
| solution's RAID 50, your data is striped and mirrored | | | | As part of your SANServe management program, |
| across 12 disks and three of those are redundant. | | | | your provider will take care of all licensing, installation |
| What's more, there is a pair of hot spare disks which | | | | of the OS, and the installation of all other Microsoft |
| get automatically commissioned if one of the primary | | | | applications upon request. |
| 12 disks fails. Hitachi hard drives, widely regarded as | | | | You will also find included: |
| the most reliable drives currently in the industry are | | | | * Redhat Linux OS solutions management |
| used; this 12-disk striping also ensures you maximum | | | | * Monthly Microsoft software licensing all taken care |
| performance. | | | | of |
| *Easy Scalability - Standard storage means you need | | | | * Automation of security patching |
| to plan for capacity, SAN's solution means you buy | | | | * Managed hardware upgrades |
| whatever you need, and just scale up when you | | | | * OS configuration |
| require it. | | | | *Server Monitoring - SANServe enables you to |
| *Enhanced Security - An iSCSI SAN provides | | | | monitor up to five ports on the server, these are |
| comprehensive security beyond that of any other | | | | tested every five minutes, 24 hours a day, and |
| networked storage solution. Through imposing | | | | seven days a week. Since you are the Web master, |
| physical limitations upon access to iSCSI SAN devices | | | | SMS will contact you should a failure take place. |
| while isolating SANs from the public networks, your | | | | *Remote Access - You will get secure access by |
| data gets protected across all networks' paths. Add | | | | way of a Remote Access Card (DRAC card), |
| in the security of iSCSI login authentication between | | | | enabling you to reboot your dedicated servers any |
| initiator and target and businesses know that their | | | | time you choose, night and day, with no need of |
| data is accessible strictly to authorised persons. You | | | | contacting the service provider's help desk. |