IronScale Specifications


IronScaleSM managed hosting is
fully integrated and automated for real-time
provisioning and reconfiguration.


Available in 3 levels of bundled server environments, IronScale is built on physical, non-virtual dual- and quad-core x86 servers.
IronScale Server Level 1: 2 cores, 4GB RAM, 70GB storage
IronScale Server Level 2: 4 cores, 8GB RAM, 70GB storage
IronScale Server Level 3: 8 cores, 16GB RAM, 70GB storage
Each server bundle features:
Dual-/quad-core CPUs
70GB of RAID-configured storage per server
Your choice of a Red Hat® Linux® or Windows® Server OS
1 Mbps dedicated burstable bandwidth per server
2 networks and 8 external IP addresses per client; 100 internal IP addresses per network
VPN for 1 site-to-site and 5 remote users per client
24x7 Monitoring and Management
KVM access
...in other words, you get all of the above with an IronScale real-time managed hosting environment.
Optional upgrades for more of or different versions of the features above are also available:
Operating Systems - Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5
Additional enterprise-class SAN available in 10GB increments
Additional bandwidth available in 1 Mbps increments
Additonal /25 internal IP networks, /29 external IP networks
Other features and capabilities include:
Enterprise-class firewall for 50,000 concurrent connections and up to 300 Mbps throughout.
Optional upgrades:
Tier 1 Firewall: 10,000 max connections at 4,000 max connection/second
Tier 2 Firewall: 25,000 max connections at 4,000 max connection/second
Tier 3 Firewall: 50,000 max connections at 9,000 max connection/second
Tier 4 Firewall: 130,000 max connections at 9,000 max connection/second
Each firewall comes with 8 public IP addresses, and more can be purchased.
In addition, optional features include:
Optional Backup
Data is encrypted, compressed, and stored locally at the data center, after 30 days it is sent off-site
Backup operation is agentless and databases are backed-up via tools built in to the specific application
Backup performed automatically according to client’s defined schedule
Advanced backup interface with full user control
Disk-based backup service is offered per 1GB data stored.
Optional Load Balancing
Available optional hardware-based load balancing includes:
Tier 1: 1 Network, 150 Mbps, 8000 Concurrent Connections
Tier 2: 1 Network, 300 Mbps, 16000 Concurrent Connections
Tier 3: 1 Network, 450 Mbps, 32000 Concurrent Connections
Optional SSL Acceleration is offered as a “transactions-per-second” service in addition to optional Load Balancing:
Tier 1: 100 Transactions/Second, 10 Maximum Certificates
Tier 2: 250 Transactions/Second, 10 Maximum Certificates
Tier 3: 500 Transactions/Second, 10 Maximum Certificates