Colocation: Half and Quarter racks
Half rack colocation
 | Tier (redundancy) | 2 (N+1) |
| Lead time | 5 working days from order |
| Space | Up to 18U usable in 800mm wide, 900mm deep universal racks |
| Access / Security | Quarter rack: escorted access only Half rack: 24 hr with own building keyfob and rack keys |
| Power capacity | Quarter rack: up to 4A (920W) Half rack: up to 8A (1840W) |
| IP Addresses | Quarter rack: 4 included Half rack: 16 included Extras available in blocks of 8 |
| Bandwidth | Fixed and PAYG options available |
| Network ports | Quarter rack: 4 Half rack: 10 |
Costs
- £140 per month for a 4A quarter rack with 2A power included in the price.
- £295 per month for a 8A half rack with 5A power included in the price.
Zero (£0) setup fee is charged on standard configurations, a setup fee may be charged for non-standard
requests.
Power Presentation
- For 4A quarter racks, 2A (460W) is included in the price, with 4 UK 3-pin sockets.
- For 8A half racks, 5A (1,150W) is included in the price, with 6 UK 3-pin sockets.
- Extra power is available for £22 per month per Amp up to the maximum for your rack.
Each rack has its own APC UPS, providing local protection for your servers.
Bandwidth
There are two options for bandwidth: Dedicated or Pay-As-You-Go.
Fixed Bandwidth
- 5Mbit fixed speed bandwidth for just £50 per month!
- Add more dedicated bandwidth in multiples of 5Mbit for the same price.
- Unlimited throughput.
- Reporting available.
- Gigabit presentation.
- Dedicated bandwidth is ideal if you need unlimited capacity at a certain speed, or if you need guaranteed capacity.
Pay-As-You-Go Bandwidth
- PAYG bandwidth is charged at £0.12 per Gigabyte transferred.
- Connection speed up to 40Mbit.
- Reporting available.
- Gigabit presentation.
- PAYG bandwidth is charged at £0.12 per Gigabyte transferred.
- Billed monthly in arrears and rounded up to the nearest Gigabyte.
IP Addresses
- We give you 4 public IP addresses per quarter rack.
- We give you 16 public IP addresses per half rack.
- Extra IP addresses are available in blocks of 8 for just £10 per month.
- Quarter rack customers can upgrade to 8 IP's for just £5 per month.
If you require more than 64 IP Addresses this may require further information and justification to
RIPE. We will advise you if this is the case.
Remote Hands
We know servers sometimes have problems, that’s why we’re on hand if you need us! We include 15
minutes of Remote Hands time daily with each half rack. Extra Remote Hands time is available for just
£30 per hour (minimum 30 minutes).
Full rack colocation information matrix
| 4A Quarter Rack | 8A Full Rack |
| Cost per month | £140 | £295 |
| Lead time | 5 working days | 5 working days |
| Physical space | 9U usable, 42U rack | 18U usable, 42U rack |
| Power presentation | 4 x UK 3-pin sockets | 6 x UK 3-pin sockets |
| Power supply | 230VAC single phase | 230VAC single phase |
| Dedicated breaker | No | No |
| Power included | 2A (460W) | 5A (1.1KW) |
| Maximum power | 4A (920W) | 8A (1.8KW) |
| Extra power | £22 per Amp | £22 per Amp |
| Dedicated bandwidth | £50 per 5Mbit | £50 per 5Mbit |
| PAYG speed | Up to 40Mbit | Up to 40Mbit |
| PAYG bandwidth | £0.12 per GB | £0.12 per GB |
| Network ports | 4 x GigE over Cat6 | 10 x GigE over Cat6 |
| IP addresses | 4 | 16 |
| Extra IP addresses | £10 per block of 8 | £10 per block of 8 |
| Daily remote hands | 15 minutes | 15 minutes |
| 24x7 physical access | Yes - Escorted only | Yes |
| Unescorted access | No | Yes |
| Minimum term | 6 months | 6 months |
Contact us
To purchase your quarter rack or half rack in the Sheffield Data Centre, call us on 0114 228 0022 or use
our
online contact form.
All prices exclude VAT.
Sheffield Data Centre colocation for half racks from £295 per month including 24 hour access, 5A power, and quarter rack from £140 per month.