Colocation
For researchers who choose to purchase their own IT equipment, SDSC offers rack colocation services.
Our 19,000-square foot climate-controlled and secure datacenter is fully equipped with 13 Megawatts of power, multi- 10-gigabit network connectivity, and a 24/7 operations staff. The service was designed in partnership with representatives from several UC campuses and the UC Office of the President, and is available to UC researchers through their campus representatives.
Standard colocation includes the following services:
- Standard rack provided with ISO-Base seismic protection, aisle containment, and 2x30A power distribution.
- 10+ Gb/s networking fabric connectivity both throughout SDSC aggregation fabric and into CENIC.
- 24/7 operations staff providing facility oversight and emergency "remote hands" hardware assistance.
Additional services available on a recharge basis:
- Assistance with system setup, troubleshooting, monitoring, or systems administration functions.
- Cross-platform backup services, disk, and other storage capabilities.
- Custom networking configurations to address bandwidth, management, latency, or other requirements.
- Additional or different power or cooling configurations.
Colocation Rates
- Colocation services at SDSC are designed to be cost-effective, leveraging historical UC investments and economies-of-scale to provide services at significantly lower rates than building/retrofitting a campus datacenter facility.
- All rates listed are monthly. Peering Fees may be assessed in some networking configurations.
- Download Colocation Terms of Service
| Service | Unit | UCSD Rate | UC Rate | Non-UC Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rack space | Rack | 44.76 | $572.60 | $830.27 |
| High Security Rack Add-On | Rack | $134.26 | $194.67 | |
| Reserved Rack Space | Rack | $187.58 | $272.00 | |
| UPS Service | KW | $15.75 | $22.84 | |
| Generator
Generator power requires UPS service. |
KW | $14.50 | $21.02 | |
| High Density Service Unit | SU | $119.83 | $173.75 | |
| 1Gb Network Port | Port | $24.42 | $35.41 | |
| 10Gb Network Port | Port | $129.60 | $187.93 | |
| 10Gb Core Network Connection
Core Connections are always redundant connections and must be purchased in pairs. Actual cost is double the connection rate listed. |
Port | $187.61 | $272.04 | |
| 40GbE Network Port | Port | $189.98 | Contact Services for rate information. | |
| 40Gb Core Network Connection
Core Connections are always redundant connections and must be purchased in pairs. Actual cost is double the connection rate listed. |
Port | $263.93 | Contact Services for rate information. | |
| Disk Drive Shredding | Disk | $10.00 | $14.50 | |
| Consulting | Hour | $110.88 | $160.78 | |
| Utilities | KW | Utilities will be charged at the actual rate of consumption.
Utilities charges for UCSD customers are paid for by campus. |
Utilities will be charged at the actual rate of consumption. |
Additional Consulting Services
The Research Data Services team offers physical server administration as a service to datacenter colocation users. While the datacenter team provides basic hardware maintenance service, such as drive swaps, the RDS team's service includes advanced OS and software maintenance.
| Service | Unit | UC Rate | Non-UC Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server Administration Consulting
Application installation, configuration, troubleshooting |
Hour | $96 | $139.20 |