ITEC-3202 Data Centers
Data Center Total Power Requirements Calculator | |
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Jered built this calculator in order to assist in determining power requirements for a data center. Specifically it assists with the following: Data Center Power Requirements, Equipment Auditing, Future Equipment Auditing, UPS Requirements, and Estimated Running Costs.
Evaluating Potential Data Center Locations: Plush Packet Incorporated (PPI) | |
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Questions to ask when evaluating a potential data center location.
Data Center Characteristics: A Financial Organization | |
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Extract: A financial trading company will have many rules and regulations placed upon it from the governments it operates within and from the governance rules which the directors of the organization must uphold. As such, the applications it relies upon must be easily accessible, maintain a high level of up-time, and remain secure to all physical and digital intrusion. With these thoughts in mind, the data center which stores and maintains these applications must uphold these characteristics, as well.
HVAC System: Plush Packet Incorporated | |
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Extract: Plush Packet Incorporated requires a new data center to support a cooling capacity of 85 tons. Additionally, their environment is a rectangular space which is wholly run by PPI. There are many different data center configurations which could be made from this setup. However, two suggested environments are the Aisle Containment Cooling method and the Chimney Rack method.
Green Cooling: Mineral Oil Submersion | |
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Extract: Alternative cooling for Data Centers can take many forms, from using external air to supplement internal temperatures, to geothermal cooling technology where temperature differences between the Earth’s surface and its soil are exploited for temperature control in a data center (Alger, Grow a Greener Data Center, 2010). Intel recently implemented an old method of cooling in a relatively new fashion; they submerged their server motherboards in a mineral oil type coolant thereby causing all heat transfers to directly occur within the oil itself (Miller, 2012). This method of cooling data center hardware can reduce electricity consumption “by~30%” (Green Revolution Cooling, NA).
Power Delivery Recommendations: Plush Packet Incorporated (PPI) | |
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Extract: The power requirements for PPI’s server room will need to be 10 Amps from the utility company, and the Generator will need to be able to supply at least 9 Amps as backup (these are estimates based on an APC calculator which can be found in Table 1). The power for each rack will be routed through a UPS (in the PDU) to a circuit panel on the end of each server row, delivered above ceiling, which will be further routed to each server through the racks. Backup power supply requirements will be ten UPS’s which supply a minimum of 12kVA.
AC Power in the Data Center: Plush Packet Incorporated (PPI) | |
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Extract: When building the electrical infrastructure for PPI’s data center, the primary focus should be on the cost effectiveness of the construction in the long run. In this regard, choosing between AC and DC power supply for the data center is one of choosing between a known working and effective electrical supply method, and one that is really untested in the larger data center ecosystem. Alternating Current has been used in data centers since the earliest days of computing, and will likely be used into the future. This mostly has to do with the portability and given supply of AC from power companies, but also with the increased efficiencies and longevity that AC delivers.
Designing Virtualized Network Infrastructure | |
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Extract: Optimization of server room space, application streamlining, data center cost savings, and protecting the environment can all take place through the logical application of virtualization technology in the data center. Virtualization enables PPI to consolidate multiple servers into a few high end servers, thereby reducing the overall cost of upkeep and leasing. Additionally, this enables PPI’s administrators to gain a greater control over hardware inefficiencies and application resourcing. Furthermore, virtualization ensures that PPI can meet changes in the marketplace on using on demand hardware resource routing.
Selecting a Fire Suppression System for a Data Center: Novec 1230 or FM-200 | |
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Extract: Fire has been both a bane and a boon to humankind since before the dawn of recorded history. Before the advent of electronics, putting a fire out was done through water suppression. However, electronics are easily damaged by water, and as such, new chemicals were developed to stop fires without damaging important systems, or the environment. Two such chemical systems to consider are Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid and DuPont FM-200 waterless fire suppression system.
Securing the Data Center: Physical, Digital, and a Culture of Security | |
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Extract: PPI’s data center is quite effectively, the heart and brains of the organization. If it is compromised or maliciously attacked, the effects will reverberate throughout the entire company. As such, the security and wellbeing of all data and equipment therein must remain a top priority. With this in mind, PPI should focus their attention on three specific areas of concern: Physical access restrictions, digital access restrictions, and developing a culture of security.
Data Center Signage: PPI Data Center Labels | |
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Extract: Clear, concise, and efficient labeling of PPI’s data center will ensure a timely response to any data center change, maintenance, or emergency which may occur. That is, knowing where all servers are located based on a alphanumerical logging system, as well as, all infrastructure hardware (PDUs, CRACs, or Networking rows). Anyone who enters the data center should be able to, at a glance, find their way to any specified server without having to search every single server cabinet row.
Documenting the Data Center: Disaster Recovery | |
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Extract: During data center constructions, a key point to have considered and to maintain post construction is disaster recovery (DR) procedures and documentation. These physical and digital documents will ensure that PPI survive anything that may bring their operations to a halt. Whether this be environmental, manmade, or political, documentation and preparation are keys to corporate governance in the face of overwhelming odds.
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