The Mission Critical Data Center Understand Complexity Improve Performance Communications Technology Forum Fall 2013 Department / Presenter / Date 1
Rittal IT Solutions The State of the Data Center Market The Market The Challenges The Space The Questions The Installation The Wrap Up
So First Some Bad News The Cloud Factories Power, Pollution and the Internet A yearlong examination by The New York Times has revealed that this foundation of the information industry is sharply at odds with its image of sleek efficiency and environmental friendliness. Most data centers, by design, consume vast amounts of energy in an incongruously wasteful manner, interviews and documents show. Online companies typically run their facilities at maximum capacity around the clock, whatever the demand. As a result, data centers can waste 90 percent or more of the electricity they pull off the grid, The Times found. Worldwide, the digital warehouses use about 30 billion watts of electricity, roughly equivalent to the output of 30 nuclear power plants, according to estimates industry experts compiled for The Times. Data centers in the United States account for one-quarter to one-third of that load, the estimates show. SOURCE: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/technology/data-centers-waste-vastamounts-of-energy-belying-industry-image.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
And Even On The Net Are Data Centers the New Global Landfill? By Ron Bianchini 10.22.12 2:52 PM According to Emerson Network Power, there are 509,147 data centers worldwide with 285.8 million square feet of space. In more familiar terms, there s enough data center space in the world to fit 5,955 football fields, or landfills, with landfills being a more appropriate analogy in this case. Here are a few more stats that paint the current picture: Nationwide, in 2010 alone, data centers used about 76 billion kilowatt-hours, or roughly 2 percent of all electricity used in the US that year. It s worth noting that all of that energy is mostly used to power idle servers. Gartner found that typical data center utilizations ran from 7 12 percent. Meaning, about 76 billion kilowatt-hours is powering only 7-12% of useful information. Considering those numbers, clearly an environmental concern is on the rise much bigger than what we ve thought and ever had in the past. SOURCE: http://www.wired.com/insights/2012/10/data-centers-new-globallandfill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3a+wired%2findex+%28wired%3a+top+s tories%29&utm_content=google+feedfetcher
Yet - Market Potential A study by Christian Belady of Microsoft projects global data center construction will reach $78 billion a year by 2020.
Market Trends Complexity Due to IT Megatrends big data file sharing email social media weather rendering simulation virtualisation mobile apps search engines 6
Demands Placed on IT Managers Complexity Flexibility Costs Security Early fire detection Fire extinguishing Increasing planning needs Physical security IT infrastructures Simplified certification Climate efficiency Data centre infrastructure management IT load over course of the day Economic efficiency Expandability, scalability Expansion for efficiency measurement Secure, reliable operation Transparent and consistent IT management 7
Demands Placed on IT Managers Complexity Flexibility Costs Security How can I ensure the availability of my IT services? How can I manage the constantly increasing complexity? Which concrete measures can I take to combat increasing costs? How can I react flexibly to the changing demands of internal and external customers? 8
Today s Installation Challenges, Really Predict The IT Load Still Power And Cooling Build to Meet Tier X Compliance And Maintain Very High 9 s (>99.99) Resiliency Add Management Capabilities In House or Somewhere Else Plan for & Manage Growth Get The Best PUE Spend Well
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Or Even The Lego Data Center Lego Data Center Image Source: Eduardotanaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moadlnv6odm
And Then There s THE CLOUD 14
With CLOUD Used Two Ways To refer to all data centers, external networking, and network storage that deliver computing services to users over the Internet To describe a method for delivering computing services known as cloud computing, that is distinct from in-house IT (this is the definition I mainly use) Source: Dr. Jonathan Koomey, Stanford Univ. 15
So, Let s Build a Data Center The Original Three Questions: Where is it going? What s going in it? How much is going in?
And New Questions Know what you are looking for and what is most important Who Are You How Critical Is The Space How Many Spaces What Is The Application Redundancy & Resiliency Green Field or Existing Space How Efficient Will You Be Pain Threshold
Who Are You The End User Cloud Provider Enterprise Internet Hosting Research/Education Healthcare Government Telco
What Do You Want The Design Standalone Data Center or Multi-use Building The Application Enterprise, Hosting, Research, etc. Green Field or Renovation Modular or Containerized Footprint/Row or Aisle Containment Available or Planned Site Infrastructure Raised or Slab Floor Climate Zone Seismic Zone Tier/Class Rating
By Redundancy Redundancy = Component Availability The duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe. N = Base System N+1 = Parallel Redundant 2N/2N+1 = Complete Redundancy
By Resiliency Resiliency = System Availability
So, What is REALLY Needed
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On To Cooling (and Power) But Really Remove The Heat Department / Presenter / Date 27
Rittal IT Cooling The Trends Increase Air Inlet Temperatures Higher Equipment Delta T Focus Less On Humidity Control Greater Awareness of Free Cooling Use of Economizers Effects Of Contamination Improve Overall Efficiency
But Understand What Is Measured Peripherals Power/CRAC Peripherals Power/CRAC COLD AISLE HOT AISLE 58 Footprints (Racks & Cabinets Envelope = 3000 SqFt IT Space = 1700 SqFt Rack Space = 434 SqFT Avg Load = 5kW/Footprint Total IT Load = 290kW Peripherals Power/CRAC Envelope = 96 Watts/SqFt IT Space = 170 Watts/SqFt Rack Space = 668 Watts/SqFt
And Where In Here? Or In Here?
Updated Data Center Parameters Source: ASHRAE TC9.9 Power Trends & Cooling Applications
Updated Data Center Parameters 2011 ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines Source: ASHRAE TC9.9 Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments
Updated Data Center Parameters The 2011 ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines ASHRAE Environmental Classes for Data Centers Source: ASHRAE TC9.9 Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments
IT Cooling Configurations Low Density Application - Networking switches, half-equipped server racks Products Fans Baffles Aisle Containment Mid Density Application - Server and small blade servers Products Inline Water Aisle Containment Chimney High Density Application - Blade servers and fully equipped server racks Products Open Loop Liquid Closed Loop Liquid Aisle Containment Immersion
Some Of The Numbers PUE Power Usage Effectiveness = Total Facility Power IT Equipment Power Total power delivered to a site divided by the IT equipment power. The total power is the sum of mechanical, electrical, and other systems. PUE captures the efficiency of all components from input power, through UPS and to the RPP level ERE - Energy Reuse Effectiveness A metric to provide an end user with a method to measure overall energy efficiency as it relates to use of recovered energy from the data center WUE Water Usage Effectiveness Metric to provide an end user to assess environmental impacts of data center water usage DCE Data Center Efficiency = IT Equipment Power Total Facility Power The inverse of PUE and another way to look at power and cooling efficiency of the IT equipment compared to the power coming in to the site. Here, a lower number is better. 1 Also DCiE Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency = PUE Supported by the Green Grid and Similar to DCE
Reference Sites, Papers & Presentations DOE and The Energy Star Program: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=prod_development.server_efficiency ASHRAE TC9.9: http://tc99.ashraetcs.org/documents.html The Green Grid: http://www.thegreengrid.org/library-and-tools.aspx The Uptime Institute: http://uptimeinstitute.com/ Lawrence Berkley National Labs: http://hightech.lbl.gov/datacenters.html http://hightech.lbl.gov/datacenters-bpg.html Data Center Knowledge: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/
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Enclosures, Cooling, Power & Accessories The new TS IT rack. The NEW TS-IT Global Rack The Next Generation of High Density Cooling The benefits at a glance. Individual configuration High load capacity and variable interior installation Tool-free installation Intelligent cable management Fast side panel assembly Innovative door design Divided rear doors Intelligent accessories Built-in added value for the 19 rack system UL Listed 60950-1 38
And Let s Take IT a Step Further RiMatrixS http://www.rittal.com/de_de/rimatrixs/_en/index.php CeBIT / RiMatrix S / February 2013 39
RiMatrix S The Components Ready-for-connection Power technology/ups Power distribution Electrical performance: 60 kw redundant 19" rack system Usable U: 294 Separate climate areas: IT area Technical area Pre-configured Monitoring Three casings: Existing room partition Security room Container Climate control technology Cooling output: 60 kw redundant Dimensions: L x W x H 7,000 x 2,750 x 2,710 mm = 19.25 m² Fire detection/fire extinguishing Cold aisle containment Base system Cable duct system Integrated partitions CeBIT / RiMatrix S / February 2013 40
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