Infrastructure

Gina Dickson – Product ManagerKevin Jackson – Sales Manager

Evolution of IT Equipment

» Movement towards high density• Enclosure power consumption increasing• From 2 kW to 35+ kW

» Impact on IT infrastructure• IT enclosures•Power distribution units (PDUs)•Remote monitoring•Security

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Strategic Approach for IT Enclosures

» Large variance in enclosure power consumption

• 2 kW – 35 kW» Cooling and airflow become increasingly important • Increased power density = increased heat

» Need custom cabinets for specific applications

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Data Center Design

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Standard Hot Aisle / Cold Aisle DesignCold air through vented tiles – hot air back to CRAC unit

Data Center Design

Cold Aisle with Containment and Chimney ExhaustHot air back to CRAC unit via a chimney into the plenum

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Data Center Design

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» Results • Increased cooling efficiency

- Stops mixing - Eliminates hot spots

• Eliminates hot aisle

Data Center Design

» Direct cold air with chimney exhaust•Cold air forced into cabinet•Hot air directly back to CRAC unit

» Results • Increased cooling efficiency •Eliminates hot and cold aisle

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Data Center Design

• Directs air to the front of the cabinet

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Cable Management for Proper Airflow

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ClimateCab

» Cabinet level cooling • Inadequate cooling in equipment rooms• No raised floor environment• Remote locations

» NEMA 12 enclosures» Closed loop cooling

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Intelligent Power Management

» Challenges•Higher power density requirements•Rising energy costs• Increased pressure to reduce budgets

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Intelligent Power Management

» Increase data center efficiency and reduce costs•Web-based user interface•Monitor and understand power consumption•Analyze data to better improve operations

- Report generation and graphing» Reduce risk of downtime•Customizable alarms and notifications

- E-mail, SNMP, Syslog, audible alarms•Automatic load shedding•Remote re-booting

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Remote Monitoring

» Increase data center efficiency•Web-based user interface•Data measurement, collection

and reporting» Reduce downtime•Alerting and notification—

audible, e-mail, SNMP, fax, etc.

» Security•Remote monitoring•Notification

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Plug-and-Play Sensors

» Environmental•Temperature•Humidity•Airflow

» Security•Motion detection•Camera

» Other•Dry contact•Smoke detector

» Multilayer device•Fingerprint scan•PIN-code entry

» New split architecture» Intelligent finger scan

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Security on the Network

The Black Box Difference

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Traditional Architecture Split Architecture

» Biometric cabinet access control•Monitor real-time status information•Audit trail of cabinet access

» Managed via a single software interface•Doors•Cabinets

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Cabinet Access

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