DATA Center Design

Question 1

What is a Data Center?

Answer 1

A facility or room used to house mission critical computer systems and associated components fro companies and organizations.

Question 2

Why use a Data Center? 6

Answer 2

1. Geographic separation
2. Power supply
3. Cooling
4. Usable space
5. Fire rating
6. Noise

Question 3

Data Center Attributes (6)

Answer 3

1. Cost
2. Power
3. HVAC - cooling
4. Connectivity - Carriers, ISP, Own Fibre, Radio
5. Security
6. Access

Question 4

Space

Answer 4

Carrier, Service Provider, Carrier Neutral, Own

Question 5

Air Flow

Answer 5

Raised floor, close-coupled cooling on slab

Question 6

Fire Suppression

Answer 6

none, Inergen, FM200, Novec 1230, Argonite

Question 7

Cabling system

Answer 7

punchdown

plug - RJ45

Question 8

UPS

Answer 8

Line-interactive
Double-Conversion
Online
DC power
Rotary

Question 9

Protection

Answer 9

Power conditioners

Line filters

Question 10

Mains Supply

Answer 10

Diverse grid fleeds
Gensets
Stationary fuel cell

Question 11

Data Center Tiers Design?

Answer 11

Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4

Question 12

Tier 1

Answer 12

Non redundant capacity components (single uplink and servers) (99.671%)

Question 13

Tier 2

Answer 13

Tier 1 + Redundant Capacity components. (99.741%)

Question 14

Tier 3

Answer 14

Tier 1 + Tier 2 + Dual Powered equipment and multiple uplinks. (99.982%)

Question 15

Tier 4

Answer 15

Tier 1 + Tier 2 + Tier 3 + all components are fully redundant including storage, chillers, hvac, servers etc. (99.995%)

Question 16

Min Clear Height

Answer 16

2.6m

Question 17

Min floor loading

Answer 17

12kPA - 1200kg/sqm

Question 18

General Data Centre Requirement “Entrance room”

Answer 18

Entrance room with man trap to prevent tailgating

Question 19

General Data Centre Requirement “Access”

Answer 19

Biometric access

Question 20

General Data Centre Requirement “door”

Answer 20

Wide access doors. Min door size 1m wide 2.13m high - other that man trap access

Question 21

General Data Centre Requirement “Plant room”

Answer 21

Plant room for UPS, batteries, etc

Question 22

General Data Centre Requirement “Service room”

Answer 22

Staging/service room/loading bay to allow access fro larger equipment and pallet jacket

Question 23

General Data Centre Requirement “Air Condition”

Answer 23

22 degrees C +/- degree C

Question 24

General Data Centre Requirement “Humidity”

Answer 24

30% to 60%

Question 25

General Data Centre Requirement “Lighting”

Answer 25

Lighting 450 lux at 1.2m above finished floor level

Emergency lighting

Question 26

General Data Centre Requirement “Power”

Answer 26

Standby power should assure 48 hours sustainability without re-fueling

Question 27

General Data Centre Requirement “Security”

Answer 27

Integrated and alarmed BMS

Building security - integrated with site security, CCTV, coverage of entry and internal areas.

Question 28

General Data Centre Requirement “Water”

Answer 28

Underfloor water detection

Question 29

General Data Centre Requirement “Fire Rating”

Answer 29

Computer room envelope to have minimum 2 hour fire rating - to exclude fire from room.

Question 30

Cooling the Data Centre

Answer 30

CRAC
Hot/Cold Aisle Containment
In Row Cooling
In Rack Cooling
Free Cooling

Question 31

CRAC

Answer 31

Refrigerant based to produce pressure under floor

Question 32

CRAH

Answer 32

Computer Room Air Handler to cool the room and move air within in.

Question 33

Humidifier and Chiller

Answer 33

Humidifiers replace water loss before the air exits the AC units.
Chiller produces cold water for refrigeration process to either CRAC or CRAH.