Managing Critical Data Center Needs Within the Rack

Managing Critical Data Center Needs Within The Rack Phillip R. Dunn Senior Product Manager Liebert Power Business PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: The information contained in this presentation is the property of Emerson Network Power and is subject to change without notice. Except as specifically authorized in writing by Emerson Network Power, the holder of this presentation shall keep all information contained herein confidential and shall protect same in whole or in part from disclosure and dissemination to all third parties.

Liebert Adaptive Architecture

Mission-critical power, cooling and monitoring designed to adapt to changes in capacity, density and criticality

Supported by local power and cooling specialists and the largest preventive maintenance organization in the US

History of innovation:

1965 – Pioneered precision cooling

1978 – Introduced power conditioning technology

1982 – Launched SiteMaster monitoring system

1983 – First large-scale UPS

1996 – First practical use of dual-bus configuration

2000 – First high-density cooling solution

2004 – First fully variable capacity precision cooling system

Every company in the Fortune 500 uses Liebert technology

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Agenda

Trends in Data Center Rack-Enclosure Equipment Support, Power & Cooling

The Evolving Role of the Rack

Adaptive Rack Based Strategies

Pressures on Critical Facilities

Increased demand for 24/7/365 availability of mission-critical systems

Continued business demand for processing power and data storage

New higher density servers increase rack densities and facility power requirements

The Changing Nature of the Data Center Rack-Enclosure Starts with the Changing Nature of the Data Center Environment

The Changing Nature of the Data Center Rack-Enclosure

Key Drivers of Change

Systems in the Rack

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Rack-Room Relationship

Support Requirement

Adaptive Solutions

Adaptive Architecture… Delivers Best Technology for Changing Environments Singular unit - reliable & simple Stand Alone Reliability that can deal with uncertainty from module to system Flexibility for changing requirements in capacity, density and availability Lowest Total Cost method for capital and operating expenses Adaptive Standard units with fixed sizes that worked together Cost savings by retaining initial investment Added redundancy Flexibility with internal modularity A unit with single direction for growth Modular Scalable The next step beyond modular and scalable…ADAPTIVE

Adaptive Requirement Drivers

Trends in Data Center Rack-Enclosure Equipment Support, Power & Cooling

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The Emerging Role of the Rack

Trends Driving Change

High Density Power & Cooling

Rack Must Support Effective Power Delivery to and Heat Removal from Within the Rack

NEW - Load Trends and Their Application ASHRAE, Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications, 2005. © American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., www.ashrae.org.

Trends Driving Change: Time to Shutdown: Cooling Loss Time Without Cooling (Minutes ) Average Cabinet Air Inlet Temperature Cooling is More Critical at Higher Densities 104F/40C Typical Thermal Shutdown Temp.

Trends Driving Change: Cost of Downtime Source: Meta, Disaster Recovery: Reaction, Not Reality, Feb 2004 Downtime Costs Are Significant Across Industries

Trends Driving Change: Cabling Density & Diversity

Interrelated Issues

More power

More circuits

More cables

More heat

Less equipment access

Racks Emerging Role: Effective Cable Routing and Management

Emerging Role

Effective Routing

Proper Identification

Separate Power and Data

Adequate Access

Trends Driving Change: Equipment Criticality POWER AVAILABILITY CABLE MANAGEMENT HEAT BUILD-UP HUMAN ACCESS & INTERFACE Multiple Failure Pressure Points

Rack’s Emerging Role