Multi-Tiered Hybrid Data Center Design Overview

1. MULTI-TIERED HYBRID DATA CENTER
Mehmet Cetin, Huawei DC Solutions, CA&C
06.2013

2. Conventional DC – Single Tiered
Designed monolithically - operate in single tier level
Typically built to highest proposed tiered level
Lack granular capacity planning and phased scalability
Cannot address mixed environment requirements
Data center for converged infrastructure and cloud computing is different from a traditional data center
Inflexible operational cost and capital investment

3. Modular Data Center Architecture
An approach to data center design that implies either a prefabricated data center module or a deployment method for delivering data center infrastructure in a modular, quick and flexible method
Use of modular devices and subsystems by itself does not mean a data centre has a modular architecture
Device modularity, subsystem modularity and module linkage
Modular deployment, modular consumption, modular finance

4. Multi-Tiered Hybrid DC Design
One size does not fit all
Right cost for right business requirement
Multiple operational environments to address different business needs
Right infrastructure for right operational need
Modular design
Flexible infrastructure
Align IT, facilities, line of business to match data center capacity and flexibility to changing business needs

5. Uptime Tier Classification
Tier I
No Generator or Optional
Basic UPS, non- redundant
Single Utility
99.671%
Availability
Tier II
Generator
N+1 UPS with
redundant
components
Single Utility,
N+1 Mechanical
System
99.741%
Availability
Tier III
(Concurrently
Maintainable)
N+1 Generator System
N+1 UPS with
redundant
components
Active/Passive, Utility Source,
N+1 Mechanical
System
99.982%
Availability
Tier IV
(Fault Tolerant)
2N Generator System
2N UPS
Systems
Dual Active Utility, 2N
Mechanical System
99.995%
Availability
Tier 1—Non-redundant capacity components (single uplink and servers). Tier 2—Tier 1 + redundant capacity components. Tier 3—Tier 2 + dual-powered equipment and multiple uplinks. Tier 4—Tier 3 + all components are fully fault-tolerant. Everything is dual-powered.

6. Multi-Tiered Datacenter Design
Tier II
Tier II - Planned
Tier III
Tier III - Planned
Tier IV
Tier IV - Planned

7. Multi-Tiered Datacenter Design
Business focused design
Designed for addressing business priorities, market needs and competition without over or under engineering
IDS2000 modules are right sized for different operational model (tier) requirements
Infrastructure is designed to host Tier 2 - 4
Allow chargeback for internal cost tracking when internal systems are hosted
Substantial capital and operational savings

8. Summary
More cost effective and energy efficient operation
Future proof as demands, trends and plans change
Single facility housing higher or lower tiered operational requirements
Avoid wasteful over-provisioning and over- investment
Operational simplicity and fast fault isolation