FEAR Model

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F.E.A.R. Returns:

5 Steps Toward Data Center

(2)

Objectives

••

Benefits for ITS professionals

••

Brief review of the FEAR

Brief review of the FEAR data center

data center

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Define data center efficiency

••

Link efficiency to the FEAR data center

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Benefits

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Increase exposure to Owners

pp

–– ITS needs are addressed during budget developmentITS needs are addressed during budget development –– Educated Owner makesEducated Owner makes

value

instead ofinstead of

budget

–– Educated Owner makes Educated Owner makes value

value

instead of instead of budget

budget

decisions

Increase input in the design process

••

Increase input in the design process

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FEAR Model -- Review

Review

FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Review

Review

••

Footprint

Footprint –

p

– determine the rack size based

determine the rack size based

on planned equipment

••

Energy

evaluates the power allowance

••

Energy

Energy –

– evaluates the power allowance

evaluates the power allowance

for process and support equipment

••

Arrangement

Arrangement –

– optimizes layout for space

optimizes layout for space

efficiency

y

••

Redundancy

Redundancy –

– considers space for support

considers space for support

equipment to meet requirements

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FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Review

Review

FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Review

Review

Cell Module

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FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Review

Review

FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Review

Review

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FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Summary

Summary

FEAR Model

FEAR Model -- Summary

Summary

••

A simple process for concept planning

••

Considers Footprint, Energy, Arrangement,

p

gy

g

and Redundancy

••

Creates a modular plan that can be scaled

t

j

t

j

t

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Efficiency - Background

• What is today’s Data Center ?

Efficiency Background

Storage Storage Comms Comms

y

Storage Storage Area Area Networks Networks (SAN) (SAN) Comms Comms and and Network Network Equipment

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Efficiency - Background

••

What affects data center efficiency?

y

Facilities

Power

Power ManagementManagement CoolingCooling

Power

Power ManagementManagement

Infrastructure Infrastructure

Cooling Cooling

Compute

Compute StorageStorage NetworkNetwork Compute

Compute StorageStorage NetworkNetwork

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Efficiency - Factors

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Where is energy consumed?

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_Category_Category _Energy_Energy

–

IT equipment and processes

Efficiency - Factors

••

Where is energy consumed?

gy

_Category_Category _Energy_Energy

–

Facility equipment

Efficiency - Factors

••

Where is energy consumed?

gy

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Efficiency - Metrics

••

How is data center efficiency measured?

y

–

Data Center Productivity (DCP)

–

Site Infrastructure Energy Efficiency

Ratio (SI

Ratio (SI--EER)

((

EER)

))

–

Deployed Hardware Utilization Ratio (DH

Deployed Hardware Utilization Ratio (DH--UR)

UR)

–

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Efficiency - Metrics

• How is data center efficiency measured?

y

– Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) [The Green Grid Consortium]

– Corporate Average Data Center Efficiency (CADE) [McKinsey Report]

–

Data Center Performance Per Energy (DPPE)

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Efficiency - Metrics

••

How is data center efficiency measured?

y

–

Consensus opinions:

– Efficiency does not

capture full potential – Economy measures

performance throughout performance throughout operating range

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Efficiency - Metrics

• How is data center efficiency measured?

y

– For now – PUE is the standard

Total Data

PUE

Center Power

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Efficiency - Metrics

• How is data center efficiency measured?

y

– For now – PUE is the standard

1 127 kW

1.92 1,127 kW

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Efficiency Meets FEAR

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Model conceived to emphasize efficiency

p

y

–

Adapts to variable power densities

–

Applies to Raised Floor or Slab

Emphasizes Hot / Cold Aisle Configuration

–

Emphasizes Hot / Cold Aisle Configuration

–

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Solution #1

Solution #1 -- Footprint

Footprint

Solution #1

Solution #1 -- Footprint

Footprint

••

Manage IT Utilization

g

–

Consolidate

 40% in Development/Test vs. Production

–

Eliminate

 30% of servers are "dead"

–

Virtualize

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Solution #1

Solution #1 -- Footprint

Footprint

Solution #1

Solution #1 -- Footprint

Footprint

••

Manage IT Utilization

g

Advantages

Disadvantages

•• Maximizes spaceMaximizes space

•• Eliminates low use lossesEliminates low use losses

•• Potential security / audit Potential security / audit issues

issues •• Eliminates low use lossesEliminates low use losses

•• Drives economical Drives economical operations

operations

•• Virtualization can be Virtualization can be complex and expensive complex and expensive operations

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Solution #2

Solution #2 -- Energy

Energy

Solution #2

Solution #2 -- Energy

Energy

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Solution #2

Solution #2 -- Energy

Energy

Solution #2

Solution #2 -- Energy

Energy

••

Expand the Envelope

p

Advantages

Disadvantages

•• No cost increase in No cost increase in equipment efficiency equipment efficiency

•• Warranty issues with Warranty issues with legacy equipment

legacy equipment

q p y

•• Subsequent increase in Subsequent increase in capacity / redundancy capacity / redundancy

g y q p

•• Difficult to overcome Difficult to overcome paradigm

paradigm

•• Could affect backCould affect back--up / up / recovery time

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Solution #3

Solution #3 -- Arrangement

Arrangement

Solution #3

Solution #3 -- Arrangement

Arrangement

••

Plan and manage room load

g

–

Option A

Option A -- Spread the load

Spread the load

 Design room based on average densityDesign room based on average density

 Allocate functions to manage average densityAllocate functions to manage average densitygg gg yy

–

Option B

Option B -- Create density zones

Create density zones

 Designate specific rows for high / med / low Designate specific rows for high / med / low density

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Solution #3

Solution #3 -- Arrangement

Arrangement

Solution #3

Solution #3 -- Arrangement

Arrangement

••

Plan and Manage Room Load

g

Advantages

Disadvantages

•• Easy to planEasy to plan

•• Enables right sizing ofEnables right sizing of

•• Difficult to implement in Difficult to implement in existing room

existing room •• Enables right sizing of Enables right sizing of

support equipment support equipment

g g

•• Can create sprawl, Can create sprawl, countering efficiency countering efficiency efforts

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Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

••

Leverage site conditions

g

–

Free cooling

 Water side economizerWater side economizer  Air side EconomizerAir side Economizer

–

Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

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Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

Solution #4

Solution #4 -- Redundancy

Redundancy

••

Leverage site conditions

g

Advantages

Advantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages

•• Increase redundancy with Increase redundancy with reduced energy

reduced energy

•• Trends toward limited Trends toward limited geography

geography •• Enables right sizing of support Enables right sizing of support

equipment equipment

Major step toward sustainable Major step toward sustainable

•• Potential air quality issuesPotential air quality issues

•• Major step toward sustainable Major step toward sustainable operations

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Solution #5

Solution #5 -- FEAR

FEAR

Solution #5

Solution #5 -- FEAR

FEAR

••

Measure & Control

–

You can’t improve what you can’t measure…

Facilities Facilities

Power

Power ManagementManagement

I f t t I f t t Cooling Cooling Infrastructure Infrastructure Compute

(29)

Solution #5

Solution #5 -- FEAR

FEAR

Solution #5

Solution #5 -- FEAR

FEAR

••

Measure & Control

Advantages

Advantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages

•• Automation enhances response Automation enhances response to efficiency measures

to efficiency measures

•• Can be expensive and Can be expensive and complicated to implement complicated to implement •• Enables direct feedback for Enables direct feedback for

efficiency metrics efficiency metrics

Provides predictive data for Provides predictive data for •• Provides predictive data for Provides predictive data for

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Solutions

Solutions -- Summary

Summary

Solutions

Solutions -- Summary

Summary

••

Manage Utilization

Manage Utilization -- Footprint

g

Footprint

p

••

Expand the Envelope

Expand the Envelope -- Energy

Energy

••

Manage Layout

Manage Layout -- Arrangement

Arrangement

••

Leverage Site Conditions

Leverage Site Conditions –

– Redundancy

Redundancy

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Tools & Resources

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Resource Organizations

g

–

BICSI

 Data Center Design ManualData Center Design Manual

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The Green Grid

 www.thegreengrid.comwww.thegreengrid.com library and toolslibrary and tools

–

ASHRAE

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Tools & Resources

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Useful Tools

–

DoE EERE ITP

 DC Pro DC Pro –– profiling and system assessment toolsprofiling and system assessment tools