Making a data center “green” — first steps
We have a T2 data center and are attempting to “go green” and lower the energy usage in the DC. Our goal is to reach a T3 or even a T4. What would be the first steps you would suggest to take to save the most energy as soon as possible? Cover all holes in [...]
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| May 7, 2008 8:39 PM
Data center budget considerations, Data center design, Green data center
We have a T2 data center and are attempting to “go green” and lower the energy usage in the DC. Our goal is to reach a T3 or even a T4. What would be the first steps you would suggest to take to save the most energy as soon as possible? Cover all holes in [...]
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| May 7, 2008 8:39 PM
Data center budget considerations, Data center design, Green data center
status change from officebuilding to datacentre
Where can I find information ( like a step-by-step plan ) about: What steps do I have to take and with wich proces to make a building with status Office to become a building with status Datacentre
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| June 16, 2008 6:57 AM
Data Center, Data center design
Where can I find information ( like a step-by-step plan ) about: What steps do I have to take and with wich proces to make a building with status Office to become a building with status Datacentre
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| June 16, 2008 6:57 AM
Data Center, Data center design
Modular vs traditional UPS design
We are planning to build a 3500 sq foot data center. One of the options we’re looking at is building out the data center in 3 stages, using APC modular UPS and Liebert modular cooling (in addition to the usual CRAC). We’re not concerned about the modular cooling, as we know we’ll need to due [...]
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| February 18, 2010 6:38 PM
APC, Data Center, Data center design, Data Center Layout, Knowledge Point Challenge, UPS
We are planning to build a 3500 sq foot data center. One of the options we’re looking at is building out the data center in 3 stages, using APC modular UPS and Liebert modular cooling (in addition to the usual CRAC). We’re not concerned about the modular cooling, as we know we’ll need to due [...]
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| February 18, 2010 6:38 PM
APC, Data Center, Data center design, Data Center Layout, Knowledge Point Challenge, UPS
Designing FM200 gas suppression system — retrofit
A SearchDataCenter.com reader wrote in to follow up with the Ask the Expert Question Regarding Halon or FM2000. With regards to the FM200 gas suppression system, how do we go about designing the space to accomodate the gas cylinders as well as the reticulation of pipes. I understand that it depends on the size of [...]
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| October 13, 2012 9:03 PM
Data center design
A SearchDataCenter.com reader wrote in to follow up with the Ask the Expert Question Regarding Halon or FM2000. With regards to the FM200 gas suppression system, how do we go about designing the space to accomodate the gas cylinders as well as the reticulation of pipes. I understand that it depends on the size of [...]
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| October 13, 2012 9:03 PM
Data center design
Data Center Noise Levels
Has anyone taken the time to check the dB level of their data center or server room ? I am wondering if there is a cheap/easy way to determine if the dB level is high enough to worry about ear protection.
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| April 21, 2008 7:49 PM
Data center design, Data center operations
Has anyone taken the time to check the dB level of their data center or server room ? I am wondering if there is a cheap/easy way to determine if the dB level is high enough to worry about ear protection.
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| April 21, 2008 7:49 PM
Data center design, Data center operations
Safety of non mattalic opital fiber cable?
How one can best protect non-metallic optical fiber cable from rodents (RATS) attack?
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| March 26, 2008 5:52 PM
Cabling, Data center design, Optical Fiber Cable
How one can best protect non-metallic optical fiber cable from rodents (RATS) attack?
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| March 26, 2008 5:52 PM
Cabling, Data center design, Optical Fiber Cable
Data Cener consulting
We are planning to build a tier IV data center and seeking professional help assist us to plan a green data center. please mail us scope of services and costs
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| February 19, 2008 4:29 AM
Data center design, Green data center
We are planning to build a tier IV data center and seeking professional help assist us to plan a green data center. please mail us scope of services and costs
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| February 19, 2008 4:29 AM
Data center design, Green data center
data centre
we’re running about 182servers in a single room and the room getting very noisy. wats is the best steps can be considered in this scenario.?
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| February 14, 2008 5:29 AM
Data Center, Data center design
we’re running about 182servers in a single room and the room getting very noisy. wats is the best steps can be considered in this scenario.?
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| February 14, 2008 5:29 AM
Data Center, Data center design
Static electricity in the datacenter
im frequently hit with static while working in data centre whereby the flooring covered by carpet. im worry it may affect my servers and my health. how do i avoid from getting hit again? wats is the best solution availble to avoid or overcome this scenario?
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| September 10, 2008 4:48 AM
Data center design, DataCenter
im frequently hit with static while working in data centre whereby the flooring covered by carpet. im worry it may affect my servers and my health. how do i avoid from getting hit again? wats is the best solution availble to avoid or overcome this scenario?
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| September 10, 2008 4:48 AM
Data center design, DataCenter
What is a good server rack w/good cable management
I am looking for a good server rack with decent accessories and a must is good cable management. The best I found is Chatsworth but there M series racks are wider then 24″ so it won’t sit on a raised floor panel. Any opinions?
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| January 24, 2008 11:36 PM
Data center design, Rack enclosures
I am looking for a good server rack with decent accessories and a must is good cable management. The best I found is Chatsworth but there M series racks are wider then 24″ so it won’t sit on a raised floor panel. Any opinions?
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| January 24, 2008 11:36 PM
Data center design, Rack enclosures
Opinion of ceiling tiles in a data center
What is your opinion on ceiling tiles in the data center? We are building new facilities and there have been questions regarding the usefulness of a drop ceiling in the data center. Other than reducing the cost of gas fire suppression, are there other reasons a drop ceiling should be used? Assume the raised floor [...]
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| March 7, 2012 2:31 PM
Data center design, DataCenter
What is your opinion on ceiling tiles in the data center? We are building new facilities and there have been questions regarding the usefulness of a drop ceiling in the data center. Other than reducing the cost of gas fire suppression, are there other reasons a drop ceiling should be used? Assume the raised floor [...]
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| March 7, 2012 2:31 PM
Data center design, DataCenter
FM-200 implementation in the data center
What is the cost of implementing FM-200 on a square foot basis?Do you need a purge system, like Halon? Can the FM-200 be used in electric room, and what is the recommended concentration? How can you kill the electric power to a large electric room prior to preaction discharge?
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| March 16, 2011 9:07 PM
Data center design, FM-200 Fire Suppression Systems
What is the cost of implementing FM-200 on a square foot basis?Do you need a purge system, like Halon? Can the FM-200 be used in electric room, and what is the recommended concentration? How can you kill the electric power to a large electric room prior to preaction discharge?
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| March 16, 2011 9:07 PM
Data center design, FM-200 Fire Suppression Systems
Redundant data centers with multi-service ISP/ASP-2
Hi, we’re working on 2 new datacenters to provide datavault/DR services to clients in three service tiers: cold, worm and hot. This will also be a traditional service provider DC with internet and hosting services. DC1 will be 2-3K Sqm. DC2 will be very small running as backup. there is a plan for 2 more [...]
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| August 22, 2008 4:52 AM
Blade servers, Data center design, Data center planning, iSCSI, Redundancy, SAN, Thermal controls
Hi, we’re working on 2 new datacenters to provide datavault/DR services to clients in three service tiers: cold, worm and hot. This will also be a traditional service provider DC with internet and hosting services. DC1 will be 2-3K Sqm. DC2 will be very small running as backup. there is a plan for 2 more [...]
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| August 22, 2008 4:52 AM
Blade servers, Data center design, Data center planning, iSCSI, Redundancy, SAN, Thermal controls
Redundant data centers with multi-service ISP/ASP
Hi, we’re working on 2 new datacenters to provide datavault/DR services to clients in three service tiers: cold, worm and hot. This will also be a traditional service provider DC with internet and hosting services. DC1 will be 2-3K Sqm. DC2 will be very small running as backup. there is a plan for 2 more [...]
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| August 22, 2008 4:52 AM
Blade servers, Data center design, Data center planning, iSCSI, Redundancy, SAN, Thermal controls
Hi, we’re working on 2 new datacenters to provide datavault/DR services to clients in three service tiers: cold, worm and hot. This will also be a traditional service provider DC with internet and hosting services. DC1 will be 2-3K Sqm. DC2 will be very small running as backup. there is a plan for 2 more [...]
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| August 22, 2008 4:52 AM
Blade servers, Data center design, Data center planning, iSCSI, Redundancy, SAN, Thermal controls
Data center rack protection against earthquakes
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: I am looking for the industry best practices regarding California data center rack protection against earthquakes. Many locations bolt the racks to the floor. Has there been any studies or industry acceptance of seismic isolation platforms? What is the industry best practice in CA. Specifically San Francisco.
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| September 26, 2008 12:35 PM
Data center design, Disaster planning, Disaster Recovery, Rack enclosures, Rack mounted servers
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: I am looking for the industry best practices regarding California data center rack protection against earthquakes. Many locations bolt the racks to the floor. Has there been any studies or industry acceptance of seismic isolation platforms? What is the industry best practice in CA. Specifically San Francisco.
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| September 26, 2008 12:35 PM
Data center design, Disaster planning, Disaster Recovery, Rack enclosures, Rack mounted servers
Staffing an enterprise level data center
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: What is best practice for staffing an enterprise level data center in terms of FTE numbers? Is there a model that states a minimum of 2 FTE’s per shift for safety and then an FTE per number of monitors?
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| July 27, 2005 12:31 PM
Career development, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter
A SearchDataCenter.com member recently asked: What is best practice for staffing an enterprise level data center in terms of FTE numbers? Is there a model that states a minimum of 2 FTE’s per shift for safety and then an FTE per number of monitors?
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| July 27, 2005 12:31 PM
Career development, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter
Network Design Development
How do I create a network design for a large business? The following is the scenario and the requirements, I need so help please. An Ice Cream Factory with 5 stores, citywide and has connectivity to the corporate office in Austin. Each store is responsible for maintaining its inventory locally, but must communicate with the [...]
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| December 5, 2004 9:06 AM
Application software, Auditing, Career development, CIO, Cooling, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter, Desktops, Disaster Recovery, E-business, Electrical, Handhelds/Phones, Implementation, Information risk management, IT architecture, IT Governance, Networking, Networking Products, Operating system platforms, Partner facing, Peripherals, Physical security, Planning, Project management, Security, Security management, Security products, Servers, Services, Software Quality Assurance, Space/structure, Staffing, Storage, System utilities, Vendors
How do I create a network design for a large business? The following is the scenario and the requirements, I need so help please. An Ice Cream Factory with 5 stores, citywide and has connectivity to the corporate office in Austin. Each store is responsible for maintaining its inventory locally, but must communicate with the [...]
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| December 5, 2004 9:06 AM
Application software, Auditing, Career development, CIO, Cooling, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter, Desktops, Disaster Recovery, E-business, Electrical, Handhelds/Phones, Implementation, Information risk management, IT architecture, IT Governance, Networking, Networking Products, Operating system platforms, Partner facing, Peripherals, Physical security, Planning, Project management, Security, Security management, Security products, Servers, Services, Software Quality Assurance, Space/structure, Staffing, Storage, System utilities, Vendors
who integrated Domino Admin Server Monitoring in CA Unicenter NSM Console?
We only want one monitor in our IT production environment: CA Unicenter NSM Console. Therfore we want that all irregular events of Domino Administrator Server Monitoring are sent to CA Unicenter NSM Console. Has anybody done this or can give hints or tips? Thanks a lot.
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| December 3, 2004 10:55 AM
Computer Associates, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter, DHCP, Disaster Recovery, DNS, Hardware, IBM, Implementation, Information risk management, IT architecture, Networking services, Security management, Space/structure, Storage, Tech support
We only want one monitor in our IT production environment: CA Unicenter NSM Console. Therfore we want that all irregular events of Domino Administrator Server Monitoring are sent to CA Unicenter NSM Console. Has anybody done this or can give hints or tips? Thanks a lot.
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| December 3, 2004 10:55 AM
Computer Associates, Data center design, Data center operations, DataCenter, DHCP, Disaster Recovery, DNS, Hardware, IBM, Implementation, Information risk management, IT architecture, Networking services, Security management, Space/structure, Storage, Tech support
More BTUs than a backyard BBQ?
TorontoMCS wrote: Has anyone actually been able to fully populate an HP blade server rack with 5 enclosures and 40 BL20p-G2 blades and manage to keep them cool? If so, how?? The numbers we get from HP would suggest the entire rack would put out more BTU’s than a large backyard BBQ. Thnx. gregschulz replies: [...]
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| October 27, 2004 11:35 AM
Cooling, Data center design, Data center operations, Space/structure
TorontoMCS wrote: Has anyone actually been able to fully populate an HP blade server rack with 5 enclosures and 40 BL20p-G2 blades and manage to keep them cool? If so, how?? The numbers we get from HP would suggest the entire rack would put out more BTU’s than a large backyard BBQ. Thnx. gregschulz replies: [...]
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| October 27, 2004 11:35 AM
Cooling, Data center design, Data center operations, Space/structure
