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Data Center Energy EfficiencyBest-Practices

– Insights Into The ROI On Best-Practices

December 3, 2008________________________________

Overview

• Importance of Best-Practices• Strategic• Fundamentals• Advanced Air Flow• Cooling Technologies• Power Technologies• Summary• Q&A


Downtime Costs


Cumulative Loss


Source: Energy Logic

Energy Consumers

• Infrastructure Consumes More Power Than The IT Equipment


Source: The Green Grid, Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters

Energy Benchmark

• Green Grid Benchmark

• Enables Comparison


Source: The Green Grid

Benchmark PUE Data

• Best-Case To Date: 1.21


Efficiency MeasurementLife-CycleSM


• Measurement Point Design• Measurement Object Database• Security

• Hardware Configuration & Testing• Network Configuration & Testing• Sensor Installation• Software Installation• Network Verification

• Data Collection• Analysis• System Management

• Facilities Data• IT Infrastructure Data• IT Equipment Data• Integration Requirements • Recommendations

• Reconfiguration Plan• Efficiency Improvements

Survey

Plan Install

Measure

Reconfigure

Efficiency Progression

• Basic Airflow• Close-Coupled

Cooling• Economizers• More Efficient

Technologies• Consolidation• Virtualization


Energy

Expense

Strategic Approaches

• Measurement

• Modular Components– 10-30% Savings Potential

• Virtualization– 10-40% Savings Potential


Measuring Efficiency


RackTemperature

RHCurrentPower

Sub-floorPressure

Differential

CRAHSupply & Return Air Temp

Supply RHChilled Water Supply & Return Temp

Fan Power

Chilled Water Flow(Captured at CRAH)

PDUCurrent, Voltage

& Power

Fundamentals

• Air Flow Management– Blanking Panels– Floor Tile Management

• Floor Management– Design

• Maintenance


Blanking Panel Impact

• Impact of a Single Blanking Panel

• 1-2% Savings


Top of rack

Middle of rack

Floor Tile Management

• 1-6% Savings Potential

• Correct Locations

• Appropriate Configuration

• Requires Expertise


Under-Floor Pressure

Rack-Top Temperatures

Hot/Cold Aisle Arrangement

• Reduces– Bypass– Mixing

• 5-12% Energy Savings


Source: APC, Ten Cooling Solutions, #42

Advanced Air Flow

• Containment– Hot Aisle– Cold Aisle– Level 1-3

• Coordination– Dead Band Set Points


Containment Concept


Containment


Coordination


• Detailed Analysis Required

• Dead Band Sensitivity Points


Cooling Technologies

• Rack-Level– 7-15% Savings Potential

• Room-Level– 4-15% Savings Potential

• Coolants


Rack-Level Technologies


Close Coupled

Rear Door

Ambient Air

Supplemental In-Row

Active Air

10 15 20 28 35 40 kW

Chip + Enclosure

Room-Level Technologies

• Make Up Air

• Room Air

• Free Cooling


Power Technologies


• Sizing Best Practice

• 3-Phase Power Distribution

• Line-Interactive UPS

• High Efficiency UPS


High Efficiency UPS

• Modular– Planned

Expansion– Efficient

Capacity Alignment

• Hybrid Design


Remote Power

• Proactive Approach

• Internet Access to Infrastructure

• Predetermined Alerting

• Immediate Response to Alerts


Remote Power ROI

• 72% of Technician Calls are Resolved with a Re-Boot

• Average Service Call Cost is $500

• Downtime Reduced from1.5 Hours to Minutes


Additional Efficiency Programs

• Lighting– LED Lighting– Proximity Sensors– In-Cabinet

• Extend Return Ducts


Summary

• Value of Best-Practices

• Fundamentals

• Advanced Air Flow

• Cooling Technologies

• Power Technologies


E3 Estimator

• Estimation of Data Center Energy Costs– Industry Benchmark Basis– Multiple Research Resources

• Availability– Spreadsheet Now– 42U Website Soon


Efficiency Checklist

• Reduce Your Electric Bills– 20-50% for No/Low-

Cost Design and Operations Changes

– 90% for a Systematic Approach


Source: The Green Grid, Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters

Q&A


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