Il nuovo data centre

Nel programma di miglioramento continuo volto a offrire prodotti e servizi migliori per i nostri clienti, i server saranno presto trasferiti in un nuovo data centre. Abbiamo investito nella ricerca e nello sviluppo per la costruzione di un nuovo impianto all'avanguardia, situato a Reading (UK) e in grado di garantire grandi miglioramenti per i nostri clienti.

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Our new data centre site is a 50,000 square foot facility located in the heart of the Thames Valley, near to the Green Park technology area. Our phase 1 build has 10,400 square foot split over 2 data halls.

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Main electrical panel 'A' and 'B' side

This is part of the main electrical panel feeding the 'A' and 'B' side of our power infrastructure. Everything is duplicated so that every server has two completely independent power feeds for redundancy. We colour-code the panels for easy identification; 'A' is black and 'B' is orange. In the photo you see the automatic controller which starts the generators and transfers to generator power in the event of a mains failure
HV Transformers & Generators

Here you can see the 'B' side transformer, with the 'A' side transformer and generator in the background. The overhead gantry carries our busduct - this conducts the power from the transformers/generators back into the building and is a more efficient solution than using copper cables.
Diesel Generators

We have multiple SDMO 1.1MVA generators for emergency power provision. They are tested monthly, and are configured in an N+1 set up. This means that in the unlikely event the mains power fails, we can tolerate the failure of a generator and still support the entire data centre load.
UPS Batteries

This is the 'A' side room of UPS batteries, and is duplicated on the 'B' side. There are further strings of batteries out of frame, and the batteries support the power to the servers if there is a transient or disturbance on the mains load, or alternatively in the time it takes for the generators to start up and support the load.
400kVA UPS

This is one of our 400kVA UPS units. The UPS filter and clean the power through an inverter/rectifier and isolation transformer, so the power supplied to the servers is stable and reliable.
Fire control panel

In this photo you can see the manual release control for the gas extinguishant system. This is part of our fire detection and control system for the data centre, and allows us to manually release the gas extinguishant to put out any fire if one should develop
Fire beacons and sounders

When you visit our data centre you will notice the data floors are quite a noisy environment with all the servers operating. For health & safety, we therefore have a large number of fire beacons and sounders to alert any personnel to evacuate the area.
Air conditioning inlet

These louvers allow the cold air into the data floor. On the other side of them are the air conditioning units that take the hot air from the servers, cool it, and then recirculate it into the room. The hot air is ducted from the top of the server racks and into the ceiling.
Fire extinguishant bottles

We have a total of 85 bottles, each 80 litres at 300 bar pressure of fire extinguishant. We use the environmentally-friendly mix of 50% argon and 50% nitrogen. When these are released, they reduce the oxygen levels in the room so that any fire cannot be sustained.
Air conditioning unit

One of our air conditioning units. Each unit can cool over 250kW of heat at peak usage, although we normally run the units at much lower load because we have an N+2 configuration. This means that two units can fail or be taken out of service for maintenance, without impacting on the overall performance of the cooling system.
Heat rejection equipment

The chilled water pipework takes the warm water from inside the data centre, and returns it into the data centre as cold water. To remove the heat from the water we use a free cooling chiller combination with high surface area for extra efficiency.

Summary

450 Racks
Standard 48U rack, 1000mm deep
4kW to 35kW per rack
2N Configuration

Security

Perimeter palisade fence
High definition digital CCTV with 90 day retention
Access control system with man trap access restriction
Staff on site 24/7

Electrical

Dedicated HV Network with diverse feeds from the utility operator
2N Transformers
N+1 Generators
2N available
2N Electrical switchgear in separate fire compartments
2N UPS in separate fire compartments
2N+1 available
Dual 32 amp feed to every rack footprint
Up to 35kW 2N distribution per footprint available

Mechanical

N+1 chillers with dual power supplies from separate switchgear
2N available
N+1 separated and fully diverse pipework
2N available
N+1 air handlers with dual power supplies from separate switchgear
2N available
Underfloor, room and ceiling void fire detection system
Inert fire suppressing gas system

Segui i brevi consigli elencati qui sotto per assicurarti che tutto possa andare per il meglio: solo pochi e semplici passi da attuare prima dello spostamento del tuo server potranno aiutarci a garantirti una procedura più sicura.
I server saranno trasferiti a piccoli gruppi per ridurre al minimo gli effetti suoi tuoi servizi. Lo spostamento inizierà nel mese di settembre ma sarà nostra premura contattarti di nuovo prima del tuo turno.
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Il nuovo data centre

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Electrical

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