Data Networks and Data Center Design
Data centers and local area networks (LANS) are vital infrastructure components in today's modern enterprises. A Data center’s availability is critically important to business success as a result of the automation of a large number of business processes. With the increasing concentration of more and more corporate mission critical applications into smaller numbers of data centers, downtime is measured in thousands of dollars per minute. Also, the Sorbannes-Oxley Act holds organizations to a higher standard than ever before to track, monitor and standardize business activities reporting, increasing demand on today's data center designs. Data centers can no longer afford to grow in a haphazard fashion as they once did. The need to be planned and designed for future growth and to ensure survivability under the worst possible scenarios, including natural disasters and acts of terrorism.
Data Centers Designs are a Cross Discipline Endeavor
Designing a Data Center and its supporting network is much more complex than just connecting a back office computer to a bevy of office desktop PCs. Network and Data Center Design involves coordinating designs across a number of disciplines to achieve an acceptable result. Factors to consider include:
- Mechanical Considerations
- Air Conditioning
- Plumbing (for chilled water)
- Plenums for Air Circulation
- Fire Suppression Systems
- Electrical Considerations
- Power Consumption
- Power Distribution
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
- Backup Generation Facilities
- Availability Considerations
- Fault Tolerance
- Availability Analysis
- Computer hardware redundancy
- Mechanical systems redundancy
- Disaster Recovery
- Equipment Sparing
- Data Backup and Recovery
- Structure Wiring
- Wiring Closets
- Cable Races Designs
- Cabling Type Selection
- Connectors and Cross Connects
- Security and Access
- Alarms and Monitoring for Heat, Power, Air Conditioning.
- Architectural and Space Planning Considerations
- Floor Space Requirements
- Cabinet Storage
- Wiring Closets
- Physical Access Paths
- Equipment Footprints
- Installation and configuration of software, hardware, and mechanicals
- Network Design
- Hubs, Routers, and Switch selection and design
- Wiring Closets
- Backbone Cabling Runs
- Jack location and Installation
- WAN Connectivity
Data Center Design Standards
Data Center Performance standards are evolving that effectively gauge the capability of a given Data Center."The Uptime Institute" has developed a four tier model to quantify the performance capabilities of a data center as follows:
- Tier1:represents a single path for power and cooling distribution with no redundant components.Provides approximately 99.671% availability.
- Tier 2:represents a single path for power and cooling distribution with some redundant components.Provides approximately 99.741% availability.
- Tier 3: provides multiple power and cooling distribution paths, but only one path is active, redundant components, can currently maintain of all, 99.982% availability.
- Tier 4: provides multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, only one path is active, redundant components, concurrently maintainable, fault tolerant, 99.995% availability.
Let RBC Cable Technologies Design Your Data Center
Don’t let your Data Center become obsolete.RBC Cable Technologies has the knowledge and experience to assist you through all the stages of planning and design for any Tier level you require, right through to the installation and maintenance of your network and data center. Our business and technology expertise, along with our partners’, ensures your satisfaction from concept through completion. If you have a project you would like to discuss with us, click here to describe it and we will contact you.
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