Making Data Centres Efficient & Resilient

Sudipta Sanyal
Head Design – Data Centers
Sterling & Wilson
Covers
Availability & Reliability

Availability classes

Examples of multidata center resiliency.

PUE Vs Resiliency

Data center energy pie

Some tips on energy efficiency measures

Current & future design strategy

Impact on global energy foot print

Q& A.
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 What Is Availability

• Availability is the probability that a component system is in a condition

to perform its intended function. While similar to reliability, availability is
affected by more events than a failure requiring repair or replacement
of components system.

Availability = Uptime
Uptime + Downtime

Uptime
Availability =
Uptime + Scheduled Downtime + Unscheduled Downtime
Common Downtime Event

Scheduled Downtime
• Preventive Maintenance
• System and equipment setup and upgrades
• System testing/optimization
• Scheduled facilities related events
• Remedial maintenance

Unscheduled Downtime
• Repairers due failure
• Maintenance delay
• Facility- related failures/outages
Availability Class ANSI/ BICSI002-2014

Operational
• Operational requirement Requirements

Operational Availability Impact of

• Operational availability Downtime
Requirements

• Impact of downtime Identify Required

Availability Class
Private Cloud Multi-Data Centre

Sync
Async Async Async Async

Sync
Sync

2 nos. Class 3 solution with 2 nos. Class 4 solution with Four

Three Class 2 Facilities Class 2 Facilities
PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)
Total Facility Power IT Equipment Power
PUE = DCiE = X 100%
IT Equipment Power Total Facility Power
How efficient is my facility in What % of facility power is delivered to
delivering power to IT equipment? my IT equipment?

Power IT Equipment
• Switchgear • Servers
Total
• UPS • Storage
Facility IT Equipment Power•
• Battery Telco
Power
Backup • etc.
• etc.

Cooling
• Chillers
• CRACs
• etc.
PUE & DCiE DCP
For Efficient Facilities For The Work You Do
Resiliency At The Cost Of Efficiency / PUE
• Servers
• Storage
• Networking
 Different levels of PUE measurement
Utility
DATA CENTER BUILDING
Ptot
IT Switchgear
and UPS/ Generator
DRUPS
PIT
CR
AC
IT Chiller
PDU

Level 1 :- IT power measurement at UPS Pumps

outlet
Level-2 :- IT power measurement at PDU
Cooling
outlet.
Tower
Level-3 :- IT power measurement at device
level
Energy Consumption In Data Centers
1%

21%

13%

65%

IT LOAD ELECTRICAL LOSSES

HVAC LIGHTING & OTHER
Energy Efficiency Measures - Some Tips

ICT EQUIPMENT

Enable power
Implement server Optimize data
management
virtualization storage
features

Specify high
Rightsizing IT
efficiency power
power
supplies
Energy Efficiency
Measures-some Tips
Cooling plant
• Install variable speed drives.
• Cooling plant strategy.
• Increasing water efficiency ( water cooled unit)
• Optimize pumping control.
• Use of waste heat , free cooling.
• Optimize chilled water & condenser water
supply.
• Improve pumping efficiency.
• Direct expansion Vs chilled water system.
Energy Efficiency
Measures-some Tips
IT power distribution
• Improve UPS efficiency
• Improve transformer efficiency.
• Bulbar Trunking : Reduced Losses.
• Low harmonics system to be designed with no
capacitor panels.
Lighting
• Improving lighting efficiency.
Energy management
• Install monitoring equipment to measure
efficiency & performance.
• Real time PUE monitoring software
Energy Efficiency
Measures-some Tips
Environmental conditions
• Optimize supply air temperatures.
• Improve cooling unit controls.
• Optimize humidity control

Air Management
• Improve return air management
• Separate Hot & cold air streams.
• Improve underfloor pressure management
• Optimize IT equipment cabinet airflow.
• Improve CRAH/ AHU efficiency.
Current & Future Strategy Of Data Centre Design

Additionally IT system frequently

run at low average utilization ,
Redundant power & cooling
Over provisioning and associated
system to provide higher level of
cost like energy previously was
reliability.
considered to be acceptable for
ensuring availability in the past.

With rising energy prices this is no

longer the case, and the issue of
energy consumption at the
individual data centre level is
The data centre sector in particular
becoming increasingly important
is estimated to account for the
as operational energy
1.4% of the global electricity
expenditures and environmental
consumption.
impact of the energy consumed
begins to play an ever important
role in overall cost of ownership of
data centre.
 Current & Future Strategy Of Data Centre Design

Reliable &
Resilient

IT infra - Future Proof Efficient &

Adaptable
Infrastructure Sustainable

ICT sector today including data centres generates Infra -

Scalable,
up to 2% of the global CO2 emissions Modular &
Granular
Liquid Cooling Will Rule HPC & The Edge - A Game Changer

Benefits
• Space efficiency
• Reliability
• Energy efficiency
• Quiet
• New EU regulations to cut green gas emissions. New F
gas rules.
• New refrigerants may be way forward Another approach
will be doing away from refrigerant and use hot water
cooled server
 Some Other Technology Move

Adiabatic Cooling

Liquid Immersed Server Adiabatic cooling

Microsoft Plans To Operate

Under The Sea Fan Wall Cooling
Li-Ion Batteries
• Increased Life/ High Reliability: Fewer battery

replacements

• High Energy Density: About three times less weight

• High Cycle Life: Up to ten times more discharge cycles

• Low Self Discharge: About four times less self-discharge

• Improved Efficiency: Four or more times faster charging

Global Trends

Though Internet traffics & data centre work loads have increased multiple
fold. Total energy foot print remains constant.
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