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Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices – Insights Into The ROI On Best Practices Electricity expense has become an increasingly important factor of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. Energy consumption of typical data centers can be substantially reduced through design of the physical infrastructure and IT architecture. To view the recorded webinar presentation, please visit http://www.42u.com/energy-efficiency-webinar.htm
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42U Confidential ©2008 42U All rights reserved Slide 1
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
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Downtime Costs
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Cumulative Loss
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Source: Energy Logic
Energy Consumers
• Infrastructure Consumes More Power Than The IT Equipment
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Source: The Green Grid, Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters
Energy Benchmark
• Green Grid Benchmark
• Enables Comparison
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Source: The Green Grid
Benchmark PUE Data
• Best-Case To Date: 1.21
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Efficiency MeasurementLife-CycleSM
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• 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
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Energy
Expense
Strategic Approaches
• Measurement
• Modular Components– 10-30% Savings Potential
• Virtualization– 10-40% Savings Potential
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Measuring Efficiency
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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
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Blanking Panel Impact
• Impact of a Single Blanking Panel
• 1-2% Savings
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Top of rack
Middle of rack
Floor Tile Management
• 1-6% Savings Potential
• Correct Locations
• Appropriate Configuration
• Requires Expertise
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Under-Floor Pressure
Rack-Top Temperatures
Hot/Cold Aisle Arrangement
• Reduces– Bypass– Mixing
• 5-12% Energy Savings
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Source: APC, Ten Cooling Solutions, #42
Advanced Air Flow
• Containment– Hot Aisle– Cold Aisle– Level 1-3
• Coordination– Dead Band Set Points
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Containment Concept
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Containment
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Coordination
• 0-10% Savings Potential
• Detailed Analysis Required
• Dead Band Sensitivity Points
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Cooling Technologies
• Rack-Level– 7-15% Savings Potential
• Room-Level– 4-15% Savings Potential
• Coolants
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Rack-Level Technologies
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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
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Power Technologies
• 4-10% Savings Potential
• Sizing Best Practice
• 3-Phase Power Distribution
• Line-Interactive UPS
• High Efficiency UPS
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High Efficiency UPS
• Modular– Planned
Expansion– Efficient
Capacity Alignment
• Hybrid Design
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Remote Power
• Proactive Approach
• Internet Access to Infrastructure
• Predetermined Alerting
• Immediate Response to Alerts
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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
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Additional Efficiency Programs
• Lighting– LED Lighting– Proximity Sensors– In-Cabinet
• Extend Return Ducts
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Summary
• Value of Best-Practices
• Fundamentals
• Advanced Air Flow
• Cooling Technologies
• Power Technologies
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E3 Estimator
• Estimation of Data Center Energy Costs– Industry Benchmark Basis– Multiple Research Resources
• Availability– Spreadsheet Now– 42U Website Soon
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Efficiency Checklist
• Reduce Your Electric Bills– 20-50% for No/Low-
Cost Design and Operations Changes
– 90% for a Systematic Approach
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Source: The Green Grid, Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Datacenters
Q&A
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