Compaq BL10e Optimizing facility operation in high density data center environ
Summary of contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Assessing facility requirements
- Using sizing tools to understand server and facility requirements
- Data center assessment
- Component power and cooling
- Processor power and cooling
- Processor P-state
- P-state management
- Efficient practices for servers and enclosures
- Understanding server power utilization and heat generation
- Greater density with multi-core processors
- Blade enclosures with integrated cooling hardware
- Onboard thermal sensors and temperature management
- High-line power efficiency
- Power management and reporting of individual servers
- Server virtualization using virtual machine technology
- Efficient practices at the rack level
- Rack configuration tools
- Methods for calculating power supply requirements
- Power protection and management
- Rack based power distribution
- High-efficiency power supplies
- Understanding Internal airflow
- Liquid cooled racks
- Efficient practices for facility-level power and cooling
- Power management and reporting
- Comprehensive management applications
- Power Capping
- Airflow distribution for high-density data centers
- Raised floors
- Air supply plenum
- Ceiling return air plenum
- Dual supply air plenums
- Perforated tiles
- Rack geometry
- Cooling footprint
- Hot and cold aisle spacing
- Row configuration
- Closely coupled cooling
- Computer room air conditioners
- Capacity of CRAC units
- Placement of CRAC units
- Discharge velocity
- Advanced thermal management techniques
- Thermal Assessment Services
- Dynamic Smart Cooling
- Summary
- For more information
- Call to action
