Aged Data Center Infrastructure.pptx

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What is Fueling the Fire

Unprecedented Challenges

Options To Consider Tools and

Resources

Aged Data Center InfrastructureHelping to Ensure Yesterdays Solutions Meet Tomorrows Needs

May 2016

2Source: Cloud Index Report 2014

By 2018, there will be8.6 Zettabytes of IP trafficthat’s 8,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

Digital traffic is expanding annually by 23%creating the need to scale digital infrastructure

3Property of Schneider Electric

21 Billion network devices

40TB transmitted / flight hr

Growth is driven by the number of connected usersand the Internet of Things (IoT)

2 Billion Internet users

1.3 Million video views per min

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Controlling Energy and Service Cost

BalancingAvailability through Hardware and Software

Leveraging Prefabrication

Integrating On-premise with Outsourced IT

Introducing Edge Computing for Reduced Latency

Achieving Higher Energy Efficiency

Meeting Regulatory Requirements

Leveraging Software to Automate Services

Deploying Converged Infrastructure

Designing for Unknown, Future IT

Managing IT and Facility Assets

Evaluating or Adopting Open Compute Solutions

Operating a Bimodal IT Environment that is both Stable and Agile

This trend creates challenges that are significant and unprecedented


Old vs. Leading Edge

•Rack Density•Total Load•Future Load•Right Sizing

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Aging Facility May Not Be Up to The Task…

•Many Data Centers built in the 90’s or early 2000’s struggle with the demands of today and tomorrow.

•Questions to Consider

• Does the Facility offer enough space to meet long term objectives?

• Does the Facility have enough power to support future growth?

• Does the Infrastructure support today’s redundancy level requirements?

• Does the Facility have enough cooling?

• Is equipment nearing end of life?


Its Time to Stop and Evaluate…..

•Evaluate Current Business Needs, Systems, Processes and other Strategic Factors• Review redundancy requirements• All loads are critical but are some more critical than others?• Look for opportunities and strategies to consolidate (not just the IT Term)

• Increase Capacity• Improve Operational Efficiency

• Is Cash or Cash Flow King?• Depending on your companies financial drivers CASH or

CASH FLOW may help determine weather to buy new or fix up…..


Some Options To Explore……


•Tune Up Your Existing Facility

•Targeted Modernization Within The Facility

•Outsource or Move To The Cloud?

•Infrastructure Forklift or Build New?


Buy Some Time And Tune Up What You Already Have?

•Reduce/Consolidate IT• Explore virtualization, energy management/power capping• Identify zombie servers and ones that have CPU utilization levels below perhaps 5-10% • Consider Deployment of an “IT Optimize” module which does this work automatically.

• PRO’s and CONS • Shrink floor space, reduce Power Consumption but Increase Rack Density



•“Tune Up” Air Distribution and Cooling Infrastructure

• Do a quick and dirty Capacity Calculation (1Ton Cooling = 3.5kW IT load / 100kW IT = 29T / 1000kW IT = 290T) Measure Delta T at CRAC/CRAH. Ideally +/- 18 to 20 deg F.

• Make sure racks are arranged uniformly in hot aisle/cold aisle configuration

• Seal holes, fill gaps and use blanking panels in open U spaces

• Consider deployment of Hot / Cold Aisle Containment

• Consider Air Flow/Capacity Study

• PRO’s and CONS • Improve Efficiency and Stabilize Environment, Reduced OpEx



•Focus on Operations & Maintenance program (WP196, WP197, WP217)

• As we age we need more maintenance…and so does our infrastructure.

• Create and/or update Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs)

• Operator teams need to be well trained and drill on these procedures to reduce the chance of a maintenance or operations action resulting in a problem….and to minimize the effects if problems do occur.

GOOGLE: Schneider WP196Schneider WP197Schneider WP 217

http://www.apc.com/wp?/wp=196






•Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance

• Establish a baseline for all mission critical components and stack rank according to criticality and risk.

• Identify Infrastructure at or near end of life

• Use info to uncover any potential imminent problems or failures

• CREATE and PERFORM preventative maintenance program for power and cooling systems from the utility entrance to the rack PDU and from the CRAC/CRAH to the heat rejection.

• Identify and remedy dying batteries, overheating capacitor banks or breakers, refrigerant levels, piping valves, worn bearings, under or over tensioned belts, water/oil leaks, capacity/redundancy level thresholds, clogged filters

Component & Subsystem

Typical Service Life (years)

Battery strings 3 to 5DC Capacitors 5Fan Assemblies 5 to 7AC Capacitors 7Power Supply Units (PSUs)

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Intelligence modules & Controller Boards

10 to 15

Inverter Assemblies 10 to 15Static Switch 10 to 15Rectifier SCR 10 to 15IGBTs 10 to 15


Low-Hanging Fruit Model – Mini Case Study

Break even in less than 1 year.

● Tier 3 1MW design load only utilized to 900 kW> De-rating largely due to air mixing, etc.

● 10 year TCO - $17.00 per watt> Blanking panels, brush strips, cold-aisle containment gain

100kW, Custom Aged Asset Maintenance Program

> First cost of $2.10 per watt

● Co-lo 10 year TCO - $62.00 per watt


Targeted Modernization Within The Facility

•With the Mission Critical baseline and stack ranking complete consider modernization of key Mission Critical components that fall short or are at/near end of life.

• Modernization does not necessarily mean wholesale replacement with new systems (expensive, time consuming, disruptive to service)

• Many vendors offer upgrade services that can significantly (5-10 years) extend the life of their existing systems.

• UPS Modernization

• UPS modernization (WP214) – batteries, AC and DC capacitors, fan assemblies, PSUs, static switches, rectifier SCRs, and IGBTs…can potentially (depending on vendor and model) all be replaced with new parts to make the UPS almost like new again at significant cost savings compared to buying a whole new system. Warranty period will be shorter though…1-2 years.

GOOGLE: Schneider WP214




• Cooling Modernization

• Cooling system modernization – Several leading manufactures have or are creating Thermal Upgrade offers for CRAH / CRAC system that include advanced fans and variable speed motors and control systems.

• Some offer “Aged Asset” replacement programs

•Electrical Distribution / Switchgear

• Services are available to replace LV breaker assemblies with brand new ones that simply fit into the existing switchgear cell with minimal modification. This is 60-70% of the cost of replacement of the entire line up.

•PRO’s and CONS • Improved reliability, greater efficiency, compliance to updated safety standards, a warranty (peace of mind),

no change in footprint, less disruptive and much faster to implement (compared to buying new)…


Targeted Modernization within the Facility

Consider the adoption of a POD based architecture?

Environmentally Neutral

Targeted Availability

Targeted Redundancy

Targeted Capacity



Consider the adoption of a POD based architecture?


Modernize To Create a High Density Zone – Mini Case Study

Break even in less than 2 years.

● Key Assumptions> Add 100kW zone @ 4 kW per rack

> Pod includes 2N UPS, 2N Inrow cooling

> Discounted bandwidth cost due to existing bandwidth available

> PUE for data center of 1.35

● 10 year TCO - $22.00 per watt> First Cost to upgrade - $4.80 per watt



Infrastructure Forklift Or Build New?

•Often Times Replacing old with new is more expensive and risky in the short term compared to merely upgrading.

• However long term reliability should be better, efficiency will improve, there will be a full warranty, and the life span of that system could be double what an upgrade will get you.

•Forklift Upgrades might not be as expensive as it might first seem.

• Potential Opportunity to Rightsize the Infrastructure

• Potential Opportunity to partial outsourcing to the cloud or a colo, etc.

• The cost of a new Infrastructure (Power and Cooling), for example, could be mitigated by lower operating costs.

• And don’t forget Rebates, tax relief, grants, etc due to improved efficiency


Infrastructure Forklift Or Build New?

•However be mindful of potential pitfalls

•Careful planning and execution are required in order to minimize downtime during the upgrade.

• Some vendors offer a service to do this work as a turnkey project. If the owner’s operations team does not have the availability or expertise, ask the vendor if they can perform every task associated with this effort including remove/dispose the old system, install the new, startup and commission the system, as well as transition an existing service contract (if one exists) all under one order.

•Buying new vs. upgrading makes more sense when…

• Vendor no longer supports the system & spare parts are unavailable• Capacity and efficiency ratings do not meet current or future needs• Strong Utility rate or govt. tax discounts exists for efficiency improvements that can be taken advantage of

with a new replacement system• Unserviceable parts have failed or are likely to fail

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Add to Facility Capacity – Mini Case Study

Break even in about 2 years.

● Key Assumptions> Add 500kW power and chilled water

modules, 450kW of IT load

> Discounted bandwidth cost due to existing bandwidth available

> PUE of 1.35

● 10 year TCO - $27.00 per watt> First Cost to upgrade - $8.45 per watt



Build New Facility – Mini Case Study

Break even in about 3 ½ years

● Key Assumptions> 1 MW capacity, $12/watt*

> 4kW per rack

> Lease - $5/sq. ft./month

> One battery refresh in Year 7

> PUE of 1.33

> OpEx increases 3% per year

> Bandwidth - $5,000/month

● 10 year TCO - $42.00 per watt


* Schneider Electric Capitalized Cost Trade-off Tool, Tier 3, St. Louis, Air Chillers


Outsource Or Move To The Cloud?

Start with the basics……

Process to evaluate these attributes is not always clear.



‘Soft’ Issues to Consider

Company Culture> Sometimes the server huggers win

Comfort with IT Equipment in Shared Space> Does one colo have better security than another?

> Will my neighbors negatively impact my equipment?

IT Accessibility to the Data Center> Can my guys get there if they need to be there?

Comfort with Dependence on Contract Terms> If I call with a problem will anyone answer?


Quantitative Issues to Consider

Critical Facilities Expertise> If you have no staff, the decision is easy

> Confidence in ability to operate a data center

Regulatory Compliance> HIPAA for example

Life Expectancy> Cloud computing wins for temporary use

Deployment Timeframe> If I need it next week, the decision is easy


Financial Model Preferences

Perceived size of capital investment> Is $200k a lot or a little?

> Depends on relative size – relatively little for a company like Schneider Electric but for a start up…

Cash flow model preference

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Opex Capex

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Opex Capex

Year

BUILD CO-LOCATION

Lower TCO but higher capital expense model

Higher TCO but smoother OpEx model


Evaluation Scorecard

These issues will sometimes dominate the decision.



Data Center Build vs. Colocation Trade Off Tool™

● Simple, automated tools tosupport specific planning decisions

● Models complex interactions of systems based on data and science

● One-screen, standardizeduser interface

● Instant output allows for rapidcreation of “what if” scenarios

GOOGLE: APC Trade Off Tool

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