Sun Why Data Center Design and Innovaton Matters

Why Data CenterDesign and Innovation Matters

Michael PonkePrincipal, DCE Practice Professional Services

October 07, 2009

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Agenda●The Eco Challenge● Data Center rEvolution

●Why Data Center Design and Innovation Matters●Close


Eco – It’s About Economics

ANDEcology


Powering a Server

Source: DOE, Paul Scheihing

Cooling Equipment

Server Load/Computing Operations

Power Conversions & Distribution

33 units delivered

35 units

100 units


DataCenters

The IT Energy Spectrum

VolumeServers

OfficeComputersLaptops


ClimateSaversCompu<ngTheGreenGrid


ClimateSaversCompu<ngTheGreenGrid

FacilityPowerInfrastructureCoolingInfrastructureITequipment‐largeservers‐storage,network,telephony“Insidethewalls”

ITequipment‐desktop,laptop‐PSUefficiency‐motherboardefficiency

‐Vendors‐Enterprise

users ‐Individualusers

Volumeservers


EPA Report to Congress – Server & Data Center Energy Efficiency

Source: EPA Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency


Eco-Friendly Products and

Services

INNOVATE ACT SHARE

Environmentally Conscious Operations

Applying Transparency

and Open Source to

Environmental Challenges

Eco Responsibility at Sun


Systems & Storage

Processor & Desktop

Sun Innovation: Driving Efficiency at Every Level

Datacenter

VIRTUALIZATION


Act: Sustainability at Work at Sun●Open work–Reducing economic and ecological costs of commuting–Lowered annual CO2 emissions by est. 30,000 tons●Sun Ray Thin Clients–Desktop runs on shared server resulting in carbon savings and lower maintenance costs●Efficient Data Centers–Innovative modular design–Consolidation and virtualization–Technology upgrades


Share: Building PartnershipsSun's Eco Community


Eco Ready KitsEco Services

SuiteDatacenter

Solutions BriefsSun Ray

Open Work

Broad solutions for Economicand Energy-Efficient Computing

Eco Expertise

Eco CommunityEco Partners

Eco Products Eco Computing

Innovating for Eco Computing

Sun Can Address Your Eco Challenges


• The Colorado Perspective• January 26, 2009•


Moore’s Law in Action

Performance~150k tpm ~300k tpm

64 Threads in 1997E10K

128 Threads, 16 Cores5140

Size1&½ Footprint Full Rack

Power(Systems at peak utilization)9620 Watts 30 kWatts

Weight1,800 lbs. ~2200 lbs.

720Weach

30x42

2x per5140

zv

768 Cores, 28.5kW6048


A different perspective

Server440 Watt Server3,942 kWh/year5.3 Tonnes CO2

Auto TravelToyota Camry15,000 m/year

5.3 Tonnes CO2

Air TravelCommercial Airliner

Vancouver-Toronto (7 trips)5.2 Tonnes CO2

A single server is responsible for about the same amount of CO2 as a typical automobile driven for a year

Usuallyon

24x7


A different perspectiveA single server is responsible for about the same amount of CO2 as a typical automobile driven for a year

Usuallyon

24x7

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A different perspectiveA single server is responsible for about the same amount of CO2 as a typical automobile driven for a year

Usuallyon

24x7 BUTMoore's Law Mandates

Efficiency Gains

Automotive Equivalent Efficiency, 10 year period

163 MPG!

=


Industry Average is Between 4-6kw/cabinet; 30kw Skyscrapers will be Integrated; Must Deal with mixed load environment

Reality: Heterogeneous Data Centers


A group of racks or benches with a common hot or cold aisle used as a building block to simplify datacenter design for power, cooling, and

cabling

The POD Architecture

Vendor Independent, Slab or Raised Floor,Flexible, Scalable, High Density


The POD Architecture

Vendor Independent,

Slab or Raised Floor, Flexible, Scalable, High

Density


Sun Blueprint•First Chapter (Modularity) Released June 10, 2008•Second Chapter (Electrical) Released 03/2009•Total of nine chapters to be released over the next 12 months•Download: http://sun.com/blueprints

http://sun.com/blueprints


China, India, UK, Czech Republic, Norway

Global Consolidation•64% Datacenter space compression> 202k ft2 to 74k ft2

•Scalable/Future Proof> 9MW to 21MW (SCA)•Largest Liebert/APC installs•15 Buildings to 2•152 Datacenters to 14•$1.2M Utility Rebates $250k Innovation Award•39% more efficient than ASHRAE std (.489 kW/ton)•Reduced opex 30%


Typical Data Center

•573 kW less support power compared to industry PUE target (2)*•36% More efficient than the industry PUE target and almost 50% better that industry PUE average (2.5)*•$400,000 Annual opex savings compared to typical data center ($0.08/kWh)

SCA11-1500 Software Datacenter PUELoad kW % of Total Load

IT Load 798 78.02%Chiller Plant 126 12.28%RC/CRAC Loads 39 3.84%

UPS/Transformer Loss 39 3.86%Lighting 20 2.00%Total Load 1023Total Support Loads 225

PUE 1.28DciE 78%

Target Datacenter PUELoad kW % of Total Load*

IT Load 798 50.00%Chiller Plant 399 25.00%RC/CRAC Loads 192 12.00%

UPS/Transformer Loss 160 10.00%Lighting 48 3.00%Total Load 1596Total Support Loads 798

PUE 2.00DciE 50%

*Source: EYP Mission Critical Facilities Inc., New York

SCA11-1500 Power Use

IT Load

Lighting

UPS/Transformer Loss

RC/CRAC Loads

Chiller Plant

* Industry average & target from uptime institute: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/Jan/22/case_study_ups_green_data_center.html

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)SCA11-1500 Data Center Efficiency Benchmark

IT Load

Lighting

UPS/Transformer Loss

RC/CRAC Loads

Chiller Plant


China, India, UK, Czech Republic, Norway

Colorado DC Consolidation• 66% space compression• 496k ft2 to 126k ft2• Scalable/Future Proof>7MW to 10MW• First & Largest Liebert XD dynamic cooling installs• • • • •

•Largest, most complex & costly consolidation in Sun's history•66% Datacenter compression > 496k ft2 to 126k ft2

•Scalable/Future Proof> 7MW to 10MW•First & Largest Liebert XD dynamic cooling install•Water treatment saves 600k gallons a year, eliminates chemicals•Waterside economizer, free cooling > 1/3 of year.•Compressed 165k ft2 raised floor to <700 ft2 ($4M Cost Avoidance)•Flywheel UPS, eliminates batteries.•Chillers 32% more efficient at avg load than ASHRAE std•2 ACE Awards•Removed 1M kWh per month


University of Laval; Quebec, Canada CLUMEQ

High Performance Computing Center • Size: 6,000sf

• Power Density: 24Kw per Rack

• Facility: Adaptive Reuse Renovation – Particle Accelerator Silo

• Design: Circular POD Compilation

• Innovation: Waste Heat Recapture to be utilized as heat source for other parts of building.

• Completion Date: August 2009

SiloFacilityRendering


Detail at Switch


University of Laval


University of Laval

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