2. Conventional DC – Single Tiered
Designed monolithically - operate in single tier level
Typically built to highest proposed tiered level
Lack granular capacity planning and phased scalability
Cannot address mixed environment requirements
Data center for converged infrastructure and cloud computing is different from a traditional data center
Inflexible operational cost and capital investment
3. Modular Data Center Architecture
An approach to data center design that implies either a prefabricated data center module or a deployment method for delivering data center infrastructure in a modular, quick and flexible method
Use of modular devices and subsystems by itself does not mean a data centre has a modular architecture
Device modularity, subsystem modularity and module linkage
Modular deployment, modular consumption, modular finance
4. Multi-Tiered Hybrid DC Design
One size does not fit all
Right cost for right business requirement
Multiple operational environments to address different business needs
Right infrastructure for right operational need
Modular design
Flexible infrastructure
Align IT, facilities, line of business to match data center capacity and flexibility to changing business needs
5. Uptime Tier Classification
Tier I
No Generator or Optional
Basic UPS, non- redundant
Single Utility
99.671%
Availability
Tier II
Generator
N+1 UPS with
redundant
components
Single Utility,
N+1 Mechanical
System
99.741%
Availability
Tier III
(Concurrently
Maintainable)
N+1 Generator System
N+1 UPS with
redundant
components
Active/Passive, Utility Source,
N+1 Mechanical
System
99.982%
Availability
Tier IV
(Fault Tolerant)
2N Generator System
2N UPS
Systems
Dual Active Utility, 2N
Mechanical System
99.995%
Availability
Tier 1—Non-redundant capacity components (single uplink and servers). Tier 2—Tier 1 + redundant capacity components. Tier 3—Tier 2 + dual-powered equipment and multiple uplinks. Tier 4—Tier 3 + all components are fully fault-tolerant. Everything is dual-powered.
7. Multi-Tiered Datacenter Design
Business focused design
Designed for addressing business priorities, market needs and competition without over or under engineering
IDS2000 modules are right sized for different operational model (tier) requirements
Infrastructure is designed to host Tier 2 - 4
Allow chargeback for internal cost tracking when internal systems are hosted
Substantial capital and operational savings
8. Summary
More cost effective and energy efficient operation
Future proof as demands, trends and plans change
Single facility housing higher or lower tiered operational requirements
Avoid wasteful over-provisioning and over- investment
Operational simplicity and fast fault isolation