Energy Saving Best Practices

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1 Energy Saving Best Practices BICSI Meeting West Kingston, RI 16 October 2008 Vinnie Jain, CDCP Advanced Marketing Manager Ortronics/Legrand VJ-1July08

2 IT Spending on the Rise $B Financial Institutional Retail Utilities It simply works better. 2

3 Data Center - Trends More and more bandwidth required IP Convergence Increased need for data storage SANS Equipment densities increasing More blade servers More cables and connection Cooling requirements Efficient power delivery and backup Redundancy and data backup Elevated security requirements It simply works better. 3

4 Data Center Heat Load Trends ASHRAE, Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., It simply works better. 4

5 Data Centers What are they? Facility Purpose Typical Data Rates TR Small DC (Reduced) Medium DC (Basic) Cross- Connections & Switches Servers, CPU, UPS, Switches Servers, CPU, UPS, POE, Local SAN, Switches Typical # of Racks Typical Business 100 Mbps < 5 All 1 Gbps 5-20 Small Financial Hospitals 1-10 Gbps Banks Drug Co. Universities Large DC (Distributed) Servers, CPU, UPS, POE, Local & Remote SANs, Switches, Asset Management 10 Gbps > 100 Large Financial Retail Insurance Large Research Labs It simply works better. 5

6 Why Do We Have Data Center Standards? Multiple Benefits to Designers & Managers Consistency in design & terminology Predictable level of performance More choice in the marketplace Interoperability between different vendors products Economies of scale It simply works better. 6

7 How Do Standards Help? They Help Us Go From This To This! It simply works better. 7

8 Why Save Energy? In 2006, data centers consumed 61B KWH of electricity at a cost of $4.5B (twice as much as in 2000). EPA predicts that by 2012, US data centers will consume 100B KWH of electricity at a cost of $7.4B. Cooling in a typical data center consumes more than half of the total power used. It simply works better. 8

9 Power Consumption Source: The Green Grid It simply works better. 9

10 The TGG Metrics EPA and The Green Grid (TGG) are developing standards and metrics for data center energy efficiency EPA will have ratings, similar to Energy Star, to quantify energy efficiency in the data centers TGG is developing data center infrastructure efficiency metrics, called DCiE and PUE These metrics will help Data Center managers and designers compare actual results measure progress in their installations It simply works better. 10

11 Data Center Design Concerns - Heat/Density/Cooling DC Managers Survey-Fall 2007* Concerns: Increased density in racks and cabinets Potential Cost Savings: Server hardware Cooling Energy Cost Savings: Improved airflow techniques Better Rack and Cabinet design Better Cable Design/Management *Gartner survey It simply works better. 11

12 Energy Saving Best Practices Use Hot aisle/cold aisle arrangement Reduce cable congestion from under the raised floor to improve cold air movement Improve airflow with innovative rack designs Use thinner cables to reduce congestion Use blanking panels for open rack spaces Use occupancy sensor lighting It simply works better. 12

13 Data Center Airflow, Cooling and Cable Layout CEILING CABLE TRAYS or LADDER RACK 3-4 CABLE TRAYS or LADDER RACK CABLE TRAYS or LADDER RACK Front Cabinet or Rack Cabinet or Rack Cabinet or Rack Rear Rear RAISED FLOOR CABLE TRAYS POWER CABLES PERFED TILES CABLE TRAYS POWER CABLES PERFED TILES It simply works better. 13

14 Example-Overhead Patching and Cable Tray Enables Air Flow It simply works better. 14

15 Airflow Improvement in Racks Unique racking designs enhance airflow Example: Mighty Mo 10 design Honeycomb uprights and interbay baffles allow clear path for cold air to flow from cold aisle to hot aisle Side baffles redirect the air to the hot aisle and keep it from mixing with cold air intake Patent pending It simply works better. 15

16 Reduced Diameter Copper Cables Use cables with smaller diameter when feasible to reduce congestion and thus improving airflow Some of the examples of reduced diameter cables are shown below: 1 st Generation Cat 6a New LANmark- 10G2 CMP (0.350 ) LANmark-6 FTP (0.300 ) (0.290 ) New LANmark 6 It simply works better. 16

17 New compact high-fiber count cable technology Example: Micro Data Center Plenum (MDP) cable Developed specifically for data center Optimized for use in pre-terminated assemblies Easy to install, easy to terminate 50% smaller than comparable fiber count ribbon cables No preferential bending New 48F MDP Cable (0.231 OD) 48F Stacked Ribbon Cable (0.520 OD) It simply works better. 17

18 Rack and cable management Example: Mighty Mo rack models and accessories. Designed to address the space, density, airflow, passive cooling, and power requirements of data centers and large premise networks. It simply works better. 18

19 Dropping Like Flies Korea RoHS Taiwan RoHS REACH EU RoHS EuP China RoHS Japan Packaging WEEE DHS GHS U.S. RoHS GHG E Waste It simply works better. 19

20 USGBC Members It simply works better. 20

21 Why was LEED Created? Facilitate positive results for the environment, occupant health and financial return Define green by providing a standard for measurement Prevent greenwashing Promote whole-building, integrated design processes Use as a design guideline Recognize leaders Stimulate green competition Establish market value with recognizable national brand Raise consumer awareness Transform the marketplace It simply works better. 21

22 RoHS Regulations RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Substances On July 1, 2006 EU RoHS became effective. On March 1, 2007 China RoHS became effective. China RoHS modeled after EU RoHS, but has major differences US is following lead It simply works better. 22

23 Change in mindset Change from Being in Compliance to Environmental Responsibility is Part of Doing Business. Protecting today to create a better tomorrow together. It simply works better. 23

24 Summary Avoid mixing of hot and cold air Improve airflow within the data center Use airflow simulation techniques to optimize airflow within the data center Use smaller diameter cables to reduce congestion Fill up the empty rack spaces with blanking panels Employ best cable management techniques It simply works better. 24

25 Questions / Comments? It simply works better. 25