Scenario Pacific Internet Solutions, a multinational ISP offers a range of cloud based solutions and services to
Question:
Scenario
Pacific Internet Solutions, a multinational ISP offers a range of cloud based solutions and services to customers. A surge in demand for these services in Australia has led Pacific Internet Solutions to commission the construction of an additional data centre in the region.You have been appointed to develop a design brief that will be used to define the high level requirements and provide high level specifications to architects, engineers, and other specialists.
Requirements
Pacific Internet Solutions have their head office and top level management in the USA and are familiar with US data centre standards and operations.
- The management team has decided that the new data centre must meet Tier II standards for uptime and availability and provide N+1 for power and cooling.
- All operational, technical, and administrative staff for the data centre shall be located at the data centre and space and facilities should be allocated for this.The staff numbers are 2 administrative staff, 3 operational staff, and 5 technical staff.
- It is envisaged that the data centre will house 10 IT pods, each pod will accommodate 22 racks. Each rack will house 2 x HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosures.Each HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure will house 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G7 servers. It is envisaged that the data centre will be operating at full capacity approximately 5 years after construction.
- The sites geographical location must be low risk for earthquake, flooding, tsunami, and volcanic activity. The location must provide access to water, power, and telecommunications services. The site must also provide the opportunity for free cooling.
5. Describe the specifications for the required power systems and equipment. References - APC White Paper 3 - Calculating Total Power Requirements, Schneider Electric -Data Center Design-Tools, Schneider Electric - Reference Design 33
reference: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DIorwHqGt39zQ37gE7fcaQqrV007nGvM/view?usp=sharing
Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078025556
8th edition
Authors: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel Short