The creation of a data center from the ground up (blog)

Paul Boz

I've been hawking over the Nexus 7000 product documentation and felt that my data center knowledge was a little lacking so I did some googling on data center infrastructure and came across this great blog that chronicles the construction of a data center from the ground up. I thought my friends here might like the read.

http://pipenetworks.com/dc3/index.php?d=16&m=04&y=07

astorrs

Thanks Paul, I had forgotten about that blog. I remember reading that blog everyday during construction and constantly chiding the guys I work with that they need to up their game.

If you want to learn more about physical infrastructure in the data center, Data Center University (DCU) courses from APC are still free (until at least the summer - they keep postponing the end date).

They have courses covering the following areas:

Introductory
Alternative Power
Generation Technologies
An Overview of Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure
Examining Fire Protection Methods in the Data Center
Fundamental Principles of Network Security
Fundamentals of Availability
Fundamentals of Cooling Architectures
Fundamentals of Cooling‚ Part 1
Fundamentals of Cooling, Part II - Humidity in the Data Center
Fundamentals of Physical Security
Fundamentals of Power
Generator Fundamentals
Overview of Data Center University
Rack Fundamentals
Services for Next Generation Data Centers
Battery Safety and Environmental Concerns
Fundamental Cabling Strategies in the Data Center
How to use the Data Center University Site

Intermediate
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms
Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures I
Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures II
Battery Technology: Site Planning and Ventilation
Best Practices for Building a New Data Center
Data Center Back-up Batteries: Lifecycle options and costs
Data Center Efficiency: Making Energy Efficient Changes
Emergency Power Off: Don't Get Caught in the Dark
Enhancing Large UPS Efficiency
Financial Planning for NCPI Assets
Going Green: Energy Efficiency in the Data Center
Inter-system Ground Noise: Impact on Data Center Availability
Maximizing RFID for Network System Availability
NCPI Solutions for VoIP and IP Telephony
Power and Cooling for the New Digital Hospital
Power Redundancy in the Data Center
Re-examning Raised Floor Applications
Site Selection and Planning for Mission Critical Facilities
Standardization in the Data Center
Data Center Planning: Standardized Process
Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets and Small IT Rooms
Specifying Data Center Criticality Levels
Power over Ethernet's Effect on Wiring Closets
Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers
Increasing Data Center Efficiency through High Density Power Distribution Analyzing Reliability in the Data Center
Data Center Project Management Model
Data Center System Planning
Measuring Data Center Electrical Efficiency

Experienced
Calculating Total Cooling Requirements
Chilled Water Piping in your Data Center
Data Center Project Planning: Establishing a Floor Plan
Establishing Benchmarks for Data Center Efficiency Measurements
High Density-Blade Server Integration in Existing Data Centers
Physical Infrastructure Management Basics
Optimizing Cooling Layouts for the Data Center
Optimizing Data Center Environmental Monitoring
Power Distribution I
Power Distribution II
Power Distribution III
Specifications of Data Center Power Density
Calculating Total Power Requirements
Comparison of AC and DC Power Dist. in the Data Center
Data Center Projects-Commissioning
Designing and Building Telecom, Networking, and Server Rooms - A Case Study
Determining Data Center User Requirements
Forecasting and Accommodating Data Center Growth
Guidelines for Building a Medium to Large Data Center-A Case Study

They also offer an exam through Prometric leading to the DCU Associate Certification if you're interested.

dynamik

Interesting stuff.

Thanks guys.

Paul Boz

Great stuff there, thanks man. I'll go over it tomorrow after I sit the QoS exam