Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology

Acknowledgments. Preface. Sun BluePrints Program. Who Should Use This Book. Before You Read This Book. How This Book Is Organized. Ordering Sun Documents. Accessing Sun Documentation Online. Typographic Conventions. Shell Prompts in Command Examples. 1. Data Center Design Philosophy. Look Forward by Looking Back. A Modern Pantheon. Fundamentals of the Philosophy. Top Ten Data Center Design Guidelines. 2. Data Center Design Criteria. Scope, Budget, and Criteria. System Availability Profiles. Insurance and Local Building Codes. Determining the Viability of the Project. 3. Designing a Data Center. Design Process. Data Center Structural Layout. Data Center Support Systems. Physical and Logical Security. System Monitoring. Remote Systems Management. Planning for Possible Expansion. 4. Determining Data Center Capacities. Data Center Capacities. Purpose of Rack Location Units. Data Center Evolution. Determining Criteria for RLUs. Creating RLU Definitions. Using RLUs to Determine In-Feed Capacities. Planning for Equipment Layout. 5. Site Selection. Geographic Location. Data Center Site Selection. General Site Considerations. 6. Implementing a Raised Floor. Anatomy of a Raised Floor. Floor Load Capacity. Air Flow and Pressure. Fire Rating. Local Building Code. 7. Power Distribution. Power Distribution System Design. Grounding and Bonding. Signal Reference Grid. Input Power Quality. Wiring and Cabling. Electromagnetic Compatibility. Electrostatic Discharge. Site Power Analyses. 8. HVAC and Other Environmental Controls. Reasons for Environmental Control. Temperature Requirements. Relative Humidity. Electrostatic Discharge. Air Conditioning Systems. Humidification Systems. Monitoring Temperature and RH Levels. Mechanical Support Systems. Air Distribution. 9. Network Cabling Infrastructure1. Creating a Network Cabling Infrastructure. Points of Distribution. Cable Connectors. Avoiding Spaghetti. Labeling and Color Coding. Verification. 10. Shipping, Receiving, and Staging.

Rob Snevely is an Enterprise Architect at Sun Microsystems, working in the Quality Engineering and Deployment organization. He has over 14 years' experience working with large-scale UNIX systems in data center environments and is responsible for data center architecture for all of the Enterprise Technology Centers at Sun. Since coming to work for Sun in 1990 as a system administrator, he has been involved with network and system performance and large scale system engineering. His liberal arts background in theatre, art history, and fashion design augment his practical and pragmatic methods for designing data centers.