Sun Microsystems Data Center Site Planning Guide

Data Centers' Best Practices

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Contents

Preface

1. General Site Selection Criteria

1.1 Locating the Building

1.2 Locating the Computer Room

2. General Computer Room Criteria

2.1 Designing the Room

2.1.1 Computer Aided Design (CAD) Drawings

2.1.2 Design Flexibility and Planned Redundancy

2.1.3 Expansion Considerations and Preparations

2.1.4 Room Layout and Planning

2.1.5 Computer Room Access

2.2 Designing the Floor

2.2.1 Floor Height

2.2.2 General Support Grid Recommendations

2.2.3 General Tile Construction Recommendations

2.2.4 Floor Maintenance

2.2.5 Cutouts and Other Tile Customizations

2.2.6 General Load Rating Recommendations

2.2.7 Fire Rating

2.2.8 Supplemental Bracing

2.3 Building the Room

2.3.1 Building Preparation

2.3.2 Building Materials Selection

3. Cooling and Air Distribution

2.1 Temperature Recommendations

2.2 Relative Humidity Recommendations

2.3 Temperature and Relative Humidity Problems

2.3.1 Thermal Concerns

2.3.2 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

2.3.3 Corrosion

2.4 Temperature and Relative Humidity Monitoring

2.5 Air Conditioner and Humidifier Design, Maintenance, and Placement

2.5.1 Air Conditioner and Humidifier Set-points

2.6 Mechanical Support Systems

2.7 Air Distribution Tile Placement

2.8 Hardware Placement

2.9 Subfloor Pressure Differential Recommendations

2.10 Supply Air Plenum Integrity Concerns

2.11 Vapor Barrier Design and Conditions

4. Environmental Contaminants

4.1 Recommended Air Quality Levels

4.2 Contaminant Properties and Sources

4.2.1 Operator Activity

4.2.2 Hardware Movement

4.2.3 Outside Air

4.2.4 Stored Items

4.2.5 Outside Influences

4.2.6 Cleaning Activity

4.3 Contaminant Effects

4.3.1 Physical Interference

4.3.2 Corrosive Failure

4.3.3 Shorts

4.3.4 Thermal Failure

4.4 Room Conditions

4.5 Exposure Points

4.6 Filtration

4.7 Positive Pressurization and Ventilation

4.8 Cleaning Procedures and Equipment

4.8.1 Daily Tasks

4.8.2 Weekly Tasks

4.8.3 Quarterly Tasks

4.8.4 Bi-Annual Tasks

4.9 Activity and Processes

5. Safety and Security

5.1 Fire Prevention in a Computer Room

5.2 Physical Structure

5.3 Fire Detection and Suppression

5.4 Water Detection and Leak Precautions

5.5 Personnel Safety

5.6 Operator Health Considerations

6. Facility Power Requirements

6.1 Power System Design

6.1.1 Multiple Utility Feeds

6.1.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

6.1.3 Backup Power Generators

6.1.4 Maintenance Bypass

6.1.5 Installation and Placement

6.1.6 Single-and Three-Phase Power

6.1.7 Separately Derived Systems

6.2 Grounding and Bonding

6.2.1 Ground

6.2.2 Recommended Acceptable Values

6.2.3 Equipment Grounding Conductor Impedance

6.2.4 Grounding of Building Structural Steel

6.2.5 Special Forms of Earth Grounding Electrodes

6.2.6 Bonding of Metal Sleeves

6.3 Signal Reference Grid

6.3.1 Recommended Practices for Signal Reference Grid (SRG)

6.4 Input Power Quality

6.4.1 Power Conditioning Technology

6.4.2 Voltage Tolerance

6.4.3 Frequency Tolerance

6.4.4 Harmonic Content

6.4.5 Branch Circuits

6.4.6 Voltage Spikes

6.4.7 Lightning Protection

6.4.8 Emergency Power Control

6.5 Wiring and Cabling

6.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

6.7 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

6.7.1 ESD Damage

6.7.2 ESD Control

6.8 Site Surveys and Site Power Analyses

7. Receiving, Transporting, and Staging Guidelines

7.1 Unloading, Moving, Unpacking, and Storing Guidelines

7.2 Equipment Staging Area Guidelines

A. Conversion Information

B. List of References

B.1 References