On average, existing computer rooms and data centers have around twice the amount of cooling as they require, but many of them are still facing problems with hot spots. The technology advances with blade servers and networking equipment enables the equipment that historically filled a room, can now be contained in a single rack; creating extreme power and heat problems. Power densities are increasing with many server racks already exceeding 10kW and future predictions of 20kW, 30kW and beyond leaving the traditional hot aisle/cold aisle approach is simply unable to effectively cope. More cooling plant requires more electrical power to drive it, yet supply companies cannot always guarantee it and the concern over carbon footprint is focusing companies on reducing their power use. Data centre professionals need to be armed with effective techniques to manage the air flow and utilise tried and tested best practice with cooling resources.

To understand different cooling technologies and problems affecting the temperature regulation of the modern data centre 
Prerequisites

• Must have attended and passed the CDCD™ module or have previous experience in the given discipline

Learning Level: Intermediate

Duration: 3 day(s)-

• Review of Power and Cooling
• Regulation review and the impact on data centers
• Maximizing existing investment by getting the most out of existing hot-aisle/coldaisle systems
• Co efficiency of performance of CRACs
• Heat pumps and Carnot
• Efficiency
• Performance factors of air to air heat pumps
• Dynamics and problems of air flow
• Software simulation,advantages and dangers
• Comparison of high-density cooling techniques
• R744 refrigerant comparisons