Modularity refers to the process of dividing the system into several modules from top to bottom when solving a complex problem. In order to cope with the development trends of servers such as cloud computing, virtualization, centralization, and high density, data center have also introduced modular design concepts to minimize the coupling of infrastructure to the data center environment. Modular data center integrate power supply and distribution, refrigeration, cabinets, airflow containment, integrated wiring, power environment monitoring and other systems, thereby improving the overall operational efficiency of data center and achieving rapid deployment, elastic expansion and green energy saving.
Modularity should be a very broad concept. It can be a module for each group of computer rooms, a module for a computer room, or even a building. As long as the power supply and distribution and air conditioning systems of the data center can be standardized and quickly deployed, and can generate benefits in the shortest time, they can be classified as modular.
So what are the specific advantages of modular data center?
Modularity has promoted the industrial standardization of building facilities. It is no longer limited to the specifications and sizes of shipping containers. It can meet any specifications and sizes required by customers as long as these modular products can be smoothly delivered to the data center site.
In some cases, end-user devices such as switches, servers and storage devices can be pre-installed in the modular factory so that complete, fully tested modules can be delivered directly to the data center. When the modules arrive, they will be fixed in place, connected to power, network and additional cooling equipment, and quickly put into operation.
This Lego-like approach is the key effect of modular construction of data center, and this design is very beneficial in the process of data center construction. Many data center are built in multiple phases. The modular design makes it possible to have no coupling between each phase of the project, saving time for re-design and planning, and only needs to refer to the previous design implementation. Moreover, each department of the data center can be prefabricated and debugged in the factory first. Once the equipment arrives, it only needs simple assembly to complete the deployment and go online quickly.
In the process of data center construction, other infrastructure construction is synchronized, and the construction time of the data center is greatly shortened. In addition, modular design is equivalent to dividing the data center into several independent small data center. Such an architecture is flexible. Different small data center can have their own characteristics and different power designs. Refined management can be carried out to finely match different IT business needs. It can make full use of resources and avoid mismatching of cooling capacity and power supply units, which leads to energy waste. Modular design can effectively improve the cooling efficiency of air conditioners, thereby reducing PUE and greatly reducing operating costs.
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