Google’s Container Data Center Video Tour

This post is updated on Apr 4 with a link to Rich Miller’s video of the video.  Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the video.

At Google Efficiency Data Center Summit multiple videos where shared.  The full video will be part of the youtube event, but here is summary of a few parts of the video.

The summary of best pratices is shown below.

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This facility had containers.

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a few facts about the facility.

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containers in the container hanger.

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a technician riding a scooter down the container access.

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A peak in the container.

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Placing a server in a rack.

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Close up of servers in the racks.

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Accessing cooling system in the sub floor.

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Rich Miller From Data Center Knowledge had his video camera running and created a video of the video.

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Andrew Fanara, Energy Star Manager – What’s Next for the Data Center Industry? – Partner for Success

Andrew started off his presentation at the Google Efficiency Data Center Summit with an overview of the forces impacting the data center now. The complexity is growing at a rate faster than energy use.

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There are now multiple issues as the above graphic illustrates. This is occurring on a global basis.  Anywhere gov’ts realize data centers are a critical part of a countries functioning and its companies.

As I was listening to Andrew’s presentation, it was kind of scary to think if you are not as big as a Google, building many data centers and have the resources to build their own custom servers.  How do you build data centers addressing these issues?

What was kind of obvious once it was presented by Andrew was to have a data center development partner.

As an example, Andrew discussed how eBay has partnered with Skanska on data center development, to work as partners to change how data centers are developed, operated, and upgraded over its lifecycle.

Olivier Sanche, eBay’s Sr. Director Data Centers, provided this statement.

“We have a company vision of measuring and managing our carbon footprint that includes a hard look at the ways that information, facilities, and operations use energy and water resources. The partnership between eBay and Skanska has been instrumental in examining and executing on this.” 

As Andrew had only a brief slides, I was able to get more information from Skanska’s Sr. VP, Jakob Carnermark.  Slide5

Datacenters are complex and interconnected living systems. They unite the site, building and its systems with energy, water, technology and information. These centers are subject to an ever changing set of cost, availability, utilization, regulatory and environmental pressures. They interconnect to form a network of business crucial assets for almost every type of corporation.

Historically, buildings have been designed for a specific and fixed purpose. With the pace of change in business and in systems, this is no longer practical. Nowhere are the systems and business practices changing faster than in the datacenter world.

Embracing change as a constant requires a new approach to information systems, one that acknowledges information has both financial and energy costs and that visibility and incorporation of these costs into enterprise operations leads to more efficient and effective business practices.

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As datacenters become increasingly modular, just-in-time delivery of data center capacity becomes essential. The inventory and capital cost of technical space built for future needs can be reduced as the supply chain is optimized to react quickly. Modules can be built safer, faster, and with fewer resources.

To create and manage this process, information access, discovery, transparency and context are essential. This integrated approach and just-in-time processes maximize datacenter utilization while reducing capital investment. Integrated practices enable the center to always operate at its peak while being prepared to upscale or down scale as required.

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Insights into Google’s PUE, a laptop approach to Power Supplies and UPS for Servers achieves 99.9% efficient UPS system

Chris Malone and Ben Jai presented “Insights into Google’s PUE”

Areas to be discussed are

  • Innovations and best practices
  • Measurement and method & accuracy
  • Benefits of measuring PUE

and a PUE update + a google server on display

Some details discussed were.

Typical data center PUE is 2.0 vs. Google’s 1.16.

85% reduction in cooling .7 vs. 0.15 achieved by Closed-couple cooling , raise temperatures, economizers

80% Power distribution .22 vs. 0.039 by 99.9% efficient UPS

This last point of 99.9% efficient UPS is where Ben Jai explained the google approach for UPS. electronics design responsibility.2003 –2007.

Ben pointed out he did not seek out to find a UPS solution.  But, started looking at the server and issues. Over provisioning in power supply is a problem.  Google Server has PSU to motherboard to disk.  Let motherboard make determination of disk drive power requirements.

The next was add a battery to the motherboard to provide the battery backup required for the server.

Below is a picture of the motheboard with power supply and battery changes.  The server is now close to a laptop design, but only enough battery power to allow backup power to be provided vs. the hours we expect for laptops.

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Urs Hoelzle, keynote Google Efficiency Data Center Event

Today I am at Google’s Efficiency Data Centers Summitt. There are 175 registered attendees.

 

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Urs Hoelzle kicked off the event discussing how Google has focused for many years on making its data centers efficient, thanking the efforts by many on the years of work to allow this event to occur.  I wrote about Google’s PUE disclosure was part of an uncloaking, and had the pleasure of meeting Urs in person before his keynote.

Today’s agenda besides industry presenters will include Google sharing some of its best practices for energy efficiency, new information on PUE, a video of the data center summit will be available Monday on Youtube.

As the day unfolds we can hope Google finds the event has the desired results so they will share more and more.

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Google Efficient Data Centers Summit

Here is a cool event coming up.  I’ll be there, and it will be a good place to catch up with many people I’ve interviewed in the past.

I am sure Google is already at capacity, but their event will be available on YouTube.

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Please join Google and other members of the IT industry to discuss best practices for building and measuring data center efficiency.

Saving resources such as electricity and water is not just good for the environment, it makes good business sense too. Being "green" reduces operating costs and can keep our industry competitive; it is this economic advantage that makes efficiency truly sustainable. Join us to learn more about how Google builds and designs data centers, and to share your own opinions and ideas.

A video of the summit will be posted to YouTube shortly after the event.
  April 1, 2009

Google
Maxwell Tech Talk
1300 Crittenden Lane
Mountain View, CA 94043
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9:00 amRegistration
9:30 amWelcome
Urs Hoelzle, Google
9:45 amStandards from The Green Grid
John Tuccillo, The Green Grid
10:30 amInsights Into Google's PUE
Jimmy Clidaras & Chris Malone, Google
11:15 amWhat's Next for the Data Center Industry
Andrew Fanara, EPA
12:00 pmLunch
1:00 pmBest Practices
James Hamilton, Amazon
1:45 pmGoogle Data Center Video Tour
Jimmy Clidaras & Chris Malone, Google
2:15 pmBest Practices Q&A
Luiz Barroso, Moderator, Google; Ken Brill, Uptime Institute;
James Hamilton, Amazon; Olivier Sanche, eBay
3:00 pmBreak
3:15 pmSustainable Data Centers & Water Management
Joe Kava, Google
4:00 pmWrap-Up
Luiz Barroso, Google
 
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