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Designing Resilience and Redundancy in Server Rooms

Efficient server room design with a level of resilience according to the facility type and client needs always begins with a thorough needs assessment together with the client.

We refer to four levels of resilience in server rooms inspired by international Tier standards:

Design and establishment of the appropriate electrical infrastructure for the server room

Gathering the necessary information for designing the server room and matching the suitable equipment:

  • The criticality level of the room according to client needs

  • The number of consumers in the room, including verification of their technical data:

    • Type of consumer (server, switches, hubs, POE switches, storage systems, etc.)
    • Power rating of the consumers
    • Number of power supplies (one supply / two power supplies / more than two)
    • Types of power supply connections: C13 / C19
    • Height of the equipment in U in a 19" rack

  • The number of racks according to the number of consumers and their power

  • Power distribution units (PDU) and cabling according to the power supplies of the equipment

  • Automatic transfer switch (ATS) based on the required level of resilience

  • UPS systems according to consumer power, required backup time, facility resilience, and future growth.

  • KVM switches and a retractable control station for the rack (screen, keyboard, and mouse).

  • Monitoring tools for remote management and control, including temperature, humidity, and flood sensors, etc.

  • Designing the location of the racks and equipment in the server room using a diagram while considering the location of air conditioning, raised floors, etc. (in coordination with the architect).

  • Designing and producing the electrical panel according to the power and the type and number of racks in the room (in coordination with the electrical consultant).

 

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