DATA CENTER DESIGN Advise by : Dr.Haitham El-Ghareeb

Present by : AbdulRahman Al-Dawish

WHAT IS DATA CENTER ?

▪ A data center (sometimes spelled datacenter) is a centralized repository, either physical or virtual, for the storage, management, and dissemination of data and information .

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT▪ Design Overview :

Power

- 110 ? OR 220 ?

- UPS ( uninterruptable power supply )

Cooling

- Many options are available, including in-row cooling, overhead cooling, raised floor with underfloor cooling, and wall-mounted cooling.

Equipment Racking

- easy to growth .

- Racking : Take Up enough space to networking

ETHERNET INFRASTRUCTURE▪ Core switch ( between customers and servers )

▪ Switches

▪ Routers

▪ Star Topology is best in DC

ETHERNET INFRASTRUCTURE▪ cabling

https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/product-design-guide/cabling-best-practices-ga-bp-036-02.pdf

ETHERNET INFRASTRUCTURE▪ Cabling Tips :

Measure twice, Cut once .

Label, Label, Label

Don’t buy cheap .

Don’t skip test .

Color code

Separate Cat5 and Power lines ( PoE )

Keep cables cool and friendly

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-cabling-tips-to-keep-your-data-center-manageable/

SERVERS INFRASTRUCTURE▪ Files servers

▪ Security servers

▪ Web servers

▪ Database servers

▪ Domain Controller

THE END Feel free and ask me