Data Center High Density Applications

Managing Power and Cooling of your High Density Applications

The performance and space benefits of high-density servers are undeniable. However, depending on the server room, these powerful machines can present significant infrastructure challenges.

As these new systems have been installed alongside previous generation systems, they have created hot spots within the data center that cannot be effectively managed using traditional approaches. New strategies and technologies must be implemented to provide the cooling high-density systems require for reliable operation. But, choosing the wrong strategy or technology can have devastating consequences.

Conducting a comprehensive analysis of key data center conditions can help data center’s mitigate the risks of associated with implementing the wrong high-density cooling solution.

• What are the current temperatures and humidification patterns of each existing rack/cabinet, room?
• What is the recirculation patterns within the room?
• What information can be gathered about the existing airflow patterns including perforated tile layout and under floor airflow?
• What is the current power consumption within the data center, compared to system capacity?
• Are there any limitations to existing power distribution units?