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THE GLOBAL SPECIALIST


IN ELECTRICAL AND DIGITAL BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURES
tHe LeGrand
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The Legrand Group is a global specialist in electrical
and digital building infrastructures, with more than
half of its activity in the commercial and industrial
fields. In response to major market developments,
the Group is continuing to strengthen its position in
up-and-coming, ambitious markets.

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Within a context of increasing globalisation, in
which projects are more and more complex, the
support of a knowledgeable, reliable partner is
essential: it is the real key to success! subsidiaries and offices,
Choosing Legrand gives you the assurance of sales in close to 180 countries
global expertise thanks to:

36,000
innovative applications and a huge range of
products enabling you to build solutions then
configure systems which incorporate the latest
technological advances
generalist (Legrand, Bticino…) and specialised
staff members throughout the world

€ 4.5 billion
(Minkels, Cablofil, Zucchini, Estap, Alpes
Technologies…) brands who will help you set up
your project, from its design through to its final
implementation
net sales in 2013
LEGRAND AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
For many years, Legrand has been committed, with INTRoDUCTIoN
its customers and partners, to a process of conti-
nuous improvement to ensure profitable, long-term What type of data center? 2
and responsible growth for its business.
The Group thus intends to respond to the environmen-
Answers to specific requirements 4
tal, economic and social issues of today and the future.
1. A global approach for sustainable development 1 EFFICIENCY 6
Legrand’s sustainable development approach
covers three areas: social responsibility, the envi- 2 AVAILABILITY 24
ronment and governance.
To find out more, visit www.legrand.com
3 SCALABILITY 44
2. Reducing the environmental impact of the
Group’s sites
4 SAFETY AND SECURITY 54
Since 1996, Legrand has integrated management
and protection of the environment into the way in
which it operates its industrial sites.
3. Controlling the use of chemical substances
When manufacturing its products, the Legrand
Group systematically seeks out technical solutions
to substitute the use of hazardous products.
4. Eco-friendly products
Legrand implements an ecodesign approach to
limit the global impact that products have on the
environment throughout their entire life cycle.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Voluntary initiatives such as signing up
o the Global Compact or meeting the
stringent social and environmental cri-
teria of the FTSE4Good and the DJSI*
indexes form part of an overall policy of transparen-
cy highlighting Legrand’s determined commitment
to Corporate Social Responsibility.
* Based on evaluation 2010 and subject to annual re-evaluation

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More and more data centers are being developed
in this, the era of cloud computing.
In the era of cloud computing, the development
of data centers keeps growing but the needs
change. From the necessity of a complete
infrastructure to a secure sharing of facilities at
a low cost, the data center fits your actual needs.

LeGrand identifies tHree main


cateGOries Of data centers:

enterPrIse CorPorate
These small data centers meet the These are medium to large data
needs of small and medium sized centers, used by organisations whose:
companies whose: core business is directly connected
business is simply supported by IT with the data center (banks,
(universities, hospitals, town councils, insurance companies, oil companies,
etc.) etc.)
coverage is regional or possibly coverage is international.
national. They are generally managed internally,
The management of this type of data via a dedicated department.
center is still largely handled internally,
but is increasingly being outsourced
with the onset of cloud computing.

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ColoCatIon
These are large data centers in which
different entities can rent servers or
space to install their own equipment.
The security level in these data centers
is high.
This solution enables data
management to be wholly outsourced,
with the assurance of optimum
continuity of service.
For this type of data center, Legrand
can work with you at the project
development stage.

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to specific

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Data centers are sensitive areas which consume a huge amount of energy
and have changing requirements. They house servers containing large
amounts of data. Ensuring they are flexible, efficient and reliable thus
means providing a durable infrastructure which provides high performance
under all circumstances.
There are four main objectives for providing an optimum response to the
specific issues and requirements of data centers.

requirements
Optimise energy efficiency Incorporate the need for
Data centers consume a great deal of scalability
energy. The aim will therefore be to It may be necessary to add a UPS or a
reduce their carbon footprint. How? cooling module, server or switch - a data
By improving the PUE (Power Usage center has to be able to change, and
aVaiLaBiLitY
scaLaBiLitY

Effectiveness). This is an indicator the infrastructures must do the same


safetY and

which defines the energy efficiency of in order to support the durability of the
efficiencY

a data center by calculating the ratio data center. This involves in particular
of the total energy consumed by the using solutions which combine optimi-
secUritY

data center as a whole to that actually sation of space and modularity.


consumed by the IT systems which the → discOVer OUr sOLUtiOns in tHe
data center operates. « scaLaBiLitY » sectiOn
→ discOVer OUr sOLUtiOns in tHe
« efficiencY » sectiOn Ensure the safety and security of
equipment and data
Ensure continuity of service A data center houses strategic data
Maintaining an electrical and digital that is essential to the operation of the
supply throughout the year as well as companies to which that data belongs.
cooling the servers ensures availability Protecting the data and the equipment
of reliable energy. There are several on which it is located against any intru-
availability levels. Depending on the level sions or internal/external events is thus
of availability required by the data center an absolute necessity.
owner for all the equipment and infras- → discOVer OUr sOLUtiOns in tHe
tructures, the building will be assigned « safetY and secUritY » sectiOn
a Tier, from 1 to 4, which guarantees a
certain continuity of supply and service.
→ discOVer OUr sOLUtiOns in tHe
« aVaiLaBiLitY » sectiOn

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1 EFFICIENCY

OBjectiVes:
Optimise the cooling solutions 10
reduce power losses 14
make use of performance indicators 18

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1 EFFICIENCY

Context Data centers consume a great deal


of energy: 322 TWh in 2012, i.e. 1.8%

& issues
of global energy consumption*

ENERGY-INTENSIVE BUILDINGS AN INCREASINGLY LARGE ECOLOGICAL


For example: FOOTPRINT
- a typical data center consumes 10 to 100 The ecological footprint of data centers is
times more energy per m² than a standard constantly increasing: it is estimated that in
office building the next 10 years there will be 30 times more
- the consumption of a 10,000 m² data center data (90% of which will not be structured)
is the same as that of a town with 50,000 and significant more servers. At this rate,
inhabitants energy requirements could double within
- over 10 years, the operating cost of a data 5 years.
center is the same as its installation cost Reducing the carbon footprint (one of
- the electricity bill represents 10 to 15% of the main concerns of stakeholders) and
the operating cost improving the energy efficiency of data
The building infrastructure currently centers is therefore vital in order to reduce
represents close to half of the total energy consumption and costs.
consumption.

BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IT EQUIPMENT


48 % 52 %

Cooling
32 %

Peripherals
(lighting, CCTV,
heating generator)
6%

UPS, energy conversion


and PDU
10 %

* Source: DataCenterDynamics

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Legrand’s
response
OBJECTIVE: REDUCE THE PUE Intermediate PUE (level 2) THREE POSSIBLE
The PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) is an This measurement includes the level 1 ACTIONS TO REDUCE
indicator for measuring the energy efficiency requirements. However the IT consumption THE PUE:
of a data center by working out the ratio of is measured at the PDUs (Power Distribution OPTIMISING
the total consumption of the data center Units). A clear distinction is therefore made THE COOLING SOLUTIONS
to that of the computer and telecoms (IT) between the infrastructure and the IT equip- → SEE P. 10
equipment. The Green Grid, an international ment and it is easier to measure a pPUE
(partial PUE). REDUCING POWER LOSSES
consortium set up to improve the efficiency
→ SEE P. 14
of data center resources, has defined several Advanced PUE (level 3)
PUE levels: This measurement includes the level 2 requi- MAkE USE OF
Level 0 PUE rements. It refines them by requiring the IT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This measurement compares the amount consumption to be measured at device level. → SEE P. 18
of electricity entering the data center with
the amount of power consumed by the IT A data center with optimum efficiency will be
equipment. The new definition specifies that PUE 1, whereas the average global PUE of a
the measurements must be taken during data center is between 1.8 and 1.89 (source:
consumption peaks, and behind the UPS. Uptime Institute survey 2012). Reducing
Even if the measurements are increased to this is therefore a priority in order to ensure
regular intervals, an energy efficiency ratio at that the infrastructure provides ever-higher
maximum load is obtained, which is not very

1,8< <1,89
performance.
representative of the activity of the company.
Basic PUE (level 1)
This measurement includes the level 0
requirements and stipulates conversion of AVERAgE
all measurements into kilowatt-hour (kWh).
It is more precise than level 0 because it
gLoBAL
also includes energy sources other than PUE
mains electricity. PUE1 is calculated over a
12-month period.
NOTE
the Green Grid and isO/iec are - the carbon Usage effectiveness
proposing 4 additional indicators to (cUe): this extrapolates a greenhouse
refine the assessment of the ecologi- gas emission volume based on the
cal footprint of a data center: electricity consumption of the data
- the Green energy coefficient center
(Gec): this quantifies the proportion - the Water Usage effectiveness
of renewable energy consumed by a (WUe): this measures the amount of
data center water used in the data center.
- the energy reuse factor (erf): this
measures the amount of energy used For further information,
outside the data center go to www.thegreengrid.org

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optimise
the cooling
solutions
The cooling systems are the main item of consumption
in a Data center.
To reduce the energy consumption, the consumption by
the server cooling systems must above all be reduced.
This involves:
- an optimised design of the white room
- selecting the right cooling solutions
To obtain the most appropriate solutions,
it is necessary first of all to know the class
of Data center concerned (see opposite).
These solutions will then facilitate the
implementation of a global cooling system THE LEGRAND ADVANTAGE
called “free cooling”.
thanks to its worldwide network of par-
In the context of a free cooling installation, tners, Legrand supports you during the
several Legrand cooling solutions for the decisive stages of your project:
secondary circuit can be used to optimise the - selection of the right solutions when defi-
air conditioning. They comply with 2 major ning the white room’s design
thermodynamic principles: - sizing of the cooling solution in relation to
Isolation of the hot air from the cold air the power of the servers
This enables optimum management of air
leaks and increases the cooling capacity.
Optimisation of the cold air circuit
objective: minimize the air friction losses.

« FREE COOLING »
Air Piping Ambient air
Free cooling consists of cooling a building by
ventilation using the free energy of the exter-
nal air or water when it is at a temperature
below the required internal conditions. This
system also reduces the need to use cooling
units, which leads to a reduction in energy
bills and improved efficiency of the whole
installation (PUE and carbon footprint).
Free cooling includes overall management
solutions via the primary cooling circuit and
targeted management solutions in the white
room via the secondary cooling circuit. Secondary cooling circuit Primary cooling circuit

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ISOLATION OF THE HOT AIR FROM
THE COLD AIR
Hot Corridor/Cold Corridor solutions
These consist of separating hot and cold
corridors for easier, optimised air distribution.
Cold Corridor Solutions
In addition to simply separating the air flows
by creating dedicated corridors, the Cold
Corridor enables the corridors to be
contained for optimised cooling. OPTIMISATION OF THE COLD AIR CIRCUIT Principle
of the room
The hot air and cold air are separated when Cooling the room cooling system
the room is designed, using roofs, panels and This is done using CRAC (Computer Room
doors (at the entrance and exit). This very Air Conditioning) units.
effectively reduces the energy consumption Traditionally, the cold air is sent into the false
of the air conditioning units (visible reduction floor at a slightly higher pressure and exits
via the air conditioning unit consumption via perforated tiles in the Cold Corridor. The
reports). The Cold Corridor provides an ave- hot air is evacuated in the hot corridor and
rage of 30% energy savings. reprocessed by the unit.

CoLD CoRRIDoR
®

an aVerage oF
30 % energy saVIngs
STANDARDS
The class (A1 to A4) of a data center, defined Specific environmental features (ASHRAE - 2011 Thermal Guidelines)
by the ASHRAE standard, is assigned Product Operations Product Power Off
according to the equipment in the data center
Dry-Bulb Maximum Maximm Maximum Dry-Bulb Relative Maximum
and its specific environmental features. Classes Temperature
Humidity Range,
non-Condensing
Dew Pont Elevation Rate of Change Temperature Humidity Dew Pont
°C °C m °C/hr °C % °C
Equipment (ASHRAE - 2011 Thermal Guidelines) Recommended (Applies to all A classes; individual data centers can choose to expand this range)
A1 5.5°C DP to
2011 2008 Applications IT Equipment Environmental to 18 to 27 60% RH and
classes classes Control A4 15°C DP
Enterprise servers, Tightly Classes Allowable
A1 1
storage products controlled
A1 15 to 32 17
DATA 20% to 80%
A2 2 RH
8 to 80
CENTERS Volume servers, A2 10 to 35 21
storage products,
A3 NA Some control
personal computers, -12°C DP & 8% 3050 5/20 5 to 45 27
workstations A3 5 to 40 RH to 85% RH 8 to 85
A4 NA
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-12°C DP & 8%
A4 5 to 45 RH to 90% RH 8 to 90
Class A1:
typically a data center with tightly controlled environmental parameters (dew point,
temperature, and relative humidity) and mission critical operations. More information,
Classes A2/A3/A4:
typically an information technology space or office or lab environment with some
check the ASHRAE 2011
control of environmental parameters (dew point, temperature, and relative humidity). Thermal Guidelines

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LEgRAND’S RESPoNSE
of the cold air circuit

H2o
OPTIMISATION OF THE COLD AIR CIRCUIT
(continued)

Row-based cooling solutions


These cooling solutions integrated in the
corridor (in or between the cabinets) reduce
the complexity of the installation and provide
cooling as close as possible to the server.
Particularly suitable for high density solu-
tions or rooms without false floors, these
solutions optimise the air flow so that it is
as short as possible, which results in lower
losses.

TWo SySTEMS CoExIST:


The H2O system
Commonly called a chilled water system it
uses water for exchanging thermal energy
between the secondary system and the
primary outdoor system. When the system
is running outside a water/glycol mixture is
used as a coolant to prevent freezing. The Example of
system can be designed as a single loop H20 in
system avoiding an extra heat exchanger and Cold Corridor
therefore maximizing the capability of free
cooling. The water infrastructure is com-
monly managed as a circuit for a whole room
or is part of a complete building.
The Direct Expansion (DX) system
In this direct expansion system, the coolant
in the refrigerating machine circulates in the
exchangers in contact with the internal air
(evaporator) and the external air (air conden-
ser). This is a closed circuit in which each
indoor unit is associated with one outdoor
unit.

Example of Dx
in closed loop

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H20 installation
diagram

outdoor unit
Indoor unit

IT rack

H2O

Piping

Condensate drain

DX installation
diagram

outdoor unit
Indoor unit

IT rack

DX

Piping
Electrical
cabling
(only Dx)
Condensate drain

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Reduce
power losses
The objective is to reduce power losses so as to increase the efficiency of the
electrical infrastructure. Power losses connected with energy conversion and
UPSs currently represent around 10% of the total energy consumption of a
data center, where the cooling alone represents 32%.
Given the efforts made with regard to cooling, particularly through designs
enabling the use of free cooling, these power losses will account for a large
part of the data center’s energy bill.

In order to increase the efficiency of the PrOjectiOn Of LOsses BY imPrOVinG tHe PUe
electrical infrastructure, it is therefore
necessary to look into solutions that will
reduce this percentage, in particular via the
UPSs, energy conversion
power supply and distribution systems.
and PDUs
Various products, providing high perfor- 20,8 %
mance installations, improve the quality
of the energy and limit power losses, thus
Devices
reducing the environmental footprint:
(lighting, CCTV,
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) heating
These enable the power demand to generator set) PUE
be as close as possible to the actual 12,5 % 1,92
requirements
Green T.HE hv/lv transformers
(Green Transformer High Efficiency)
These high efficiency transformers ensure Cooling
66,7 %
effective energy efficiency.
Capacitor banks
These optimise the reactive power
and reduce the apparent power of the
installation.

UPSs, energy conversion


and PDUs
39 %

Devices
(lighting, CCTV,
heating
generator set) PUE
28 % 1,30

Cooling
33 %

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STANDARDS
Various normative documents and certifications
guarantee the quality of the supply and distribution
systems, thus limiting power losses.
Standard EN 62040 & European Code of Conduct
on the efficiency and quality of UPS
For uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
Standard IEC 60076
For power transformers. Refer more specifically to
standards EN 60076-1 to 60776-5 and EN 60076-11
version 2004 (for dry-type power transformers)
Standard EN 50541-1
This new European standard, published at the start NOTE
of 2011 and applicable since January 2011, will be
compulsory and will replace the national standards the reduction of power losses must be
in January 2014. It applies to dry-type distribution worked at on a daily basis, via careful mana-
transformers from 100 to 3150 kVA, up to 36 kV. gement of the energy requirements. those
It defines much lower levels of no-load/on load trans- responsible for operating a data center
former losses and is easier to read: must therefore pay attention to the flow
and quality of the incoming energy in order
to adapt the power demand to the actual
No-Load Losses On Load Losses
According to EN 50541-1 According to EN 50541-1 requirements of the data center and ensure
Po Pk optimum use of the power received.
as the various power devices operate effi-
AO AO Ak Ak ciently at low load conditions (a transformer
used at 10% of its capacity is 3 times less
BO
efficient than at 60% of it capacity, likewise
CO Bk for inverters and air conditioning units.),
their energy management will be optimised
Losses that are still present when Losses that are quadratic with the and power losses limited.
the transformer is connected to charge ( Pk I2 )
the net (8760 hours per year) and
are independent of the charge

It also establishes noise limits to ensure a level of


comfort and limit all disturbance inside the building.
Standards IEC 60831-1 and 60831-2
These define the electrical characteristics and
robustness tests for capacitors.
Standards IEC CEI 61439-1 and IEC CEI 61439-2
For low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
assemblies.

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Reduce power losses

UNINTERRUPTIBLE keor HP
POWER SUPPLIES (UPS)
There are 3 types of UPS, depending on the
technology of their design:
- single UPS
- distributed (or centralised) parallel UPS
- modular UPS
UPS, with optimised energy efficiency, ensure
the power demand is as close as possible to
the actual requirements and reduce power
losses. In fact, if the efficiency of the UPS is
increased, it will give off less heat, which will
reduce cooling and consumption losses.
Legrand offers UPS solutions that can achieve
efficiency levels of up to 96% mode online
(VFI - Voltage Frequency Independent double
conversion).

EFFICIENCY LEVELS UP To 96%*


wItH legrand’s uPs!
NOTE UP To
the power of a UPs is usually descri- 98 % 96%
bed in kVa, but a data center is sized in 96 %
kW because it is necessary to know the
actual active power to be supplied. 94 %
Modular UPS
the power factor of the UPs, i.e. the 92 %
EfficiEncy

ratio between the active power (in


90 %
W) and the apparent power (in Va), is
therefore a very important indicator 88 %
of its performance. it often reaches 86 %
0.8, while high performance UPs have Single UPS
a power factor of 0.9 or even 1 (which 84 %
is the case with Legrand UPs). this 82 %
means that when 80 kW is required,
25 % 50 % 75 % 100 %
an 80 kVa UPs with a power factor of LoAd
1 will be adequate, whereas a UPs
with a power factor of 0.8 at the output
must be sized at 100 kVa.
the electrical infrastructure (rating of
the circuit breakers) will therefore be
better sized.

* Mode online (VFI - Voltage Frequency Independent double conversion).

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GREEN T.HE HV/LV TRANSFORMERS Legrand
These provide high energy efficiency and Green T.HE
a lower environmental footprint (fewer transformers
pollutants).
An average of 3 times fewer losses is obser-
ved with these high efficiency transformers
than with a standard transformer.
The Legrand Green T.HE offer gives you
access to classes R(BoBk), BoAk, AoBk and
AoAk solutions. The new classification accor-
ding to standard EN 50541-1 stipulates that
the transformer with the lowest losses will
be class AoAk.

CAPACITOR BANkS
These optimise the reactive power and
reduce the apparent power (kVA) of the
installation, enabling the reactive energy
penalties applied by the power suppliers to
be avoided. They also:
- make less demands on the transformer
- limit active losses in the cables given the
current carried in the installation
- improve the voltage level at the end of the
line
Equipped with passive filters or anti-harmo-
nic reactors to protect the capacitors against
the high levels of harmonics, they may be
integrated in the design of the LV distribution
board.

Monitorable THE LEGRAND ADVANTAGE


capacitor bank
to size your capacitor bank correctly,
the Legrand group offers a service to
assess your actual need when your
building is in service and in nominal
operation. the assessment will give you
the real saving resulting from sizing
your capacitor bank correctly.

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Make use
of performance
indicators
For greater efficiency, solutions for optimising the cooling
systems and those to reduce power losses can be combined
with measurement and supervision systems. These
systems provide real-time information on consumption per
application, the overall consumption of the installations and
the power consumed by the equipment. Energy expenditure
can then be reduced by implementing corrective actions.

There are three possible measurement points:


overall consumption of the data center
consumption downstream of the UPS
overall consumption of a rack
and/or a server

recOmmended PUe LeVeLs accOrdinG tO tHe tYPe Of data center:

PUE > Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

enterPrIse Ok

ColoCatIon Ok Ok

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OVERALL CONSUMPTION OF THE DATA MB
CENTER, FOR ALL PUE LEVELS For example at each
This involves measuring the total energy outgoing line,
display and
consumed by the data center (in the equip- measurement of
ment room). Measurement of consumption harmonics,
must be included in the main LV distribu- consumption history
tion board, thus enabling the losses of the
UPS, the power consumed by cooling and
the consumption of the IT equipment to be
consolidated.

CONSUMPTION DOWNSTREAM OF THE


UPS, FOR LEVEL 0 OR 1 PUE
In the secondary distribution boards
The energy consumed per phase is measu- SB
red. For computer rooms which are hete- For example low
consumption/high
rogeneous in terms of equipment, it should environmental quality
be noted that the consumption varies from building.
one phase to another. To enable maintenance Detailed measurements
to re-balance the phases, it is useful to for each application
include measurement modules in the secon-
dary distribution boards in the rooms, with
direct display of the currents per phase.
Via the UPS
It is possible to feed back consumption data
using electronic cards inside the UPS.

OVERALL CONSUMPTION OF A RACk


(FOR LEVEL 2 PUE) AND/OR A SERVER
(FOR LEVEL 3 PUE)
This involves measuring the energy consu-
med by the IT systems.
This is done using Power Distribution Units
(PDU) which can measure the current, the
voltage and the power factor for all sockets
or per socket.
They thus avoid any measurement errors NOTE
(which could be as much as 10% when
calculating the energy) which could result in for a level 2 PUe, it is possible to:
a fixed value for the voltage and the power - locate the measurement remotely from
factor. a PdU for the consumption of a rack at its
upstream protection device, thus enabling a
basic PdU to be used.
- integrate measurement in the tap-off
boxes connected to the prefabricated busbar
trunking .

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1 Row-based cooling - H2O system


→ SEE P. 12

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enterPrIse
ProduCts
solutIons

1 Row-based cooling - DX system 2 Archimod UPS


→ SEE P. 12 → SEE P. 16

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1 EfficiEncy › LEgrand’s rEsponsE

2
1
3

1 Cold Corridor® 2 Colocation cabinets


→ see p. 11

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CorPorate &
ColoCatIon
3

ProduCts
4
5
solutIons

3 XL3 4000 cabinets 4 Capacitor banks 5 HT/BT Green T.HE


and e•communication → SEE P. 17 transformers
measurement → SEE P. 17
→ SEE P. 19

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2 AVAILABILITY

OBjectiVes:
constant access to a high-performance
network 28
carry out work with no break in service 34

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2 AVAILABILITY

Context A 1 hour outage of a trading


room can represent a loss of

& issues
up to 6 M€.

In most buildings, the economic and/or sa- CLASSIFICATION INTO TIERS


fety and security issues necessitate reliable The data center is assigned a Tier according
availability of energy and data, and the costs to the required availability. This ensures a
associated with a loss of operation can be certain level of continuity of power supply
very substantial. and service. The Tier classification classifies
Ensuring reliable availability of energy and data centers according to the degree of relia-
data involves first and foremost maintaining bility and availability of data in accordance
the electrical and digital supply of the data with standard ANSI/TIA-942 and the Uptime
center throughout the year. To do this, the Institute certification.
owner of the data center must first deter- Tier 1
mine the availability required for all the 1 single path for the power supply and
equipment and infrastructures by means of the cooling, with no redundancy of the
an assessment of the risks and costs asso- components.
ciated with any downtime.
Nominal availability corresponding to a
cumulative annual downtime of 28.8 hours.
Tier 2
1 single path for the power supply and the
cooling, but with redundant components.
aPPLicatiOn eXamPLes1 99.749% nominal availability (i.e. 22 hours
annual downtime).
AVAIlABIlITy TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TIER 42 Tier 3
(concurrently maintainable data center)
Availability for all equipment
low/Poor Medium High Very high
Several power supply and cooling paths, one
and infrastructures of which is active. Some components are
Single-path Multi-path
duplicated and maintenance can often be
Single-path Multi-path carried out without having to shut down the
Example for power distribution (resilience provided (resilience provided
(no redundancy (fault tolerant even
(see standard EN 50600-2-2) by redundancy of by redundancy of
of components)
components) systems)
during maintenance) machines.
Multi-path
99.982% availability (i.e. 1.6 hours annual
Single-path
Example
No specific
Single-path
(resilience provided
(resilience provided by downtime).
for environmental control (no redundancy redundancy of systems),
requirements by redundancy of
(see standard prEN 50-600-2-3) of components)
components)
allows maintenance Tier 4
during operation
(fault tolerant data center)
Example Multi-path using fixed Several active paths in parallel for the power
Single-path using Single-path using Multi-path using
for telecommunications wiring
direct connections fixed infrastructure fixed infrastructure
infrastructure with supplies and the cooling. Numerous infras-
(see standard prEN 50-600-2-4) diverse pathways
tructure components are duplicated and fault
1
The requirements and recommendations giving the required protection classes (to ensure availability of equipment and infrastructures) tolerant.
are appear in:
- Standard EN 50600-2-1, for the construction of a data center. 99.995% resulting availability (i.e. 0.4 hours
- Standard prEN 50600-2-5, for the physical protection of the data center. annual downtime).
2
The class 4 multi-path solution (fault tolerant even during maintenance) is mentioned standard prEN 50600-2-3

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Legrand’s
response
AVAILABILITY CONSIDERED THE « RIGHT » TIER DESIGN INNOVATIVE
CAREFULLY AT EVERY STAGE FOR THE DATA CENTER SYSTEMS WHICH ENABLE:
When designing the data center For optimum availability of energy and data, CONSTANT ACCESS TO
Legrand can work with you on the entire it is important to take the surface area of the A HIGH PERFORMANCE
design of the data center’s infrastructure. data center into consideration in order to ELECTRICAL/DIGITAL
objective: to help you identify critical items determine the most appropriate Tier. NETWORk
which could reduce the level of service → SEE P. 28
(and thus lead to a loss of continuity) and to
ANY WORk TO BE CARRIED
suggest solutions to avoid too high a level of
OUT ON THE INSTALLATION
redundancy in order to optimise costs, while
WITH NO BREAk IN SERVICE
maintaining service. Example of a solution:
→ SEE P. 34
synchronisation of two main LV distribution
boards.
When developing the systems
It is essential to design distribution, power
supply and equipment supervision systems minimUm recOmmended tier
etc. using innovative systems which enable accOrdinG tO tHe siZe Of tHe data
constant access to a high performance elec-
trical/digital network and any work (changes,
maintenance, etc.) to be carried out on the TIER 1 2 3 4
installation with no break in service.

enterPrIse Ok
source: Legrand

ColoCatIon Ok Ok
THE LEGRAND ADVANTAGE
Legrand has a centralised expert
department which can provide you with
expertise in its various competitive
areas, working with you to define tech-
nical solutions by looking at the project
as a whole, over and above single
products.

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Constant access
to a high
performance
network
The availability of data, and therefore the servers,
is assured if the cooling, its power supply and its
connectivity are always assured if a component in
the infrastructure fails or if maintenance has to be
carried out.

Constant accessibility to a high performance CONTINUITY OF SERVICE


network is based on 3 main factors. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
Continuity of service Legrand has a range of UPS (modular,
This involves above all providing a synchronisable, etc.) with a various perfor-
clean power supply with no electrical mance levels (from 10 to 4800 kVA), thus able
disturbance (micro-breaks, overvoltages, to meet all requirements. The guarantee of
undervoltages, etc.) and choosing solutions optimum continuity of service!
that enable components to be changed with Electrical distribution cabinets
no break in service. Discover our increased safety solutions on
Performance and reliability of solutions page 35!
This involves selecting products which
are reliable, due to both their design PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
and their integration, whose connectivity OF SOLUTIONS
performance levels ensure an optimum Ensuring a data center is constantly avai-
rate. lable involves selecting solutions that ensure
Access to network correct operation over time. For this, the
This involves implementing comprehensive Legrand group develops and designs its
productivity solutions enabling a reduction high performance products and systems
of time taken to perform work via network with safety margins well beyond those in the
identification solutions and via systems standards, to ensure they operate correctly
designed so as to give better access in case irrespective of the environment in which the
of interventions. systems are installed and used.
Dry type transformer
This is one of the most reliable products in
the electrical infrastructure:
- once it has been commissioned, it requires
very little maintenance in comparison with
an oil-immersed transformer, which has to
be inspected regularly
- it does not contain any moving parts, or any
insulating fluids: there is therefore no risk of
leaks or any need for regular maintenance
It also has a one year warranty which can be
extended to 5 years including regular moni-
toring of your installation.

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STANDARDS
The reference standards for avai-
lability mainly concern structured
cabling. They include the project
and the installation of the system
as a whole, and also the technical
characteristics of each compo-
nent. Although the standards are
structured differently for each
continent, they all cover all the
important topics and contain in
particular the requirements for
performance, safety and confor-
mity of installations.
INTERNATIONAL
ISO/IEC 11801 standards
EUROPE
EN 50173 standards
EN 50174 standards
EN 50-600 standards
UNITED STATES
EIA/TIA 568-C standards
EIA/TIA 942 standards

For further information, see p. 65

Capacitor bank seLect tHe ideaL fiBre OPtic sOLUtiOn!


The design of these is completely dry. They
incorporate capacitors: dATA RATE
- Designed to last and to withstand the
stresses of the electricity supplies: overvol- 100 Gb/s
source : IEE E 802.3 ba

tages, harmonic pollution, etc. cu* Om3 Om4 Os1/Os2


- With a tolerance significantly higher than in
the standards (U max = 1.18 Un constantly)
40 Gb/s
The service life of the compensation system
is therefore increased.
Structured cabling systems
The LCS² structured cabling system ensures 10 Gb/s
high performance and reliability for the ins-
tallation via zero fault solutions and routing
systems that are ideal for copper and optical
fibre cables. 30 100 150 300 550 2000 diSTAncE (m)
ZERo FAULT SySTEM *draft versions iSo/iEc and EiA/TiA. standards in process
LCS² fibre optic solutions can be used to
create wiring architectures for the LAN and
SAN infrastructures of data centers with
oM3, oM4 performance levels in multimode
and oS1/oS2 in single-mode.

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PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY


OF SOLUTIONS (continued)

To ensure the 40/100 Gbps and Fibre Channel


protocols are supported, opt for LCS² fibre CAT.6A PERFORMANCE
optic solutions with high density MPo/MTP® With LCS² category 6A, Legrand guarantees
connectors! installed channel performance exceeding all
As for the LCS² copper solutions, they provide category 6A crosstalk requirements by 5 dB /
performance levels exceeding those of the TIA* or 3 dB /ISo* and exceeding all cate-
reference standards up to class EA, with cate- gory 6A return loss requirements by 3 dB /
gory 6A components certified by independent ISo-TIA* for configurations and installations
laboratories. conforming to standards, as well as on-site
testing conducted by verified testing agents.
All the LCS² components are tested indi-
vidually at the end of production and their * Depending on the degree of accuracy offered by the
tester at the test point.
excellent performance levels over short links
(less than 15 m) ensure availability of the
bandwidth at the highest frequencies. As for

CAT. 6A
the Legrand RJ 45 and fibre optic connectors,
their design ensures they comply with the
installation regulations: correct installation is
thus assured!
EXCEEDS ISo-TIA
standard
reQuIreMents
BY UP To 5 dB
NOTE
optical fibre operational reliability, reducing transmission errors to a
this is a transmission medium that enables a larger minimum. the service life of the cabling infrastructure is
bandwidth to be used than copper cables. Optical fibre also maximised. class ea solutions thus provide assured
cables have major advantages over copper cables: continuity of the link, high performance equipment and
total immunity to electromagnetic interference, high a durable it network. Beware, however: on a short link
transmission capacity, low attenuation, much smaller rj 45, the echoes of the emitted signal are amplified as
cable sizes (10 times smaller than a copper cable)… they are less attenuated by the cable length, which - on a
normative aspect - imposes a minimum distance of 15 m
Category 6A / Class EA on the class ea link!
there are 2 descriptions in the standards: a Us version
with category 6a (from the eia/tia series) and an isO/iec High Density (HD)
version with class ea (using cat.6a components). the main advantage of Hd fibre optic solutions (panels,
the performance levels of cat. 6a and class ea structured racks, fibre optic drawers, cassettes, etc.) is a large
cabling support 10 Gigabit ethernet on a copper link up number of physical connections in a minimum amount of
to 100 metres. Yet, cat. 6a and class ea do not reach the space.
same performance levels: isO/iec class ea provides the another advantage is that they can be used for a scalable
highest performance level available on rj 45 technology. 40 or 100 Gigabit installation.
in practice, this better performance level results in higher

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RoUTING SoLUTIoNS Cablofil cable tray:
Given the number of digital links in a data patented T-joint
center, it is important to ensure the durability system
of the existing installations and avoid
collateral damage which could lead to wiring
changes. For this reason the Legrand group,
world leader in cable routing, has developed
dedicated data center solutions which
ensure:
• compliance with the permitted bending
radiuses for copper and fibre optic data
transmission cables, with:
- the Cablofil oFT P31 range • protection of the cables when they are
installed or replaced, with:
- a wide range of accessories for server
racks and HD racks - Cablofil cable trays and their patented
T-joint system
- firestop partition feedthroughs with the
EZ Path system - the automatic cable fixing system on LCS
patch panels without cable ties
• compliance of the hot and cold air flows
with the ranges of short (< 1 m) LCS² cords
and the vertical fixing system for the panels
at the rear of the server cabinets.

cOmPLete LeGrand caBLe manaGement sOLUtiOn NOTE


the complete Legrand
solution (racks for the
wiring, server racks and
routing) enables Lcs²
solutions pre-fitted with
connectors to be added!

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Constant access to a high performance network

ACCESSIBILITY TO THE NETWORk


Network identification systems
In its LCS² solutions, the Legrand group gives
more space than average to the alphanume-
ric means of identifying the connections on
copper and fibre optic patch panels, in both
standard and high density solutions. Thus,
all 19’’ uprights for fixing in wiring racks
and server racks incorporate marking of the
units that can be read from the top or the
bottom. Various colours
for cords
It is also important to identify the various and patch
flows (copper, fibre optic, technical network, panels’ labels
etc.). Legrand can therefore offer you solu-
tions with panels/cords (LCS²) and cable
trays (oFT P31 and Cablofil) in various dif-
ferent colours for optimum identification! Marking of the units
on 19’’ uprights
Accessibility
LCS² panels are accessed and connectors
attached via the front, and they have a quick
fixing system on 19’’ uprights.
The LCS² very high density fibre optic
drawers, which can take up to 120 LC
connectors in 1 U and 288 in 2 U, maintain
access for connecting and disconnecting
cords without the need for any special tools
due to their unique fibre optic feedthroughs.

Simple unclipping
of LCS2 connectors

OFT P31 cable trays are available


in 6 different colours
NOTE
as servers consume increasing this high thermal density ensures:
amounts of energy, thermal undersi- - internal modularity of the fans
zing must be avoided as it could lead that can be hot-swapped for ease of
to faults (due to overheating of the maintenance, and an optimum power
infrastructure) and a break in conti- supply
nuity of service. a data center there- - absolutely no contact between the
fore requires solutions that provide connections of the water inlets (lower
continuous cooling of the equipment, part of the units) and the electrical
for a building that provides even bet- inlets (upper part)
ter performance!
- simple, effective visual feedback for
it is therefore important to choose quick identification of alarms
products that provide high thermal
density, such as air conditioning units, For further information,
the cold corridor®, etc. see p. 10 to 13 (Efficiency)

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Easy maintenance
for even more
efficient buildings

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Carry out work


with no break
in service
Critical applications such as data centers require
a high degree of availability at all times and under all
circumstances.

It is therefore essential to ensure this « HOT PLUG » SYSTEM


high availability and optimise it in order to This system enables components to
mitigate any possibility of faults or need for be connected and disconnected in an
maintenance without having to interrupt installation while energised, without
service. any interruption to the system and with
There are three systems for this: no risk of damaging the rest of the
« Hot plug » installation. Even when high currents
« Hot plug » products can be connected/ are interrupted, continuity of service is
disconnected while energised, thus assured.
providing a great deal of flexibility for The Hot Plug system can be applied to
carrying out work. various components in an installation,
« Hot swap » such as the low voltage electrical panel,
« Hot swap » components can be energy distribution solutions in the
replaced while energised, thus ensuring computer room, IT equipment, etc.
optimum continuity of service under all
circumstances.
Modulare architecture
This provides a scalable installation with
no loss of performance.

NOTE
the Hot Plug system is also used for
managing maintenance and mana-
ging the scalability of the installation,
enabling the time taken for work to
be reduced considerably and there-
fore increasing the availability of data
centers.

« Hot plug » energy


distribution solutions:
optimised availability
guaranteed!

34
You want to be able to
perform maintenance with
no break in service?
SSIBLE A
PO
T

→ YES 15

FT
RESTAR
Low voltage electrical panel

ER
In the context of the IEC 61439 stan- mins

E
dards, which govern low voltage NO I

M
DOWN T
electrical panels, the concepts of
connection/disconnection associated FORM OF THE
FUNCTIONAL UNIT 3 4
with requirements for upgrading the
panel are essential. To meet these
Minimum
requirements, the Legrand group uses MOBIlITy
IS required INDEx
DDD www DDD www
two indexes which provide information for the
on the level of continuity of service of LV panel IS
231 331 232 233 332 333
INDEx
an electrical panel, which are assigned
to the panel according to its characte-
ristics and its components: the Service
Index and the Mobility Index.
SSIBLE A
PO
SERVICE INDEx (IS) T

→ YES 1
FT
RESTAR

ER

French reference index, its aim is to


define the service level provided by hour
E

NO I
any type of low voltage distribution
M

DOWN T

panel when undergoing all types of


FORM OF THE
work, during the three phases of its life
FUNCTIONAL UNIT
3 4
(operation, maintenance, upgrading). It
takes the form of a 3-number code.
Minimum
The IS, through the choice it offers, MOBIlITy
IS required INDEx www DFF www
helps to augment the continuity of for the
service and the safety and security of LV panel IS
321 221 222 223 322 323
the installation. INDEx

Although this index is not mentioned in


the IEC 61439 series of standards, there

→ No
is certainly some correlation, in particular
with regard to the.« Mobility index ». Implies complete power shutdown
during maintenance operations
MoBILITy INDEx
IInternational reference index determi-
ning the design of the functional units FORM OF THE
1 1*
in the panel, it takes the form of a 3 FUNCTIONAL UNIT
letter code. (see page 36).
Minimum
IS required MOBIlITy FFF www
INDEx
for the
SOlUTIONS RECOMMENDED LV panel IS 111 211 311
By lEGRAND INDICE

*No protection of live parts

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Carry out work with no break in service

« HOT PLUG » SYSTEM


(continued) IS and Mobility index: the codes
Service
Indice Is x x x
STANDARDS
The main preliminary step for sizing
the energy source(s) is to carry out a
« power analysis », to ensure there
is an optimum power supply for all
oPERATIoN MAINTENANCE UPgRADINg
the consuming receivers in the data
center: lighting, heating, air conditio- determines the determines the capacity determines the capacity
ning and utilities, etc. and of course consequences of a of the panel to respond of the panel to respond to
mechanical or electrical to a maintenance a future upgrade
the racks and IT systems. This power lockout operation on the requirement
analysis must take the conditions of panel to allow work on 1. complete shutdown of
use, possible degraded modes (no the installation 1. complete shutdown of the panel
power) and even electromagnetic in- the panel 2. interruption limited
1. complete shutdown of 2. interruption limited to the functional unit
terference (harmonics) into account the panel to the functional unit concerned only. spare
in the dual interests of continuity concerned only, for a functional units are
2. complete shutdown
of service and energy saving. The of the functional unit limited time (e.g. Ute: provided
quality of the energy (standard EN concerned only 1 hour). replacement 3. addition of any type of
50160) and the distribution conditions 3. shutdown of the power will require work on the functional unit in an
to the functional unit connections unequipped location,
(supplier, operators, proportion from
concerned, but control 3. interruption limited without powering off
renewable sources, etc.) are para- to the functional the panel
system tests authorised
meters which must also be managed in order to test the unit concerned only,
in this operation. installation for a limited time
(e.g. Ute: 15 mins).
Standard EN 50600-1 gives gene- replacement will not
ral design recommendations require any work on the
for data center installations and connections
infrastructures.
Standards EIA/TIA 942-A (US version)
and EN 50600-2-2 (EU version) give
recommendations on energy distri-
bution, in particular for the Service Mobility index
index/Mobility index.
The Green Grid, an international
xxx
reference system, also provides
advice on configuring energy distri-
bution systems.
In addition to the specific standards,
it is essential to comply with the
safety standards specific to electrical UPSTREAM PowER DowNSTREAM PowER AUXILIARIES
installations and data processing
equipment. F: fixed F: fixed F: fixed
D: disconnectable D: disconnectable D: disconnectable
For further information,
w: draw-out w: draw-out w: draw-out
see p. 58-60 (Safety and Security)

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MR busbar
solution with
tap-off boxa

LCS2 Energy distribution solutions in the


Fibre optic computer room
drawer The MR busbar range solution, with tap-off
outlets, can be used to connect and discon-
nect tap-off boxes supplying a PDU while
energised.
(see solution p. 50 - Scalability section)
IT equipment
Essential for relaying data, the patch panels,
racks and other fibre optic drawers must
allow constant data transmission. To do this,
hot connection/disconnection is essential.
This means making the installation scalable
with no risk of damage to existing equipment
and connections.

NOTE
for a cost-effective solution, the
Legrand solutions enable the service
indexes in a set of cabinets to be
mixed. example: a cabinet already
equipped as is 231 or 331 and
an is 223, 233 or 333 reserve cabinet.
To find out more,
consult our Product guide
« Distribution system » available on
www.datacenter.legrand.com

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Carry out work with no break in service

« hot SWAP » SYStem Note


This system enables components to be
added or replaced in an installation while « On-line double conversion » technology
energised, without any interruption to the consists of converting the current supplied
system and with no risk of damaging the rest via the raw mains supply twice before
of the installation. supplying the installation: once to DC via the
rectifier, and once to AC via the inverter. This
Uninterruptible power supplies, which provides increased protection against power
switch the supply to a backup battery for a cuts and micro-cuts, interference, frequency
short while if there is an electrical problem variations, voltage dips, overvoltages,
(thus protecting the equipment and the data), lightning, etc.
can consist of hot-swappable components
such as the batteries.
As the ability to change a Ups module is
essential for the scalability of an installa-
tion, Legrand « On-line double conversion »
modular Ups all incorporate a hot swap
system. This ensures optimum continuity and
quality of the electricity supply.

38
MODULAR ARCHITECTURE
Making an installation scalable without any
loss of capacity involves above all choosing
solutions that provide a modular architecture
MoDULAR UPS
which guarantees optimum performance in
all circumstances.
At UPS level, with modular solutions
MEAN TIME
The integrated n+1 architecture of Legrand
To REPAIR
< than 10 min
modular UPS makes it possible to work on a
module while maintaining the capacity « n »
necessary for the installation, or even « n+1 »
if a module is available in stock. Upgrading
or repair work can therefore be carried out
while maintaining optimum operation of the
UPS. Moreover, the return to an n+1 situation
is much quicker with modular UPS, as the
mean time to repair is less than 10 min.
At system level, with parallelable
solutions
The n+1 architecture of the Legrand paralle- NOTE
lable UPS enables work to be carried out on all Legrand UPs are optimised so that they
a module while maintaining capacity « n ». provide maximum energy efficiency between
25 and 100% load, which ensures optimum
efficiency in the various types of architecture
(n+1 or 2n).

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1
3

40
enterPrIse
ProduCts
solutIons

1 IS223 distribution system 2 LCS2 solutions 3 Modular UPS


→ SEE P. 35 → SEE P. 32 → SEE P. 39

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MPO/MTP® Connector
MTP® is a registred trademark
of the US Conec Ltd

42
CorPorate &
1

ColoCatIon
ProduCts
solutIons

1 IS233 / IS333 2 HD LCS2 solutions 3 Optic drawer


distribution system → SEE P. 32 → SEE P. 37
→ SEE P. 35

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44
3 SCALABILITY

OBjectiVes:
anticipate needs 48
increase capacity 50

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3 SCALABILITY

Context A huge 4400 %


increase in data is

& issues
expected by 2020.

In the era of virtualisation and cloud com- REQUIRED FLEXIBILITY


puting, a massive increase in the volume of OF THE SERVER ROOM
data is expected: the annual growth in data The temporary physical reduction in the
is expected to rise from 50% in 2010 to reach size of server rooms will lead to increased
4400% in 2020 (source: Gartner Research). energy density due to the use of servers with
This rapid growth will have a major impact medium and high density power require-
on how we design our server rooms, with ments. Due to the changing needs in terms
scalability becoming vital. In fact it will of numbers of racks and power and the fluc-
be essential for a server room to adapt to tuations that this involves in terms of cooling,
constantly changing requirements dictated it is essential for the design of server rooms
by the growth in volumes of data. to be flexible and scalable.
Conversely, virtualisation and cloud com-
puting will have less and less impact on the A MODULAR APPROACH
physical sizing of server rooms. But this It must therefore be possible for the capacity
temporary phenomenon will be followed by a of a modern server room to be increased or
significant increase which will then necessi- decreased quickly and easily. It is therefore
tate the physical expansion of server rooms. clear: the building of server rooms requires
The massive growth in data volumes forecast a modular approach in order to provide an
over the coming years will contribute to this optimum response to current and future
considerably. needs and to changes in the market.
A modular approach to building a server
room involves a great deal more than simply
making it easy to add or remove racks:
modularity also applies to the energy distri-
bution, the backup power supply, the cooling,
the network, etc. This enables the need to
constantly adapt the consumption of the
server room to the needs of the computer
THE LEGRAND ADVANTAGE installation.
all minkels data center solutions are
designed based on the concepts of
scalability and flexibility.

46
Legrand’s
response
Minkels has therefore developed dedicated SOLUTIONS
solutions for you, providing an infrastructure ENABLING TO:
that is scalable at all levels: from energy ANTICIPATE
distribution to data housing, and including NEEDS FOR
cooling solutions. FUTURE UPGRADES
These solutions enable you to anticipate → SEE P. 48
needs, so as to make future upgrades
possible, and to increase the capacity of the INCREASE THE
data center so that you can respond to your DATA CENTER
increasing requirements, in order to optimise CAPACITY
the CAPEx/oPEx → SEE P. 50

Modular data center

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Anticipate
needs
The infrastructure requirements of all data centers have to change,
all the more so with the increasing emergence of cloud computing.
Anticipating future needs is therefore essential: adapting the physical
space in the data center for the envisaged workload and the possible
changes is therefore a real necessity.

Legrand recommends that you take the DESIGN


scalability of the infrastructures into account Legrand can work with you on the entire
at every stage. design of your infrastructure: the group
When designing the data center has a centralised expert department which
our teams are available to support you in can provide you with expertise in its various
considering this as a whole! competitive areas, working with you to define
When selecting solutions to be technical solutions by looking at the project
implemented as a whole, over and above single products.
This means choosing products that provide our expertise is your assurance of having
access to greater performance with a data center with optimum design, gua-
minimum dimensions and which enable you ranteeing you reliable communication
to keep some space in reserve, providing an between the various interfaces.
optimised and scalable area.
CHOICE OF SOLUTIONS
There are two objectives: to optimise the
space for optimum performance in minimum
space, and to keep some space in reserve
so that new devices can be added while the
installation is energised.
Optimising the space
The LCS² HD range, with MPo/MTP®
connectors, provides an infrastructure which
supports today’s most commonly used proto-
cols on Ethernet and Fibre Channel. It is also
tested to ensure it can be upgraded to the
40 Gbps and 10 Gbps protocols. This range
therefore gives you access to higher perfor-
mance levels without requiring any additio-
nal space. For example, it provides access
NOTE to more connection points than a standard
range, within a minimum amount of space.
the Legrand group designs its products Legrand compact products, such as the
and solutions in such a way that it is 4-module 4-pole RCBo, are small-sized pro-
possible to upgrade its systems. tection solutions: guaranteed space-saving
with no loss of efficiency!

48
You want a scalable installation?
→ YES
keeping some space in reserve Maintenance with no break in service
PHySICAL SPACE and restart possible after 15 min
IIt is important to keep some space in
reserve in the secondary distribution
FORM OF THE
board to maintain the scalability of 3 4
FUNCTIONAL UNIT
the data center. A cabinet that is large
enough to provide sufficient reserve
Minimum
space must therefore be chosen from IS required
MOBIlITy DDD www DDD www
INDEx
the outset. With pre-equipped space in for the
reserve, there is no need to switch off LV panel IS
231 331 232 233 332 333
INDEx
the main supply when making modifica-
tions to the installation: scalability and
continuity of service are assured.
ENERGy DISTRIBUTIoN
The use of modular UPS with a chassis → YES Maintenance with no break in service
and restart possible after 1 hour
with a high enough rating for maximum
SI BASE PRé-INSTAlléE
capacity and equipped with modules
for the current requirements provides a FORM OF THE
FUNCTIONAL UNIT 4 4
high-performance response to scalabi-
lity requirements. Minimum MOBIlITy
IS required DFF www DFF www
INDEx
DISTRIBUTIoN SySTEM for the
The scalability of an electrical panel, via LV panel IS
222 322 223 323
INDEx
its distribution system, is indicated by
the 3rd number in the Service Index (see
below).

Is xxX
→ No Maintenance with no break in service
and restart possible after 1 hour

FORM OF THE
FUNCTIONAL UNIT 3 4
UPgRADINg
Minimum MOBIlITy
determines the capacity IS required www DFF
INDEx
of the panel to respond to for the
a future upgrade LV panel IS
321 221
INDEx
1. complete shutdown of
the panel

→ No
2. interruption limited
to the functional unit
concerned only. spare Implies complete power shutdown
functional units are
provided
3. addition of any type of FORM OF THE
functional unit in an FUNCTIONAL UNIT 1 1*
unequipped location,
without powering off Minimum
the panel MOBIlITy FFF www
IS required INDEx
for the
LV panel IS
111 211 311
INDEx

*No protection of live parts

SOlUTIONS RECOMMENDED
By lEGRAND

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Increase
capacity
Since IT equipment requirements change, the infrastructures
must adapt to your requirements and allow upgrading without
disturbing the operation of the existing installations.
Some systems incorporate this concept:
- using a particular technology (modular UPS system)
- by design (Cold Corridor®, PDU and structured cabling,
electrical distribution in the computer room)
- by means of standards (eg: IS standard for distribution panels).

Scalability requirements in terms of capacity, CONNECTORS


resulting in increasing numbers of servers, Digital infrastructure
concern 3 main areas: The LCS² system provides solutions with
Connectors small copper and fibre optic cables pre-fitted
Various systems are necessary, from solu- with connectors.
tions pre-fitted with connectors to Hot Plug So, for example, an RJ 45 copper LCS² link
solutions for IT equipment, as well as high with 5.6 mm diameter cat 6A STP cable gives
density and flexible electrical distribution. a 20% reduction in the size of the ducts in
Power comparison with a 7.2 mm diameter cable.
Increasing the capacity of a data center LCS² solutions can be installed at the top
involves the installation of power of the rack, by fixing on cable trays, which
solutions which combine adaptability increases the flexibility of the installation and
and high performance both in terms the server rack capacity.
of the architecture and their technical
To be noted: LCS² links, either with bare
characteristics.
cables or cables pre-fitted with connectors,
Cooling can perfectly be added in an installation
Thermal high density solutions provide equipped with the EZ-Path cable routing
continuous cooling of the equipment! system. (for further information, see p. 61)
High Density (HD)
HD solutions allow upgrading because they
are small. This ensures a high degree of
availability of spaces for adding equipment in
order to provide higher performance levels.
Electrical distribution for PDUs
This involves choosing the right electrical
NOTE distribution mode for the PDUs.
For optimised distribution, Legrand recom-
When adapting an infrastructure in order to increase mends a BUSBAR solution with tap-off
a data center’s capacities, it is essential to control boxes, with or without metering. When it
capital expenditures (caPeX), which can be substan- includes metering, this solution is ideal for
tial. this is possible by resorting to solutions which colocation data centers. The complete unit,
allow an evolution of capacities at the rate of the data which can be connected to the power and
center’s real needs. implemented in a modular design, to the metering bus while the installation is
these solutions will limit the engendered operating energised, provides maximum flexibility as
expenses (OPeX), all the while controlling scalability its equipment is easy to adapt to the type of
and availability. power supply required (three-phase/single
phase, 16-32-63 A).

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BUSBAR
equipped with
tap-off box

For small applications, Legrand offers Plug


& Play solutions for cable routing and the IS
223 distribution panel. offering good scalabi-
lity at an optimum cost, this solution is ideal
for enterprise data centers.
« Hot plug »
This system enables VDI equipment to be
connected/disconnected while is energised,
with no damage to the installation and with
no break in service. (for further information,
see p. 34)

POWER
A modular architecture
With the Legrand range of modular Unin-
terruptible Power Supplies it is possible to Archimod UPS with
add power and battery modules, and thus « hot swap » system
to increase the capacity inside the UPS
itself. Additional advantage: the connections
upstream and downstream of the UPS are
already made.
The Legrand range of parallelable UPS
enables, together with IS optimised distri-
bution solutions (Hx3 range), an additional
UPS to be added with no break in service,
and provides for the necessary upstream and
downstream connections. Physical upgrading of the white room
With the KEoR HP solution, it is thus possible Increasing the number of racks requires the
to connect up to six UPS in parallel to provide addition of data and electrical connections. It
very high power capacities. also implies sufficient air conditioning power
Note: the physical location of the UPS and in the room.
some reserve space (unequipped space)
must be provided in the electrical panel! COOLING
« Hot swap » system Thermal high density solutions provide
Legrand UPS incorporate the Hot Swap continuous cooling of the equipment: the
function which enables UPS to be replaced/ assurance of a high-performance building
added while energised, with no damage to that can incorporate upgrades without any
the installation and with no break in service. damage!
(for further information, see p. 38) (for further information, see p. 10)

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enterPrIse
ProduCts
solutIons

1Cable management 2 Tap-off box


over Cold Corridor® over Cold Corridor®
→ SEE P. 50 → SEE P. 51

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54
4 SAFETY
AND SECURITY

OBjectiVes:
Protect against physical intrusion 58
Protect against internal and
external environmental events 60

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Context As data centers house strategic data


essential to the operation of the

& issues
companies to which that data belongs,
it is essential to ensure the data is
protected. For this, two aspects must
be considered.

EQUIPMENT
As data security is crucial for any data
center owner (or for the owner’s custo-
mers), increased protection of the equip-
ment on which this data is located must be
implemented.

PEOPLE
Since data centers cannot operate without
human intervention, whether this is for
maintenance or monitoring purposes, it is
vital to ensure optimum safety and security
for all workers/visitors who need to be on-
site or in the data center.

NOTE
in 2010, approximately 10% of the
budget for building a data center was
allocated to safety and security of the
building, with more than half of this
being dedicated to fire detection and
suppression.

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Legrand’s
OFFER SOLUTIONS
PROTECTING AGAINST:
PHYSICAL INTRUSION

response
→ SEE P. 58
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
EVENTS
→ SEE P. 60

The protection requirements to ensure


smooth operation of the data center and the
safety and security of people working there
are mainly connected with:
- physical intrusion: this involves preventing
all unauthorised access, to ensure optimum
protection of people and data.
- internal and external environmental events:
whether these concern the internal infras-
tructure of the data center (overheating, fire,
electrostatic discharge, water leaks, etc.)
or its close proximity (fire, flood, lightning,
earthquake, explosion, etc.), numerous risks
must be prevented to ensure optimum safety
and security of people and the building.

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Protect against
physical
intrusion
For optimum protection of people and property against
any physical intrusion, it must be possible to manage
access control at various levels: at building, room,
corridor, rack, etc. level.
To do so, Legrand can provide four main product
families which ensure optimum safety and security of
people and data. IP dome camera

CCTV
Legrand vandal-resistant IP cameras, which
can be used both indoor and outdoor, provide
optimum video surveillance due to their
numerous advantages: compatibility with the
oNVIF2 and PRoFIL-S protocols enabling
use with a global system, coverage of a large
area, megapixel images, direct viewing/
action, traceability, etc.
For further information,
see www.datacenter.legrand.com

STANDARDS
Each data center is assigned a protection class according to its type,
environment, the criticality of the data and the customers’ requirements.
This class defines the type of access that is authorised, as indicated in the
following table:

TyPE OF PROTECTION Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

Protection against Public or Area that is Area restricted to Area restricted to


NOTE
unauthorised access semi-public area accessible to all specified employees and specified employees
authorized personnel visitors as the levels of requirements are
Other personnel with
(employees and Other personnel with access to Class 2 very variable in colocation data
visitors) access to Protection or 3 areas have to centers, especially in a context in
Class 2 have to be be accompanied by
accompanied by personnel authorized to
which the use of new technologies
personnel authorized to access Class 4 areas is playing an increasing important
access Protection Class role, Legrand provides it exper-
3 areas
tise and support to help you select
Source: standard EN 50600-1 exactly the right solutions.

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From badge and fingerprint ACCESS CONTROL
readers for access control Access to the location
to supervision systems,
Badge and/or coded keypad systems, possi-
Legrand offers you
optimum solutions bility of installation per room, compatibility
with the WIEGAND protocol enabling combi-
nation with a third-party system: the range
of centralised Legrand readers provides
numerous functions to ensure a location is
totally secure.
Access to the cabinet
For critical situations, it is highly advisable to
use a locking system on each cabinet.
Legrand cabinets with lockable doors provide
the assurance of an electrical installation
that is protected under all circumstances.
These solutions include RFID badges, coded
keypad and fingerprint systems.
For further information,
see www.datacenter.legrand.com

SUPERVISION
Legrand CCTV and access control systems
which have their own supervision tools can
be integrated in third party software for
overall management of the data center.
For further information, please consult us

CABLE ROUTING
Specially designed to meet the requirements
of data centers, the P31 oFT (optical Fibre
Tray) range provides excellent technical per-
formance levels and can be used for building
complex installations using both optical fibre
and copper. The rails and accessories provide
a high degree of strength and excellent wit-
hstand to heavy loads.
Thus, with a wide range of totally closed
cable trays, the Legrand cable routing solu-
tions are particularly suitable for protecting
cables, and therefore data.
For further information,
see www.datacenter.legrand.com

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Protect against
Internal and external
environmental events
The data center can be protected against internal environmental events
(overheating, fire, electrostatic discharge, water leaks, etc.) and external
environmental events (fire, flood, lightning, earthquake, explosion, etc.)
both by installing detection solutions and by using products which ensure
safety and reliability due to the way they operate or the way they have been
manufactured.
This protection against internal and external environmental events can be
managed at various levels: at building, room, corridor, rack, etc. level

TECHNICAL DETECTION
STANDARDS Smoke, temperature rise, flood or water leak
The class defines the level of protection applied: in air conditioning units, etc. are incidents
which can have serious consequences on the
operation of the data center. The comprehen-
TyPE OF PROTECTION Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4
sive range of Legrand technical detectors,
Protection against No special protection Critical datacenter Entire datacenter function Entire datacenter function which can be used with sensors (optionally
an internal fire applied function is secured in is secured in case of is secured in case of integrated), enables alarms to be raised
case of events events events, even during the
maintenance of the fire quickly and a fast response.
protection system
For further information,
Protection against any No special protection
other internal event or applied
Mitigation applied Mitigation applied Mitigation applied see www.datacenter.legrand.com
against an external
event

Source: standard EN 50600-1

In addition to the specific standards, it is also essential to comply with


the safety standards for electrical installations (IEC 60364-x series of
standards) for the selection and installation of equipment, the protection of
people, and the safety and security of the installations.
Likewise, all live products (servers, switches, etc.) incorporated in the
racks must comply with standard IEC 60950 on the safety of information
technology equipment, to which reference must be made.

NOTE
With the Legrand solutions, you can
use a gateway to collect all the data
received!

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ELECTRICAL PROTECTION EZ-PATH mechanical
firestop caulking system
Short-circuits, overloads, etc. are electrical
events against which protection is provided
by circuit breakers.
It is important to provide total discrimination
between the various levels of protection and
a very high level of selectivity.
Over voltage protection
To avoid equipment damage due to over-
voltage, voltage surge protectors have to be
installed in the electrical infrastructure (main
switch board, tap-off box).
For further information,
see www.datacenter.legrand.com
CABLE ROUTING
The EZ-PATH mechanical firestop caulking
system provides optimum protection against
fire spreading, whatever the load factor of the
cables.
Because it enables cables to be added
or removed without affecting its firestop
performance, it is particularly suitable for
infrastructures requiring modifications to the
electric wiring, and ensures durable, flexible
and sealed cable routing in installations. Pivot roof
For further information, integrated with
Cold Corridor
see www.datacenter.legrand.com
POWER
The power devices are key components in a
data center, and particular attention must be
paid to their safety and security. It is essen-
tial to manage the risks concerning these
devices, using:
Optimum manufacturing techniques
The manufacture of the insulating parts of
Legrand transformers and capacitor banks
using vacuum pressure moulding avoids any Optimised active losses and voltage level NOTE
risk of fire breaking out, compared with Legrand solutions limit active losses in the
manufacturing technologies using oil for cables, by taking account of the current Whatever the rating of the
cooling. carried in the installation, and improve the circuit breaker (from 2 a
Optimisation of the electricity system voltage level at the end of the line. to 6300 a), the Legrand
Management of the harmonics in UPS For further information, products confine the
will, for example, provide a better quality see www.datacenter.legrand.com electric arc, limiting the
system, for greater durability of the electrical risk of fire breaking out,
infrastructure. FIRE CONFINEMENT/ALARM with performance levels
If a water fog or sprinkler fire suppression that comply in full with the
Capacitors in compensation systems standards.
These do not contain oil or gas and have a system is used in the white room in a
containment situation, it is necessary to all this range can be used
triple safety system, comprising fuses and with auxiliaries for their
pressure monitoring devices. The materials ensure suppression of the fire (in the event of
an alarm) via an opening in the roof. supervision
used comply with standard UL94V2. This
helps to limit the risks of fire as much as Legrand therefore incorporates an opening
possible. The capacitor banks can also optio- roof option (either automatic above 57°, or
nally be equipped with smoke detectors. controlled electronically) in its Cold Corridor®
solutions.
For further information,
see www.datacenter.legrand.com

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1 Biometric readers
→ see p. 59

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4
CorPorate &
ColoCatIon
ProduCts
solutIons

2 IP camera 3 Cablofil 4 EZ-Path


→ SEE P. 58 → SEE P. 31 → SEE P. 61

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BEFORE DURING IN
DEPLOYMENT DEPLOYMENT THE OPERATION
oF your ProJeCt oF your ProJeCt oF your ProJeCt

Design assistance / Tailored Assistance with implementation Diagnosis


design studies and commissioning according Installation maintenance
Software to products service
Training Training for operators Software updates
Visits to reference sites / Training and certification Warranty extension
show-room for installers
Training for operators and/or
Technical documents Specific support for major service providers
projects

suPPortIng you
eVery steP
oF tHe way

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gLoSSARY

Cloud computing DX system


This is the use of remote servers that can be Direct expansion system in which the coolant
accessed via the Internet to process and store in the refrigerating machine circulates in the STANDARDS
information. exchangers in contact with the internal air The reference standards in terms of availa-
(evaporator) and the external air (air condenser). bility principally relating to the structured
Data center Entreprise This is a closed circuit in which each indoor unit wiring.
Small data center meeting the needs of small is associated with one outdoor unit. They include the planning and installation of
and medium sized companies whose business the system as a whole as well as the techni-
is simply supported by IT (universities, hospitals, H2O system cal characteristics of each component.
town councils, etc.). This system, commonly called a chilled water Even though they are structured differently
system, uses water for exchanging thermal depending on the continent, in each case
Data center Corporate energy between the secondary system and the
Medium to large data center, used by organisa- they cover all the important topics and
primary outdoor system. When the system is notably incorporate performance, security
tions whose core business is directly connected running outside a water/glycol mixture is used
with the data center (banks, insurance compa- and installation compliance conditions.
as a coolant to prevent freezing. The system can
nies, oil companies, etc.). be designed as a single loop system avoiding an INTERNATIONAL
Data center Colocation extra heat exchanger and therefore maximizing The ISo/IEC 11801 standards specify the
Large data center in which different entities the capability of free cooling. The water infras- recommendations in terms of telecommu-
can rent servers or space to install their own tructure is commonly managed as a circuit for a nication wiring systems that apply both to
equipment. whole room or is part of a complete building. copper and to fibre optic wiring.
Note: based on the definitions of wiring
Cold Corridor® White room systems in ISo/IEC 11801, standard ISo/
System enabling the cold air to be contained in Server room where the specific concentration is IEC 24764 provides additional specifications
corridors (server rooms) for optimised cooling controlled in order to minimise the introduction, relating to data centers .
and higher energey efficiency. generation and retention of particles inside.
Parameters such as temperature, humidity and EUROPE
CRAC units relative pressure are maintained at a specific • Standards EN 50173
Computer Room Air Conditioning units. level. This series defines the design conditions of
the structured symmetrical pair wiring sys-
Free cooling Hot Plug tems in copper and in fibre optic in different
Free cooling: the idea of free cooling is to cool System enabling the connection/disconnection installation locations which might comprise
a building using the difference in temperature of devices under voltage, with no break in one or several buildings. It specifies the
between the air outside and the air inside the service. structure and the configuration of generic
building. It can also be implemented using very
Hot Swap wiring, the performance specifications of
cold water as a cooling source.
System enabling the replacement of devices the wiring, the implementation options for
Green Grid under voltage, with no break in service. a wide range of Voice Data Image services,
International consortium comprised of end- etc.
users, policy-makers, technology providers, IS XXX • Standard EN 50173-5 relates more speci-
facility architects, and utility companies, the French reference index for determining the type fically to data centres.
Green Grid is committed to improving energy of distribution panel that will meet the require- • Standards EN 50174
efficiency in data centers and, generally spea- ments easily and precisely. It is rendered as a This series specifies the requirements rela-
king, in business computing ecosystems. three digit code going from 1 to 3 which is used ting to drawing up procedures and to docu-
In addition to the PUE, the Green Grid now for operation, maintenance and upgrade. menting quality assurance associated with
proposes 4 other indicators to refine the assess- wiring for information technology, particu-
Mobility Index
ment of the ecological footprint of a data center: larly for generic wiring systems designed in
International benchmark that determines the
• the Green Energy Coefficient (GEC): this accordance with the EN 50173 series.
design of the functional units in the panel, it
quantifies the proportion of renewable energy • Standard EN 50174-1 relates to quality
is expressed as 3 letters F (fixed), D (discon-
consumed by a data center assurance planning.
nectable), W (withdrawable) which apply to the
• the Energy Reuse Factor (ERF): this measures • Standard EN 50174-2 relates to planning
upstream power, downstream power and to the
the amount of energy used outside the data and installation practices inside buildings.
auxiliaries.
center • Standard EN 50174-3 relates to planning
• the Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE): this Tier classification and installation practices outside buildings.
extrapolates a greenhouse gas emission volume It’s a standard methodology for defining the • Standards TC215WG3 and EN 50-600
based on the electricity consumption of the data operating time of a data center. This is useful for This series specifies the particular arrange-
center measuring the performance of the DC availabi- ments for the infrastructure of a data center.
• the Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE): this mea- lity, investment and RoI. The Tiers are split into
UNITED STATES
sures the amount of water used in the data center. 4 categories: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4.
• Standards EIA/TIA 568-C
PUE Green Transformers High Efficiency For the wiring performance.
The PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) is an (GreenT.HE) This series, which superseded the previous
indicator for measuring the energy efficiency of Green HV/LV Transformers High Efficiency. series EIA/TIA 568-A and 568-B, specifies
a data center by working out the following ratio: the minimum conditions for the wiring in
PUE = total consumption of the data center/ PDU individual commercial buildings or in com-
consumption of the computer and telecoms (IT) Socket units generally inside a rack, allowing plexes: physical, electrical and transmission
equipment. power to be supplied to the servers, often called requirements, maximum lengths that can
Rack Distribution Units (RDU) in the USA. They be implemented, features of the compo-
Row-based cooling can be basic, with a counter, supervised / with nents, etc.
This is a cooling solution installed in the corridor internal measurement. • Standards EIA/TIA 942
(between or in the cabinets) which allows for For the installation design.
cooling as close as possible to the servers. This series specifically defines wiring sys-
There are two cooling technologies: direct tems for data centres.
expansion system (Dx) and an ice water (H2o)
system.

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