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- Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology
- Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Sun BluePrints Program
- Who Should Use This Book
- Before You Read This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- Ordering Sun Documents
- Accessing Sun Documentation Online
- Typographic Conventions
- Shell Prompts in Command Examples
- Chapter 1. Data Center Design Philosophy
- Look Forward by Looking Back
- A Modern Pantheon
- Fundamentals of the Philosophy
- Top Ten Data Center Design Guidelines
- Chapter 2. Data Center Design Criteria
- Scope, Budget, and Criteria
- System Availability Profiles
- Insurance and Local Building Codes
- Determining the Viability of the Project
- Chapter 3. Designing a Data Center
- Design Process
- Data Center Structural Layout
- Data Center Support Systems
- Physical and Logical Security
- System Monitoring
- Remote Systems Management
- Planning for Possible Expansion
- Chapter 4. Determining Data Center Capacities
- Data Center Capacities
- Purpose of Rack Location Units
- Data Center Evolution
- Determining Criteria for RLUs
- Creating RLU Definitions
- Using RLUs to Determine In-Feed Capacities
- Planning for Equipment Layout
- Chapter 5. Site Selection
- Geographic Location
- Data Center Site Selection
- General Site Considerations
- Chapter 6. Implementing a Raised Floor
- Anatomy of a Raised Floor
- Floor Load Capacity
- Air Flow and Pressure
- Fire Rating
- Local Building Code
- Chapter 7. Power Distribution
- Power Distribution System Design
- Grounding and Bonding
- Signal Reference Grid
- Input Power Quality
- Wiring and Cabling
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Site Power Analyses
- Chapter 8. HVAC and Other Environmental Controls
- Reasons for Environmental Control
- Temperature Requirements
- Relative Humidity
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Air Conditioning Systems
- Humidification Systems
- Monitoring Temperature and RH Levels
- Mechanical Support Systems
- Air Distribution
- Chapter 9. Network Cabling Infrastructure
- Creating a Network Cabling Infrastructure
- Points of Distribution
- Cable Connectors
- Avoiding Spaghetti
- Labeling and Color Coding
- Verification
- Chapter 10. Shipping, Receiving, and Staging
- Loading Dock
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