
DC Audits & Health Checks
Why Audits/Health Checks
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Acts as a basic quality check of Infrastructure
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Helps to decide DC still meet objectives
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Ensures DC compliant with current standards
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Is Infrastructure still appropriate to meet business demands
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Identify and mitigate risks/issues
Our Approach

Requirement Analysis
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Understand objectives and design
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Application Infrastructure Requirements
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Customer Inputs on Issues and risks
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Road map (if there are any changes)


Site Audit
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A detailed analysis of the building to ensure that it meets the minimum requirements and identify any risks
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Environmental
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Structural, Architecture and Space
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Electrical and Mechanical
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Safety and Security
Components Focused
Architecture and Space Planning
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Site and Geographical suitability check
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Civil and Structural
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Service Segmentation
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Space Allocation
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Rack layout
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CRAC/PAC Layout
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Raised floor and Suspended ceiling
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Cable duct layout – Network & Power
Mechanical Engineering
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CRAC Sizing and Configurations
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Thermal Imaging
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Heat Exchanger, Cooling Towers
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Plumbing
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Leak Detection
Electrical Engineering
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Utility Sizing and Configurations
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Distribution Sizing and Redundancy Planning
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UPS & Battery Sizing and Configurations
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Circuit Sizing and Distribution Planning
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Grounding Design
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ATS and EPS Design
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PDU sizing and configuration
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Backup Generator Sizing
Safety and Security Infrastructure
Cabling – Fiber and Copper
Racks and accessories
Labeling and documentation
Monitoring and alerting
Remote Infrastructure management



Validation
Data center is validated using
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Data Center standards
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Thermal Imaging
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CFD Analysis
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Electrical Analysis
Realtime Thermal Imaging
Realtime thermal imaging of a brownfield data center helps in identifying hotspots, mixing and irregularities of the mechanical infrastructure.

CFD Analysis

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling - CFD
A powerful 3D CFD tool is utilized to analyze
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Total heat load and HVAC sizing
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Thermal mapping
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Airflow and Static Pressure
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Rack Inlet and Outlet Temperatures
CFD modeling based Design
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Ability to develop multiple design options quickly, results in an optimal design based on a methodical process instead of a tentative approach
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Saves CAPEX & OPEX and saves time by avoiding mistakes
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Modeling of multiple loading scenarios helps in determining scalability and individual rack loading plans throughout the life cycle
Electrical analysis
Following analysis are carried out at site for improving
PUE of the data center
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Real-time racks load analysis
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Review for used power in racks
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Mechanical infrastructure power usage
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Redundancy


Standards adhered
Uptime Institute / TIA
ASHRAE
IEEE
Local building and fire codes
ISO