[65001] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Datacenter Spec's
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Sat Nov 8 19:04:00 2003
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:03:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: "Nanog List (E-mail)" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <C08C23F7F6D3D2119F3E0008C7B1B91D03DBF74F@WHITEPLAINS>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Fisher, Shawn wrote:
> Can anyone point me to a good resource for datacenter spec's or best
> practices?
There isn't a one-size fits all data center spec. I try to outline
various considerations for evaluating data center specs on my web
site http://www.donelan.com/design/general.html
There are very few things which justify the cost of a Level V
(Grade AAA) data center design. A Level I computer room is satisfactory
for many ordinary business purposes. Heck, most computers used in
business wouldn't meet the Orange Book "C" rating for security, why
put a "C" rated system in an "A" rated data center. Better concrete
won't improve the software.
Hire a licensed architect and professional engineering firm with
experience designing datacenters. Several vendors have data center white
papers, but usually the white paper consists of recommendations to buy a
particular vendor's equipment.
