a disrupted data centre
needs a disrupted
electrical power subsystem as well
John Laban
6 April 2017
Amsterdam UPS Day
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John Laban
European Representative
OCP Foundation
[email protected]
@rumperedis
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What is OCP ?
The Open Compute Project Foundation is a non profit open
source hardware community which since its formation in 2011
has been disrupting the 20th Century Data Century Industry
www.opencompute.org
Community …………………………………..
20th Century waste removed by OCP
2 x Top Of Rack Switches
4 x Pluggable optics
86 x PSU’s
208 x 40mm Fans
4 x AC Power Strips
86 x IEC rear power cords
120 x RJ45 rear patch cords
N+1 CRAC units
Access Floor
Cables in floor
... Cost savings per rack
……….. $$$$ ... ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHer0URWUQI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCUgMxrr3nM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IicdGug0_E
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Thanks to Microsoft & Kushagra Vaid for graphics
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Thanks to Kushagra Vaid for graphics
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Thanks to Kushagra Vaid for graphics
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LES = Local Energy Store
Thanks to Kushagra Vaid for graphics
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Traditional vs OCP ~ annual electricity cost savings per rack
Forty traditional servers in rack
located in 20th century enterprise data centre
Assume :
144 racks and 70% are filled with servers i.e. 100 racks
Average 5kW per rack
Electricity price UK 2016 £0.08 per kwhr
PUE = 1.8 (traditional DC)
PUE = 1.3 (OCP DC)
Forty OCP servers in OCP open rack v2
located in OCP data centre
The trickle down effect of vanity free open source OCP gear
OTT’s
Telcos
Enterprises
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XKCD with thanks
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Kubler-Ross Change Curve
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Questions
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Appendix
in reserve further information
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Data Centre Eco System - nine Projects
Incubation Committee
Project Leads
Data Centre
Storage
Server
Open Rack
HPC
Networking
Telco
HW Mgmt.
Interoperability
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Technology Contribution Process
Member makes a
contribution
Reviewed by
community
Posted on
opencompute.org
Including technical
documents
Voted by incubation
committee
Available to the
public
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OCP Technology Principles
Efficiency - performance, cost, conversion & cooling
Scale out - Tool-less design, OCP compliant management
tools and documentation
Openness - Open Source, Open Interface, OCP
Compatible
Impact - Efficiency gains, simplicity and new technology,
leverage/empower prior contributions and enhance supply
chain
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OCP Web Links and more information
Website
- http://www.opencompute.org/
Wiki
- http://www.opencompute.org/wiki
Mailing Lists - http://www.opencompute.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists
Ask
John Laban
+44 7710 124487
[email protected]
@rumperedis
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OCP Telco Project & openCORD
Open source unbundling
Frank says: Openness always wins in the end
XKCD with thanks
XKCD with thanks
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