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green data center Geographically Located, Redundant Data Centers (Part III)Hi-protocol Fibre Channel, which is the basis SAN, you can send blocks of data at speeds up to 4 Gbit / sec. at distances up to 100 km. These characteristics allow you for synchronous data replication to a backup data center.

The valid period of recovery efficiency of IP also determines which of the regimes – a hot standby (hot standby) or as a gradual recovery (gradual recovery) – must operate redundant data centers. Hot backup mode means that the computational power back-up center is ready for action at any time. In this case, the transfer of operations to the backup power can be produced automatically. To use cluster technology, combining server systems primary and backup data centers into a single cluster complex with remote sites.

In addition to duplication of functions, the backup center could be used for partial discharge of computing a set of core data center. In this case, data centers will carry out mutual redundancy, and their resources are used optimally. In addition, backup data center can be used as a test site for training and testing software and hardware, planned for implementation.

Carrying out activities to create redundant data centers, it is necessary in parallel to solve organizational problems involving a number of operational measures for the detection and neutralization of emergencies. Emergency action plan (disaster recovery plan) to transfer information services at a power back-up center and disaster recovery data center core must be formed and perfected in advance. Similar activities should be conducted in case of an emergency at a secondary site.

During the recovery planning, conduct which would be in an accident on the main floor, includes the following:

  • Identification of critical functions of the ground data centers
  • Prioritizing rehabilitation
  • Strategy of rehabilitation
  • Verification of the strategy

In order to avoid repeated failures in the future, after elimination of the consequences arising from accidents is necessary to develop a set of measures to analyze the causes of the incident and assess the effectiveness of reconstruction.

Redundant data centers offer solutions that minimizes the risks in the event of various emergencies caused by natural disasters, intentional destruction or distortion of data, errors applied systems, inappropriate actions by service personnel, etc.

Read More : Geographically Located, Redundant Data Centers (Part I)
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Data Center services providers works continuously. Lots of power is used to keep data center working and running all the time. Most of the power is used in keeping the equipments cool, because continuous working can overheat the equipments and they can burn down. Mostly all of the data centers waste their power in their cooling systems.

Lots of research is been done by scientist to find out the solution. Up till now, the solution that is shown by the engineers team of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is great. Till now the team has invented a system that delivers the most favorable amount of cooling to the equipment. The system is not a complicated machine and it works as simple as a pendulum. It simply take temperatures readings of the servers which are in Data Center Building and air conditioning system keeps them cool on its own.

About 80% of the Data Center services providers are having their temperature sensors on their computer air control systems which are known as CRAH units. 11% of the data centers are using better solution then the previous one and placing their temperature sensors in the passage between server racks. The best way is to link the servers directly to the cooling system.

As team has said that their research will be ready commercially in a year and one strange fact they have discovered in this research is that, more than around 90% of the Data Centers are keeping their temperature down by 5 degrees cooler than it is required.