D6 Phase 3: Video Tour
February 20, 2009 by Kevin Hazard, Web Hosting Evangelist in Data Centers, Evangelist's Corner
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many could I get for a video?
In a recent walkthrough of D6 Phase 3, I toted along a video camera to give you a first-hand look at what the data center looks like in motion. Not surprisingly, it looks exactly like it does in the pictures … only this glimpse relies much more heavily on my ability to multitask: holding a camera while guiding the tour.
If you haven’t been back to the D6 Phase 3 picture tour, head over there and check out the comment section where we answered a few key questions and explained a little more about the DC design.
One of the points I neglected to mention in the previous post is the positioning of the CRAC units in Phase 3. In other data center designs, CRAC units are positioned along opposing walls, pushing air toward the middle of the room. That positioning effectively cools the room, but our tests have shown that it can be done more efficiently by installing the CRAC units on one wall and in the middle of the DC, with the air flow going the same direction from both units … so the CRAC units are never fighting against each other.
As a bit of a bonus, the video also features a little bit of information about our power rooms and our UPS systems.
If you’ve got any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
Which do you prefer: video tours or photo tours? What else do you want to see?
-Kevin
