CONTAINER-BASED DATA CENTER
First Claim
1. A computing system, comprising:
- a housing comprising a shipping container having a first interior lateral wall and a second interior lateral wall;
a first row of equipment provided along the first interior lateral wall with a first exhaust region between the first row of equipment and the first interior lateral wall;
a second row of equipment provided along the second interior lateral wall with a second exhaust region between the second row of equipment and the second interior lateral wall; and
an aisle provided between the first row of equipment and the second row of equipment;
wherein said first and second rows of equipment each comprise a plurality of rack assemblies and a plurality of computers supported by the plurality of rack assemblies such that front sides of the computers face the aisle and back sides of the computers face either the first or second interior lateral walls, said front and back sides of the computers including vents enabling cooling air to pass through the computers between the aisle and the first and second exhaust regions.
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Abstract
A computing system and method of operating a computing system is provided. The computer system includes: a housing comprising a shipping container having a first interior lateral wall and a second interior lateral wall; a first row of equipment provided along the first interior lateral wall with a first exhaust region between the first row of equipment and the first interior lateral wall; a second row of equipment provided along the second interior lateral wall with a second exhaust region between the second row of equipment and the second interior lateral wall; and an aisle provided between the first row of equipment and the second row of equipment; wherein said first and second rows of equipment each comprise a plurality of rack assemblies and a plurality of computers supported by the plurality of rack assemblies such that front sides of the computers face the aisle and back sides of the computers face either the first or second interior lateral walls, said front and back sides of the computers including vents enabling cooling air to pass through the computers between the aisle and the first and second exhaust regions.
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23 Claims
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1. A computing system, comprising:
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a housing comprising a shipping container having a first interior lateral wall and a second interior lateral wall;
a first row of equipment provided along the first interior lateral wall with a first exhaust region between the first row of equipment and the first interior lateral wall;
a second row of equipment provided along the second interior lateral wall with a second exhaust region between the second row of equipment and the second interior lateral wall; and
an aisle provided between the first row of equipment and the second row of equipment;
wherein said first and second rows of equipment each comprise a plurality of rack assemblies and a plurality of computers supported by the plurality of rack assemblies such that front sides of the computers face the aisle and back sides of the computers face either the first or second interior lateral walls, said front and back sides of the computers including vents enabling cooling air to pass through the computers between the aisle and the first and second exhaust regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing system, comprising:
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a housing having a first interior lateral wall and a second interior lateral wall;
a first row of equipment provided along the first interior lateral wall, wherein said equipment comprises a plurality of rack assemblies and a plurality of air mover modules; and
a first exhaust region between the first row of rack assemblies and the first interior lateral wall such that air exhausted out of the back sides of computers supported by the plurality of rack assemblies is received into the first exhaust region and withdrawn from the first exhaust region by the plurality of air mover modules. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a computing system, comprising:
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operating a plurality of computers contained in a housing comprising a shipping container, said computers being supported in first and second rows of equipment provided along opposite interior walls of the shipping container; and
moving cooling air between exhaust regions located between back sides of the computers and the interior walls and an aisle located between the first and second rows of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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