System and method for arranging equipment in a data center
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the method comprising:
- receiving data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider;
storing the received data;
determining a layout of the data center; and
displaying the layout of the data center, wherein determining the layout includes;
pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks such that a greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a least airflow consuming equipment rack, a second greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a second least airflow consuming rack, and a third greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a third least airflow consuming rack; and
arranging the plurality of pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks wherein each pair of the plurality of pairs of equipment racks includes an equipment rack in a first row of the cluster and an equipment rack in a second row of the cluster.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one rack-based cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider, determining a layout of the data center, displaying the layout of the data center. In the method determining a layout can include pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks, arranging the pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption value of the equipment racks.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the method comprising:
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receiving data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider; storing the received data; determining a layout of the data center; and displaying the layout of the data center, wherein determining the layout includes; pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks such that a greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a least airflow consuming equipment rack, a second greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a second least airflow consuming rack, and a third greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a third least airflow consuming rack; and arranging the plurality of pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks wherein each pair of the plurality of pairs of equipment racks includes an equipment rack in a first row of the cluster and an equipment rack in a second row of the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the system comprising:
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a display; a storage device; an interface; and a controller coupled to the display, the storage device and the interface and configured to; receive through the interface data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider; store the received data in the storage device; determine a layout of the data center; and display the layout of the data center on the display, wherein determine the layout includes; pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks such that a greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a least airflow consuming equipment rack, a second greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a second least airflow consuming rack, and a third greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a third least airflow consuming rack; and arranging the plurality of pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks, wherein each pair of the plurality of pairs of equipment racks includes an equipment rack in a first row of the cluster and an equipment rack in a second row of the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction including instructions that will cause a processor to:
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receive data regarding airflow consumption for each of a plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of at least one cooling provider contained in a data center; store the received data in a storage device; determine a layout of the data center; and display the layout of the data center on a display, wherein determine the layout includes; pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks such that a greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a least airflow consuming equipment rack, a second greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a second least airflow consuming rack, and a third greatest airflow consuming equipment rack is paired with a third least airflow consuming rack; and arranging the plurality of pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks, wherein each pair of the plurality of pairs of equipment racks includes an equipment rack in a first row of the cluster and an equipment rack in a second row of the cluster.
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