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Harrods New Datacentre
WhenHarrodsneededtoimprovethe maintainedafteractivation.TheACUalso
functionalityofthedatacentreintheirflagship allowsthegastobeexhaustedtothe
Londonstoreitbecameapparentthatthe atmosphere.
existinglocationhadreachedthelimitofit’s “Thedesignphilosophywasformulatedto
capability.Increasedserverdensitybringswith addressthefollowingkeyconsiderations,”
itthedualchallengesofprovidingmorepower commentsChrisSmith,SalesandMarketing
availabilityandremovalofgreaterheatlevels. Directorofon365.“HighAvailability,safe
on365werecalledintosolvethese operationandsafeon-linemaintenance,
increasinglycommonproblemsandproposed scalability,activeITandFacilityManagement,
aradicalsolution.Asnoadditionalspacewas tominimisehumanerrorandComplianceto
availablewithinthestore,theonlywaywas IEEElectricalWiringRegulations
up.Andtheconceptofadatacentreon BS7671:2001.”
Harrodsroofwasborn. Theuninterruptibleloadisprotectedby2
Anextensivestructuralsurveywascarried APCInfraStruXure80kWN+1On-lineseries
outtolocatesecuremountingpointsfora UPSscalableto80kWN+1offeringaruntime singleBatteryModulesasandwhenrequired.
steelplatformonwhichtoconstructthenew of5-minutesautonomy@0.8P.Ffullload Alarmnotificationandnetworkmanagement
datacentreandacustomdesignedmodular (80kVA).Thebatteriesare3-5yeardesignlife interfacingareincludedalongwithfullrack
buildingwascommissioned.Thisbuilding andhousedwithintheirownbattery manageability/scalabilityutilisingthe
providedHarrodswithapre-designedfully enclosure.TheInfraStruXureTypeBUPSis InfraStruXureRackPDU.
integratedIT/datacentresolution,factorybuilt, housedwithina42UhighNetshelterVXrack. ThenewDatacentreisfedfromtwototally
toaguaranteedhighlevelofquality.The Theoverallsystemissuppliedcompletewith separateelectricalsuppliesavailablefromthe
designwasamodular/scalableconstructionto anExternalMaintenanceBypassArrangement basementsub-station.Thesearealso
protecttheirinvestmentagainstfuturechange (EMBA)enclosedwithinthePower supportedbyaredundantremotegenerator
andofferedlowoperatingcostswitha DistributionUnitRack.Theconfigurationofthe plant.Eachareratedat630A,400VAC3-ph
maintenancefreedesign.Italsooffersre- PowerDistributionUnit(PDU)moduleisto 50Hz.
locatablearchitecture,whichprotects have18off16ASinglephaseBreakers, Installationofthenewdatacentrewasa
Harrods’sinvestment. scalableto42single-phasebreakers.TheISX carefullyplannedoperationoverjusttwo
ThebuildingprovidesNOC/BridgeSpace, solutionisinstalledcompletewiththe weekendstominimisedisruptiontoHarrods,
ServerRoomandPlantRoomandair InfraStruXureManagerandanadditionalWeb/ surroundingbusinessesandlocalinhabitants.
conditionedOfficeSpacedesignedto SNMPInterfacecardforSoftwareshutdown. Thesteelframeworkwasliftedintoplaceand
accommodatefourdesks. Thedividingwall Theinstallationoftwo80kWN+1 assembledoverthefirstweekendfollowedby
betweentheofficespaceandserverroom InfraStruXureUPSprovidesa2N+1(2 thesixsectionsofthemodulardatacentrethe
containsglass-viewingpanelsandisfullyde- independentfullyredundantUPSsolutions) followingweek.Installationandconnectionof
mountableforfutureflexibility. UPSsolution.Thisarrangementdeliverstwo thepowerandUPSequipmentthen
TheServerRoomhasbeendesignedto separateracklevelsuppliesviaPDU1and proceededtoplan.
easilyaccommodate3xUPSracks,3x PDU2.Thisconfigurationguarantees99.999% ChrisSmithconcludes,“Asthedatacentre
batteryracks,3xPDUracks,4x750mm availability,approximately5-minsperannumof marketcontinuestoevolveoursolutionsbase
racksand18x600mmracks.Itisfittedwith plannedorunplanneddowntime,trueParallel growstokeepupwithit.on365nowoffersa
fouroutdoorDTCU15airconditioningunits RedundancyintheeventofasingleUPS completesolutionsbusinessforclients
operatinginanN+1configurationandone failureorifserviceworksarerequiredtobe seekingend-to-enddatacentresystemsgiving
ACUcontainsa5kW-heatingelement. carriedoutduringthebusinessyear,available ourcustomerstotalsupportatthevery
FacilitiestoupgradetheACUinstallationtoa powerupto80kW2N+1or130kWN+1. foundationoftheirITtechnology.Weare
maximumofnineDTCU15unitsisalready Provisionismadewithinthedesignto recognisedastheUK’smostsuccessful
built-in.Theserverroomisfittedwithan upgradebytheadditionofafurther70kWN+1 providerofcompleteNetworkCriticalPhysical
InergenfiresuppressionsystemwiththeACU UPStothe2N+1system.TotalScalabilityof InfrastructureformajorITnetworks.î”
controlensuringonlygasrecirculationis runtimeismadeavailablebytheadditionof www.on365.co.uk
ELECTRICAL SAFETY TEST PROGRAMS NOWVISTA COMPATIBLE
SeawardElectronichasupgradedits featuresalsoadded. thecorrecteddatacanbeupdated.
PATGuardsoftware Asaresult,Version2editionsofthe Anothernewfeatureistheabilitytoimport
rangeforthe advancedPATGuardEliteprogram,intermediate recordsfromsomeotherPATrecordssystems
managementof PATGuardProandentrylevelPATGuardLite makingiteasyfornon-PATGuarduserstomove
portableappliance systemsareallnowavailable,alongwith uptotheSeaward SQLPATdatabaseformat.
testdatausedas upgradedformsofthePATGuardWorkAbout Inadditionthelatestversionsofthe
partofworkplace PDAbasedsoftwareandthePATGuardTime PATGuardsoftwarealsoincludeaCSVFile
electricalsafety Managerfieldtestactivitymonitor. outputfacilityforthosewhorequirea
testingoperations. Inaddition,anewPATGuardEliteSQL spreadsheettobegeneratedfromtherecords.
Toensure programhasalsobeenaddedtomeetthe Otheroptionsenablereportstobesavedin
compatibilitywith needsoflargecorporatedatabaseusers. AdobeAcrobatpdfformat.
thenewMicrosoft AswellasensuringcompatibilitywithVista, ThePATGuardrangeofPATtestdata
Vistaplatform,all theupgradedprogramsalsoincludearangeof managementsoftwarecomplementsSeaward’s
fiveexisting newoperatingfeatures. rangeofPrimeTest,EuropaandSupernova
PATGuardprograms TheseincludeaPreviewfacilitythatgives testersthataredesignedtohelpallorganisations
havenowbeen userstheabilitytopreviewdownloadeddata ensurethesafetyofelectricalappliancesand
upgraded,witha andeasilycorrectmistakesthatariseduringthe equipmentusedintheworkplace.
numberofnew hustleandbustleoftesting.Thenwithoneclick, www.seaward.co.uk
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