Pimp My Datacenter

snydeq writes "InfoWorld has put together an in-depth, hands-on feature detailing the complete pimp-out makeover of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics' 1950s-era server room into a bona-fide 21st century datacenter equipped with 'some of the glitziest and most functional gear known to datacenter-building man.' The project — completed neither on time nor on budget — resulted in improved rack and cable management, more efficient cooling, higher security, and a wealth of remote management functionality to keep University of Hawaii IT staff from having to leave the beach to service glitches. Editorial coverage includes essential tips for completing a datacenter overhaul, video interviews, and deep-dive coverage of the technologies implemented, including state-of-the-art datacenter-planning software, power and cooling equipment, out-of-band management systems, physical security solutions, remote rebooting capabilities, and more."

Re:Tips from a project that was late and over budg

[TomRK1089]

Well, this was my first thought too. But consider that now they can tell you how not to do it as well. Experience and all that, you know.

Hawaii = Huge Data Center Power Bill

[miller60]

If you're in Hawaii, you better be pimping the dickens out of your data center. Hawaii has the most expensive electricity in the United States, according to state-by-state energy prices [datacenterknowledge.com], which show Hawaiian power prices at 16 to 17 cents per kW hour.

Re:Sigh

[Anonymous Coward]

See this article on Slate about the history of the word "pimp" used as a verb:
http://www.slate.com/id/2184211/

The Slate article is good reading. It might actually answer your questions.

(See also "Pimp My Ride," a show on MTV. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_My_Ride )

Re:I'll make my own datacenter

[halln]

I believe you have that wrong. You SCREW the hookers and PLAY blackjack. Simple mistake.

Re:Lame

[Das Modell]

I scanned the pages, found no pictures and immediately lost interest. Why was this posted on Slashdot, exactly?

Re:I gotta agree.

[afidel]

HUGE budget? Not even remotely, we recently went from a data closet to a small datacenter and spent significantly more, and in a simpler manner. We went to all HP servers which can be completely remotely managed through their ilo port, no need for crazy PDU's or IP KVM's.

We did go with APC InfraStruXture for racks, kvm, and PDU's, but went with Liebert/Emerson for HVAC and UPS. We don't have traditional raised floor and the APC inline stuff is a bit on the expensive side.

We went from all servers being serviced by a single 60A breaker and a constantly failing APC AC unit (another big reason for not going APC, their name was tarnished even if it wasn't their fault due to shoddy installation) to dual UPS's powered off of separate generators and redundant chillers with separate condensers on the roof. We even managed to do it with only 5 minutes downtime for email/BES.

printer friendly anyone?

[Pinchiukas]

http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/08/06/17/25TC-pydc-intro_1.html [infoworld.com]
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/08/06/17/25TC-pydc-lessons_1.html [infoworld.com]

Re:Tag: nophotos

[RealGrouchy]

Upon closer inspection, it seems that all of snydeq [slashdot.org]'s submitted stories are multi-page infoworld.com stories, and the one comment that shows up has him plugging yet another infoworld story. (Plus, surprise surprise, his website is listed as infoworld.com)

Looks like a linkwhore to me.

- RG>

Re:I got a bad feeling about this . . .

[pragma_x]

In spelunker "culture" we have a word for people who enjoy spending an inordinate amount of time in caves:

Troglodytes

Or more colloquially: "Trogs". I think the word is quite apt here.