1. Wynyard Data Centre
Speaker: John Finlayson CDCDP - HP Enterprise Services
Date: March 2015

2. Efficiency and sustainability Resilience and availability
Contents
What we do
Efficiency and sustainability
Resilience and availability
Physical Security
Multi-Site business continuity options

3. What we do at Wynyard
Provide Managed IT Services to-
Commercial clients such as Proctor and Gamble
Government Departments
Energy and Utility Sector
Financial Institutions
Health Sector
Manufacturing

4. Wynyard Data Centre scale

5. Efficiency and Sustainability

6. Design Drivers
The Primary design driver was to improve efficiency -without compromising resilience or security
This was to satisfy a requirement from existing clients and for standards such as the EU Data Centre Code of Conduct, as well as reducing operational costs.
Three examples of embedding efficiency into the design of the Data Centre.
First photograph shows light coloured equipment cabs and walls that help to reduce the power consumed by the lighting system
Middle picture shows air conditioning mixing chamber where most of the sites efficiency gains have been achieved.
Right hand photo illustrates layout and optimisation of High Voltage electrical distribution systems - and selection of equipment- to minimise electrical transmission losses
Reduce energy and water consumption without compromising resilience and availability, or security

7. The Cooling Solution Low-speed exhaust fans – 8 x 2.1m Diameter
Should be no surprise when we tell you that the statistical weather data shows us that on average the outside air temperature in this region only exceeds the desired hall temperature of 24 degrees C for 20 hours per year! Consequently we designed the cooling solution to take advantage of the abundant cool air. 99.7%,
often referred to as Air Side Free Cooling.
Enclosed cold aisles
Low-speed exhaust fans – 8 x 2.1m Diameter
Mixing & Humidification Chamber
Large floor plenum (5m deep)

8. Fresh Air circulation Mode with warm air added to incoming cold air
Data Hall
Data Hall
Void Area
Server racks
Auxiliary Plant
main access corridor
Supply Plenum
Supply Plenum
Electrical UPS Room
main access corridor
Air Handling chamber
Normal mode of operation - Draw in cool fresh air and mix with warm return air to maintain 24C supply temp to the inlet of the servers
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9. Full re-circulation mode using external chillers to provide cooling
Data Hall
Data Hall
Void Area
Server racks
Auxiliary Plant
main access corridor
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Supply Plenum
Supply Plenum
Electrical UPS Room
main access corridor
Air Handling chamber
Mode of operation during facility lock down – Outside louvers close to prevent ingress of contamination
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10. Air flow without containment
Typical Data Centre IT cabinet layout
Air flow without containment
28° C
Server Rack
Server Rack
28°C
Server Rack
This represents a conventional hot and cold aisle data centre layout and illustrates the contamination of the cold aisle with re-circulating warm air, and wasted cold air being lost directly into the return air path.
Server inlet temperatures are inconsistent with the bottom servers operating colder than those in the top of the cab.
Servers use more energy as they sense warmer air inlet temperatures they increase their fan speeds.
Server + Network equipment can be less reliable in certain circumstances
Air Conditioning less efficient.
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Cold Aisle
Hot Aisle
Hot Aisle
24°C
24°C
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11. Air flow with containment
Wynyard IT cabinet layout
Air flow with containment
38° C
Server Rack
Server Rack
Server Rack
24°C
This illustrates a relatively simple solution, the cold air is “contained” in the cold aisle, this also prevents hot air re-circulating and contaminating the cold aisle.
Consequently server inlet temperature are more consistent which makes them more reliable AND allows the cooling systems to run much more efficiently (approximately 40% saving of cooling effort)
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Cold Aisle
Hot Aisle
Hot Aisle
24°C
24°C
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12. Cold Aisle Containment

13. Data Centre Power Utilisation Effectiveness (PUE)
Industry standard measure of Data Centre Infrastructure Efficiency PUE = Total Energy Consumed / Given Period Energy Consumed by IT Equipment / Given period Typical Legacy Data Centre PUE is around 3 Current best practice for a new conventional DC = 1.5 (66.6% efficient) Wynyard = 1.2 (83.3% efficient) = Energy reduction of 25,000 Megawatt Hours of electricity per year and a Carbon reduction of 12,500 Tonnes of CO2 per year when compared to a new conventional DC, - based on four fully loaded data halls 13

14. Environmental Operating Criteria
Standards Body– American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Designed to comply with ASHRAE “recommended” standards
ASHRAE Operating Parameters extended during our design process
ASHRAE
(recommended)
(allowable)
Temperature (db)
Max
27C
32C
Min
18C
15C
Humidity
60%
80%
5.5C Dew point
20%
Just to indicate the fact that most DC operators tend to overcool their facilities 14

15. Water Utilisation Effectiveness
Auxiliary Plant Area
Humidifier spray head
Local Storage
U.V Steriliser
U.V Steriliser
Mixing Chamber
Reverse Osmosis Filter
Water Storage and Treatment Room
Filtered Water Storage Tank
Softened Water Storage Tank
Water Softener
Harvested Rain Water from underground storage tank

16. Sustainability Summary
The Primary site design driver was to reduce energy + water consumption and reduction in CO2 emissions
measures taken to reduce environmental impact include:-
Efficient and flexible cooling system
Light coloured IT equipment cabs to reduce lighting requirements
Intelligent lighting system
Optimisation of electrical systems
Rain Water Harvesting system
Solar panel for heating wash room hot water
Replacement of existing paved parking areas with soft landscaping
Increased biodiversity through planting and habitat improvement
ISO Accreditation
EU Data Centre Code of Conduct Accreditation - Participant Member
BREEAM rating : Excellent 16 16

17. Resilience and Availability

18. Only 4 Chillers shown for clarity
Resilient Power to all Infrastructure systems
Chillers
Only 4 Chillers shown for clarity
Data Hall 1
UPS B
UPS C
UPS A
Other data halls omitted for clarity
10 x 2MW standby generators in N+2 Configuration G G G G G G G G G G
Two 66KV -11KV Site Transformers
Two 66kV Feeds from Utility Grid

19. Resilient Power to all IT equipment
All I.T. Equipment fed from both power strips
Power Strips fed from different UPS systems
PDU/RPP
PDU/RPP
UPS A
UPS B

20. Diverse Telecommunications
Hall1
Hall 2
Hall 3
Hall 4
Internal Fibre Backbone over separate cable routes
North telecoms room
South telecoms room
Multiple telecom carriers each having diverse building access points and diverse routes to the sites from separate exchanges
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21. Pairs of Single Corded Equipment
– common errors + misconceptions
Router A
Firewall A
Switch A
Router B
Firewall B
Switch B
UPS A
UPS B
Logical Stream 1
Logical Stream 2
Server Equipment – Dual corded
There are two seemingly resilient pairs of data equipment and a single IT hardware fault will not interrupt service, but if the fault causes a circuit breaker to trip, or work is required on one of the power streams, then both logical streams will be impacted because of the lack of diligence in the way the electrical feeds have been arranged.

22. Physical Security

23. Security Overview
Physical Security is multi layered and starts at the site boundary and continues all the way through to the I.T. equipment cabinets.
All staff are security vetted.
Security procedures include mandatory pre- notification of all visitors and all deliveries.
Site Threat Levels determined by intelligence from Local and National Police and CTSA, CPNI, and HP Security.
Site Response Levels are determined by the threat level and type of threat.

24. Security Design Criteria
Meet or exceed existing Government Client requirements.
Process information “protectively marked” at a “Severe” threat level.
Meet or exceed stringent “Commercial” client requirements.
defined by FCA, PCI, Sarbanes Oxley, and Client Specific Standards.
The majority of our current clients are UK Government Departments, Energy, Health Sector, or Financial Institutions.
ISO27001 Accreditation
CNI Registered site
The security design was completed in line with best practices, guidelines, and industry standards.
Specific standards included:-
British Security Industry Association (BSIA) Guidelines.
UK Government Guidelines, including-
CPNI – Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.
Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework
National Infrastructure Security Co-Ordination Centre (NISCC) “Protecting Data Centres, Good Practice Guide”.
Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB/CAST) Guidelines.
Catalogue of Security Equipment (CatSec).

25. Features - Internal “Fail Secure” locks
Access Card & Biometric readers
Highest security rating on locks and doors on Data Halls & Comms Rooms
Anti Tailgating portal doors
Unique keys for IT cabinets
Electronic Key Management System that release cabinet keys only to authorised staff
Access to IT equipment is strictly controlled by a Permit to Work system.
Facility Doors monitored for door lock & bolt position
Electronic Beam motion detection & CCTV throughout
High Security wall construction that mitigates against physical and electronic attacks

26. Features – External
Minimum 30 meter separation from perimeter fence to building
Car Park physically separated from building.
Ram & climb resistant perimeter fence with intrusion detection
Delivery vehicle “air locks” on entrance and exit.
Intelligent motion detection alarm on entire building perimeter.
Close liaison and proximity to Police and Fire services, as well as Cleveland Emergency Planners and CTSA.

27. IT Cabinets, each with unique keys
Traka Key Management System
Anti tailgating portal

28. Multi-Site -Business Continuity

29. IT Service Continuity Management options
Wynyard DC paired directly with another HP DC on the outskirts of Sunderland via private fibre circuits.
DCs are approximately 30 Kilometres or 18 miles apart.
No shared risks or infrastructure services common to both sites.
Full threat assessments carried out for both sites and reviewed annually.
HP also manages a comprehensive global network of Data Centers and Business Continuity Centers for over 680 clients worldwide.

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