HP BladeSystem c-Class Site Planning Guide

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General site preparation guidelines
ASHRAE guidelines for site planning
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has published a common
set of guidelines for equipment manufacturers and data center designers to standardize on the following
issues relating to a data center site:
• Operating environments for classes of equipment
• Equipment placement for optimum reliability and airflow
• Tests of performance and the operational health of the data center
• Equipment installation evaluations
• Methodology for reporting power, cooling, and environmental specifications
These guidelines were developed by an industry consortium, of which HP is a member. These guidelines
are presented in the 2004 report Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments, which was
generated by the ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9. For information about ASHRAE and the report, see
the ASHRAE website (http://www.ashrae.org
).
HP site planning assistance
HP provides a wide variety of site and environmental planning services that can help to evaluate your
data center site and install and configure your systems:
• HP Quick Assessment for BladeSystem Environments—The HP BladeSystem Assessment Service is
designed to help you determine the capability of your data center environment to meet current and
future HP BladeSystem requirements, including the following services:
o Help you understand how to utilize your data center resources more efficiently
o Help you gain a better understanding of space, power, and cooling resource requirements for
HP BladeSystems
o Recommend effective equipment racking orientation and placement for improved cooling
capacity
o Help you plan for your future capacity requirements for HP BladeSystems in the data center
For a more detailed analysis, HP provides the following services:
• HP Datacenter Assessment Service—This service provides a thorough review and analysis of your
facility's infrastructure. Findings are documented in a detailed final report. If risks or deficiencies are
found, a qualitative and quantitative explanation is provided for each, including prioritized
recommendations based on industry experience, industry standards, and engineering and
operational best practices.
• HP Datacenter Thermal Assessment Service—The HP "intelligent cooling" approach leverages
sophisticated modeling tools and techniques to determine the unique thermal conditions within your