HP POD: 45 tons of computing power right off the assembly line

Since my first HP POD story, this HP container data center has taken several important and exciting development steps.

First, the appearance has changed - now POD looks neater and cannot be confused with a regular cargo container. Secondly, three types of chassis are now available : 24 feet long, 41.5 feet long and 41.5 feet long with an enhanced power grid. The size of the containers remained generally compatible with standard ISO form factors .

Third, and most importantly, HP launched POD-Works assembly production, which is capable of collecting up to 7 chassis at the same time in year-round operation. The complete infrastructure of the data center without servers is included in the minimum package of the finished chassis: the container itself, the electrician, water cooling system, heat exchangers with fans, system administration tools (power management, automatic shutdown switch, smoke detector, etc.) and racks- baskets. The 24-foot unit includes 10 50-unit racks, and the 40-foot-piece - 22.

The cost of a 40-foot version without server stuffing will be about $ 1.5 million. This is quite expensive, but according to HP experts, this is on average 88% cheaper than the cost of building a traditional room for a data center. Given that the construction of such premises from scratch takes many months, and the new assembly line allows you to deliver POD to the customer 6 weeks after the receipt of the order.
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Even greater savings are promised by the energy efficiency indicator ( PUE ) POD. In the unfolded state of its PUE = 1.25. This is a cross between the "Best Practice" and "Masterpiece" by Google classification .


HP POD-Works Assembly Line

5 of 7 compartments of the POD-Works assembly line have 3 MW of power supplied, which makes it possible to “pack” the chassis with a full set of server and network equipment and install all the necessary software right there. At the customer’s site, all that is needed is to connect the chassis to the high-voltage line, the water mains and the network, and immediately begin to tame the computing power. And HP can choose the configuration itself, install absolutely all computing and network components, plan and install, and then maintain the ready-made solution in 24x7 mode.

So you can increase your computing resources at the exact moment when it is needed and how much it is needed. And almost instantly, without the slightest interruption of business.


HP POD Appearance

Continuing the ship's analogy carried out in the previous story , we can say that the review of the characteristics and delivery options of the POD gives the impression no less than the performance characteristics of a modern heavy missile cruiser , ready at any moment to start performing any task anywhere in the world. And in my opinion POD is something worthy of the same close attention and admiration.